MediaKind Cygnus Distribution

Publish » Linear Signal Distribution » Distribution & Re-distribution » Encoding and multiplexing for distribution and re-distribution »

Aquila Broadcast from MediaKind offers a broadcasting solution to minimise costs, maintain quality up to UHD HDR services whilst enabling broadcasters to transform their workflow to an all-IP architecture.

Solution values

• Class leading picture quality
  
  
  
  • Offers 10% year-on-year gain in video quality giving subscribers and viewers a more immersive experience annually.
  
  
  
  


• Flexible deployment
  
  
  
  • Deployable as an appliance or software only, either on-premises or in the cloud ensuring any system implementation fits with all current architectures.
  
  
  
  


• Supporting an all IP workflow
  
  
  
  • Supports the latest IP standards, including SMPTE 2022 and SMPTE ST 2110 enabling a simplified and more cost efficient solution implementation.
  
  
  
  


• Converged broadcast & OTT solution
  
  
  
  • When combined with the Aquila Streaming solution, Aquila Broadcast provides a cost efficient broadcast and streaming platform.
  
  
  
  

Publish » Non-Linear Publishing » Non-Linear Publishing Systems » Cable/IPTV VOD servers and systems »

MediaKind’s Aquila On-Demand solution delivers an end-to-end content delivery workflow designed to ingest, process and deliver video files for OTT and IPTV consumption. This solution addresses the challenge in delivering a high-end user experience while ensuring operational costs remain under strict control. When combined with the MediaKind PRISMA advertising and alternate content portfolio, it also enables new revenue streams leveraging advertising and content distribution rights capabilities.

• Push your video quality higher leveraging MediaKind’s On-Demand Encoding technology to provide the highest video quality and guaranteed performance across multiple codec choices - MPEG-2, H.264 & HEVC•


• Enabling a better consumer experience delivering content to a wide variety of devices by leveraging MediaKind’s packager support for all major segment and manifest formats (HLS, Smooth Streaming, DASH, CMAF)•


• Faster time to market by deploying a unified solution across any network and infrastructure type (COTS servers, IT datacenters & private and public clouds)•


• Reduce operational complexity using a single interface for all services and servers’ operations•


• Optimize server footprint with an underlying micro-services design, that provides deployment flexibility, allows scalability according to demand and delivers a highly available service

 

Publish » Linear Signal Distribution » Distribution & Re-distribution » Encoding and multiplexing for distribution and re-distribution »

Aquila Streaming provides broadcast quality video encoding capabilities alongside the latest packaging formats for delivery to OTT, or converged broadcast applications. Aquila Streaming also creates new revenue streams with digital ad-insertion and enables managing the headend lifecycle by leveraging cloud-native applications. The solution is available as an appliance, software (which can be deployed on reference or dedicated hardware), private or public cloud, or as a MediaKind delivered service.

Solution value

• Push video quality higher by leveraging MediaKind’s Encoding Live award winning technology to deliver the highest video quality and guaranteed performance across multiple codecs (MPEG-2, H.264 & HEVC)


• Enable a better consumer experience with support for a wide variety of devices by leveraging MediaKind’s packaging technology with support for all major segment and manifest formats (HLS, SS, DASH, CMAF)


• Faster time to market by utilizing a single solution to address all networks and all infrastructures (Appliances, IT datacenter & private and public clouds)


• Reduce operational complexity using a single point of entry for all media services and servers’ operations.


• Optimize OPEX and CAPEX when migrating to full IP leveraging the latest IT & cloud technologies (containers & orchestration) to significantly reduce infrastructure costs.


• Highly Available with a variety of redundancy and recovery schemes thus ensuring maximum uptime and minimizing servicing costs leading to reduced consumer churn and maintaining important revenue streams


• Aquila Streaming can be combined with Aquila Broadcast enabling a fully converged Broadcast and OTT headend

Aquila Streaming delivered as a Service

This type of solution deployment enables some further key additional benefits:

• Faster time to market for media content


• Peace of mind from proven integration with ecosystem partners to offer a full turn-key solution


• Significant cost efficiencies from the reduction of locally deployed equipment procurement or management needed since the solution leverages public cloud infrastructure


• Reduced in-house operational requirements and lifecycle management cost implications as these are handled by MediaKind


• Applications supported for 24/7 live channels, occasional use/events, and additional use cases such as disaster recovery for on premises headends

Connect » Real-Time Signal Transfer » Intra-Facility Connectivity » Contribution encoders »

MediaKind's Cygnus Contribution solution enables live events to be captured reliably, cost effectively, with the highest quality and lowest latency. It supports UHD HDR, the latest IP standards, and delivers remote/ at-home production applications.

This media processing and delivery solution addresses a number of different live content contribution use cases and applications such as remote / at-home production with distinct values enabling content providers/owners, Broadcasters and TV Operators to maximize their investment whilst maintaining the quality and low latencies required for professional media delivery.

 

Publish » Linear Signal Distribution » Distribution & Re-distribution » Edge devices »

Cygnus Distribution is a new generation solution for primary distribution applications from MediaKind. Whether it is the professional distribution of live events such as sports matches, or the distribution of 24/7 channels, Cygnus Distribution enables this to be delivered securely, reliably and in high quality whether that be via satellite, or IP network, or a combination of both networks.

Store » Real-Time Storage » VTRs & DVRs » Digital video recorders »

 

For cable companies, multiple service operators (MSOs), telcos and content providers who need a cost efficient, reliable solution for massively scalable video storage and recording that exceeds stringent performance requirements, the MediaKind Video Storage and Processing Platform (VSPP) is the only field proven, large scale software-based solution that provides resiliency, very high throughput, and virtually hands-off maintenance. This platform is highly optimized to minimize hardware footprint and provide the best possible TCO.

Supported use cases

Cloud DVR

Cloud based DVR applications enable service providers to offer a DVR service without the need todeploy or upgrade to expensive DVR boxes at the subscriber site. By locating the storage and streaming at the network operation center and running an RS-DVR client software at the subscriber site, operators can offer a full DVR service without the need of hardware upgrades at the subscriber.

Dynamic origin server

The origin server is a scale out media storage system that can also perform content transformation, and streaming. The origin ingests MPEG-TS CBR and ABR, and transforms them on-the-fly to RTSP and different OTT formats, thus eliminating the need to store multiple formats.

VSPP tiered architecture

Supports different tiers to address specific streaming patterns as well as content popularity.

Edge pumps

With an ongoing transformation to the full-blown Media Edge for the legacy and OTT delivery.

Monetize » Sell Content & Advertising » Advertising Systems » Programmatic and addressable advertising platforms »

MediaKind's PRISMA solution enables advertising and alternate content & blackout content insertion on any applicable workflow (live, near-live or non-live) across broadcast and IP networks delivering the maximum monetization potential and ensuring full compliance with linear distribution rights.

PRISMA solution enables fully unified and and standards based layer between advertising and linear rights business systems (ad-decisioning system, traffic & scheduling system) and A/V broadcast and/or IP processing and delivery chains.

Publish » Linear Signal Distribution » Distribution & Re-distribution » Edge devices »

Cygnus Distribution is a new generation solution for primary distribution applications from MediaKind. Whether it is the professional distribution of live events such as sports matches, or the distribution of 24/7 channels, Cygnus Distribution enables this to be delivered securely, reliably and in high quality whether that be via satellite, or IP network, or a combination of both networks.

Manage » Manage & Orchestrate » Data & Metadata Management » (Meta)data aggregation and management »

LTN® Cue & Connect are fully managed linear metadata solutions designed for today’s platforms and advertising demands. The IP-powered solutions simplify signal decoration for optimized ad signaling, targeted transformation, and greater monetization.

LTN Connect is an on-prem metadata insertion solution that deploys in existing broadcast environments. The solution tailors linear metadata decoration to conform to your specific workflow and requirements — with flawless interoperability. Connect features include advanced blackout management, content regionalization, graphic and audiotrack overlays, plus automated VOD file creation from linear programs.

LTN Cue is an in-network metadata insertion and video delivery solution. Cue simplifies channel management with advanced advertising and content replacement workflows to generate more metadata — and more revenue — without requiring additional hardware. Cue features include scalability to multiple SCTE 35 profiles, compatibility with any playout, facilitation of OTT platform advertising, and always-on NOC monitoring and support.

Transform the future of video with LTN Cue & Connect.

Publish » Linear Signal Distribution » Distribution & Re-distribution » Edge devices »

Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC devices provide 64-bit processor scalability while combining real-time control with soft and hard engines for graphics, video, waveform, and packet processing. Built on ARM real-time processors and a programmable logic equipped platform, three distinct variants include dual processor (CG) devices, quad processor and GPU (EG) devices, and video codec (EV) devices.

The Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC EV devices are particularly suited to a wide range of broadcast and media applications, from camera encoding to mobile wireless video systems, and contribution IRDs to live streaming encoders:

• Configurable and dynamically adjustable codec


• Integrate with a wide portfolio of Xilinx and partner IP cores such as 12G-SDI, ST 2110, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.2 etc.


• Up to 4K60 4:2:2 10-bit H.264/H.265 encode + decode


• Multichannel support up to 4K60 (e.g. 2x 1080p60 or 4x 1080p30)


• Ultra-low-latency mode of <35ms glass-to-glass


• Total device power for a single pipeline as low as 8.5W

 

 

Publish » Linear Signal Distribution » Cable Distribution » Cable middleware »

Our playout facility helps with originating and manipulating content to your specific needs. The Nextologies Transmission, Distribution and Content Delivery Network (CDN) for IPTV and linear television broadcasts, gets your channel or content around the world in the shortest amount of time, at the most competitive rates, while assuring the best quality of service. Using our custom solution for automated playout, we have the ability to provide a full 24/7, 365 channel playout from a file based solution.

Nextologies master control and playout operators have the ability to insert commercial spots and programming into any of our content partners live channels ensuring your schedule stays accurate and profitable.

Using our custom designed time shifting module, we can time shift your signal 24+ hours and into multiple time zones.

Publish » Content Protection » Content Protection & Encryption » CAS, encryption, DRM »

The Nextologies fibre network connecting Canada, USA, Eastern Europe and Asia, combined with our fixed satellite network, is the best in our region giving instant access to over 55,000 channels. The Nextologies fibre network is fully protected, geographically diverse and self-healing. Nextologies offers full-time redundant gigabit fibre connectivity to all of the major BDUs in Canada and MSOs in the USA.

 

Nextologies uses state-of-the-art technology enabling the utmost quality and reliability in broadcast video transmissions. Our network's fibre optic digital circuits are built with redundancy and diverse systems, which minimize latency and jitter characteristics.

Publish » Linear Signal Distribution » Distribution & Re-distribution » Edge devices »

Based on Synamedia’s award-winning virtualized Digital Content Manager (DCM) architecture and its PowerVu IRD technologies, the new Media Edge Gateway is ideal for video service providers that are deploying in hybrid environments, looking to test out new channels or launching point-in-time updates such as for natural disasters, and events. This new service enables cost-effectiveness, flexibility and adaptability in creating new application-specific edge gateways including an ATSC 3.0 receiver and SMPTE 2110 decoder with further commercial, function, positioning and form adaptations to be added in the future.

The Media Edge Gateway can reduce go-to-market schedules from weeks to mere minutes using automation, the resulting benefit of its software-based architecture. This approach creates more value for end customers while offering video service providers new monetization paths.  Additionally, it enables customers to experiment or launch varying business models including SaaS options and subscription-based packages.

Publish » Linear Signal Distribution » Distribution & Re-distribution » Edge devices »

Limelight Content Delivery Services ensure your content is optimized and delivered with the lowest latency, best reliability, and highest origin offload. These services are part of the Limelight Orchestrate Platform, which integrates our massive global private infrastructure, advanced content delivery capabilities, and support services.

By positioning website content in edge caches, leveraging last mile acceleration, customizing requests and responses, and ensuring appropriate and secure access, Limelight ensures content can be quickly delivered, anywhere, anytime, with the quality of experience your audience expects.

Publish » Linear Signal Distribution » Distribution & Re-distribution » Edge devices »

Limelight Live Push Ingest puts the control of origin bandwidth in the hands of content providers, so you can reduce costs related to ingesting video to the Limelight CDN. You can manage your own encoding and chunking process, with the potential of lowering latency compared to Pull workflows. By Pushing your content to a specialized ingest server that is peered directly to Limelight’s CDN, you can eliminate latency inducing steps in your live video production. Limelight Live Push’s direct integration with the Limelight CDN also enables your live events to scale massively with no threat of overloading your content production or origin servers.

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Professional IRDs, Transcoders & Converters

Headend Systems

HEVC & H264 DEcoders, HD & 4K

 

PHASE - Serving the Brazilian Television Market  Successfully since 1980

Publish » Linear Signal Distribution » Distribution & Re-distribution » Edge devices »

Limelight Realtime Streaming delivers live video from anywhere in the world, to anywhere in the world, with less than one second of latency. The solution provides low-latency live streaming by utilizing the open and scalable industry-standard WebRTC technology and UDP data transfer protocol, so video streams don’t need to be segmented and buffered like with traditional HTTP streaming formats such as HLS and MPEG-DASH.

Limelight Realtime Streaming features adaptive bitrate streaming for the highest possible picture quality for each viewer, even over changing network conditions. Limelight’s global private network provides the capacity, reach, and connectivity to ensure a high-quality, realtime viewing experience for audiences everywhere.