How It Works
dax|D3 Content Delivery Network
Distribution Infrastructure
dax|D3 has its own private Content Delivery Network (CDN) to service the entertainment industry. dax|D3 uses edge servers called Edge Accelerators® to push bandwidth intensive media content as close as possible to the end-user. This eliminates long upload and download times as well as performance issues like buffering and bandwidth congestion. By pushing larger media files (like dailies or final cuts) out to the end user’s location they are accessing media files over their local area network as opposed to the Internet. This removes the need for infrastructure upgrades and keeps network IT folks happy as it minimizes bandwidth congestion.Edge Accelerators® are not required to use the service, but at locations where there are larger user groups it helps with network performance. dax|D3 has Edge Accelerators® deployed at the following Hollywood Studios and Television Networks:
- Walt Disney Company – Production and DGN Corporate Network (Walt Disney Pictures, ABC Studios, ABC, Touchstone, Disney Channel, Miramax, ESPN).
- CBS Corp. (CBS Network, CBS Productions, Showtime)
- News Corp. (20th Century Fox Television and Films, Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox Television Studios, FX Networks, Fox Cable Networks, Fox Searchlight)
- Warner Bros. Studios (Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros Television, Legendary Pictures, Village Roadshow, Warner Horizon)
- Turner Broadcasting – Burbank and Atlanta (CNN, TNT, TBS, Cartoon Network)
- Lionsgate
- Summit Entertainment
- NBC-Universal – New York (Universal Pictures, NBC-Universal, NBC, SyFy, Focus Features, USA Networks, Bravo)
- Lifetime Television
- AMC
- Many Independents