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Live channels
24/7 linear and event-based channels. ATSC ingest, encoder orchestration, HLS / DASH packaging, multi-bitrate output, failover. The actual pipeline behind 9 live WFMZ+ channels today.
Archive Streaming & OTT 2018 – 2026
Streaming, OTT, every screen the audience owned — built and shipped.
Eight years of streaming platform engineering: free over-the-air TV for three million people across 31 US cities, and a regional NBC affiliate’s nine live channels running on eight platforms at 99.9% uptime. This page is the record of that work.
This is an archive. Streaming infrastructure moved to SaaS platforms, and so did I — CYBIND’s current work is software where correctness is the product: accounting, banking and tax systems, and the property platforms that run on them. The engineering below still holds up, and the judgment behind it is the same judgment I bring now.
+ 5 more platforms in production: Android · Android TV · Fire TV · Roku · Samsung Tizen · LG webOS
- 3M Locast viewers
at peak - 31 US markets
served - 9×8 WFMZ+ channels
× platforms - 99.9% Uptime
3+ yrs running - 8 TV platforms
in production
What I build for streaming clients
Whole stack, one principal.
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Multi-platform apps
Web, iOS, Android, Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Roku, Samsung Tizen, LG webOS. One feature ships across all eight TV platforms because the underlying player and content layer are shared, not stacked.
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Encoding & transcoding
HLS and DASH outputs, multi-bitrate ladders sized to your audience, audio-track and caption pipelines, signed manifests for DRM. Built on AWS MediaLive / MediaPackage when that’s the right answer, on a custom rig when it’s not.
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DRM & rights
Widevine, FairPlay, PlayReady — one license service feeding every platform. Geo-locking by DMA, country, or custom rules; per-show blackout rules; affiliate-level entitlement.
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Multi-CDN orchestration
Active-active routing across multiple CDNs with health-checked failover, real-user monitoring, and per-viewer steering. No single-vendor lock-in, no surprise CDN invoice.
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Ad insertion (SSAI)
Server-side ad insertion stitched into the manifest so ad blockers don’t strip revenue and the playback experience stays clean. VAST/VMAP, frequency capping, client-side beacons for measurement.
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Viewer analytics
Real-time concurrent viewers, retention curves, drop-off by platform, error-rate dashboards. Tied back to whichever revenue surface matters — subscriptions, ads, affiliate splits.
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Migration off legacy OVP
Design in-house pipeline, run vendor and my in-house build side by side, cut over per-platform, retire the vendor. Broadcasters paying €30K/mo to an enterprise OVP usually recoup my retainer inside the first quarter.
Three streaming products, one engineer
Live in production. Or shipped at scale.
Locast
2018–2021 · Non-profit local-TV streaming
Free over-the-air TV streaming for US households outside traditional reception range. Real-time ATSC tuning, DMA-locked geo-targeting, multi-platform apps from launch. Peak: 3M viewers across 31 US cities. The product was shut down after a 2021 court ruling on rebroadcast rights — the engineering held up the whole way.
WFMZ+
2021 – 2026 · NBC affiliate · 9 channels in production
The streaming product for WFMZ-TV, a regional NBC affiliate in Pennsylvania. Nine live channels across eight TV platforms today — originally built under Jaybird TV, now under my ownership. Continuously shipping for 3+ years with 99.9% uptime.
WeatherNation TV
National US weather network · Digital properties
Streaming infrastructure for a national weather network. Live and on-demand content, embedded video, multi-property digital footprint. Shipped as part of the same engineering practice that runs WFMZ+ today.
Platforms in production: Web · iOS · Android · Apple TV · Android TV · Fire TV · Roku · Samsung Tizen · LG webOS
Frequently asked
A few quick answers.
- Which platforms did these products ship to?
- Web, iOS, Android, Apple TV, Android TV, Fire TV, Roku, Samsung Tizen and LG webOS. WFMZ+ ran nine live channels across all eight TV platforms; Locast shipped to the same surface area at its 3M-viewer peak.
- What did migrating a broadcaster off a legacy OVP involve?
- Design the in-house pipeline, run vendor and in-house in parallel, cut over one platform at a time, then retire the vendor. The parallel-running phase is the part most plans underestimate — and the part that makes the cutover boring, which is the goal.
- Did the work cover DRM, ads and analytics?
- Yes — Widevine / FairPlay / PlayReady for DRM, SSAI for ads, and viewer analytics wired to retention and revenue surfaces. Built as engineering material rather than as separate vendor integrations to maintain.
- Is CYBIND still taking streaming work?
- Not as the practice’s focus. Streaming infrastructure moved to SaaS platforms, and the current work is software where correctness is the product — accounting, banking and tax systems, and the property platforms that run on them. If you have a streaming problem that genuinely needs this specific experience, the inbox is still open — but the honest answer for most broadcasters in 2026 is that a platform vendor plus a good integrator will serve you better than I will.
Contact
Still shipping — just not this.
This page is a record, not an offer. CYBIND’s current work is software where correctness is the product — accounting, banking and tax systems, and the property platforms that run on them. If that’s your problem, the practice starts with a one-week architecture audit. If you want to talk about streaming anyway, the inbox is open.
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— Andrew Kovalenko, CYBIND