StreamZilla
Vrijdag op aiGrunn: de allereerste blik op StreamZilla
Co-founders Stef van der Ziel and Heino Bosma give the first public demonstration of the new StreamZilla at the aiGrunn conference in Groningen.
StreamZilla Press
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StreamZilla in the news, key facts and press contact.
StreamZilla is the European video hosting platform relaunched in 2026 by Jet-Stream Services B.V. in Groningen, the Netherlands. On this page you find recent interviews, articles and appearances, the key facts in one place, and how to reach us.
Journalists, analysts and event organisers: interviews with co-founders Stef van der Ziel and Heino Bosma are possible on request.
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StreamZilla in the news
32 jaar streaming op het world wide web
Thirty-two years after the first live video stream on the web (4 November 1994, Simplon, Groningen, watched by four people), Stef van der Ziel looks back on how Jet-Stream grew from it, and how StreamZilla returns as European video hosting in a free private beta with 40 organisations.
Wat zegt zwakke iPhone-duo over Apple & zo stream je soeverein video’s
Joe van Burik and Ben van der Burg talk to Stef van der Ziel about StreamZilla: why governments no longer want to, or may not, put their videos on YouTube or Vimeo, the risk of a kill switch, the parties that watch viewing behaviour, and sovereignty washing.
Kernwaarden en streaming
Why Jet-Stream and StreamZilla go so far on compliance: the core values behind the company (freedom, privacy, independence, green, people, quality and innovation) and how to recognise greenwashing, privacy washing and sovereignty washing.
“Soevereiniteit is voor ons geen compliance-vinkje, het is waarom we bestaan”
Interview with founders Heino Bosma and Stef van der Ziel on bringing StreamZilla back as a sovereign European alternative to Vimeo. They name three risks of dependency (losing data, access to data without consent, and a service that suddenly stops) and describe a compliance-first build.
Controleer zelf of een videoplatform echt soeverein is: acht checks op Jet-Stream
Eight sovereignty checks anyone can run with standard tools (dig, whois, curl and the browser’s developer tools), applied to Jet-Stream’s own platform, including the points that still needed work. The same method works for any video platform. See also how to check a sovereignty claim.
StreamZilla herrijst als Nederlands, soeverein alternatief voor Vimeo
Emerce reports that Jet-Stream in Groningen is reviving StreamZilla as a full European alternative to Vimeo, aimed first at healthcare, government and businesses, with a closed beta followed by a public launch. It mentions hosting at Leaseweb, locally generated subtitles, WCAG 2.2 AA and GDPR.
Titles are shown in the language in which they were published. We do not link to other websites; the outlet and date are given so you can find the original.
Key facts
- What: an all-in-one European video platform for organisations: hosting, transcoding up to 4K, an accessible player, automatic subtitles, transcriptions and translations, a video portal and privacy-friendly analytics.
- Who: Jet-Stream Services B.V., Groningen, the Netherlands. Co-founders: Stef van der Ziel (CEO), who put the first live video stream on the web on 4 November 1994, and Heino Bosma (CTO).
- History: StreamZilla launched in 2003, became market leader in the Benelux and grew 1,800% in five years. It returns in 2026, rebuilt from scratch.
- Status: free private beta for organisations, with over 40 participants, running until at least 31 December 2026.
- Pricing: plans from €19 per month, in euros, without silent increases at renewal.
- Sovereignty: European ownership, law, infrastructure and staff; two European sub-processors (Leaseweb and Bunny.net); self-assessed SEAL-4 on seven of eight objectives of the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework.
- Compliance: GDPR, a player designed to WCAG 2.2 AA, certified green hosting. ISO 27001 certification is in progress; we do not present ourselves as certified until it is issued.
About StreamZilla
StreamZilla is the all-in-one European video platform from the team that put the first live video stream on the world wide web, with 32 years of experience. It runs on its own infrastructure in the Netherlands, under European law, without American cloud underneath, and is available as a hosted service or as a licence on the customer’s own servers. StreamZilla is a service of Jet-Stream Services B.V. in Groningen, streaming since 1994.
Press contact
For interviews, background and images, write to e-mail. We reply personally within one working day.
Frequently asked questions
Who is behind StreamZilla?
StreamZilla is a service of Jet-Stream Services B.V. in Groningen, the Netherlands. The co-founders are Stef van der Ziel (CEO), who put the first live video stream on the web in 1994, and Heino Bosma (CTO).
Is StreamZilla a new company?
No. StreamZilla launched in 2003 and was market leader in the Benelux. Jet-Stream is relaunching it in 2026 as a European, digitally sovereign video platform, currently in a free private beta.
Can I interview the founders?
Yes. Write to e-mail with your outlet, topic and deadline.
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