LTN and Appear Collaborate to Enable Scalable, IP-Native Live Video Contribution and Distribution

Appear’s high-performance, ultra-low latency encoding platform augments LTN’s fully managed global IP network and orchestration platform

Columbia, Maryland(12 Mar 2026)

LTN, a leader in fully managed IP video transport, and Appear, a global leader in live production technology, today announced how the combination of Appear’s X Platform and LTN’s fully managed global network will deliver an integrated solution for premium live event contribution and distribution.

“The satellite-to-IP transition is no longer theoretical. Broadcasters are operating IP at scale today. By combining Appear’s best-in-class encoding with LTN’s fully managed global network, we’re delivering the infrastructure and execution layer required to power that shift,” said Malik Khan, Executive Chairman and Co-Founder of LTN.

As the industry moves beyond evaluating IP and into operating it at scale, customers require more than transport. They need reliability, density, orchestration, and service assurance. LTN and Appear deliver a proven infrastructure model designed for mission-critical live sports and events. Customers gain real-time operational transparency, proactive network management, and service assurance designed for mission-critical live sports and premium broadcasts.

Appear’s X Platform provides high-density encoding and decoding supporting JPEG XS, JPEG 2000, AVC, HEVC, and ST 2110 workflows, widely deployed across Tier-1 broadcast and telco environments. Integrated directly into LTN’s purpose-built IP backbone, Appear-originated feeds are transported securely and redundantly to any destination worldwide.

Beyond contribution, LTN extends those feeds into global distribution, adding point-to-multipoint delivery, conditional access, rights management, multi-language versioning, graphics insertion, and metadata enrichment to drive monetization across linear, OTT, and FAST platforms.

The joint proposition supports onsite production, REMI workflows, centralized production models, and hybrid OTT distribution — reducing operational complexity while accelerating time-to-air.

“Appear’s technology is trusted by the world’s most demanding live productions.  Integrating the X Platform within the LTN Network extends that performance across a managed, global distribution backbone — enabling customers to scale with confidence,” said Ed McGivern, General Manager North America at Appear.

Together, LTN and Appear will jointly target broadcasters, sports leagues, OTT platforms, and service providers seeking a scalable, IP-native alternative to legacy distribution models.