Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »

Limelight Multi-device Media Delivery (MMD) Live is a powerful cloud-based feature for transcoding live video streams into multiple bitrates, and on-the-fly transmuxing into different formats, enabling a live event to be recorded for later playback. MMD Live reduces workflow complexity while meeting the demands of audiences for the highest quality video viewing experience on their choice of devices. This functionality allows users to stream live events to smart TVs, desktops, mobile screens, and set-top-boxes. MMD Live is integrated with the global Limelight Orchestrate Platform to deliver broadcast-quality live video to connected devices.

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »

Limelight Video Platform is the fastest and most intuitive way to manage and distribute online video to media devices everywhere. Engage web audiences with immersive video content. Track performance and collect valuable metrics from your viewers. The power and simplicity of Limelight Video Platform lets you manage, publish, syndicate, measure, and monetize web video with ease. Upload your source file and our transcoding services automatically handle video format conversions and publishing steps required for optimized viewing on any device, anywhere. The video platform is integrated with the global Orchestrate Platform to deliver the high-quality viewing experience audiences expect.

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »

Harmonic’s VOS®360 Channel Origination & Distribution Platform is an advanced, fully managed, channel origination and distribution platform for total content control. The schedule-based delivery solution enables the creation of linear channels, live events and streams, direct to consumers or syndication partners, at lightning speed, through one simple platform, without deploying complex infrastructure.

Through the platform, users have creative control over sources, assets, schedules, monitoring and metrics, with real-time agility. The platform ensures fast channel origination by allowing users to fine-tune the output for each channel, including graphics, animations, captions, subtitles and embedded signaling.

Adapting and creating channel playlists is simple with the VOS360 platform. Users can build a playlist for clips and graphics manually, use built-in scheduling, or import from an external traffic system. The VOS API also gives users the freedom to create and manage with their choice of external playout control.

All in the cloud, the platform is built around docker containers and microservices using Kubernetes orchestration. With the VOS360 Channel Origination & Distribution Platform, all live streaming channels are fully managed by Harmonic’s advanced DevOps team to ensure high availability and reliability.

Using the platform, customers can seize every opportunity to create value, including creating pop-up channels based on major events, testing new markets and launch new brands, leveraging the internet to optimize syndication distribution and repurposing content to increase ROI.

Harmonic’s advanced DevOps team guarantees the highest levels of availability and reliability. All IT infrastructures, media processing and delivery applications are always fully functional, with maximum uptime. This takes the guesswork out of system upgrades and enhancements.

 

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »

X-Pert Channel-In-A-Box is an all-in-one bundle which includes Playout, Graphics and Ingest.

X-Pert Channel-in-a-Box is a software playout solution for broadcasting a single or multiple TV channels. It integrates all the elements needed to keep a channel on-air by combining automation, playout and interactive graphics. The solution can provide SDI or IP streaming connectivity for broadcast and cable televisions as well as other applications.

Playout, Graphics and Ingest in one solution

As an all-in-one solution it provides user experience where on single server or computer can be performed in parallel Playout with CG branding and Ingest with possibility to broadcast currently ingested content. Furthermore it can work in full automation with predefined events or controlled trough remote API, as well in operations in manual mode.

Advanced X-Pert Playout

X-Pert Playout is a fully automated broadcast software that can run as a stand-alone solution or in a Channel-in-a-Box configuration. In addition its modular architecture makes it suitable for every professional who needs seamless content playout automation. X-Pert Playout is a 24/7 solution, available in UHD/HD/SD-SDI or IP streaming.

Main features

• Seamless Ultra HD (4K) playout with CG branding (It is hardware dependent on the broadcast board used.)


• Collapsible playlist


• User definable interface


• Clip trimmer


• Multi parallel output (MPO)


• Multi-channel multi-language audio and subtitling capabilities


• Loudness control


• Mixing different media formats, frame rates and resolutions in a single playlist


• Third party device control.

Advanced X-Pert Graphics

X-Pert Graphics is a state of the art on-air CG and graphics manager with a very user friendly interface. It helps you create projects with static or dynamic objects of all kind: rolls, crawls, multi-layered simultaneous still pictures, digital and analog clocks, animated logos, etc. Additionally the projects could be used for direct broadcasting or could be saved as customized templates for future use.

Main features

• Simple or animated logo insertion


• On-air editing


• Slide sequencer


• Automated text rendering into graphics templates


• Dynamic data sources


• Scheduling


• Task manager


• Advanced scripting engine

X-Pert Ingest

X-Pert Ingest enables capturing of multiple channels of HD or SD content from HD/SD SDI digital feeds, analogue sources and MPEG transport streams. Its streamlined interface allows you to monitor and control up to four video sources on a single screen. In addition audio levels can be also monitored and adjusted if needed.

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »

Cloud-Based Management

Simplify your workflow with remote management, customizable encoding workflows, and user-permission control.

API Integrations

Create and streamline fully automated workflows with a centralized management API.

Adaptive Network Encoding

Increase reliability with adaptive network encoding, which automatically decreases bitrate in adverse conditions.

Real-Time Health Monitoring

Identify issues quickly with detailed monitoring metrics, from encoder health through first-mile network conditions.

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »

Output encoded format and bit rate are programmable. It has applications in traditional broadcast, IPTV, satellite and cable TV systems.

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »

The Evolution to IP-based Services:

Broadcast businesses are increasingly looking to evolve IP-based services alongside more traditional delivery methods. Hosting technology within generic data centres delivers service agility and saves cost, enabling the operator to be situated remotely in a standard office environment with all the cost savings that delivers.

Configurability and Flexibility:

As a software-only virtual implementation of Pebble’s Dolphin integrated channel device, Orca’s software-defined channels are configurable to meet the exact requirements of each service. Dolphin and Orca share the same underlying architecture and operate under the control of the company’s flagship Marina automation system, making it easy to mirror channel templates for simultaneous playout to traditional SDI as well as IP video distribution.

Rapid and Straightforward Channel Launches:

Running in a virtual machine (VM) in a private or public cloud with IP inputs and outputs, Orca delivers all the functionality previously handled by discrete hardware servers, graphics and captioning systems within a pure software environment. New IP channels can be created from a series of templates at the touch of a button, and quickly deployed into a running system without having to restart or make configuration changes.

Orca was awarded ‘Best of Show’ by TV Technology at NAB 2016.

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »

We offer a virtualized cloud based publishing ecosystem for both linear and non-linear content. VIPE manages multi-channel operators and service providers' IP channel playout as well as their OTT and VOD deliveries.

A VIPE installation consists of a growing collection of containerized micro-services. These inbound services, as well as 3rd party outbound services, are carefully managed through VIPE’s centralized orchestration layer.

Together they automatically execute a larger workflow or process.

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »

ELIA Unity is our channel in a box TV playout solution base on 30 years experience on broadcast.

Conscious of the need for the broadcasters to reduce constantly the operational costs while keeping a high quality level, we show with the ELIA range of SGT Channel in a Box TV playout solutions our know-how regarding reliability and flexibility which few systems can supply and nevertheless essential for a 24/7 operation.ELIA Unity is the very latest generation of Channel in a Box, a cost effective TV playout system offering playout automation, ingest, branding and media asset management features, in an all in one robust video server.ELIA Unity includes an off the shelf video server, with RAID redundant storage and expandability capability, in a low cost IT standard environment. Combined with the power of our brand new playout automation software PLAY along with FLOW software for acquisition and the preparation of the contents, both profiting from SGT’s long expertise, it is one of the most powerful & hassle free channel in a box in the market.We have indeed integrated the very latest technologies to stick to the market trends and needs; the “Full IP”, while you can choose to keep the good old SDI connections for a smooth transition, with ELIA Unity as well as the choice of virtualisation with ELIA Air.

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »

By providing facilities for ingest and media management, titling and graphics, as well as playout and scheduling, EXEcutor™ Broadcast Servers can provide a complete “TV channel-in-a-box” solution, or be configured to provide any combination of component services using world-renowned PlayBox software, to enable very efficient, scalable, and flexible production pipelines to be created. These incorporate traditional, streaming and hybrid workflow models, even the cloud and private cloud.

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »

Dolphin delivers highly automated integrated audio, video and graphics functionality for ingest, channel branding and frame-accurate multi-channel playout. Its flexible pipeline design gives you the ability to customise the virtual output chain for each channel, specifying the order in which functions including graphics, effects, and aspect ratio conversion are handled within the system.

Rich Functionality:

With SD/HD video server, master control switcher, subtitling, captioning and channel branding functionality, Dolphin’s target installations include regional commercial insertion, fast to market or short-term channels, disaster recovery centres and content ingest. Supporting an extensive range of compression and file formats, it incorporates full up- and down-conversion on ingest and playout, and the ability to mix legacy SD content with new HD material on the same timeline, to deliver the flexibility your programming demands.

Seamless Integration:

Dolphin integrates seamlessly as a standalone device into a multichannel system which might also incorporate best-of-breed video server, graphics or captioning devices for prime channels. It can also act as a component of a hybrid channel, blending Dolphin’s functionality with discrete technology such as graphics devices. This means that you can choose the optimum technology for the budgetary and technical needs of each channel. Crucially, your operators will be presented with the same user interface whatever the underlying channel technology across the entire system, and a single system-wide database avoids creating operational silos and simplifies channel control.

Exceptional Quality:

In today’s highly commercial, multi-channel broadcast environment, audiences demand high-quality HD transmission with error-free playout, and channel controllers expect good quality branding. Dolphin delivers exceptional SD and HD quality at an affordable price, safeguarding your on air production values, even for low revenue channels.

Publish » Linear Playout » Linear Playout Systems » Integrated playout (channel-in-a-box) »

A cohesive, highly scalable, micro service for delivery focused Media Asset Management. Due to the tight integration with the VIPE publishing platform, it reduces complexity in the infrastructure, resulting in a simple and reliable supply chain.

In the era of multichannel playout, file-based workflows and existing channel management systems, the specific delivery requirements often result in a complex infrastructure. VIPE MAM is designed to offer transparent (automated) workflows, resulting in increased control, reliability and efficiency.

VIPE MAM manages both primary as well as secondary media files. It handles all aspects of the workflow from ingest, QC, Soft parting, subtitles/audio management to enhancing/modifying any asset data. All metadata is fully indexed and searchable. Usability experience is powered by elastic search, particularly useful for large volume databases.