

High efficiency streaming
Delivering low latency, fast channel change, at scale. Our HESP-ready solutions leverage HESP to power cost-efficient interactivity at scale and a leanback TV experience over OTT through capabilities such as sub-second latency at scale, fast channel change, improved ABR, bandwidth savings and cross-platform support.
HESP benefits
HESP is an adaptive HTTP-based video streaming protocol which brings superior quality of experience for online viewers, while reducing the cost for scaling media delivery.
Sub-second latency
- Near real time interactivity.
- No spoiled user experiences.
- In sync delivery across devices.
- Interactive user experiences.
Enhanced viewer experience
- Instant zapping & seeking times.
- Full adaptative bitrate (ABR) to respond to all different kind of network conditions.
Up to 20% reduction in bandwidth and costs
- Costs saving for content distributors.
- Re-invest bandwidth saving in delivery of more and higher quality videos.
Scales over existing infrastructure
- Deliver over standard CDN's.
- Compatible with standard encoders.
- Cross-platform playback.
- DRM compatible.
THEO is proud to be a founding member of the HESP Alliance
The HESP Alliance brings together streaming video vendors and media companies to provide superior online video quality of experience at reduced cost through standardizing and advancing the High-Efficiency Streaming Protocol (HESP) and marketing of HESP-ready solutions.
HESP-ready solutions
Products to easily power high-quality online video experiences to your viewers
Bring cutting-edge video playback efficiently on any device with our award-winning video player.
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Bring high-quality interactive low latency live video to any audience size in minutes with our real-time video API at scale.
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High efficiency streaming resources

Press release: HESP ALLIANCE demonstrates five HESP-Ready Solutions at NAB SHOW 2022
These solutions leverage the High-Efficiency Streaming Protocol (“HESP”) and are pioneers in adopting this disruptive protocol.
Operating HESP with low encoding costs
The High-Efficiency Streaming Protocol (HESP) comes with a lot of advantages. It allows for sub-second latency over standard HTTP CDNs (and the cost to scale benefit they bring), with unrivalled channel change times.
Press release: THEO Technologies launches HESP.LIVE, the first HTTP-Based Real-Time video API at scale.
Video tech company THEO Technologies has launched hesp.live, the first HTTP-based real-time video streaming infrastructure that reaches sub-second latency at scale.