Reducing CDN Costs for North Broadcast

Discover how a global streaming provider overcame the high costs and technical hurdles of remote broadcasting to deliver seamless video content to a worldwide audience.

ClientNorth Broadcast

PublishedMay 2026

IndustryLive Streaming

Websitehttps://northbroadcast.com/

North Broadcast collaborated with Stormit to implement a high-efficiency CDN strategy using Amazon CloudFront. This transition allowed them to leverage over 750 global edge locations, ensuring low-latency delivery and predictable spending for their 24/7 live services.

North Broadcast provides live streaming services from remote and challenging locations, delivering 24/7 video content globally. Their content delivery requires high bandwidth and consistent performance across diverse regions.

North Broadcast initially evaluated several CDN providers on the market. However, two main issues arose:

Limited PoP coverage: Most CDNs lacked sufficient Points of Presence in the precise areas where their viewers were located.
High operational costs: Existing solutions were either expensive at scale or required complex configurations to handle streaming efficiently.

The company needed a solution that could deliver content reliably to specific regions, while optimizing costs and maintaining high-quality streaming.

North Broadcast, together with Stormit, implemented a cost-optimized CDN strategy using Amazon CloudFront.

Key improvements included:

They were able to optimize cache behavior and TTLs to reduce origin fetches.
Leverage over 750 edge locations worldwide to distribute video content globally.
Reduce Amazon CloudFront costs by up to 60%.

This approach reduced North Broadcast’s CDN costs while maintaining reliable, low-latency delivery to viewers worldwide. The solution provides predictable spending, improved content delivery efficiency, and scalability for future growth.

By partnering with Stormit, North Broadcast achieved a balance of cost efficiency and high-performance streaming, ensuring their 24/7 global content remains fast, reliable, and affordable.

AWS SERVICES

Amazon CloudFront

Key Takeaways

60%

CDN cost reduction

750+

Edge locations

24/7

Global delivery

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