Layercake & Ceeblue launch sub-second streaming service

Layercake has integrated its Streamcake platform with Ceeblue's Media Fabric, with the combined service available immediately to customers worldwide.

The tie-up combines Layercake's workflow orchestration and automation software with Ceeblue's real-time streaming technology to offer live video delivery with end-to-end latency of less than a second. The system is designed to work with standard streaming infrastructure rather than requiring a separate delivery set-up.

Under the arrangement, Streamcake manages orchestration across ingest, processing, delivery and failover, while Ceeblue provides the transport layer for low-latency streaming. The integration supports a range of ingest formats, including RTMP, SRT, WebRTC, WHIP and RTSP, with viewer outputs across HLS, LL-HLS, DASH, CMAF, WebRTC and WebRTS.

The system also supports digital rights management, traditional content delivery networks and a choice of video players. The companies said this is intended to reduce the operational burden often associated with low-latency streaming deployments.

Latency Focus

Low delay in live video has become a central issue for broadcasters, betting groups, digital platforms and event operators, particularly where synchronisation across devices and delivery paths affects the user experience. In many deployments, cutting delay has required specialist workflows or dedicated environments, adding operational complexity.

Layercake and Ceeblue said their integrated product is designed to avoid that trade-off. According to the companies, Ceeblue's WebRTS framework enables low-latency delivery while remaining compatible with certified CDNs including Fastly, Akamai, Orange CDN, CDN77, Bunny.net, Varnish CDN, Transparent Edge and Medianova.

The combined offer is aimed at sectors where timing and service continuity are critical, including live sports broadcasting, sports betting and iGaming, live auctions and commerce, and corporate communications.

Alongside live delivery, the platform includes automated recording to storage and instant VOD replay URL generation. That is intended to let live events move directly into on-demand distribution without manual processing.

Market Use

The partnership reflects continued demand in the media sector for streaming systems that combine lower delay with scale and operational control. Broadcasters and digital publishers have been trying to close the gap between traditional broadcast timing and internet delivery while continuing to use the CDN, security and playback tools already embedded in their workflows.

For software providers, integrations such as this can also broaden market reach. Layercake, which focuses on automation and orchestration for media production and distribution, gains a lower-latency delivery layer to complement its workflow tools. Ceeblue, a Netherlands-based real-time streaming company, gains integration with a platform designed to manage more of the operational chain around live video.

Domenic Romeo, chief technology officer at Layercake, outlined the companies' view of the tie-up. "By integrating Ceeblue's ultra-low latency streaming with Streamcake's orchestration capabilities, we are redefining what is possible in live video delivery," he said. "This solution gives customers full control over their streaming workflows while ensuring the highest levels of performance and resilience."

Lawton Cheney, chief commercial officer at Ceeblue, said the integration aligns the two products. "Streamcake provides the orchestration layer that complements our real-time streaming technology perfectly," he said. "Together, we enable customers to deliver truly real-time experiences at scale, with seamless failover and broad device support."