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NAB 2012 Headline News SGT Vivesta
ToolsOnAir
Reducing operational cost with new CiaB
By Fergal Ringrose
SGT VIVESTA unveiled its new Channel in a Box product at NAB 2012. The company acknowledges the need of broadcasters to continuously reduce operational cost and at the same time maintain high levels of reliability and flexibility. Many existing Channel in a Box solutions do not provide the level of reliability and flexibility required in multichannel and live broadcast environments. This is exactly why many
broadcasters still rely on dedicated multichannel automation solutions to run their premium channels. The new Veda-in-a-Box now combines the best of two worlds; a low-cost and standard IT integrated broadcast server combined with the reliability and flexibility of the Veda Automation platform. Veda Automation is the
result of more than 20 years of experience and is in use by
more than 300 channels. The Veda-in-a-Box server is controlled by the Veda automation and the Veda Media Manager platforms as a controllable device, making it easy and fast to deploy. This approach benefits
broadcasters as they can reuse their investments in Veda Automation, operate all channels from the same intuitive user interface and combine the low-cost Veda-in- a-Box server with other playout servers creating a centralised open architecture to run both small low-cost channels and premium channels consisting of best-of-breed components. The Veda-in-a-Box server runs on standard IT hardware. It has been designed for a typical playout of two HD channels and offers two ingest channels. It internally stores up to 72 hours of HD clips, and comes with full MAM functionality, including semantic search and retrieve.
www.sgt.eu
Real social media IPTV integration
By Fergal Ringrose
TOOLSONAIR AND Molden Media presented just:social, an application for integrating interactive social media into broadcast and IPTV. “With the astronomical
growth of tablet users, the TV screen is no longer the dominant force in the living room,” remarked Gilbert Leb, VP of Sales and Marketing for ToolsOnAir. “The increasing prominence of interactive second-screen applications has created a tremendous opportunity to bring TV as we know it from a passive medium into a truly interactive one.” “Social media integration will often be used only for a single show or live broadcast event,” said Molden Media’s Thomas Molden. “Traditionally the expense of integration has made it cost prohibitive for all but a few large-budget applications. Our just:social collaboration with ToolsOnAir provides
Set Your Productions Apart with the Eclipse Matrix Intercom
www.tvbeurope.com May 2012
JOIZ in Switzerland is aiming for full interactivity with just: social integration
a powerful, yet affordable platform utilising ToolsOnAir’s proven timeline-based playout technology.” “Social media integration is
already proving to be a powerful force in moving broadcasters into a new generation of interactivity,” said Leb. “JOIZ
Communication Specialities CSI ramps up copper and fibre By Fergal Ringrose V-Series Rotary Panel w with E-MADI Card
As the only system of its kind to intelligently integrate with wirele beltpacks and intercom-over-IP solutions, the Eclipse offers many options to connect using the widest range of advanced control panels and intercom interfaces.
with wireless less That’s incredible, but it just got better with new additions to the matrix family.
V-Series Rotary Panel: Enjoy the advantages of existing V-Series panels in rotary form, with the added benefits of easier and faster audio level adjustments for intercom mixing and IFB assignments.
E-MADI: Offering the highest density MADI connection in an intercom platform, each E-MADI card provides up to 64 bi-directional channels of audio between the Eclipse intercom matrix and any AES10 compatible device.
For more product information or sales contact:
www.clearcom.com
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The 2380 allows engineers to embed up to four audio channels
COMMUNICATIONS SPECIALTIES Inc (CSI) introduced new additions to its Copperlink signal distribution line of products at NAB. The new Copperlink 2380-Series embedder/de-embedder, consisting of the 2380 embedder and 2381 de-embedder, allows engineers to embed up to four channels (two pairs) of analogue line level audio into a 3G/HD/SD-SDI video signal in accordance with SMPTE
standards. This makes it ideal for a number of applications including broadcast and corporate studios, OB vans, rental and staging, stadiums, theatres, distance learning, and more. The Copperlink 2380
Embedder gives operators the flexibility to embed each of the four channels of audio independently, strip previously serialised audio, or pass it through without modification,
all on a pair-by-pair basis. CSI also enhanced its
Fiberlink fibre-optic product line at NAB. The new 3380- Series, consisting of the 3380 transmitter and 3381 receiver, transports 3G/HD/SD-SDI video and four line-level analogue audio signals found in professional video and broadcast environments, making it suitable for a number of locations and applications. The 3380 transmitter accepts as its input one SDI signal and up to four audio signals or
‘channels’. The 3380 converts the analogue audio into digital audio and embeds it into the SDI digital video signal stream in accordance with applicable SMPTE standards.
www.commspecial.com
(Swiss TV broadcaster) has already been implementing playout and realtime graphics with just:live and just:play for more than a year, and they are presently rolling out full interactivity as the next step in their broadcast strategy.”
www.toolsonair.com
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