Global Video Contribution & Distribution
Managed, monitored video transport for broadcasters, sports rights holders and OTT platforms - SRT, RIST, Zixi, SMPTE ST 2110 and JPEG XS over a private global backbone, satellite-to-IP gateways and a 24×7 media operations centre.
1.4 Tbps
Private backbone capacity
40+
PoPs and media gateways
99.99%
Transport availability
What is Global Video Contribution & Distribution?
Getting live video from a stadium, studio or news bureau to the people who need it - production centres, playout, affiliates, OTT origins - used to mean booked satellite space, dedicated fibre and a lot of trucks. Dollu delivers the same job as a managed IP service. Contribution feeds are collected at the venue or studio over fibre, bonded 5G, satellite or the public internet, carried across our 1.4 Tbps private backbone and 40+ PoPs, and handed off at any number of destinations, in the protocol and format each destination wants.
We support the transport protocols the industry actually uses. SRT and RIST for reliable, low-latency contribution over unmanaged networks; Zixi for broadcaster ecosystems already standardised on it; SMPTE ST 2110 and ST 2022-6/-7 for uncompressed and hitless-protected feeds between facilities; and JPEG XS for visually lossless, sub-frame-latency remote production over the WAN. Gateways in our PoPs transcode, repackage and re-time between formats - a 2110 feed in Frankfurt can leave as SRT to an OTT origin in Ashburn and as a satellite uplink from a partner teleport.
Satellite remains part of many workflows, so we integrate rather than replace it. Through teleport partnerships in Europe, the Middle East, India, Asia-Pacific and the Americas we provide satellite-to-IP turnaround: downlink at a partner teleport, decode or pass through, and deliver over fibre to any destination on our network - or the reverse for uplink. Occasional-use and full-time capacity are both available, and the whole chain, RF and IP, is monitored from one desk with one incident process.
Distribution is where scale matters. From a single ingest we deliver to affiliates, cable head-ends, IPTV platforms and OTT packagers and origins in dozens of countries, with per-destination formats, conditional access and hitless failover. Every path is watched by our media operations centre - probes measure packet loss, jitter, ETR 290 alarms and video freeze or black, and engineers act before viewers notice. Bookings for occasional-use events and standing configurations for 24×7 channels are managed in the same portal.
Why choose Dollu for video contribution.
The advantages of buying from a carrier that owns its network, interconnects and operations - rather than a reseller.
Lower latency than satellite, at IP economics
Fibre and managed IP paths cut round-trip delay to tens of milliseconds and cost far less than dedicated satellite capacity for the same feed.
Broadcast-grade reliability
Diverse paths, ST 2022-7 hitless switching and ARQ-based protocols keep the picture up through fibre cuts and internet congestion.
Any format in, any format out
Feeds enter as 2110, SDI via gateway, SRT or satellite and leave in whatever each destination requires, so you stop deploying receivers for every workflow.
Reach every affiliate from one ingest
Add a new distribution destination in hours through the portal, without renegotiating capacity or shipping equipment.
Engineers watching every frame
The media operations centre sees your feeds end to end and calls you about a problem before your master control does.
Capabilities in detail.
Everything included with Global Video Contribution & Distribution - the platform features, options and controls you get from day one.
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Contribution links
Fibre and Ethernet at venues and studios, bonded 5G kits, satellite uplink and internet-based SRT/RIST/Zixi with encryption, FEC and ARQ; occasional-use or permanent.
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SMPTE ST 2110 and 2022 transport
Uncompressed and lightly compressed feeds between facilities with PTP timing, ST 2022-7 seamless protection and NMOS IS-04/IS-05 discovery and control where required.
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JPEG XS remote production
Visually lossless, sub-frame-latency mezzanine transport at 200 Mbps to 1.5 Gbps per feed for REMI workflows, camera and return feeds over the WAN.
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Protocol and format gateways
Transcoding (H.264, HEVC, JPEG XS), repackaging (MPEG-TS, 2110, SRT, RIST, Zixi, RTMP/HLS for OTT), audio shuffling and SCTE-35 passthrough at PoPs.
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Satellite-to-IP and teleport partnerships
Downlink and uplink at partner teleports across Europe, the Middle East, India, APAC and the Americas; DVB-S2X, BISS and CA handling and IP handoff to the backbone.
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Distribution fan-out
Multicast and unicast delivery to affiliates, cable and IPTV head-ends, OTT packagers and cloud origins; per-destination format, bitrate and CA; scheduled and event-based routing.
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Media operations centre
24×7 monitoring with ETR 290 transport-stream analysis, video and audio quality probes, path health and alarm correlation; incident bridge and status page for booked events.
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Booking and control portal
Book occasional-use circuits, schedule routes, view live thumbnails and telemetry, download as-run reports and integrate via API with your scheduling system.
How it works.
From first conversation to live traffic - a tracked, engineer-led onboarding with a named owner at every step.
- Step 01
Design the workflow
Media engineers map sources, destinations, formats and latency budgets and propose the transport mix - fibre, 5G, satellite - with redundancy options.
- Step 02
Connect endpoints
Install or ship encoders, gateways or 2110 edge nodes; establish fibre or IP access at each site; validate timing, bitrate and protection.
- Step 03
Rehearse and go live
Run end-to-end tests with your production and playout teams; the media operations centre takes the feed under monitoring from the first frame.
- Step 04
Operate and expand
Add destinations, change formats or book additional events through the portal; monthly service reviews with your media account manager.
Who uses this and why.
Typical deployments across carriers, enterprises, platforms and contact centres.
Broadcasters and channel operators
Studio-to-studio, studio-to-playout and playout-to-affiliate distribution for 24×7 channels with 2110 or compressed transport.
Sports rights holders and leagues
Venue contribution to production hubs and onward distribution of world feeds to broadcasters and OTT partners.
News agencies and networks
Fast-turnaround contribution from bureaux and the field over SRT, bonded 5G and satellite into central newsrooms.
OTT and streaming platforms
Delivery of live linear feeds into cloud packagers and origins in multiple regions with per-region redundancy.
Production and post facilities
JPEG XS and 2110 links between facilities for remote production, colour and review workflows.
Technical & commercial specifications.
Key parameters at a glance. Ask us for the full service description and SLA document.
| Protocols | SRT, RIST, Zixi, SMPTE ST 2110-20/-30/-40, ST 2022-6/-7, JPEG XS |
|---|---|
| Codecs | Uncompressed, JPEG XS, HEVC, H.264, MPEG-2; AAC, MPEG-1 Layer II, PCM |
| Backbone | 1.4 Tbps private core; 40+ PoPs; media gateways in major hubs |
| Access | Fibre/Ethernet 100 Mbps–100 Gbps, bonded 5G, satellite, internet |
| Satellite | Partner teleports in Europe, ME, India, APAC, Americas; DVB-S2X |
| Latency | Sub-frame (JPEG XS/2110) to under 500 ms (SRT/RIST) typical |
| Protection | ST 2022-7 hitless, diverse-path routing, ARQ/FEC |
| Monitoring | 24×7 media operations centre; ETR 290; video/audio probes |
| Commercials | Occasional-use per event or hour; full-time monthly circuits |
How Media & CDN is priced.
CDN and media delivery are priced on delivered traffic - per GB or committed Mbps; contribution circuits and live events per event or per month; processing per output minute.
We publish the model, not a public rate card - actual rates depend on destination, route class, volume and regulatory cost. See how every Dollu service is priced.
- CDN per GB delivered or committed Mbps at the 95th percentile
- Contribution circuits per event or monthly
- Media processing per output minute
- Committed-traffic discounts
- Billing
- Monthly in arrears on delivered traffic; events invoiced per booking
- Commitment
- None on usage; committed traffic on 12–36 month terms for the best rates
Video Contribution - your questions answered.
The questions customers and carriers ask us most often before they interconnect. If yours is not here, our team answers within one business day.
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