iStreamPlanet was a Seattle, Washington-based company which processes and delivers live video broadcasts over the internet. A majority stake of iStreamPlanet was acquired by Turner Broadcasting in 2015 and was lastly operated by Warner Bros. Discovery. The company was founded in 2000 by former basketball player Mio Babic.
iStreamPlanet streamed a number of major sporting events, including NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments, the Olympics, the Super Bowl, the FIFA World Cup, and Formula One auto racing.
iStreamPlanet was formally shutdown in 2023 with 25 employees laid off. Months before this, external companies had been told that iStreamPlanet was changing models to no longer have external customers outside of Warner Bros. Discovery.
Customers
While not all of iStreamPlanet's live video streaming customers were publicly known, some of their large customers are publicly acknowledged, including: WarnerMedia (including streaming of March Madness and B/R Live) NBC Sports (including streaming of the 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2020, and 2022 Olympics) Hulu FuboTV Spark Sport