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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Mio Babic |
| Defunct | August 14, 2023; 2 years ago (2023-08-14) |
| Fate | Majority stake acquired byTurner Broadcasting in 2015, and company shut down in 2023 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
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| Services | |
Number of employees | 150 (2019) |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Website | istreamplanet |
iStreamPlanet was aLas Vegas, Nevada-based company that processed and delivered live video broadcasts over the internet. A majority stake of iStreamPlanet was acquired byTurner Broadcasting in 2015 and was lastly operated byWarner Bros. Discovery.[1] The company was founded in 2000 by formerbasketball player Mio Babic.[2]
iStreamPlanet streamed a number of major sporting events, includingNCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments,[3] theOlympics,[4] theSuper Bowl, theFIFA World Cup, andFormula One auto racing.[5].
iStreamPlanet was formally shutdown in 2023 with 25 employees laid off.[6] Months before this, external companies had been told that iStreamPlanet was changing models to no longer have external customers outside of Warner Bros. Discovery[7]. Portions of iStreamPlanet's technology platform, as well as its engineering and operations teams, were incorporated into the Warner Bros. Discovery engineering organization focused onHBO Max.
While not all of iStreamPlanet's live video streaming customers were publicly known, some of their large customers were publicly acknowledged, including:[5]