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Cloud playout software for broadcast, FAST and OTT

Veset Nimbus plays out 24/7 linear channels from AWS. Run it from the console, the REST API, or an AI agent over the public Nimbus MCP server.

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  • Files
  • Live feeds
  • Schedules
Illustration of the Nimbus channel view. Channel, titles and figures are examples.
  • Broadcast
  • FAST
  • OTT

Operate playout from an AI agent

The Nimbus MCP server exposes the full Nimbus API to AI assistants, with the same interface for every Nimbus type. An agent can read the timeline, change the schedule and check playout status in the same calls your team would make through the REST API.

To connect, add the endpoint to an OAuth-compatible MCP client such as Claude or Codex, sign in with your Nimbus account and approve the mcp:read and mcp:write permissions. The agent then works with that user's role permissions. Service providers can manage the playouts of every organisation they run from one MCP connector. The MCP server is included in every Nimbus plan and in the 7-day trial.

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How the MCP server works
  1. Operator

    What's on Channel 1 after 21:50, and are its outputs healthy?

  2. MCP call
    get_channel_timeline(channel: "Channel 1", from: "21:50")
    21:52:10  Ad break  [SCTE-35]21:54:10  City council, live  [SRT in]22:30:00  Late film: Harbour Lights
  3. MCP call
    get_playout_extended_status(channel: "Channel 1")
    playout A  on air   outputs 4/4 okplayout B  in sync  outputs 4/4 ok
  4. Agent

    An ad break at 21:52, the live council session at 21:54, then the late film at 22:30. Both playouts are running and all four outputs report OK.

Illustrative session. Tool calls, channel, titles and results are examples.

Files, live feeds and schedules in

Nimbus takes content from where it already is and schedules from the system you already use.

  • Files

    S3‑compatible storage · SFTP · Azure Blob · Google Cloud Storage

    Ingest from any S3‑compatible storage, SFTP, Azure Blob or Google Cloud Storage. MAM and storage can stay on another cloud while playout runs on AWS.

  • Live

    SRT · HLS · ABR HLS · RTMP · RTP‑FEC 2D · CDI · JPEG XS

    Native live inputs. Zixi, RIST and other protocols come in through AWS MediaConnect, which Nimbus sets up automatically.

  • Schedules

    BXF · XML · XLSX · CSV · JSON

    Import playlists through the console, the API or MCP, or an S3/SFTP watch folder. Custom formats get a parser during onboarding.

If a live input drops, the playout falls back to a backup input or the emergency playlist, returns to live when the signal comes back, and sends an alert.

All inputs and file formats

What Nimbus does with it

Each channel's playout runs on an instance sized to the channel. No licence limits on inputs, outputs or resolution.

  1. Schedule

    Playlists and secondary events from the console, API or MCP. An XMLTV EPG is generated from the schedule.

  2. Play out

    Files and live inputs on time, 24/7. Live input to output is typically 2‑5 s with SRT in and SRT or TS out.

  3. Brand

    HTML5 graphics rendered in the playout, with logos, tickers, lower-thirds, L-shape and picture-in-picture.

  4. Mark

    SCTE‑35 from the schedule or the API on TS‑based outputs, for downstream ad insertion such as AWS Elemental MediaTailor.

  5. Encode

    Several outputs per playout, each with its own encoder. H.264, HEVC or MPEG‑2, SD to 4K UHD at up to 60 fps.

Scheduling and EPG

1+1 hot backup with two identical feeds

Nimbus can run two synchronised playouts with the same outputs, in one AWS region or two. You receive both feeds, and your receiver or MCR chooses which one goes on air. Nimbus doesn't switch between them.

For multi-region operation there is Nimbus HA.

Redundancy and HA
Playout A21:24:11:08
SRT · 1080p50
Playout B21:24:11:08
SRT · 1080p50
Your receiver or MCROn air: feed A

Both feeds identical and in sync.

Illustration. Regions and output settings are examples.

Out to satellite, cable, OTT and FAST

Several outputs per playout, each with its own encoder settings.

  • Transports

    UDP · RTP‑FEC 2D · Dual RTP · SRT · RTMP · HLS

    UDP, RTP/UDP, RTP‑FEC and Dual RTP (SMPTE 2022‑7) for path redundancy. SRT caller and listener, RTMP push and server, HTTP, HLS and HLS push. Zixi, RIST and RTP through AWS MediaConnect.

  • Video and audio

    H.264 · HEVC · MPEG‑2 · AAC · AC‑3 · E‑AC‑3

    SD, HD and 4K UHD up to 60 fps. HEVC isn't available on RTMP. E‑AC‑3 5.1, PCM / SMPTE 302M in TS, AC‑3 and E‑AC‑3 passthrough, Dolby E passthrough.

  • Captions and EPG

    CEA‑608/708 · DVB bitmap · WebVTT · XMLTV

    CEA‑608/708, DVB bitmap, WebVTT for HLS, burn-in, and ARIB B24/B40. XMLTV EPG from the schedule, platform-specific XML on request.

All outputs and formats

Your cloud or ours. Your channel either way.

  • AWS by default

    AWS by default, with dedicated Hetzner support. Run in your own cloud account or on resources Veset provides. Same features on both, except AWS-specific services such as MediaConnect.

  • Several channels, one account

    Channels in one account share the content library and schedules, and the same operators run all of them.

  • Pop-up channels

    Playouts can run on demand, for a channel that exists only for an event.

  • No ad sales, no revenue share

    Veset is a technology partner. You own the channel and its revenue.

  • ISO 27001 and ISO 27017

    SSO (SAML/OIDC), MFA, role-based access, encrypted storage and transport, and an audit log of user and API actions.

  • 24/7 support

    Email helpdesk and phone in all offers. Support on request, not an eyes-on monitoring service.

Prices per channel

FAST and DR

from $499per channel per month

cloud infrastructure included

  • Standard configuration, including cloud infrastructure
  • CDN usage billed pay-as-you-go
  • DR: 24 hours of active playback a month included
  • FAST: pay-as-you-go, no lock-in
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Nimbus Standard

from $999per channel per month

excluding AWS

  • Your own AWS, or Veset bills AWS on usage
  • Pay-as-you-go, no lock-in
  • Launch within an hour via the portal or AWS Marketplace
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HA and Enterprise

Custom

  • Nimbus HA, multi-region
  • SDI playout on-premise as an Enterprise option
  • SLA on Enterprise, 1-year minimum
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Try it first: a 7-day trial with all features and the REST API, and no automatic billing. Full terms on the pricing page.

Running on Nimbus

More than 100 broadcast channels, mostly traditional 24/7 curated channels that have run for years.

With its advanced capabilities and extensive feature list, Veset Nimbus met all our requirements, which included enhanced flexibility and redundancy, efficient day-to-day management, dynamic graphics capabilities, and multiple-user access.

Manolo Mantovani, COO, MED.TV

Tell us about your channel

Number of channels, how they're delivered and when you need them on air. A demo is an online call of 30 to 60 minutes and covers the whole Nimbus workflow: file and live ingest, asset management, scheduling, playout and outputs.

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