Crunchyroll has implemented Akamai’s Media Delivery solution to improve the quality of its video delivery to users worldwide. Akamai will deliver Crunchyroll’s online video content including select titles offered in HD streaming.

Akamai has been pioneering HD video streaming on the Internet for years. Recent trends suggest that content owners are quickly seizing the opportunity to bring HD content online. According to recent research conducted by Akamai, global publishers and content owners now see the value derived from delivering online video content in the highest quality possible, which includes longer viewing times, more repeat visitors and the ability to attract premium advertisers.

Offering full-length episodes of Japanese anime and other Asian movies, it’s critical for Crunchyroll to provide the highest online security available to protect the content holders of both simulcast and non-simulcast titles. Crunchyroll has implemented Akamai License Delivery, an integrated service for securing, delivering and monetizing valuable audio and video content across PCs and portable devices. This Akamai solution is designed to enable content owners to protect their content while making it available for e-commerce with a wide variety of consumer payment models.

With Akamai License Delivery, content owners encode media files, determine the proper distribution method, and assign rights to each file. Before consumers can play content, they’re transported to the content owner’s website for authentication, registration or payment. Akamai then verifies the request, generates a license and speeds it from the content owner’s Web server to the consumer – who can now decrypt and play the file with all rights in place.