Low-Cost Content Delivery Network (CDN) for Roku
Bandwidth. It’s become the biggest single expense facing Roku developers today. Gone are the days of “unlimited” bandwidth from one or more of the video services we were using. Reality has finally set in for most of us, and now we’re being forced to pay the piper for all that “free” bandwidth we’ve been using for years now. What used to cost us $300 year, now they want $1000’s a month, and suddenly there’s much less money to be made with Roku channels than there was, because of it.
It doesn’t matter if you’re running a low-volume channel or a huge, enterprise channel, you’re likely feeling the hit from bandwidth costs. Bandwidth, it seems, is becoming the new gold rush for the streaming industry. Prices and plans are all over the place. It’s amazing how one company can charge $1000 for the same exact bandwidth another company charges $5000 for and so on.
Enter AdvergentCDN.
Advergent, a leading developer of TV channel applications for Roku and Connected TV platforms has recently launched it’s new, upgraded Content Delivery Network (CDN), called AdvergentCDN.
First and foremost, AdvergentCDN takes all the complicated work out of setting up and managing a CDN. It’s a streamlined, almost bare-bones solution — no extra bells and whistles you’re paying for, just pure storage and bandwidth, coupled with great service.
AdvergentCDN pricing starts at just $24 for the Starter plan — 1TB of bandwidth, suitable for many smaller, newer channels. The more you use, however, the better the pricing gets. 250TB, for instance, only costs you $249! Pricing plans are created so you can “pay as you grow,” making it easy to transition from one plan to the next as your channel grows.
At 250TB and above, the bandwidth price drops to $0.01/GB. Higher volume discounts are available beyond that as well. All in all, AdvergentCDN is probably the best solution right now for anyone looking to launch a Roku channel (or other OTT/Connected TV channel, for that matter). You can learn more about AdvergentCDN on the Advergent website at www.advergent.com.
