In 2025, we partnered with Sardius Media to support the global livestream of YouVersion’s “Beyond a Billion” celebration, marking one billion downloads of the Bible App. By combining Sardius’s broadcast infrastructure with our delivery optimization technology, the event’s global audience enjoyed a seamless, high-quality stream.

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Key outcomes

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Reliable global delivery during high-concurrency live event

Consistent
 playback quality across regions

Real-time
 visibility into performance and audience experience

Additional
 resilience during peak traffic conditions

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About Sardius Media

Sardius Media is a broadcasting technology company delivering enterprise-grade live and on-demand video worldwide.
Working with mission-driven organizations, churches, nonprofits, and broadcasters, Sardius combines AWS-based encoding, global CDN infrastructure, and managed broadcast services to deliver large-scale events to global audiences.

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The challenge

The “Beyond a Billion” livestream was expected to attract a large global audience, creating unpredictable traffic spikes and high levels of concurrent viewers. Key challenges included:

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Managing sudden
 surges in global viewership

Maintaining consistent video quality across regions

Avoiding congestion across CDN infrastructure

Ensuring a seamless viewing experience for a high-profile live event

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The solution

Sardius Media designed a comprehensive delivery architecture built on its EMLA encoding pipeline and AWS infrastructure. System73 enhanced this setup by integrating Edge Intelligence, which continuously analyzes network conditions and reroutes traffic to avoid congestion. 



Alongside this, Edge Analytics provided real-time visibility into:

This combined approach ensured stable performance and high-quality delivery throughout the event.

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Bitrate performance across regions

Traffic
 offload levels

Viewer
 QoE

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Results

The “Beyond a Billion” livestream successfully delivered a seamless viewing experience to a global audience, even during peak demand.

Smooth, high-quality streaming with no noticeable lag

Stable playback across regions during traffic spikes

Strong resilience during high-concurrency moments

Up to 50–70% CDN traffic offload during peak periods

More than 90% of viewers reaching the highest available bitrate

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This collaboration demonstrates how combining robust broadcast infrastructure with intelligent delivery optimization enables reliable streaming at global scale.

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