IPTV@IBC2009 Special Report
The Video Furnace System has beenwith its ‘zero footprint’ InStream player.
IPTV & enterprise media
implemented in enterprises around theThe InStream player is ‘software on
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world to reduce the cost anddemand’ that works across all platforms
complexity of video distribution. Aand operating systems. The centrally
the Video Furnace System to contribute
major educational authority in Southmanaged InStream technology is
live SD and HD content at bit rates from
Enterprises
Yorkshire, England, has installed thedelivered to the desktop when the
150 kbps to 15 Mbps. The company’s
increasingly Video Furnace System in one of theusers requests to view video. It runs
‘HiLo’ streaming feature enables
rely on live,
UK’s most technologically advanced IPsolely in the computer's memory space
simultaneous provision of full-
programmed,
video distribution systems. The 17and disappears once the viewing
bandwidth high-resolution streams
and on-
middle schools and two learningsession is finished. InStream completely
along with low-bandwidth ‘reduced-
demand
centres managed by the Doncastereliminates the need for any system
resolution’ streams.
Metropolitan Borough Council selectedsoftware installation or maintenance.
Management of video within Video
video to
the Video Furnace System as the IPDelivered almost instantaneously
Furnace System falls to the Furnace
support video distribution system tofrom the server to the requesting client,Portal Server, which controls the direct
commun-
complement the council’s new virtualthe InStream player allows the user to
and secure distribution of SD and HD
ications,
learning environment (VLE), a centralselect video for viewing. As content is
H.264 video and MPEG-1, MPEG-2, and
training, and
repository of digital learning materialsdelivered in real time, the system
MPEG-4 SD video to HaiVision’s
that can be accessed by administrators,applies forward error correction (and
InStream players and Stingray set-top
education.
teachers, and students. Council officialsoptional security) to ensure reliable,
boxes. The Furnace Playback Manager
Easily imple- chose Video Furnace because theyconsistent viewing. Once the user
supports scheduled channels for IP
mented and
found it met their three most importantcloses the session, the player is
video broadcast and signage while the
managed IP-
requirements: support for multipleremoved completely.
Furnace Media Server supports VoD.
based video
operating systems, operation withoutThe performance and utility of an
Ease of use across platforms and user
systems that
the need to install client software, andadvanced IP-based system are
experience are the key factors that can
tight integration with the council’s VLE. enhanced by features tailored to media
make or break a video distribution
address all
Enterprises increasingly rely on live,management, conditional access, and
system. Most enterprises have extreme
these media- programmed, and on-demand video tocommand & control. The systemdifficulty in managing and supporting
deliv
support communications, training, andinterface should enable recording,
the end user’s platform and choice of
ery
education. Easily implemented andediting, and programming of content,
media player. Despite the best efforts
vehicles can
managed IP-based video systems thatwith powerful editing, bookmarking,
of IT to adopt a harmonised platform,
bring huge
address all these media-deliveryand library metadata tools. If secure
every enterprise is multi-platform
time,
vehicles can bring tremendous time,access is a priority, the combination of
(Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.). Each
resource, and resource, and cost savings to anAES encryption and conditional access
platform has its ‘best’ media player, be
cost savings.
organisation. By deploying an end-to-should be available in order to protect
it Windows Media, Silverlight,
end solution such as the Video Furnacedata and ensure that any arrangements
QuickTime, or Adobe Flash. Maintaining
System, organisations can enrich thefor media distribution and copy
the mix of platforms and players with
experience of any user whileprotection are enforced. Finally, the
their related versions is simply too
significantly enhancing the efficiencysystem’s command and control module
great a task in any organisation to
and value of high-quality video deliveryshould provide direct control over all
assure the consistency of media
across operations.desktop players and set-top boxes.
delivery. HaiVision resolves this issue
deployments of wireless IPTV video inHome users will not accept to have
Can OTT TV win the day?
several countries, as well as OTT TVtheir floorboards removed in order to
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ready to roll out in the very near future.lay new cabling to allow the exchange
We believe that wireless videoof data between different homeand could hold the key to dramatically
networking will become widespread -
There is
network devices; therefore thereversing the current decline in TV
as who would prefer the unsightly useimportance of wireless networking atadvertising.
much still to of cable over the alternative of wireless
home. Yet another challenge is settingYet, like content providers, advertisers
play for and
- as its reliability in the home, as in theup a secure wireless home networkwill want to be certain of the quality of
ultimately
office becomes proven.with multiple devices and securitythe user experience and reassured that
the added
So what of the future and which willprotocols: AirTies has created a trivialtheir brand values will not be negatively
competition
become the dominant TV model? Whatone-touch button network setup to easeimpacted. This is where the importance
seems certain is that the viewingthe installation for all the end-users,of solving the issue of QoS is
can only
experience is set to change dramatically.whether technically inclined orparamount, as otherwise pixilation will
auger a Much jostling for position is alreadyotherwise.occur and potential loss of service. QoS
brave new TV
happening amongst existing telco,Our vision for the networked home ofis a challenge which needs to be
world for the
payTV and Internet providers. However,the future is to enable the interchangeaddressed over both the wide area
consumer
as the technological barriers are slowlyof data between all the differentnetwork as well as the home network.
being eroded and new players like
and the
networked devices, be it a gamesEnsuring that video receives
Apple are entering the fray, it isconsole, music system, laptop, PC orprioritisation over other traffic over
industry. impossible to predict who will be the
TV, all located in different rooms, able towired or wireless home network is an
ultimate winners and losers. What isshare access to any printer or storageissue to which AirTies has committed
certain, however, is that there is muchdevice. To make this a wireless realitysignificant development time. It also
still to play for and ultimately the addedmeans overcoming the common issuesworks closely with universities in order
competition can only auger a brave newof interference to ensure that the signalto devise clever solutions to this
TV world for the consumer and thepasses throughout a house without lossproblem. Another related issue is that
industry.of signal. Today we already haveof the need for new wiring in the home.
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