theibcdaily New TV user interface ABOX42 By Monica Heck Video from sound: The network-connected PIX 270i
New recorders pioneer rebrand Sound Devices
By Michael Burns
A range of rack-mounted, network-connected video recorders are making their IBC debut, under the new brand of Video Devices.
The network-connected PIX 270i and PIX 250i video decks offer tapeless, file-based recording and playback with the ability to control and transfer high-quality files over Ethernet. They are the first to be branded as Video Devices, a new line encompassing all video-related products by Sound Devices. Existing products will be rebranded, including the PIX 220i and PIX 240i recorders, and future video products will also be branded Video Devices. “While production sound
equipment is our foundation, and we continue to develop new audio gear, video production has become increasingly important for us,” said Sound Devices president, Matt Anderson. “We are excited to highlight this new brand to the international broadcast community, in addition to our range of audio gear, at IBC2014.”
The PIX 270i and PIX 250i
units record Apple ProRes or Avid DNxHD files and allow simultaneous multiple-drive recording. Redundancy and backup capabilities include four drives for PIX 270i and two drives for 250i. Audio capabilities include the PIX 250i’s 16 tracks of audio and 64 channels of both MADI audio and Dante audio- over-Ethernet for PIX 270i, which the company claims is a world’s first for a video deck. 8.B59
German set-top box manufacturer ABOX42 has released a new OPX TV user interface for its third generation line of hybrid DVB receivers, which combine DVB reception with full IPTV as well as OTT capabilities. Available for deployment
from its IBC launch date, the new OPX TV client is supported on all ABOX42 smart STB platforms. Based on HTML5, it offers operators an easy-to-deploy solution with a user experience which integrates all required third generation functionalities. Key features of the OPX TV Client include unified channel lists for DVB and IP channels, multi-language EPG with extended content as well as forward and backwards EPG for catch-up and restart TV. The client also supports the integration of third party TV apps like VoD portals, as well as HbbTV and red-button services, alongside operator branded and skinned user
Italian broadcaster adopts DVP VideoFlow By Will Strauss
Italian religious broadcaster Teleradio Padre Pio has replaced its satellite-based backup links with VideoFlow's Digital Video Protection (DVP)
technology.
The newly installed DVP set- up allows Teleradio Padre Pio to submit live content via the internet rather than uplink it, a move that is said to have reduced annual connection costs by around a tenth. Nicola Palazzo, the managing director of Italian
system integrator PSE, which maintains and services the uplink and distribution system for Teleradio Padre Pio, said: “We have been working closely with VideoFlow's Italian distributor, Diem Technologies, testing and evaluating how effective and robust the technology is in real world
interfaces. OPX TV is multi language and supports multi character sets. It can be used worldwide also for non-Latin based languages like Arabic, Chinese, Thai, Hebrew, Vietnamese and Russian. The modular design of the user interface is made for being integrated seamlessly into many different head ends like OTT, IPTV and DVB-
conditions where the quality of the network connection can vary. It passed every test.” Teleradio Padre Pio content is generated in the company's studios in San Giovanni Rotondo in Southern Italy and then sent to Telespazio dish farm in Avezzano some 500 km to the West where it is moved on to a satellite for distribution across Europe.
The connection between San Giovanni Rotondo and
Q&A Michel Degland, chief executive officer, SoftAtHome
Has IBC come at a good time for the electronic media industry? Why? IBC is the world’s largest professional show focused exclusively on media and entertainment. It is a show made by the industry for the industry that started in 1967, when colour had just come along as the greatest innovation in TV history to that date. Now that we are facing great new
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technologies such as Ultra HD and OLED on the display side and casting for distribution to the TV from mobile devices, IBC is more than ever the best place to come and view or discuss the current disruptive innovations across the electronic media industry.
What do you think are the key developments in, or threats to, your market
sector at the current time?
Video distribution is proliferating while quality is increasing with 4K. Global players propose their own boxes such as Cast dongles. This is introducing radically new ways of consuming video content for end users, bringing greater freedom and simplicity. Delivering the best user experience and ensuring quality of service by including
home network in the operator monitoring are two major objectives.
Why should delegates visit your stand at IBC? SoftAtHome is presenting its latest innovations all powered by its Software Operating System (SOP), addressing market needs. These include an HEVC/4K advanced box running UHD TV, a low-cost, small form factor HEVC box,
and a Cast dongle introducing the modern way of consuming video but which keeps the big screen centre stage as the best place to access premium content. 4A51
Mix and match: The OPX TV Client mixes classical DVB channels with IPTV and OTT channels
networks with either local or network PVR and time shift. The client can be integrated into the operator’s backend and middleware infrastructures to support customer subscriber management systems. 14.J13
Avezzano uses a dedicated fibre connection that is now backed up by VideoFlow technology, with a pair of VideoFlow DVP10s linked by a 2 megabytes per second internet connection. VideoFlow's patent pending technology opens the internet for delivering content by ensuring that no packet is lost and nullifies the jitter caused by transiting the internet. 3.B20
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