Haivision
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UnclaimedA Canadian provider of professional video encoding, streaming, networking, and media-management technologies.
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Overview
Haivision is a Canadian technology company focused on the transport, processing, management, and distribution of professional video. Founded in 2004, the company developed around the need to move high-quality video across IP networks with low latency and dependable delivery. Its technology portfolio serves broadcasters, media companies, enterprises, educational institutions, government organizations, defense users, and live-event operators. The company’s activities span the video workflow rather than a single consumer-facing product category. Haivision develops encoding and transcoding systems that convert video into formats suitable for distribution; streaming and media platforms that support live and on-demand delivery; networking and contribution solutions for moving video between locations; and tools for managing video within production, campus, enterprise, and public-sector environments. This positioning places Haivision in the professional infrastructure layer of the video industry, where reliability, latency, interoperability, security, and operational control are generally more important than consumer brand recognition. Haivision expanded its capabilities through a series of acquisitions. In 2009, it acquired Video Furnace, adding campus-oriented IPTV and video-on-demand capabilities. In 2010, it purchased CoolSign, broadening the business into scalable digital-signage applications. The 2011 acquisition of Kulabyte added encoding and transcoding technologies associated with over-the-top media distribution. In 2019, Haivision acquired LightFlow Media Technologies. It completed the acquisition of CineMassive in 2021 and acquired Aviwest in 2022, further strengthening its portfolio for live video contribution, remote production, and professional media workflows. Haivision is also closely associated with Secure Reliable Transport, commonly known as SRT, an open-source video transport protocol designed to improve the delivery of live video over unpredictable public and private networks. The company has been credited with developing and maintaining SRT and helped establish the SRT Alliance to promote adoption and interoperability. The alliance has included participants such as Microsoft, Alibaba, and Harmonic. SRT has become an important part of Haivision’s ecosystem and market positioning because it addresses the practical challenge of sending real-time video over networks that may experience packet loss, jitter, or changing bandwidth. The company is headquartered in Montreal and also has a significant presence in Chicago, along with offices in other locations including Rendsburg, Germany. Public reference material describes Haivision as having approximately 250 employees and seven offices globally at the time of the referenced Wikipedia entry; workforce and office figures may change over time. Haivision remains an active specialist technology brand whose importance is concentrated in professional video infrastructure, broadcast contribution, IP video distribution, and secure low-latency streaming rather than in mass-market consumer electronics.
History
Haivision was founded in 2004 in Canada with a focus on professional video technology. Its early business centered on encoding and related systems intended to transmit low-latency video across IP networks. Rather than targeting household consumers, Haivision addressed organizations that needed dependable video contribution, distribution, and management across broadcast, institutional, and enterprise environments. The company broadened its scope through acquisitions. In 2009, Haivision acquired Video Furnace, bringing campus IPTV and video-on-demand capabilities into its portfolio. This move extended the company beyond point-to-point encoding into managed video services for educational and organizational networks. In 2010, Haivision acquired CoolSign, adding scalable digital-signage technology. The transaction expanded the range of settings in which Haivision’s systems could be deployed, including facilities that needed to distribute scheduled or live visual content to multiple displays. In 2011, Haivision acquired Kulabyte Corporation. Kulabyte contributed encoding and transcoding technology relevant to over-the-top media distribution, supporting Haivision’s participation in the growing delivery of live and on-demand video through IP-based services. The combined portfolio included appliances and software for preparing video, adapting it to different destinations, and distributing it across networks. A major part of Haivision’s technology identity became associated with Secure Reliable Transport, or SRT. SRT is an open-source protocol designed to support secure, reliable, low-latency video delivery over networks whose performance may vary. Haivision has been credited with developing and maintaining the protocol and with supporting the SRT Alliance, an industry group intended to encourage adoption and interoperability. Participants associated with the alliance have included Microsoft, Alibaba, and Harmonic. The protocol helped distinguish Haivision in a market where professional users increasingly moved video workflows from dedicated links toward public, private, and hybrid IP networks. Haivision continued to build its business through later acquisitions. In October 2019, it acquired LightFlow Media Technologies. In August 2021, it completed the acquisition of CineMassive. In April 2022, it completed the acquisition of Aviwest. These transactions expanded the company’s capabilities across media workflow, display, live contribution, remote production, and field-based video applications. Its product and technology history includes the Makito family of encoding and related video appliances, the StreamHub platform, the Furnace IP Video System, and HyperStream Live Cloud Transcoder. Haivision’s Makito products have been recognized in industry awards, including a Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Award for the Makito X4. The company and its technologies have also received recognition from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences through Technology and Engineering Emmy Awards in 2018 and 2021. Haivision is headquartered in Montreal and maintains a major presence in Chicago, with additional offices internationally, including Rendsburg, Germany. The company remains an active provider of professional video infrastructure, combining hardware, software, protocols, and managed workflow technologies for customers that require controlled, low-latency, and resilient video delivery.
- 2022
Acquisition of Aviwest
[1]Haivision completes the acquisition of Aviwest, extending its live video contribution and remote-production capabilities.
- 2021
Acquisition of CineMassive
[1]Haivision completes the acquisition of CineMassive.
- 2021
Haivision receives a Technology and Engineering Emmy
[1]The company is recognized for management of IP multicast video distribution to desktops and televisions in news and media production facilities.
- 2019
Acquisition of LightFlow Media Technologies
[1]Haivision acquires LightFlow Media Technologies to expand its professional media-technology portfolio.
- 2018
SRT receives a Technology and Engineering Emmy
[1]Secure Reliable Transport receives Emmy recognition for its contribution to professional video transport.
- 2011
Acquisition of Kulabyte
[1]The transaction adds encoding and transcoding technology for over-the-top media distribution.
- 2010
Acquisition of CoolSign
[1]Haivision expands into scalable digital-signage solutions through the purchase of CoolSign.
- 2009
Acquisition of Video Furnace
[1]The acquisition adds campus IPTV and video-on-demand capabilities to Haivision’s portfolio.
- 2004
Haivision is founded
[1]Haivision is established in Canada with a focus on professional video streaming and low-latency video transmission technology.
Products and positioning
A specialist, professional-grade video infrastructure provider emphasizing low-latency transport, reliable IP delivery, encoding, contribution, and operational control for broadcast, enterprise, government, defense, and live-event customers.
Video encoding and contribution appliances
Makito X
Makito X is a family of professional video encoding and related contribution appliances designed for high-quality, low-latency video transport. The line is associated with broadcast, live production, enterprise, government, and other environments where video must be processed and delivered with limited delay. Makito products form one of Haivision’s best-known hardware families and have received recognition in professional streaming-industry awards.
Video encoding appliance
Makito X4
The Makito X4 is a professional encoding appliance in the Makito family. It has been positioned for demanding multi-stream or high-density video workflows and received a Streaming Media Readers’ Choice Award in the single- or dual-stream encoding-appliance category. Specific current configurations and capabilities are not detailed in the supplied reference material.
Video contribution and distribution platform
StreamHub
Haivision StreamHub is a professional platform associated with receiving, managing, and distributing live video streams across IP-based workflows. It is part of Haivision’s broader contribution and distribution offering, supporting organizations that need to coordinate video feeds between production sites, networks, and downstream destinations.
Open-source video transport protocol
Secure Reliable Transport (SRT)
SRT is an open-source protocol designed to transport live video securely and reliably over networks with variable performance. It targets low-latency delivery while addressing problems such as packet loss, jitter, and changing bandwidth. Haivision has been credited with developing and maintaining SRT and helped organize the SRT Alliance to encourage industry adoption and interoperability.
Campus IPTV and video distribution system
Furnace IP Video System
The Furnace IP Video System is associated with the campus and institutional distribution of live and on-demand video over IP networks. Its place in Haivision’s history reflects the company’s expansion into managed IPTV and video-on-demand services following the acquisition of Video Furnace.
Cloud video transcoding
HyperStream Live Cloud Transcoder
HyperStream Live Cloud Transcoder is a cloud-oriented technology for processing live video for distribution. It represents Haivision’s work in adapting and transcoding live content for IP and over-the-top delivery and received recognition in Streaming Media readers’ awards.
Brand decisions
2022
Acquire AviwestM&ABackground
The growth of remote production and field-based live contribution increased demand for portable and resilient video transport technologies.
Action taken
Haivision completed the acquisition of Aviwest in April 2022.
Aftermath
Aviwest strengthened Haivision’s offering for live contribution, remote production, and mobile video workflows.
2021
Acquire CineMassiveM&ABackground
Haivision sought to add complementary capabilities in professional video and visual-display workflows.
Action taken
Haivision completed the acquisition of CineMassive in August 2021.
Aftermath
The transaction broadened Haivision’s technology portfolio for professional video presentation and management.
2019
Acquire LightFlow Media TechnologiesM&ABackground
Haivision continued to expand its professional media-technology capabilities through targeted acquisitions.
Action taken
The company acquired LightFlow Media Technologies in October 2019.
Aftermath
LightFlow became part of Haivision’s broader portfolio of video workflow technologies.
2011
Acquire Kulabyte for OTT encoding and transcodingM&ABackground
Over-the-top media distribution increased demand for technologies that could encode and adapt video for multiple IP delivery environments.
Action taken
Haivision acquired Kulabyte Corporation and added its encoding and transcoding technologies.
Aftermath
The acquisition strengthened Haivision’s capabilities for OTT and multi-destination video distribution.
2010
Acquire CoolSign for digital signageM&ABackground
Haivision pursued adjacent applications for distributing visual content across multiple displays.
Action taken
The company purchased CoolSign, adding scalable digital-signage capabilities.
Aftermath
Haivision’s portfolio expanded from streaming and encoding into digital-signage deployment and management.
2009
Acquire Video Furnace to enter campus IPTV and VODM&ABackground
Haivision sought to broaden its professional video portfolio beyond encoding and network transport into institutional video distribution.
Action taken
The company acquired Video Furnace and incorporated campus IPTV and video-on-demand capabilities into its offering.
Aftermath
The transaction expanded Haivision’s addressable market to campuses and other organizations operating managed IP video networks.
Recent events
Reported
Haivision announces fiscal 2021 third-quarter results[3]
Haivision announced financial results for the three and nine months ended July 31, 2021, reporting third-quarter revenue of $20.7 million and operating profit of $3.9 million.
- Unconfirmed
Reported
Haivision completes acquisition of CineMassive[3]
Haivision reported that it had closed its acquisition of CineMassive Displays, a provider of visual collaboration solutions for mission-critical environments.
Reported
Haivision wins two Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards[4]
Haivision announced that it won two Streaming Media Readers' Choice Awards: the Makito X4 Video Encoder was recognized as Best Single- or Dual-Streaming Encoding Appliance, and the Haivision KB Series as Best Hardware ABR Encoder.
Reported
Haivision Play Pro receives NAB Show Product of the Year Award[5]
Haivision announced that its Play Pro mobile app received an NAB Show Product of the Year Award in the remote production category.
- Unconfirmed
Haivision announces acquisition of Teltoo[6]
Haivision announced its acquisition of Teltoo, whose technology it said it would integrate across its products.
Reported
Haivision announces updated Media Platform[7]
Haivision announced the latest version of Haivision Media Platform, with features for secure, multi-site live video distribution and support for embedded video players such as Microsoft Stream.
- Unconfirmed
Haivision acquires LightFlow Media Technologies[8]
Haivision announced its acquisition of LightFlow Media Technologies, the advanced media optimisation business of Epic Labs. The LightFlow team and technology are described as augmenting Haivision’s global development organisation.
Sources8 sources
- 1Haivisionen.wikipedia.org
- 2Haivision official websitehaivision.com
- 3Haivision公布2021财年第三季度业绩prnewswire.com
- 4Haivision 获得两项 Streaming Media 读者选择奖prweb.com
- 5Haivision Play Pro获NAB Show年度产品奖prweb.com
- 6Haivision宣布收购Teltooadvanced-television.com
- 7Haivision 宣布推出更新版 Media Platformprweb.com
- 8Haivision收购LightFlow Media Technologiesadvanced-television.com
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