Appear’s X Platform now SRT verified for YouTube Live content delivery

Appear’s X Platform has been officially verified by YouTube for Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) live streaming. 

This verification enables broadcasters, rights holders, and production teams to deliver high-quality live content to YouTube using Appear’s X5, X10, and X20 hardware platforms, providing an uninterrupted, resilient and low-latency high-quality streaming workflow for news, sports, and live event coverage.

Thomas Bostrøm Jørgensen, CEO, Appear, said, “Becoming a YouTube-verified encoder partner is a significant step forward for us and our customers. It reinforces our position in professional-grade IP contribution and gives our users a powerful new route to reach global audiences across one of the most important platforms in digital media.”

The partnership between Appear and YouTube was driven by real-world customer demand. A major European broadcast platform approached YouTube to request support for Appear’s encoders in their production pipeline. That initiated a collaboration between Appear and YouTube, culminating in full verification for Appear’s hardware-based AVC/HEVC encoding and SRT streaming, further expanding Appear’s reach across a broader ecosystem of free ad-supported streaming television (FAST), over-the-top (OTT) as well as hybrid broadcasters.

Collin Hewett, Live Solutions Consultant, YouTube, said, “YouTube collaborates with technology partners to ensure their products meet our highest standards for reliability and performance when streaming to YouTube Live. 

“We’re pleased to verify Appear’s X Platform for SRT delivery which we hope will streamline content delivery for all their partners.

“It’s been great working with Appear on this and I look forward to seeing high-quality, resilient live production workflows delivered to YouTube via the Appear platforms.”

This customer-driven collaboration highlights Appear’s growing presence in professional-grade live streaming workflows beyond traditional broadcast, opening new opportunities for broadcasters, rights holders and sports federations to deliver premium live content directly to global audiences.