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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | |
| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Mio Babic |
| Defunct | August 14, 2023; 19 months ago (2023-08-14) |
| Fate | Majority stake acquired byTurner Broadcasting in 2015, and company shut down in 2023 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
| Products |
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| Services | |
Number of employees | 150 (2019) |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Website | istreamplanet |
iStreamPlanet was aSeattle, Washington-based company that processes and delivers 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]
While not all of iStreamPlanet's live video streaming customers were publicly known, some of their large customers are publicly acknowledged, including:[5]
