PikoTV Broadcaster
The facts below are what the maker publishes about PikoTV Broadcaster, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From PikoTV Broadcaster's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| PikoTV Broadcaster | — | One-time activation; Android beta in device testing; iOS via TestFlight |
The facts
Each one read from PikoTV Broadcaster's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Account and subscription
- The product page says there is no mandatory account, subscription, proprietary cloud, or watermark, and describes activation as one-time.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Adaptive bitrate
- Its adaptive bitrate engine measures latency, packet loss, and send buffer four times per second and steps quality down when bandwidth narrows.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Audio
- Users can select Bluetooth, wired, or USB microphones and monitor levels with a live VU meter.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The page says Android is in device testing and iOS is available through TestFlight by invitation via email.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Encoding
- It supports hardware-accelerated HEVC and H.264 on both platforms, plus AV1 on Android-capable hardware, up to 4K at 60 fps.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Link aggregation
- It works with third-party bonding VPNs, which merge links at the transport layer; no special receiver is required.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Overlays
- Logo, text, and scrolling ticker overlays can be burned into both the stream and recording.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- The native Android and iOS app turns a smartphone into a live streaming encoder.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Recording
- A separate encoder records locally to MP4, so recording remains full quality when live bitrate drops; recording also supports file splitting.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Screen casting
- The app can broadcast the device screen and switch between camera and screen casting without dropping the connection.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- SRT supports AES-128, AES-192, or AES-256 encryption with a passphrase; RTMP/RTMPS is also supported.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- PikoTV says it provides 24/7 engineering support through any media.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Transport
- It streams using SRT caller or RTMP/RTMPS and can publish to any server that accepts SRT or RTMP.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Company
- PikoTV says it is based in Istanbul, Türkiye, and began business in 2008.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Founded
- 2008checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Ataşehir, Istanbul, Türkiyechecked 28 Sep 2026
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