live streaming

The hardest workload
in streaming

When peak demand concentrates,
there's no room to falter

LIVE SPORTS. LIVE TV. CONCERTS. GLOBAL EVENTS

One second to get it right

Audiences arrive at the same time. Traffic concentrates fast. Every viewer expects the stream to start cleanly, stay sharp, and keep pace with the event. If quality slips, they see it immediately.

Netskrt excels at the live events that put the most pressure on delivery. The result is a stronger live streaming architecture for content providers that need faster starts, fewer interruptions, and more consistent playback quality when the audience arrives together.

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Netskrt helps protect live viewing experiences when audience demand is at its most concentrated

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41%

faster time to first frame than conventional CDNs

*Measured against conventional CDNs. Data from tier-one multi-CDN streaming platforms.

95%+

reduction in peak backhaul during live events

**Based on real-world delivery for major live sports events in ISP networks where Netskrt is deployed or directly connected.

Built for the events that define the experience

Live sports

Massive simultaneous audiences, fixed start times, and no tolerance for slow starts or degraded quality.

Live TV and scheduled programming

Appointment viewing with broadcast expectations across devices, regions, and subscriber networks.

Concerts and entertainment

Global audiences arriving together for a one-time experience.

Esports

High-concurrency, latency-sensitive viewing for an audience that expects instant response.

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Major Releases

Scheduled drops and launches where audience demand concentrates fast.

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Video on Demand

Popular titles and video catalog delivered consistently to distributed audiences.

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FAQ

Live streaming CDN FAQ

What makes live streaming harder than other content delivery?

Live streaming compresses demand into a fixed window. Viewers arrive together, quality issues are visible immediately, and there is no opportunity to recover after the audience has moved on.

Does Netskrt replace my CDN?

No. Netskrt works alongside an existing CDN strategy to add capacity for live events and other high-concurrency workloads.

What live events does Netskrt support?

Netskrt supports live sports, live TV, concerts, entertainment, esports, breaking news, and other real-time programming where audience demand concentrates quickly.

Why do content providers use Netskrt for live streaming?

Because live exposes delivery limits faster than any other workload. Netskrt gives streaming platforms added capacity and stronger live performance for the events where quality matters most.

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The hardest workload in streaming