Live auction streaming: secure, scalable, and reliable auction solutions

Whether you’re selling cars in the UK or heavy farm equipment across the American Midwest, Dolby.io Real-time Streaming ensures bidders can join your auction. Our standards-based WebRTC solution supports more than 100,000 active video streams per auction and scales horizontally, allowing you to run an infinite number of auctions in parallel. Don’t let your streaming service limit how much you sell – get started with Dolby.io today!

Bring the excitement and suspense of a live auction to your clients, no matter where they are. Dolby.io Real-time Streaming makes bidding easy and works on any mobile device or internet browser, helping operators deliver a fun and competitive experience that maximizes earnings on each sale.

One way we enable a great auction experience is by ensuring all bidders see the same thing simultaneously. Dolby.io Real-time Streaming makes sure your streams reach audiences in less than 500 milliseconds – no matter where they are or what device they’re on. Despite claims of real-time streaming performance, competitors often lag with delays of 10 seconds or more, causing issues when trying to run a live auction stream with bidder interactivity.

Buyers need to clearly see what they’re bidding on, especially when it’s a big-ticket item. That why Dolby.io Real-time Streaming supports high frame rates and resolutions and can ingest video from RTMP software or hardware encoders. Or you can use our OBS WebRTC software to start streaming in minutes, not days.

You can’t control how fast (or slow) the internet is when bidders join an auction… BUT you can optimize your video stream to work across a wide range of conditions. Dolby.io Real-time Streaming supports simulcast and can stream low, medium, or high-resolution video so your clients can see and bidon items wherever they are.

You can’t generate revenue if your service is down. Service interruptions destroy client trust, and bidders will quickly turn to another auction house. Not only do you need to protect your reputation, but frequent debug costs are expensive and require expert personnel to fix. Dolby.io solves this problem with a 99.95% service uptime commitment that guarantees your revenue stream.

Dolby.io Real-time Streaming supports industry standard RTMP and SRT video. This means that you can start streaming with your current equipment immediately. Invest your money in what matters most-creating an excellent bidding and buying experience.

Only pay for what you need. Dolby.io offers a WebRTC-managed service that grows with you, with pay-as-you-go pricing and significant volume discounts that provide the lowest costs in the industry. Our transparent pricing calculator gives you complete visibility on costs to help you make the best decision for your business.

WebRTC encryption

WebRTC is secure by default and has no way to send data without encrypting it first. WebRTC uses AES and SRTP encryption. Both are highly recognized security specifications. Browser vendors like Google and Microsoft are constantly looking for security vulnerabilities. They will push out a security patch if they find a threat in the WebRTC components being utilized within their browsers.

Geo-IP restrictions

Dolby.io ensures operators stay compliant with regulatory bodies by only supporting players who are within local jurisdictions.

Dolby.io secure subscriber tokens

Protect video streams from link sharing and ensure only your customers see your streams.

Auction houses need data to make informed decisions on what categories generate the most competition (and revenue). Dolby.io provides stream and viewer analytics that detail how many attendees join each auction. Monetize your data with analytics from Dolby.io.

When things go sideways, auction houses need immediate and expert help. The Dolby.io acquisition of Millicast gives our customers direct access to engineers and support teams that helped author WebRTC industry standards. We can deep dive into issues and help you triage problems in real-time. Visit our support page to learn more.