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OPEN, DYNAMIC AND ELASTIC ADVANCED CDN
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BOXER KNOCKS OUT COVID Cartoni
MANAGE BY DAVID FOX
The new UV-C LED Boxer is a portable cabinet powered by 42 medical grade UV-C LED lamps to safely sanitise fi lm, video and audio equipment in just fi ve minutes.
Cartoni claims the
PUBLISH Le Mancq: “Video delivery is changing”
Broadpeak BY MICHAEL BURNS
Broadpeak is advocating CDN solutions that it claims are designed to transcend quality of experience (QoE) expectations for video streaming. According to the company, content providers and pay-TV operators can deliver a QoE on a par with Netfl ix and future-proof their video delivery operations. Broadpeak’s CDN solution allows the delivery of third- party content, such as HBO Max, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and DAZN, with service providers able to dynamically optimise traffi c and QoE thanks to powerful analytics and a new centralised steering centre. The latter enables service providers to constantly adapt to the streaming context and enjoy a set of features including network-controlled ABR streaming technology (S4Streaming), multicast ABR (mABR), fast zapping and seamless fail-over. Broadpeak’s CDN also
UV-C LED Boxer is ideal for use on sets, in rental houses or in studios to prevent contamination of equipment. The disinfection chamber is equipped with germicidal UV-C LED irradiating UV-C light in 275nm wavelength capable of destroying germs, bacteria, micro-organisms and viruses, including Covid-19. Germicidal UV LED lamps
are not only effective but have signifi cant advantages, such
offers high elasticity for video distribution. All of the features and components are available as containers orchestrated via Kubernetes to adapt the topology to the actual consumption.
Jacques Le Mancq, CEO
at Broadpeak, said: “Video delivery is changing, and Broadpeak’s CDN technologies are continuously adapting to these changes.” The company’s nanoCDN has been widely deployed, offering scalability and low latency to the live multiscreen video delivery environment.
Also available is an ad insertion system for monetising live, cloud DVR and VOD content. BkYou ad insertion includes fast offl ine ad transcoding, robust security and anti-fraud, and server-side ad insertion capabilities with detailed client-side reporting. By bringing together the
effi ciency of mABR for linear distribution with the level of personalisation that ABR natively enables, Broadpeak claims its ad insertion solution enables operators to implement targeted ads on the main screen, where it matters most economically.
A light clean: Cartoni’s new UV-C LED Boxer cleans as it shines
as a very high pathogen kill rate, especially as pathogens cannot become resistant to UV like they can to antibacterial products. There’s also limited chemical exposure, as no harmful chemicals are used. It is also suitable for sanitising delicate professional fi lm and broadcast equipment as it does not affect (if used properly) optical lens coating, electronic circuits and boards,
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lubricants, rubber or plastic in cameras, lenses, monitors, microphones and so on. Although UV-C can discolour plastic and ultimately affect the carbon boundaries of the molecule after extreme exposure of over 1,000 hours, UV-C LED will not deteriorate other components. No ozone is released during the irradiation. The effectiveness of the disinfection can be monitored by Intellego Technologies’ Dosimeter, and the UV-C LED Boxer is certifi ed by the University of Siena, Italy, and Microchem Laboratories in Texas.
Like all UV light, exposure to
UV-C rays can be dangerous to humans so Cartoni designed the Boxer with two safety micro-switches to avoid accidental UV-C irradiation. If the lid to the Boxer chamber is not safely inserted, the UV-C lamps will not activate. The 25kg unit can be powered via a normal power supply or battery.
VSN EXPLORES THE CLOUDS VSN
MANAGE BY DAVID FOX
VSN has added cloud collaboration tools to all of its products, which are now capable of being integrated with all major remote storage providers. It is also introducing a SaaS pricing model.
In addition, the company has enhanced its core range of products, including VSNExplorer MAM, VSNExplorer Exchange and VSNCrea, most notably for media preservation, cataloguing and metadata assignment. VSN has been integrating AI functionality into its range to ease and automate complex, time-consuming and repetitive tasks. This has now been expanded and refi ned within VSNExplorer with the addition of DataBinder, a tool that aggregates the results provided
by AI engines in a single location, allowing users to undertake cross checks, and adjust and correct metadata as required. Other improvements include the VSNExplorer Exchange content hub, which now allows users greater control over how they access and manage assets and subscriptions. There’s also Adobe Premiere integration directly into the VSNExplorer PAM (Production Asset Management) interface. Broadcast management system VSNCrea now has expanded ad pricing features to allow price
blocks to be assigned at different times of day, different ad rate types (fi xed, cost per mille, cost per rating), and the direct exchange of this information with the commercial contracts on which they are based. Ricardo Quintanilla, head of marketing, VSN, said: “After our acquisition by Valsoft, we’ve had greater opportunity than ever to focus on delivering additions which allow our users to leverage greater value from their assets, using a suite of tools that is joined-up, seamless and remotely accessible.”
The VSNExplorer MAM is now better equipped for remote working
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