The crack of a bowling ball striking the pins. The hush of the crowd before the final frame. Across Europe, KTA has built a reputation for delivering high-quality live-streaming of bowling events through Bowlstream.net.
Manual Work and Unpredictable Costs
Behind the scenes, their team was struggling with a system that wasn’t built to scale.
The setup relied on a manual push-button integration with Wowza Cloud to start and stop live streams. Each event required a team member to start and stop cameras, upload recordings, and organise footage—an exhausting and time-consuming process.
As their audience grew and more events overlapped, managing simultaneous streams became increasingly chaotic.
On top of that, KTA’s streaming demands were skyrocketing:
📌 10 TB of bandwidth over four months (2.5 TB/month)
📌 4.3 TB peak storage usage
📌 2,000 streaming hours (500 hours/month)
With monthly costs fluctuating between $1,200 and $3,500 USD, financial planning became a challenge. KTA wanted to scale, but unpredictable expenses made it hard to forecast revenue and charge customers fairly.
A Smarter Streaming Solution
KTA knew they needed a better way to manage their growing streaming demands.
Enter MediaCP.
Together, they explored whether MediaCP Cloud Video could replace Wowza Cloud and bring greater efficiency, cost savings, and automation to KTA’s workflow. What has been achieved in game-changing for KTA.
- Faster Broadcast Start Times – No more delays. With MediaCP Cloud Video, streams launched quicker, ensuring seamless event coverage.
- Over $1,000 in Monthly Savings – By switching to MediaCP, KTA cut unpredictable costs and moved to a simpler, fixed monthly price, eliminating the headaches of fluctuating expenses.
- A Tailor-Made Workflow – MediaCP didn’t just replace Wowza—it helped KTA build the perfect system. Together, they designed a custom automated recording workflow, ensuring that every event was:
✔️ Automatically recorded
✔️ Stored on KTA’s own infrastructure
✔️ Published to Bowlstream.net automatically after the event - Smarter Streaming Management – KTA now had the power to schedule camera start and stop times, optimising bandwidth across multiple venues.
What started as a simple platform switch became a true partnership. KTA and MediaCP continue to collaborate, shaping new features and improvements to make streaming even more efficient.
With the right technology in place, KTA is no longer held back by manual processes and unpredictable costs. Now, they’re ready to scale.
🚀 Scaling Without Limits
With MediaCP Cloud Video in place, KTA didn’t just fix their streaming issues—they set themselves up for sustainable growth.
- 💰 $1,000+ in Monthly Savings – Lower platform costs meant more resources to invest in expanding their reach.
📉 Optimised Bandwidth & Cost Control – Smart scheduling for camera start/stop times cut unnecessary data usage and saved even more money. - 📊 Predictable Pricing, No More Guesswork – No more surprises. KTA could budget with confidence, making it easier to grow.
- 🎥 Stress-Free Scaling – With automation handling event uploads and streaming, KTA could focus on bringing more live bowling events to a bigger audience—without the anxiety of manual management or spiraling costs.
Now, KTA is no longer reacting to streaming challenges—they’re leading the way in seamless, scalable, and cost-effective sports broadcasting.
Conclusion
KTA’s transformation with MediaCP Cloud Video is a clear example of how the right technology can unlock growth.
By eliminating manual workflows, cutting unpredictable costs, and streamlining their entire broadcasting process, KTA didn’t just solve a problem—they future-proofed their business. With automation, smarter resource management, and a reliable partner in MediaCP, KTA is now free to focus on what they do best: delivering high-quality, live bowling events to a growing audience across Europe. What was once a bottleneck is now a launchpad—and the lanes ahead have never looked clearer.
