Building Peacock at Scale with António Vieira, Director of Global Apps Engineering at Sky

Dec 18, 2025
55 mins

Episode Description

Peacock has become a streaming giant. How did they scale it to millions of users?

Today, we're talking to António Vieira, Director of Global Apps Engineering at Sky. We discuss how Peacock handles 30% of internet traffic during major NFL games, why live streaming is exponentially harder than video on demand, and how AI is being used to create personalized content experiences with synthetic voices.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

To learn more about Sky, check out their website here.

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