Veset Nimbus handles 8 simultaneous live feeds at 4-8 second latency

Veset Nimbus positions itself as a cost-competitive cloud playout option for broadcasters managing live events, with the Linux-on-AWS approach lowering operating costs relative to Windows-based alternatives. The 4-8 second latency penalty versus SDI is broadly consistent with what other cloud playout vendors report — Amagi's CLOUDPORT, for instance, cites approximately one second of internal playout latency before encoder and transport overhead. The broader cloud playout market, valued at roughly $2.8 billion in 2025 per market research, is growing at roughly 15% annually as FAST and OTT channels scale. Watch whether Veset's November 2025 self-service subscription launch drives adoption among smaller content owners who need fast channel spin-up.

Veset has been actively expanding Nimbus capabilities since this article was published. In April 2025, the company integrated JPEG XS compression and Multicast networking into Nimbus, aiming to reduce transmission delay for live production workflows, per Veset's announcement. TVBEurope also covered the JPEG XS integration, noting it followed a partnership with MainConcept to add the codec SDK for both input and output over IP networks, with SMPTE 2110 and VSF TR-07 compliance.

In May 2025, Veset announced a partnership with Telekom Malaysia to migrate 10 regional TV channels to the cloud using Nimbus on AWS, marking a significant deployment win. Then in November 2025, Veset launched a self-service subscription portal, allowing broadcasters and content owners to sign up for Nimbus without a prior demonstration, PoC, or sales contract — a move aimed at reducing friction for smaller operators and pop-up channel launches.

The competitive landscape has intensified in parallel. Amagi, Veset's primary cloud playout competitor, served as DAZN's exclusive live playout partner for the FIFA Club World Cup 2025, handling up to 108 concurrent live events and 27 feed variants per game, per Amagi's August 2025 announcement. Amagi also shipped its largest CLOUDPORT platform upgrade, introducing JPEG XS workflows that reduce transmission lag by up to 1.3 seconds, AI-driven captioning via Google Speech-to-Text V2, and 4K HDR 10-bit support.

The broader playout automation market reflects this momentum. Per Mordor Intelligence's 2025 report, cloud deployment captured 41.36% of playout automation revenue in 2025 and is growing at a 16.17% CAGR, outpacing on-premise and hybrid alternatives. OTT and streaming platforms controlled 38.72% of revenue and show the fastest growth trajectory, driven by FAST channel proliferation and programmatic ad insertion demand.