MediaKind VOS Media Software 2026 08 10 rev2.pdf

ONE SOFTWARE, EVERY VIDEO WORKFLOW

MediaKind VOS media software

MediaKind VOS media software gives broadcasters and service operators a single, orchestrated software to run their broadcast and streaming video workflows – from advanced playout, branding and encoding to packaging origin and/or statistical multiplexing. As a cloud-native, container-based solution, VOS deploys wherever you need it: on-premises or in private clouds. One software. One team. Zero compromises on quality or reliability.

Playout, Broadcast and Streaming, together

VOS media software provides a large range of applications in a single cluster, from playout or broadcast to streaming.

Broadcast workflow

From live ingest to statistical multiplexing, scrambled output powers live channels for broadcast delivery. Award-winning compression engine “PURE” delivers premium video quality cutting bandwidth costs.

An embedded, feature-complete playout engine allows ingesting any file type, scheduling playlist, adding dynamic advanced HTML5 graphics and branding, recording and editing content to create easily your desired linear channel within one system.

The streaming workflow powers entertainment for millions, offering instant access to Live, TimeShift, Catch-up, Startover, nPVR and VOD content.

VOS media software offers a complete API and is integrated with a wide range of certified partners, including CMS, DRM, client apps, public CDNs, MAM, and traffic/control systems.

AI-based PURE compression engine

The built-in and globally deployed “PURE” compression engine gives you the best video quality at the minimum bitrate. EyeQ™ content-aware encoding and latest developments in artificial intelligence save up to 50% of the storage and bandwidth required for OTT streaming.

You can enrich the viewing experiences for live news, sports and still save on storage and delivery costs with exceptionally low bitrates.

Every video workflow. Orchestrated. Highly secure.

You’ll have unrivalled versatility with the most complete feature set. Deliver hybrid services, from satellite broadcasting with full Statistical Multiplexing capability to OTT streaming.

You get live streaming, time shifting, network PVR, Playout, targeted ad insertion, packaging and origin on the fly. Unified on a single platform.

AI-powered workflows

VOS media software uses content aware encoding to optimize video quality and enhance compression efficiency, cutting storage and bandwidth costs by up to 50%.

VOS media software is integrated with Harmonic’s AI orchestration service, giving access on the fly to an expanding suite of AI-powered functions including Speech-to-text, Text to speech, voice cloning or dubbing, contextual metadata extraction along the live content and enriching seamlessly video workflows.
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Continuous availability

Maintain stream and channel continuity. No matter what. VOS’s advanced orchestration tightly integrates redundancy and automatic failover.

Redundancy is built in as part of the orchestration layer, including both Input and Source redundancy mechanisms, providing instant switchover when necessary. Your services keep running.

Robust security, without compromise

VOS was built with security at its core, featuring secure access controls like single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and HTTPS for all connections.

VOS implements security best practices across its architecture and operations.

Security is actively maintained through continuous log analysis and prompt deployment of patches by the Harmonic security team, ensuring VOS remains protected against emerging threats.

Cloud-native software

VOS media software is a Cloud-native orchestrated software based on containers and microservices. It is designed to run on Kubernetes (k8s) or OpenShift, infrastructure agnostic. It is easily deployable in any environment, COTS hardware in Data centers, private or public cloud.

With a rich API and user-friendly UI, complex workflows are streamlined with guaranteed reliability. The application automatically orchestrates the required containers to create the expected workflow.

Hybrid Flexibility

Deploy in the environment that fits your business: your data centre, a public cloud, or a hybrid architecture that seamlessly connects both. Scale on demand or instantly migrate workloads as needed. VOS supports legacy broadcast as well as the latest streaming workflows, giving you full control and freedom.

Monitoring

Comprehensive logs, analytics, performance metrics and usage reporting empower data-driven decisions for every channel and asset.

Using industry standard ELK’s stack tools, Prometheus and Grafana, data is used via internal dashboards or external monitoring tools.

Dashboard makes it easy to check the cluster, processes and services health for efficient operation.

Monetize

Monetizing live streams and VOD assets is ensured by connecting VOS media software to VOS 360 Ad. Ad revenue can then be maximized by inserting full-screen and new innovative in-stream ads.

Workflows. Key capabilities

Playout, Broadcast and Streaming fully orchestrated under one management interface.

VOS 360 ad
Ecosystem partners
ADS CMS ESNI AI Automation

VOS API
Ingest Playout Graphics Transcode Statmux Multiplexing Encrypt Packaging Origin Monitoring

AI orchestration service

Kubernetes Layer RED HAT OPENSHIFT

VOS media software

At-a-Glance

ONE SOFTWARE, EVERY VIDEO WORKFLOW

Streaming

Transcode

Package

Origin

Encrypt

Playlist format

Web Monitor UI

ABR Transcoding

Video Codec

Audio Codec

Broadcast

Uncompressed sources

Transcode

Live and file Primary event

Stat-Mux

Playlist format

SD / HD / UHD

Web Monitor UI

Flexible Business Model