How BehaviorLive Migrated Its Continuing Education Streaming Platform to Wowza in Under 4 Weeks

Delivering Flawless Streaming for Behavioral Health Education

In the behavioral health space, continuing education units (CEUs) aren’t optional. But delivering CEUs online demands more than just video: streaming must be reliable, secure, and seamless. For BehaviorLive, streaming failures didn’t just mean unhappy viewers, they meant participants could lose critical certifications. 

When BehaviorLive’s original streaming provider, Azure Media Services, was retired, the team needed a new solution fast. They turned to Wowza Video to quickly migrate their video infrastructure and continue providing high-quality live and on-demand streaming for their growing audience of behavioral health professionals.

   

The Challenge: Urgent Migration After Azure Media Services Sunset

BehaviorLive was founded to create a modern, centralized CEU delivery platform for behavioral health professionals. As the platform grew (especially during COVID-19 when virtual conferences became the norm) they relied heavily on Azure Media Services for streaming live events, webinars, and hybrid conferences. 

But when Microsoft announced the deprecation of Azure Media Services, BehaviorLive faced an urgent challenge: 

• Find a new video streaming provider quickly. 
• Avoid disruptions to mission-critical CEU delivery. 
• Preserve their existing workflows and user experience. 
• Maintain full control over stream management via APIs. 

The Solution: Seamless Migration to Wowza Video

BehaviorLive selected Wowza Video for its flexible, API-driven platform, scalable video infrastructure, and expert migration support. Working closely with Wowza’s team, BehaviorLive completed a full migration of their streaming workflows in under 4 weeks with no disruption to customers. 

Why BehaviorLive Chose Wowza 

• Turnkey replacement for Azure Media Services: Avoided rebuilding their infrastructure from scratch. 
• Robust APIs: Maintained full control of stream initiation, transcoding, and delivery. 
• Managed SaaS platform: Simplified backend management while keeping their customer-facing experience intact. 
• Scalability: Seamlessly supports thousands of live attendees or small on-demand sessions. 
• Future extensibility: Ready to integrate new features and services as BehaviorLive grows. 

The Results: High-Performance Streaming with Full Control

Since migrating to Wowza, BehaviorLive has continued to deliver professional-grade CEU content with confidence: 

• 2,500+ on-demand and live video classes hosted on Wowza’s platform. 
• Secure, scalable delivery for small webinars or multi-day hybrid conferences. 
• Full API control over stream management, encoding, storage, and playback. 
• Integrated speech-to-text: Leveraging Wowza’s API integration with Microsoft Azure for automated captions and translations. 
• UX flexibility: Retained full control over BehaviorLive’s front-end design and user experience. 

“With Wowza, we didn’t have to rebuild the wheel. Their infrastructure gave us exactly what we needed to stream professionally and securely, without slowing down development or impacting our customers.” 

— Chris Kooken, BehaviorLive CEO 

Download the BehaviorLive case study to see how they built a reliable, secure, and seamless streaming video infrastructure.

About BehaviorLive

BehaviorLive is a leading CEU delivery platform built specifically for the behavioral health industry. Their platform powers live webinars, hybrid conferences, and on-demand courses for thousands of healthcare professionals who depend on continuing education to maintain their credentials. 

Why Reliable Streaming Is Critical for CEU Delivery

For continuing education providers, streaming quality isn’t just about viewer satisfaction; it’s directly tied to credentialing requirements. Missed streams, buffering, or downtime can result in attendees failing to meet CEU credit requirements. With Wowza’s secure, scalable infrastructure, BehaviorLive ensures that every class runs smoothly, protecting both learners and providers. 

Power Your Own Video Platform with Wowza 

Whether you’re migrating off a legacy platform or building something new, Wowza gives you the flexibility, control, and scalability to deliver professional-grade video streaming for any use case.