Zixi Partners With Comcast Technology Solutions

Zixi and Comcast Technology Solutions (CTS) have announced a strategic integration designed to help linear broadcasters and content distributors replace C‑band satellite with IP delivery.

The collaboration combines the end‑to‑end video management capabilities of Comcast Media360 with the Zixi Software Platform, providing operators with a direct migration route from satellite to IP.

With the C‑band transition progressing, broadcasters and distributors are seeking ways to shift linear workflows to IP while retaining the reliability, rights compliance and affiliate distribution control historically associated with satellite. At the heart of the joint offer is a technical tie‑up between the Zixi Software Platform and Comcast Media360 that is delivered as a 24/7 managed service backed by CTS's scale and reliability.

CTS's linear rights management normalises rights metadata using the SCTE 224 standard, enabling content owners to manage alternate content delivery, ad‑insertion windows and audience‑based restrictions across broadcast and streaming endpoints. Zixi ZEN Master orchestrates live video across cloud or hybrid network environments with native support for SCTE‑35/224 signalling, blackout enforcement and schedule‑driven source switching. Together, the integrated platforms can furnish a single, intelligent, rights‑aware distribution chain that merges signal orchestration, affiliate distribution and rights enforcement, opening up new monetisation and distribution options while reducing dependence on satellite and maintaining compliance and control.

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