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Articles by Jochen Herkenrath
United We Stream: live streaming as a model for success
by Jochen Herkenrath, October 21, 2020
"United We Stream" is the answer to Covid-19 and the worldwide shutdown of club culture. The successful fundraising campaign for Berlin clubs grew into a global cultural platform and ...
Media delivery, edge computing and security: updates to the Akamai platform
by Jochen Herkenrath, October 13, 2020
Later this week, Akamai is introducing a whole host of interesting updates to solutions for edge computing, media delivery and security. The new features and services really help us respond ...
Election results from the town hall live in the video stream
by Jochen Herkenrath, September 17, 2020
For the city of Monheim am Rhein, we have been handling the live streaming of "Rats-TV" since 2018 – the broadcast of meetings from the town hall has been a success since the beginning. ...
Attacks on the media sector: Credential stuffing
by Jochen Herkenrath, July 22, 2020
Attacks on the high-tech sector are targeting the infrastructure of broadcasters and OTT providers with a growing tendency. The same is also becoming increasingly common among providers ...
From live stream to video on demand in record time
by Jochen Herkenrath, May 5, 2020
The G&L recording system: Providing live streams as video-on-demand – fast, error-free and cost-effective. From broadcasters to online editorial offices to event streamers, more and ...
Success model livestreaming: stayed in instead of gone out
by Jochen Herkenrath, April 29, 2020
"Every day we give you selected tips – independent, subjective and always different. Be open to new things, discover your city and meet people who love going out as much as you do!" – this ...
Cologne is networking: what’s going on in times of Corona and #stayathome?
by Jochen Herkenrath, March 24, 2020
"#inKöllezeHus": We’d like to present a few Cologne-based online projects and initiatives that foster both local and networked support. Or which are simply entertaining. From a living room ...
Insider tip: New Social TV Platform for Munich and Hamburg – Entertainment via Livestream
by Jochen Herkenrath, March 18, 2020
“When the crowd can no longer come to culture, culture comes to the crowd at home. Digitally, freely accessible and without any risk”.. This is the motto of the newly created “Geheimtipp” ...
Remote access to corporate applications
by Jochen Herkenrath, March 11, 2020
Currently, many companies are thinking about how they can allow their employees efficient access to the company network and the associated infrastructure while working from home. We have ...
Video development: a journey through time with G&L and partners
by Jochen Herkenrath, January 15, 2020
At the opening of our Video Developer Learning Lab last November, which we hosted together with partner Bitmovin, Alexander Leschinsky gave an opening speech dedicated to the development of ...
Web Performance: User-defined load test report in detail
by Jochen Herkenrath, December 18, 2019
The CloudTest solution from Akamai provides extensive options for testing websites and cloud applications under real conditions for their behaviour when under peak traffic. One of the most ...
New video player for ZDF: powerful on all devices
by Jochen Herkenrath, December 4, 2019
Livestreaming and the subsequent provision as on-demand content on the net as quickly as possible poses a whole series of technical challenges for the broadcasting stations: Rising audience ...