Bitmovin, a leading provider of video streaming solutions, has announced that MUBI, the global film company, has selected Bitmovin as its cloud VOD encoding partner for its streaming platform.
Under this agreement, Bitmovin’s encoding infrastructure will replace MUBI’s legacy on-premises encoding stack, providing the scalability and fast turnaround time needed to power MUBI’s growing film catalogue. It will support 3-pass encoding, UHD, and a multi-codec strategy (AVC, HEVC and AV1) for film-grade quality optimization, via a managed cloud service.
Close collaboration between Bitmovin and MUBI enabled rapid integration and full migration of encoding workflows from legacy infrastructure to the managed cloud encoding service before the hard deadline when legacy infrastructure was decommissioned, all without disrupting catalogue delivery.
Andy Dust, CTO, MUBI commented: “At MUBI, every film we deliver deserves the highest possible quality. We needed an encoding partner who could match our ambitions, not just for today’s catalogue, but for where we’re taking our platform. Bitmovin’s HDR and AV1 expertise, fast response times and collaborative approach made the decision straightforward. We’re excited to build our next chapter of premium content delivery together.”
Ian Baglow, Co-CEO, Bitmovin, added: “With its carefully curated catalog of film content, MUBI brings quality cinema to film lovers globally. Bitmovin’s VOD encoder delivers outstanding quality of experience as well as multi-codec streaming support, so is well positioned to support MUBI in this endeavor.”
