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GROUND TO CLOUD CONNECTIVITY BT Media and Broadcast BY ADRIAN PENNINGTON
FacilityLine Cloud Connect bridges the gap between the BT Tower Switch and AWS Elemental MediaConnect. Launched here at IBC, BT M&B’s solution offers a low-latency gateway which enables switching of broadcast- quality live feeds through either ground or cloud environment. Faisal Mahomed, Director of UK Portfolio Businesses & Media and Broadcast, said: “It’s as simple as buying a circuit. This is a fully
BT-managed service proposition that empowers broadcasters to widen affi liate ecosystems, boosting their ability to produce and distribute brilliant content.” The increasing use of scalable and adaptable cloud environments for workfl ows has created complexity. Every day, thousands of hours’ worth of content runs through FacilityLine and AWS’ MediaConnect and, until now, connecting these environments has required complex workarounds. Consequently, some of this content has not necessarily been
Mahomed: ‘FacilityLine Cloud marks the next step in cloud-centric infrastructure’
available to all viewers who might want it. Mahomed says BT M&B is removing this barrier. “As cloud plays a more prominent role in content
CAMERA CONTROL AND MEDIA OVER IP
Hitachi Kokusai Electric Europe BY DAVID FOX
A new camera control unit (CCU) for Hitachi’s 4K SK-UHD7000 camera integrates it fully in the IP world, with ST2110 support for media over IP.
The CCU can be fi tted with
different SFP fi bre interfaces for use with multi-mode or single-mode fi bre, and has a full range of traditional I/O support, including 12G-SDI.
Mark Capstick, General Manager – Broadcast Solution Sales, Hitachi
Hitachi’s Capstick with the DK-H700 and SK-UHD7000 cameras on robotic heads
Kokusai Electric Europe, said: “It can deliver different versions of UHD, HD and SD in SDR and HDR all at the same time.” In Hall 11, Hitachi is also
TATA TAKES ON AMERICA Tata Communications BY ADRIAN PENNINGTON
In the fi rst opportunity it has had to talk publicly about its recent acquisition, Tata Communications emphasised that The Switch has given it a very strong foothold in North America.
“The rationale for acquiring The Switch is that it has very deep broadcast engineering talent and is therefore a very complementary business to our own,” explained Dhaval Ponda, VP & Global Head, Media & Entertainment Business,
showing a new 1U ICR (integrated camera recorder) that supports recording from two UHD cameras at once, from two CCUs, for ISO recording.
The camera and CCU are also being shown working with a Domo Mesh wireless links system over a long distance, with return video, with the transmitter integrated into the camera. For wired camera connections it has a new trunk video system that allows an HD signal to piggyback onto a 4K fi bre, alongside the UHD signal, which could be useful for carrying an assist wide-angle camera output from a remote head so an operator can see what is outside the UHD frame. The hybrid fi bre also carries all control and power on a single cable. 11.C28
production and distribution, FacilityLine Cloud marks the next step in cloud-centric infrastructure,” he added. 0.A17
Tata Communications.
“The Switch team has established itself as a leader in deploying some of the most complex workfl ows in the world from a live production and transmission perspective, particularly for sports OTT. Meanwhile, The Switch benefi ts from Tata’s global video backbone, our media-native cloud and edge, and access to broadcasters and sports federations. Together we operate as a single integrated media business unit.” Ponda also said Tata had a long-term view of investment in
Ponda: ‘Operating as a single integrated media business unit’
M&E. The company is developing its own edge and cloud stack for delivering live content in ultra-low latency, it continues to invest in global digital video infrastructure and is committed to “signifi cant investment” in live production
capacity and capability. It has already opened a large live production facility in LA, which Ponda described as a “next-generation live production workfl ow operations centre”. 5.B06
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