Wowza Media Server is a Flash Media Server alternative, Flash streaming server and flash server.



Case Studies


Wowza Media Server was engineered as the next-generation Flash media streaming server. High-performance, reliable, scalable, full featured and cost-effective are the most common attributes we use to describe Wowza Pro.

Now hear what our customers, who put Wowza Media Server and Wowza Pro through rigorous tests and real-life field deployments, have to say about it.



Leading Dutch Radio Broadcaster Taps Wowza to Grow Listener Audiences

   A subsidiary of RTL Group, Europe’s largest TV, radio, and production company, Radio538 turned to Wowza to help bring in a larger audience by switching to the ubiquitous Flash platform. Wowza Media Server 2 also enabled Radio358 to go beyond Flash, reaching audiences on Apple iPhones and iPads, Android and Blackberry phones, Microsoft Silverlight players, and more.

"Wowza has helped us to massively broaden our online audience by providing an efficient, easy-to-manage, and cost-effective way to stream audio content to Flash and beyond."
   Alexander Josiassen, Radio538
   Read the Radio538 case study.



Global CDN Extends Reach with Any-Screen Services

   NetroMedia was founded in 1999 with the introduction of the Streaming Media Matrix™, an innovative Content Delivery model for fast and balanced distribution of streaming media to any point on earth. Wowza Media Server’s capabilities enable NetroMedia to extend online broadcasters’ reach to new and emerging media-enabled devices such as the iPhone/iPad/iPod, Blackberry, PC and Mac, Tablet PC, IPTV Set-top boxes and more.

"Wowza has enabled us to enhance our services for both live and on-demand streaming."
   Matthew Carson, NetroMedia
   Read the NetroMedia case study.



Successful CDN Boosts Revenue with Wowza-Enabled Flash Streaming Services

   Since 2000, StreamGuys has enjoyed continued success across all sectors of Internet broadcasting, streaming globally across its tier 1 network. Wowza Pro's exclusive functionality and friction-free pricing enabled StreamGuys to launch differentiated Flash services that work directly with existing broadcast technologies and encoders, boosting revenue from such industry stalwarts as WNYC, KQED, Chicago Public Radio and others.

"Wowza Pro is simply the most technologically advanced and economical Flash streaming solution for service providers."
   Jonathan Speaker, StreamGuys
   Read the StreamGuys case study.



Beloved Department Store Chain Trains Thousands via Flash Video

   An independent division of the beloved retailer generating almost $6 billion a year, Macy’s Home Store relies on Wowza Pro to increase the efficiency of corporate communications, distance learning and help establish a tighter employee community for its 3,000+ associates at 800 locations across North America.

"Choosing Wowza was probably one of the easiest – if not the easiest – vendor decisions we have ever made."
   Sunil Verma, Macy's Home Store
   Read the Macy's case study.



Vanguard Public Affairs Network Embraces Live Flash Streaming

   One of the pioneers of public affairs bradcasting with a long history of online presence, TVW serves an audience of over 3.8 million. Empowered by Wowza Media Server Pro's Flash streaming, TVW is able to bring relable 24/7 live video webcast coverage and over 60,000 hours of its on-demand public affairs video archives to broadest possible audences.

"Wowza is 'the smart choice' for all our streaming needs. For live streaming in particular, Wowza is the way…"
   Scott Freeman, TVW
   Read the TVW case study.



Leading Streaming Provider Takes Live Flash Video to the Next Level

   Named to the prestigious Deloitte Tech Fast 50 list two years in a row, NetMasters is one of the leading hosting and streaming providers in the Netherlands. The company made a switch to Wowza Media Server to capitalize on the exploding demand for reliable live Flash streaming.

"For large-scale Flash streaming services, live streaming in particular, Wowza Pro is the wave of the future… We've never had this level of reliability in live streaming before—it's practically 'set and forget'."
   Mark de Jong, NetMasters
   Read the NetMasters case study.



Leading Irish VOIP Service Provider Grows Revenue with Flash Streaming

   Ireland's largest VOIP provider chose Wowza Media Server Pro to expand its reach into streaming media services. With Wowza Pro it its arsenal, Blueface can "dream big" and roll out new and exciting services to keep the company in the forefront of VoIP and streaming media.

"Wowza—both the rock-solid product performance and the company's dedication to support—puts no limits on what we can do."
   Fergal Brady, Blueface
   Read the Blueface case study.



Holistic Expos Organizer Brings Virtual Shows to Global Audiences

   Body Mind Spirit Expos (BMSE) creates some of the finest expos, facilitating the open exchange of holistic ideas. The BMSE virtual expo uses Wowza Media Server Pro to put the entire experience online, allowing visitors to enjoy the richness of a BMSE expo from the comfort of their own home.

"Wowza Media Server brings this great interactivity and is able to handle our load reliably, enabling us to provide a true full-bodied online experience for people….We couldn't do a virtual expo without Wowza."
   Steve Strickland, Body Mind Spirit Expos
   Read the Body Mind Spirit Expos case study.


Christian Media Ministry Delivers Unlimited Content to Millions of Users

   White Horse Media, a California–based Christian media ministry relies on Wowza Media Server Pro to make its vast library of programs, spiritual videos and recordings available to its worldwide audience of millions online 24x7.

"The cost for our previous [Flash delivery] service for a year cost more than the entire Wowza Media Server Pro solution, and with Wowza, the sky's the limit."
   Aaron Roberson, White Horse Media
   Read the White Horse Media case study.