Red5 and CacheFly Partner to Deliver Low Latency Streaming with DVR and Global CDN Reach

Red5, the pioneer in ultra-low latency streaming technology, and CacheFly, a leading global content delivery network provider, today announced a strategic partnership that delivers a comprehensive streaming architecture combining real-time interactivity, VOD with worldwide scale. The integrated solution addresses the growing demand for streaming platforms that deliver broadcast-quality experiences without compromising on global reach or interactive capabilities.

The Red5 Cloud with CacheFly solution combines low-latency streaming with DVR-style playback, failover reliability, and worldwide CDN distribution, extending reach to devices beyond WebRTC. With minimal configuration, developers can transform live streams into on-demand assets while ensuring high-quality performance anywhere in the world.

“The streaming industry has been forced to choose between real-time interactivity and global scale for too long,” said Chris Allen, co-founder and CEO at Red5. “Our partnership with CacheFly eliminates that compromise, delivering a streaming architecture that scales from startup to enterprise while maintaining the responsiveness that modern audiences demand.”

“This collaboration represents a fundamental shift in how we approach streaming infrastructure,” said Nenad Merdanovic, Vice President of Engineering at CacheFly. “By combining our global delivery capabilities with Red5’s real-time streaming innovation, we’re enabling platforms to deliver experiences that were previously impossible at scale.”

What Capabilities This Solution Provides

The Red5-CacheFly integration introduces several breakthrough capabilities that redefine streaming infrastructure:

• VOD Recording & Playback. Transform live streams into on-demand assets instantly, eliminating the traditional content lifecycle delays that plague broadcasters.
• Trick Play + Instant Replays. Enable viewers to fast forward, rewind, pause, and replay moments during live events. This brings the control of on-demand viewing to real-time experiences.
• CDN Playout at Scale. Leverage CacheFly’s global network to ensure high-quality delivery anywhere in the world.
• Failover with HLS. Seamless fallback to HLS provides broadcast-level reliability that enterprise customers demand.
• Device Reach Beyond WebRTC. Extend HLS streams to platforms like Roku and connected TVs.
• Real-Time Stream Scrubbing. Navigate within a live stream as intuitively as on-demand content, redefining viewer expectations for live experiences.

How The Solution Benefits Developers, Startups, and Enterprise

Key benefits of using this solution include:

• DVR capabilities. Provides the ability to pause, rewind, and replay live streams, giving viewers flexibility and enhancing the overall user experience.
• Broad device compatibility. HLS is widely supported across browsers, mobile devices, smart TVs, and set-top boxes, ensuring your streams can reach the widest possible audience.
• Global distribution. Leverages CDN-level delivery to scale content worldwide, adding more distribution points for your streams and supporting large, geographically dispersed audiences.

Industry Applications

The integrated solution serves multiple high-demand streaming applications, including sports and news broadcasts, streaming services, interactive entertainment platforms, live commerce, educational platforms, and more.

Live Presentation at IBC 2025

Red5 and CacheFly will present the integrated streaming architecture at IBC 2025. Attendees can experience the solution’s capabilities at the CacheFly booth, Hall 5, #D80.

About CacheFly

CacheFly is a premier Content Delivery Network (CDN) specializing in ultra-low latency, high-throughput performance for businesses that demand speed and reliability. Learn more at: www.cachefly.com or via LinkedIn.

About Red5

From our open-source roots in 2005 to our current XDN ecosystem, Red5 has been on a mission to accelerate how people connect, learn, and play. With custom real-time interactive streaming solutions for industries as diverse as sports, education, and surveillance and security, we are a proven partner for creating scalable workstreams that power experiences for the emerging metaverse and beyond. Please visit www.red5.net for more information.