Globecast assists customers in managing their content and make such available wherever required, by anyone required — and the firm's major products will be on display during the upcoming IBC2017 in Amsterdam.
The company provides content acquisition, management and distribution services across the globe and has created the number one global satellite and hybrid fiber network for video contribution and distribution, delivering any type of video service, including: TV Everywhere OTT, satellite, cable, video-on-demand and CDN delivery using cloud-enabled media solutions.
The company supplies Content Acquisition, Aggregation and Distribution (CAAD) services to more than 100 networks worldwide, distributed via multiple platforms. There are 12 interconnected Globecast-owned facilities, including Los Angeles, London, Singapore, Paris, Rome, and Johannesburg. At IBC2017, Globecast will be presenting…
Globecast new Media Manager Platform
Globecast launches their new integrated platform that enables customers to clip, edit and publish high-quality content instantly across multiple outlets. Customers can create video-on-demand files from live streams and syndicate to multiple online services and across social media. Globecast’s expertise in covering live events enables customers’ editorial teams to package action highlights during and after an event and to then publish that content to all screens. Globecast’s intelligent media management system automatically allows content owners to increase viewer/follower engagement, grow their audience and introduce new monetization models.
Globecast XN
Globecast will also promote their GCXN solution. This manages the transport of broadcast and media services over the public Internet and allows for rapid deployment, enabling customers to create and then distribute content wherever they may be, far quicker and more cost effectively than using traditional fibre networks. GCXN is used for primary and secondary distribution with broadcast-grade quality and comes as a standalone service or as a complementary solution to satellite services. GCXN can also be used for disaster recovery and monitoring of video services. Using the public Internet, GCXN has universal reach that is secure and reliable and is a comprehensive service that’s managed and monitored end-to-end, delivering peace of mind.
My Globecast
Customers can manage Globecast services efficiently with My Globecast, a secure, simple, real-time digital tool anytime, anywhere, using any device. My Globecast is designed for and by customers to offer a simpler customer journey with a user-friendly homepage. Customers have access to all of their services and favorites in one click and they can use My Globecast to manage their media management and distribution-related services. Included are services supervision, incident management and planned maintenance communication with a 360-degree overview of media management and associated playout and video-on-demand services.
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Globecast is also announcing their new Cloud Channel Playout solution for SD, HD and 4K channels. This significantly enhances its service deployment efficiency, time-to-market and flexibility and further enhances its geographical reach, as well as enabling fast start-up time.
Globecast continues to expand the capabilities of the firm's TV Everywhere OTT Video services via a comprehensive ecosystem of partners to complement its in-house versatile video headend solution used for media content preparation. Beyond mobile apps for smartphone and tablets, it now provides apps to key Smart TV app stores: Roku, Samsung, LG, Android TV and Netgem.
