Features
streaMonkey offers a world of tools for successful audio businesses that want to go that next step. Here are your unfair advantages for entry into your digital audio future.
best stability
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streaMonkey | HD Efficiency Plattform
Playout
Unlimited parallel sessions with adaptive bitrate streaming
server-controlled, adaptive bitrates for every reception situation
client-optimised codec detection
High Quality Playout: approx. HE-AAC 135kbit/s to approx. 48kbit/s VBR 5-1
Autodetection for MP3-only devices: MP3 128kbit/s CBR
Optional: HLS
Besides HTTPS maximal compatibility with HTTP 1.0/1.1 protocol
High Speed Connect
Dispersed playout and needs-based load distribution
Scalable distribution of listeners over playout servers in Europe
Resource distribution of playout servers over multiple computer centers
Maximal hold of listeners
Holding of listeners in case of missing studio-side transmission
Fully automatic substitute broadcast in case of failure of server-side transmission
Platform-local emergency playout in case of mssing signal transmission
Easy URL management
Creation of uniform stream URLs (one URL for all listeners)
Control of output formats by means of URL parameters
Own domain
Usage of own domain in the stream URL
Usage of own SSL certificate
Timeshift, stream recording
Listener-individual playout of past content
Jump-to-start of audio elements
Skipping
Individualisation of the stream by means of skipping
Encoding
Single-source technology for continual high-quality audiostreams
MP3 up to 320 kbit/s
AAC
AAC-Plus
Flac
Customisation to individual reception formats, e.g.
WAV
Ogg-Opus
Platform-side transcoding to all necessary output formats and quality levels
HE-AAC 135 up to 48 kbit/s VBR 5-1
MP3 128kbit/s CBR
HLS
HLS in five quality levels
Backwards compatibility to Icecast
Metadata transmission
Metadata updates via http request
Icecast-compatible handover of title, artist
Customisation of metadata transmission to individual APIs
Pickup or reception of advanced metadata through customer-individual APIs
Enrichment of metadata by means of additional DMPs
Fully automated monitoring of studio-side transmission
Forced reconnection of transmission in case of studio-side encoding error
Automated substitute broadcast in case of platform-side encoding anomalies
Automated switching in case of encoding error
Redundant supply of studio-side transmission
Failure safety
Redundant encoders distributed over computer centers
Encoding spread over computer centers
Redundant connection through direct fibre optic ring
Automatic handover of encoder instances
Redundant back-end spread out over computer centers
All playout-relevant back-end servers run redundantly
Redundant playout spread out over computer centers
Load-based distribution of listeners over playout servers
Distribution of playout servers over multiple computer centers
Unlimited scalable resources and scalability within Europe
Percentual annual availability
streaMonkey | Controls
Data logging
Social & private login
Live content log with individual real-time delays
HTTP referrer
all HTTP request headers
Aggregator tracking
Client tracking
GeoIP-based position acquisition
GPS-based position acquisition
User recognition
Content logging
Control
Source monitoring
Silent detection
streaMonkey Live Dashboard | Essential
Session-specific live overviews
streaMonkey Live Dashboard | Professional
+ Cashboard for advertiser insights
+ Programm board für listener insights
+ Tech board für tech insights
Customer-side individualisation
Dashboard | Reach Dashboard for Marketers
Daily data processing
ma-compatible processing of database
Focus of analysis on marketing-relevant session (> 60 seconds) for parameters øTSL, øSession Peak, TLH, Reach
Increase in performance of active sessions
Evaluations of different parameter layers
øActive sessionsa day as basis for timely performance changes during the course of the day
Comparison of individual channels in the portfolio
Comparison of broadcast performance of a channel's flexible days with one another
Average performance over the course of the entire day
Development of all standard values over time
aggregated according to single channel, channel groups or complete portfolio, respectively
Performance analysis
by marketable geographical elements
by aggregates
Flexible representations (visual, graphical oder tabular)
Tabular analysis
Relevance of channel in overall portfolio
By flexible time periods
Flexible sorting
mathematically meaningful information on interpretation of parameters (percentages, differences, etc.)
streaMonkey | Connects
Ad Server Connection
Integration of any marketers
Complete compatiblity with the VAST standard
Integration of VAST-compatible ad server incl. AdsWizz
Support of VAST 4 and VAST 2
Keying in of spots
Keying in of preroll spots
Own capping of preroll spots
Keying in of in-stream spots in inject and replace patterns
Triggering of advertisements via server-side beep recognition
Beep recognition Simple (simple recognition)
Beep recognition Advanced (adjustable frequencies and limit level)
Synchro banners for players
streaMonkey | Studios
xStream
Completely independent, cloud-based playout
Expansion of streaming functionalities with a cloud-based playout system
Completely independent 24/7 playout in the cloud
24/7 cloud playout
Import of own music schedule (e.g. MusicMaster)
Fully automatic encoding of imported music schedule
Professional fading of separate audio elements
Studio in the cloud
Web frontend for channel administration and coordination of broadcast sequence
Administration of separate channel content, weekly, daily, and hourly scheduling
Overview of scheduled audio elements and corresponding music scheduling
Pre-listening of scheduled program elements
Logging of played-out program elements and platform-side playing times
Static 24/7 playout
Playout of automatically generated playlist based on the imported broadcast schedule
Use of platform-side features for ad integration
Playout-internal handover of metadata to the streaming platform
streaMonkey | Services
Onboarding und Set Up (Remote)
Setting-up of mount points
Optimisation of metadata
Aggregator relocation/set-up
Monthly platform services
Aggregator management
Platform analysis/optimisation
Support
Email support (weekdays between 9 am and 5 pm)
Telephone support (weekdays between 9 am and 5 pm)
Email & telephone support (24/7)
Streaming Workshop
Showing of possbilities in streaming, working out reach business and models for the channel and/or channel groups
Are you ready for a partnership with undreamt-of possibilities?
Our Partner Services
To be able to fully use the mass of possibilities in daily business and to get a rapid response to all of your questions and wishes.
As a publisher you are faced with many systems and different requirements. Together, we’ll analyse the relevant systems, set up transmission and connection for you, define service processes and educate your colleagues.
streaMonkey will help you to understand your data, derive findings and optimize your streaming portfolio.
The connection to the digital world can be a challenge. streaMonkey will help you to find new paths, develop reach and think of new business models. This way, we’ll find the individual and optimal solution for every publisher together.