The ACCESSMyTV powered set-top box from Fortis enables German consumers to watch and interact with terrestrial TV, enjoy OTT content using HbbTV plus build their own personal TV OTT web video channels, watch them back on any device connected to the Internet and take part in the Social TV revolution through integration with social media networks such as Facebook. This social network sharing of user-built personal web video channels encourages consumers to ACCESSMyTV and the Fortis set-top box and enables them to learn how to share in Germany’s ACCESSMyTV powered social TV.
ACCESSMyTV is a multiscreen, social video OTT platform managed by ACCESS that provides a structured route for the monetization of OTT video content, games and apps; and works on any PC, web browser or iOS device connected to the Internet. Users create their own channels on the go and share them with friends on Facebook for all to watch on the big screen using the Fortis set-top box available in German retail outlets. ACCESSMyTV creates deep consumer engagement and a viral marketing dynamic through the creation of personalized OTT web video channels.
To learn more visit here. Visit ACCESS in Hall 14, Booth 103
Ericsson… showcases a variety; from maximizing content value, creating and managing rich new consumer multi-screen TV experiences, to the most efficient video optimized delivery networks; and insight on consumer trends in TV: through the third edition of its ConsumerLab TV and Video Consumer Trend Report, the annual research report.
There will be demonstrations of: The world’s first HEVC/H.265 encoder for the delivery of linear TV over mobile networks. The new Ericsson SVP 5500 HEVC encoder enables operators to leverage the new compression standard, which requires up to 50 percent lower bandwidth needs than MPEG-4 AVC, to deliver consistent, high quality TV experiences on mobile devices.
- Demonstrations of MPEG-DASH adaptive streaming and next-generation video processing solutions for the monetization of multi-screen services
- AVP family, Ericsson’s multi-function video compression and processing platform, content exchange and distribution solution supports MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC and JPEG 2000
- New AVP 3000 Voyager Digital Satellite Newsgathering (DSNG) device and its content acquisition solution, with multi-codec, multi-network support
- Ericsson’s latest Edge QAM products, the EQ9020 and EQ9040, enables cable operators to efficiently address the evolving cable access network
- Next-generation collaborative user interfaces for multi-screen TV, demonstrations the Ericsson powered Chunghwa Telecom multi-screen TV service.
- Multi-screen Cloud PVR – Network-based solutions to time-shift TV on all multi-screen devices
- The new EPG Management Module for Ericsson’s WatchPoint® Content Management System.
To learn more visit here. Visit Ericsson at booth 1.D61.
Harmonic… announced 4:2:2 decoding capabilities for its ProView™ 7100 integrated receiver-decoder (IRD), transcoder, and stream processor. Leveraging this powerful new capability, the IRD’s SD and HD decoder can support 4:2:2 compressed video streams in both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC 8/10-bit formats, enabling content and service providers to deliver the professional video quality required for contribution applications.
By integrating 4:2:2 decoding for DVB-S/S2, IP, and DVB-ASI input interfaces into the ProView 7100, Harmonic allows content providers to cost-effectively decode SD and HD content presented as either MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 AVC compressed streams with improved picture fidelity.
The ProView 7100 supports a variety of contribution and distribution applications, including single-channel decoding, MPEG-4 AVC-to-MPEG-2 transcoding, and DVB descrambling. With the capability to perform multiformat video decoding, descrambling and remultiplexing of up to four transport streams, as well as transcoding for up to eight channels, the multifunctional platform dramatically lowers a broadcaster’s operational expenses.
Learn more here. Visit Harmonic at stand 1.B20.
Mariner… announced a major milestone in the growth of its innovative, award-winning flagship product. Mariner xVu™ is now monitoring more than seven million devices, making Mariner xVu a global market leader in the IPTV industry.
Mariner xVu has been supporting the Microsoft® Mediaroom® environment since 2009 and has recently announced support for the new functionality in Microsoft Mediaroom client 2.2. Other ecosystems supported include Cisco Videoscape, ViaAccess-Orca (RiGHTv and Compass), and Minerva iTVFusion. The solution currently monitors three of the top five service providers in North America.
According to findings from Point Topic and the Broadband Forum, the number of IPTV subscribers grew by 3.8 million globally in Q1 of 2012, ranking as one of the biggest quarters ever for IPTV growth. Mariner has increased the number of devices monitored by that number in the same time period, demonstrating that it can keep pace with the rate of growth of the IPTV industry and the unrelenting need to monitor subscriber Quality of Experience (QoE). Additionally, the rapid adoption of IPTV is further substantiated by research numbers — provided by Digital TV Research — that predict global IPTV subscribers Learn more about the company’s products here. Visit Mariner at stand 14.521.
Media Links… introduces a high performance IP. The widespread use of IP for the transmission of uncompressed video and audio in contribution circuits has presented several problems that arise from the point-to-point structure of IP. This presents problems if signals need to be distributed to several locations simultaneously. Solutions to date have involved the use of either large quantities of transmission equipment, or the very unsatisfactory use of multicast transmission making hitless switching impossible,
The Media Links MD8000-CHP-RHS card resolves these issues to produce what is effectively a distribution amplifier for IP systems. One card can process up to 16 streams simultaneously, all to dual redundant pairs, and provide hitless switching between pairs. Or, it can be configured to take a single stream and send it to 16 dual redundant outputs.
This “distribution mode” is likely to have a significant impact on system design, where multiple simultaneous IP deliveries are required. For example with major sporting events where contribution circuits may need to be delivered to multiple users, and because the system uses hitless switching, it provides a very high degree of reliability, and quality of service.
The MD8000-CHP-RHS card is one of a family of IP processing cards designed to enhance the functionality of the MD8000 system. The MD8000 frame allows for the integration of receiver, routing and transmission operations within one operating area, under a single control system for maximum efficiency. The MD8000 system has found widespread use around the world wherever the highest performance parameters are sought.
Learn more about Media Links® here. Visit Media Links® at stand 1.C31.
Miranda Technologies… announced the installation of its iControl advanced content monitoring and control platform at Encompass Digital Media Limited (EDML) in London.
Encompass provides playout and origination services for cable channels, television station owners and operators, sports leagues, civilian government and military sectors. In addition, Encompass offers distribution, master control and content management services. The company recently invested in new, state-of-the-art technical facilities at its Stephen Street, London location to enhance its quality of service to clients.
Miranda’s iControl is a highly advanced signal and facility monitoring system that enables operators to instantly review the status of their entire facility and quickly detect, diagnose and initiate repair of any problems that arise. This results in operational efficiencies while simultaneously ensuring a higher Quality of Experience for viewers.
The monitoring, alarm status and control solution is operated via iControl GUI touch screens. The touch screens provide configurable alternate views to any one of four operational, or two engineering, positions to monitor and control channels running through the facility’s multiple transmission chains. Audio is a significant component for EDML as its plays out multi-language and subtitling services, also monitored and controlled with iControl. EDML currently provides origination and transmission services for 60 channels, and the facility is designed to scale to over 200.
EDML utilizes Miranda’s Densité LGK cards, a channel branding processor that provides iControl GUIs with a thumbnail view of all content passing through the system. In addition to Miranda’s array of software and services, the NVISION router, Kaleido X16 and Kaleido IP multiviewers play an important role in EDMLs playout workflow.
Learn more about Miranda here. Visit Miranda at booth 8-D41.
NAGRA… OpenTV 5 defines a new category of client device solution introduces its newest client device solution and media convergence platform, NAGRA OpenTV 5. OpenTV 5 is the robust platform needed to deliver the next generation of highly personalized multi-network and multiscreen services. Founded on a new solid and flexible architecture, it combines the proven broadcast functionalities of OpenTV 2, which has been deployed in more than 165 million devices worldwide, with innovative broadband capabilities, providing the ideal environment to monetize new services and applications.
Offering hybrid functionality, it includes all the TV-centric features expected from an advanced solution to deliver a variety of services such as broadcast, PVR, on-demand, home networking, and over-the-top, as well as non-traditional capabilities such as multi-runtime environment support, cloud enablement, built-in data analytics, content transcoding, social TV, and feature-rich and intuitive content discovery.
OpenTV 5 utilizes key Web industry standards such as HTML5 and SVG. This not only gives service providers access to a wide body of existing applications, but also access to a large network of developers who can benefit from accelerated, familiar and easy to use authoring environments to create compelling applications and user experiences. In addition, OpenTV 5’s multi-process and application management and sandboxing capabilities enable a secure yet open ecosystem of applications. NAGRA’s open application development framework “Ninja” provides rich building blocks for rapid user interface development or “re-skinning” reducing time-to-market of new features.
NAGRA MediaLive shows how service providers can quickly and efficiently embrace Internet delivered television while leveraging their investment in traditional broadcast technologies with a secure, multiscreen viewing experience.
Hybrid, integrated and hosted multiscreen solutions are at the center of NAGRA’s “Bridging to the Cloud” showcase. Combined with robust content protection, they offer service providers new ways to deliver a seamless user experience across devices. NAGRA’s Multiscreen Cloud hosting Service will illustrate the benefits of a hosted solution for pay-TV service providers and broadcasters enabling them to deploy flexible and secure multiscreen services with the economies of scale inherent to a cloud delivered solution.
Learn more about NAGRA here. Visit NAGRA at stand C81 in Hall 1.
Pixelmetrix… presents the new addition to its product portfolio, the Pelican™ family of video encoders. Built smaller than a 3.5 inch hard drive, the compact, rugged Pelican encoder is ideal for remote news gathering, enterprise video, hospitality, government, education and healthcare applications. Set up and configuration is a snap with the built in HTML5 web interface. All Pelican models —Pelican-Analog, Pelican-SD and Pelican-HD—support live IP streaming from the built-in Ethernet port.
Pelican-Analog is for composite analog video and stereo analog audio inputs, Pelican-SD is for SDI video with embedded stereo audio as well as mini-XLR with balanced audio, while Pelican-HD supports HD-SDI video with embedded stereo audio as well as mini-XLR with balanced audio. A wide range of video standards is supported, ranging from 320×180, all the way to 1080p. Both MPEG-2 and H.264 formats are supported as well.
Learn more about Pixelmetrix here. Visit Pixelmetrix at stand 1F34.
SES and Sony… will be transmitting live 4K content at the IBC 2012 show in Amsterdam. The protected video channel is uplinked from the SES headquarters in Luxembourg via the ASTRA Satellite System.
The 4K content is being played out in Quad Full HD format encoded in the H.264 standard at a data rate of 50 Mbit/s and is delivered on Sony Bravia 84″ 4K displays at a pixel resolution of 3840 x 2160.
Visitors of IBC 2012 will be able to view the 4K TV content at the SES and Sony stands in Hall 1 and Hall 12 (Elicium) respectively.
Learn more here. Visit SES and Sony stands in Hall 1 and Hall 12 (Elicium) respectively.
Thomson Broadcast… announces the APS RF synthesizer system for use with AM and DRM radio transmitters. The system replaces the Thomson transmitter’s RF synthesizer and includes an adaptive precorrection feature that automatically compensates for changing amplifier characteristics. APS enables: broadcasters who send high-power signals to improve transmission quality, thereby increasing coverage in the area of reception and enabling them to broadcast higher data rates or higher audio bit rates:helps the operator ensure that the broadcast chain is always tuned for optimum transmission by automatically compensating transmission limitations in the high-power stage of the amplifier system: automatically adapts to changes in the transmission chain and readjusts each time the transmitter is starting the broadcast program: no manual tuning is required: in cases where different antennas are available, the transmitter will automatically compensate the difference and adjust the effect on the broadcasting transmitter.
Other important features of the new APS system include: ripple compensation on the transmission bandwidth, which results in passband-ripple of less than 0.1dB; analog audio transmission improvement in terms of linearity and frequency response, resulting in an improved transmission chain; better digital audio transmission in terms of MER and spectral purity; short-term training modus using RF feedback signals; and fast signal processing for the test-signal and the correction filter system.
Learn more here. Visit Thomson Broadcast stands in Booth B20, Hall 14.
Tvinci…, the Pay-OTT platform provider, has today announced that it has been shortlisted for two leading industry awards, to be announced at IBC 2012, for its work behind the EpicTV OTT TV service. The pan-European service, serving adventure sports fans, has been recognized with a nomination in both the CSI Product Awards for ‘Best Web TV Technology or Service’ and the ConnectedWorld.TV Awards for ‘Online Video Service of The Year’. These two awards celebrate advances and innovations in the cable, satellite, terrestrial broadcasting, mobile and IPTV sectors.
EpicTV is a premium service fully funded by Finnish Telecommunications and ICT service company Elisa, offering subscribers a consistent user interface and TV experience across iPad, Android devices, PC and connected TVs.
Tvinci will present its Pay OTT TV platform, which enables operators, broadcasters and media companies to offer users linear content, catch-up TV and VOD on multiple devices and monetize it through multiple business models and ads.
Learn more here. Visit Tvinci at stand 3.C46
