Streaming Platform Delivery

Here is how this works in practice. Streaming delivery in Australia ships IMF (Interoperable Master Format) mezzanines under each sites's spec — Stan (Nine Network's SVOD, Australia's largest local streamer since 2015), Binge and Kayo Sports (Foxtel), 7plus, 9Now, 10 play, ABC iview, SBS On Demand, Netflix Australia, Amazon Prime Video AU, Apple TV+ AU, Disney+ AU, Paramount+ AU, and BritBox AU.

Here is the short of it. IMF packaging happens at Cutting Edge Brisbane and Sydney, Range Films Sydney, Disney Studios Australia, and Rising Sun Pictures Adelaide. Each sites has distinct CPL, OPL, and supplemental package rules; Netflix's NPF spec, Apple's iTunes Connect spec, and Disney's Disney Media Distribution spec all sit in our delivery checklists.

Video tracks ship in JPEG 2000 or ProRes 4444 XQ mezzanine, with HDR variants for Dolby Vision (PQ), HDR10+, HLG, and tone-mapped SDR trims; audio runs 5.1 plus 7.1.4 Dolby Atmos beds at -27 to -23 LKFS with -2 dBTP true-peak.

Here is the breakdown. Subtitle and dubbing packs cover English (Australian primary, US English and UK English alternates), Mandarin and Cantonese (1M+ speakers), Vietnamese, Korean, Italian, Greek, Hindi, Punjabi, and Arabic for diaspora markets, plus Indigenous-language subtitle packs cleared through AIATSIS protocols across 250+ Aboriginal languages. Accessibility tracks include closed captions in TTML and WebVTT, audio descriptions, and Auslan (Australian Sign Language, official since 1998) interpretation overlays where applicable.

Here is what that looks like on the ground. Mezzanine and master storage uses AWS Sydney (ap-southeast-2 since 2012), AWS Melbourne (2023), Azure Australia East/Southeast/Central, and Google Cloud Sydney/Melbourne under Privacy Act 1988 and Notifiable Data Breaches scheme via OAIC. Recent IMF deliveries include Fury Road, Furiosa, Elvis, Aquaman, Thor: Ragnarok, Lion, The Babadook, and Stan first drama series.