Example case studies (anonymised)
Platform optimisation
A major European broadcaster faced rising video delivery costs and inconsistent playback across its OTT platform. Through a full platform audit and codec optimisation, I cut bandwidth requirements by 40% while improving visual quality. The work included H.265 migration, an adaptive bitrate ladder redesign, and CDN configuration optimisation. It involved detailed analysis of encoding profiles, removing redundant quality tiers, and applying advanced compression. The result: lower infrastructure costs, better user experience, and more headroom to scale.
Cost reduction
A telecommunications provider needed to cut operating costs across its video streaming infrastructure without lowering service quality. Through CDN optimisation and intelligent caching, I achieved annual cost reductions of more than €200K. The approach used a multi-provider CDN strategy, traffic routing optimisation, and automated scaling. It involved full traffic analysis, finding inefficient delivery patterns, and deploying intelligent routing. The provider saved substantially while improving delivery performance and reducing latency across its regions.
Performance improvement
AAn international streaming platform struggled with long video startup times and frequent playback interruptions. Through systematic performance analysis and infrastructure optimisation, I improved video startup times by 60% and reduced playback failures by 75%. The work covered origin server optimisation, content pre-positioning, and adaptive streaming improvements. It involved detailed user experience analysis, finding the performance bottlenecks, and putting proactive content delivery in place. The result: better customer satisfaction, fewer support requests, and a stronger competitive position.
Architecture transformation
A media company needed to modernise its streaming infrastructure to support growing content libraries and an expanding international audience. A full architecture redesign produced a scalable cloud-based platform able to handle 10x traffic growth while reducing operational complexity. The work included microservices architecture, containerised deployment, and automated monitoring. It involved legacy system analysis, modern architecture design, and phased migration that kept disruption to a minimum. The company gained operational efficiency and scalability while reducing technical debt and keeping services available.