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| Company type | Subsidiary |
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| Founded | 2000 |
| Founder | Mio Babic |
| Defunct | 2023 (2023) |
| Fate | Majority stake acquired by Turner Broadcasting in 2015, and company shut down in 2023 |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | United States |
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Number of employees | 150 (2019) |
| Parent | Warner Bros. Discovery |
| Website | istreamplanet |
iStreamPlanet was a Seattle, Washington-based company that processes and delivers live video broadcasts over the internet. A majority stake of iStreamPlanet was acquired by Turner Broadcasting in 2015 and was lastly operated by Warner Bros. Discovery.[1] The company was founded in 2000 by former basketball player Mio Babic.[2]
iStreamPlanet streamed a number of major sporting events, including NCAA Division I men's basketball tournaments,[3] the Olympics,[4] the Super Bowl, the FIFA World Cup, and Formula One auto racing.[5]
iStreamPlanet was formally shutdown in 2023 with 25 employees laid off.[6] Months before this, external companies had been told that iStreamPlanet was changing models to no longer have external customers outside of Warner Bros. Discovery.[7]
While not all of iStreamPlanet's live video streaming customers were publicly known, some of their large customers are publicly acknowledged, including:[5]
