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NETWORK MONITORING MAKES THE CLOUD CONNECTION MANAGE
WorldCast Connect BY DAVID FOX
WorldCast Connect has announced a major update to the Kybio SaaS-hosted platform for unified network monitoring and control. After a rigorous benchmark of technologies to best meet Connect’s need for more scale and performance, its SaaS version of Kybio is now powered by Kubernetes, the standard container orchestrator for cloud.
Julien Libeau, Kybio product manager at WorldCast Connect, said: “Using Kubernetes technology radically changes the way our team and engineers work on the SaaS offer. It also adds value for our customers in media and broadcast, especially
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GERMANY’S WELT TAKES A SHINE TO EMERALD KVM
by speeding up the time of deployment. They can literally have Kybio up and running in less than ten minutes.” This new cloud-hosting package brings to Kybio the ability to scale on growth while ensuring high reliability for cloud deployments worldwide. Based on Kubernetes, the architecture provides the correct amount of compute power needed for each customer, depending on usage and licence size. EdgeBots, software-only agents for Kybio’s remote monitoring, played a major role in the deployment of this new cloud infrastructure. They bring the ability to combine on-premise remote monitoring with a full cloud environment. By connecting EdgeBots with their remote network, users are connected to Kybio SaaS, offering high scalability for large network infrastructures.
The Black Box Emerald Unified KVM platform supports HD and 4K MANAGE Black Box BY DAVID FOX The analytics and reporting engine in Kybio offers advanced data visualisation
German broadcaster Welt (formerly N24) has built a state-of-the-art studio in Berlin using the Black Box Emerald Unified KVM platform and Boxilla centralised KVM manager for its keyboard, video and mouse network. Designed, supplied and installed by the project’s master systems integrator Qvest Media, the Black Box system will enable reliable, flexible IP-based signal switching and extension for two large broadcast studios and one
smaller studio, all of which rely entirely on remotely operated robotic systems. Thorsten Prohm, chief technical officer at Welt, said: “The Emerald KVM platform is unique in supporting both virtual and physical machines, and this capability – along with anytime, anywhere access via the Remote App software receiver – has opened up a whole new way of approaching our studio infrastructure. The Black Box system’s ability to support both HD and 4K likewise gives us valuable flexibility in managing signals and format types as we deliver news broadcasts with an innovative look and feel.” The broadcaster is using Emerald transmitters and
receivers to connect operator workstations to computers in the facility’s equipment rooms – and eventually to virtual machines – so that operators working anywhere can enjoy fast access to any sources they need to do their jobs. The Remote App securely extends access to the KVM network so that authorised users can connect to the studio or other broadcast facilities and remotely perform the same job they do when working on site. Thanks to Emerald’s API- based cross-functionality with other platforms, including the studio management system, operators can completely reconfigure all workstations’ functionality with the touch of a button.
SCOOPYFLEX IN THE DOCK FOR PORTABLE OB COMMENTARY Aeta Audio Systems
CREATE & PRODUCE BY DAVID FOX
ScoopyFlex, a new ‘ultra-portable’ codec from Aeta Audio Systems, can be paired with a docking station so that it transforms into a fully-fledged commentary unit. The modular ScoopyFlex is designed to meet broadcasters’ present and future needs by offering flexibility and advanced functionalities, such as 5G capability, embedded Bluetooth
and WiFi, as well as two mobile network connections. With an autonomy of up to eight hours battery life, the unit can house three SIM cards and manages recording, editing and video tasks. It handles two stereo streams and supports HD voice. It is suitable for multiple applications, whether for reporters on the go or spot interviews. It also lets users connect a second microphone to the unit to help ensure optimal sanitary conditions that protect both reporters and guests during interviews.
For sports commentaries or
remotes from more complex infrastructures, presenters can pair ScoopyFlex with a docking station, turning it into a complete commentary unit. In this configuration it offers up to three mics, additional audio I/Os and a redundant AES67 connection on top of a second Ethernet port, battery recharge, intercom buttons, and easy access to level knobs. Yann Vonarburg, general manager of Aeta Audio Systems, said: “With ScoopyFlex, we offer the quality and tradition of our flagship product in a new modular version allowing [users]
No comment necessary – but it’s an option for Aeta’s new ScoopyFlex
to craft timely and compelling remote broadcasts. [Previously] station staff would have to have
two units: one light device for mobile use and another one for commentary applications.”
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