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SDI has been and continues to be a mature and stable standard for the distribution of video, audio and metadata in broadcast facilities. From its inception in 1989 to the modern quad-link 12G-SDI available today, it has stood the test of time and even with the advent of IP and Ethernet, it shows no sign of waning.
Broadpeak, a French provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming technology for content providers and pay TV operators, has released a software based CDN benchmarking tool, developed in collaboration with Intel.
Switch Media has won the contract to provide the online video platform for Solomon Telekom Company’s recently launched streaming service delivering free-to-air TV.
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Comark (“COMARK”), has announced that ARK Multicasting Inc. has ordered 56 E-Compact transmitters and associated field services. COMARK will be supplying a mix of EC700MP and EC700HP transmitter systems ranging in output power levels from 250W through 3.3kW for their new channel assignments as part of the LPTV repack requirements.
In the four years since ATSC 3.0 Air Chain technology was first introduced in 2017, it has gone through three evolutions. The first installations were used in preparation for the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea. DigiCAP provided Air Chain technology for all three major South Korean broadcast networks, enabling them to transmit live 4K over the air during the 2018 Winter Games. These first-generation Air Chains were eight rack units (RU) tall.
GeoComply Solutions, a Canadian geolocation security company, has updated GeoGuard DB, its VPN and proxy detection package for OTT and streaming video.
Digital TV broadcasting technologies continue evolving, but the industry’s goals can become a moving target when demands unexpectedly change.
Interra Systems’ BATON Media Player (BMP) now offers a set of Netflix presets based on Netflix’s Licensed Delivery Specifications. Using the presets, media professionals can easily play, inspect, and verify audio-video content, enabling them to turn around high-quality content more quickly to content delivery partners.
