Play-out

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For delivery of linear channels as well as non-linear content to required destinations Levira has developed a dedicated fibre-optic Media Delivery Network connecting all major locations in Europe and beyond. Additionally, we provide satellite-based delivery. Our competencies are used mainly for the transport of linear TV channels from the point of origin to the location of TV providers, who deliver services to end-users.

Media Delivery NetworkConnections: Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania), Helsinki (Finland), Stockholm (Sweden), Oslo (Norway), Copenhagen (Denmark), Bratislava (Slovakia), Sofia (Bulgaria), Budapest (Hungary), Bucharest (Romania), Frankfurt (Germany) and London (UK). Client specific hand-off points are set up at OSN in Dubai and D-Smart in Istanbul. We offer live content in all these destinations and extend the network consistently.

Point of origin of TV channelsThe primary point of origin of TV channels is Levira’s play-out centre, where we transmit the channels to various destinations, for instance cable television, satellite television, terrestrial broadcasting networks, data and internet service providers.

Optimal solutionsWe transmit signals in formats that allow operators to include the signals in their technical chains with minimum additional processing.

– Uncompressed signals: SDI; HD SDI– Single or multi-program MPEG transport streams through an Asynchronous Serial Interface (ASI) or similar transport streams through IP layer

Quality controlOur service includes real-time monitoring of the quality and status of signals, while storing the necessary parameters for further analysis. All connections are fully reserved to ensure the uninterrupted functioning of the service.

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Opt-out (content/ad-insertion) services allow broadcasters to launch local versions of their international or regional feeds, either by adding local promos and commercials or even changing a part of the channel’s content in order to meet the viewers’ expectations on a certain market. The service follows triggers (cue-tones) from the original feed or schedules of the original channel and switches to local content when instructed. In the absence of triggers, the same can be done on the basis of play-out. A combination of full play-out and opt-out service can be tailored on request.

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Levira runs one of the largest independent play-out centres in Northern Europe. We have experienced and trained staff, and state-of-the-art technical capabilities to offer any kind of TV play-out and media management from basic simple SD service to a complex HD service with live programming, dynamic graphics, translation and many other features that today’s end-users may require. We apply high quality standards and respond to situations quickly and flexibly.

Play-out services– Incoming content management– Capturing content from file, tape or live feed– Basic non-linear editing and repurposing– Automated and visual quality control– Content archiving– Scheduling– TV play-out in HD or SD or HD&SD– Opt-out (ad insertion)– Automatically created on-screen menus– On-screen graphics, texts, banners, etc.– Automated live insertion from XML/RSS/SMS feeds– Live broadcasts insertion– Numerous audio tracks, Dolby surround– Open, teletext, DVB and/or OP47 subtitles in different languages– 24/7 control and monitoring– Compliance recording– Transcoding, NLE, VoD encoding– Streaming to web, mobile or OTT platforms

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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.

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CLOUDPORT is a cloud-managed, next-generation channel playout platform. It can be used to deliver broadcast-grade live linear channels over satellite, fiber, or OTT platforms. CLOUDPORT can be installed at the edge locations and managed remotely, or used to instantly spin-up new channels with a fully virtualized set-up. CLOUDPORT’s easy web UI makes it possible to remotely manage entire playout and delivery. Unlike traditional playout systems, CLOUDPORT manages workflows intelligently with automated playlist generation from a scheduling grid. It can automatically schedule channel graphics based on the rules provided to make the playout management more efficient. CLOUDPORT offers unmatched efficiency while handling Live Events. The Live switching fabric, with intent capture system allows TV networks to manage multiple headends and multiple live sources, while switching frame-accurately between live and commercial breaks. The Digital Video Effects (DVE) and advanced graphics insertion feature on live, make the experience
even more richer for the viewer. CLOUDPORT can ingest content in multiple formats such as MXF, MOV, MP4, and more. It also supports output in multiple formats such as HLS, RTMP, UDP, and HD-SDI. With capability to deliver sports-ready live playout, and at the same time manage VOD delivery to next-gen platforms, CLOUDPORT is the most versatile playout platform available today.
Feature Highlights:
1.Virtualized Playout: Spin-off broadcast-grade new channels on the fly in just hours.
2.PaaS-based Playout Platform: Pay-as-you-go model with all OPEX and zero CAPEX.
3.Best Live Events Handling: Experience frame accurate, live switching. Simultaneously broadcast, live events to multiple feeds, & multiple headends.
4.Automated Scheduling: Generate playlist, automatically based on scheduling grid and break patterns.
5. 4K UHD Support: 4K-ready with CLOUDPORT at the Edge
6. Deliver VOD: Deliver VOD assets to operators using Amagi’s cloud-managed media transcoding and automated delivery workflows.
7. Dynamic Video Format Conversion: Dynamically playout HD to SD, PAL to NTSC and vice-versa.
8.Multichannel Edge Playout: 3 channel SD or 2 Channel HD playout at the Edge with Simulcast support.
Key Benefits:
1.Improved Efficiency with Automated Graphics Scheduling
Save time, and avoid manual effort for schedule preparation and
scheduling of graphics.
2.Zero CAPEX and Low OPEX
Launch new channels at a fraction of the cost of traditional
satellite and fiber delivery models.
3. Sports-ready Live Playout Management
Centrally manage live events such as Sports, with reduced
latency with context-driven playout system
4. 4K UHD Playout
Deliver UHD content over cloud without incurring the costs of
high bit-rate transfer associated with traditional models.
5. Create Regionalized Feeds
Create sub-feeds to address viewer preferences, comply with
broadcast regulations, and manage content rights obligations
and monetization opportunities.
6. Pop-up Channel Origination
Operate channels on short-term basis to support seasonal
or event-based audience requirements, and suspend when
not required.
7. Transparency and Control
Retain full control of the broadcast workflow through remote
management.
8. 24/7 Playout Monitoring
Monitor playout 24/7 with Amagi’s fully functional MCR.

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Media content planning and scheduling has been a pain point for both traditional broadcasters and 'digital first' broadcasting companies. Traditional broadcasters have largely relied on complex broadcast scheduling and traffic systems, whereas 'digital first' companies seldom have access to such complex software, forcing them to plan and schedule their content and media assets manually into playout systems.

Amagi CP-PLANNER is a simple content planning and scheduling platform that is a lightweight alternative to a full-fledged traffic system. CP-PLANNER makes content planning and scheduling for both broadcast TV and streaming TV easy and efficient.

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dira Onair Player

All-in-one command center for modern studio workflows

In a fast moving environment such as a broadcasting studio, every click matters and flexibility is essential. Adding an audio or live feed to a schedule, creating a mix between upcoming songs, or editing a text – these workflows must take as little time as possible.

dira Onair Player’s interface and features are optimized for such self-operated studio workflows and give radio DJs unmatched control over the content and presentation of their broadcasts, even in extremely demanding environments such as outside broadcasts. dira Onair Player offers a built-in crossfade editor, voice-track editor and jingle management tools. An integrated content browser features such as timescaling and loops on the fly and much more—all with a network-independent emergency operation.

Key benefits:

• Optimized for self-operated workflows with up to 4 playlists​, 8 players and instant hotkeys


• Assisted and automatic playout operation


• ​​​​​​Time scaling and loops on the fly


• Integrated content browser


• Onair API and web views for flexible integrations


• Built-in crossfade editor & voice track recorder


• Network independent emergency operation with local cache


• Newsroom story editing directly at the playout

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CGI offers a wide range of professional news and content delivery solutions for innovative media companies across local, national and international markets. This includes the market-leading flagship dira radio delivery software product family, serving many key players in broadcast and delivery.

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CLOUDPORT -LIVE is an end-to-end, cloud-based, live orchestration platform. It can help content creators and broadcasters spin-up live channels instantly and orchestrate broadcast-grade content on the go. CLOUDPORT -LIVE can be deployed with ease, and is capable of ingesting multi-source, multi-protocol content. Since the platform is completely cloud-based, it can be accessed from anywhere, using the web dashboard with multiple operation modes.

The ganged control feature, and scalability of CLOUDPORT -LIVE makes it the most versatile live orchestration platform available today. It can be used to manage a single channel, multiple channels with different ads and graphics playlists for the same breaks. This reduces need for multiple human live control operators per event and dramatically brings down cost of both infrastructure and operations.

With an ability to spin-up broadcast-grade live channels in minutes, CLOUDPORT -LIVE offers the most economical, and flexible solution to cover large events, mid-tier content, or even local events such as college sports.

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SKYLIGHT offers TV networks cloud-led, end-to-end services encompassing content preparation, channel playout, content delivery, and monetization for both linear TV and OTT for maximum efficiency. The SKYLIGHT services platform embodies a philosophy of simplicity, transparency, and automation. While Traditional managed service providers have archaic systems and their lack of innovation is limiting the possibilities for TV networks. They are labor-intensive, large physical operations, and from the perspective of TV networks, opaque in many ways, SKYLIGHT is future-ready based on cloud technologies that add advanced automation to accelerate broadcast workflows, provide complete transparency through a web-based UI, and make it absolutely simple for broadcasters to operate channels.Amagi SKYLIGHT uses public cloud infrastructure to push broadcasters’ content to the cloud and then centrally manages the entire broadcast workflow. SKYLIGHT packs in cognitive capabilities and machine learning techniques to reduce human intervention wherever possible. These aspects drive scalability and increase broadcast efficiencies.

Amagi’s SKYLIGHT uses a differentiated partner-centric approach to help TV networks get better choice and cost effectiveness — be it for creative services including subtitling, voice over, and post-production or delivery services over fiber and satellite. By giving a wide swathe of choice of partners and on-demand infrastructure, Amagi provides better cost efficiencies and agility to its customers.What makes SKYLIGHT truly an end-to-end service is it's extensive expertise in monetizing content through targeted advertising on TV and dynamic, personalized ad insertion on OTT. This makes SKYLIGHT an attractive proposition for TV networks, not just for operational efficiencies but also for revenue generation

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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.

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By bringing together 20 years of experience manufacturing integrated playout solutions, PlayBox Technology live streaming solutions offer a powerful addition to our range of broadcast TV and channel branding systems – enabling content streaming and building digital programs within minutes.

We provide a full-service streaming system for direct streaming via Ethernet or mobile data via 4G or 5G to YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Twitch and many more.

Eurisco is Robust, scalable, real-time, low latency and user-friendly WebRTC server, fully customizable to quickly deploy live streams

Live Streaming Features

– Versatile video streaming

– Multiple graphic layers

– Streaming direct to social media live services (YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Twitch, Tik Tok)

– Video up and down conversion

– Variable bit rate & format conversion

– Captions and branding

– Multi-user access

– Supports HTTP, RTSP, RTMP, UDP, HLS multicast, unicast, RTMPS, WebRTC, ONVIF, SRT, NDIs.

– Moderated Publish Mode, where items have to be marked as approved before they are published

– Instant Publish Mode, where items are published as soon as they are selected

– Output to CG engine for On Air presentation

– Real-time ultra low latency (0.5 s) WebRTC streaming

– Adaptive Bitrate real time streaming

– Auto scale WebRTC cluster

– Voice & Video Conference abilities

– Live monitoring & security surveillance

– Free WebRTC SDKs

– iOS & Android Apps

 

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AirBox Mega ICX is PlayBox Technology’s newest hybrid or cloud enabled, schedule-based playout engine. Designed from the ground up to drive playout in a modular and complete hybrid or virtual ecosystem, Mega ICX features a user-friendly control interface that allows you to effectively manage all of the components required for channel origination. With a secure web-based user interface, Mega ICX supports user operations and inputs from anywhere, at any time.

Broadcast automation is no longer exclusively focused on channel playout. It also concerns content management and delivery. The broadcasters and media companies of today must be equipped to deliver their content in a simple and effective manner, regardless of the distribution mechanism. PlayBox Technology’s Mega ICX platform is the next-level content playout workflow automation system from the #1 leading Channel in a Box manufacturer.PlayBox Technology’s broadcast automation solutions have been rigorously tried and tested across the world for over 15 years. Since 2004, the company has been designing and delivering innovative products for broadcasters of all shapes and sizes. Mega ICX is a versatile playout platform for content management and distribution, combining the benefits of virtual asset management with the efficiency of automated• SOA scalable distributed architecture• Utilizes cloud-native services (e.g. AWS or similar) to increase resilience and scalability• Control of Mega integrated audio, video, and graphics functionality• Unified, intuitive web-based user interfaces for faster functional flexibility• Hybrid IP/SDI content management and playout solution• Scalable modular solution designed to provide a tailored fit for all installations• Channel overview page provides a high-level overview of all channels• Built-in asset management and workflow tools• Easy-to-navigate clip management and channel workspaces, including advanced secondary event• Vertical timeline• Hybrid IP / SDI content management and playout solution• Geo-dispersed playout operations• Unified centralized channel management• Playout with digital asset management capabilities• Linear channel playback• Monitor by exception• Web-based applications• In-built scheduling• In-build ingest• HTML5 graphics

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Visual Data is a global provider of award-winning digital media supply chain services to the entertainment industry with locations in Burbank, London and Bangalore. What began as a small editing facility in 1995 has since grown into one of the industry’s leading global providers of quality-driven content management, distribution, localization and media services that enable customers to deliver premium content in any format for any screen or platform, anywhere in the world.

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Levira runs one of the largest independent play-out centres in Northern Europe. We have experienced and trained staff, and state-of-the-art technical capabilities to offer any kind of TV play-out and media management from basic simple SD service to a complex HD service with live programming, dynamic graphics, translation and many other features that today’s end-users may require. We apply high quality standards and respond to situations quickly and flexibly.

Play-out services– Incoming content management– Capturing content from file, tape or live feed– Basic non-linear editing and repurposing– Automated and visual quality control– Content archiving– Scheduling– TV play-out in HD or SD or HD&SD– Opt-out (ad insertion)– Automatically created on-screen menus– On-screen graphics, texts, banners, etc.– Automated live insertion from XML/RSS/SMS feeds– Live broadcasts insertion– Numerous audio tracks, Dolby surround– Open, teletext, DVB and/or OP47 subtitles in different languages– 24/7 control and monitoring– Compliance recording– Transcoding, NLE, VoD encoding– Streaming to web, mobile or OTT platforms

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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.

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Cosmos provides software based playout engines for Broadcasters, Over The Top service providers and Broadcast Services companies.

The distributive virtualised architecture of the playout engine from Cosmos provides a fast and trusted cloud based playout solution enabling broadcasters and service providers to spin up both OTT and traditional TV channels in a few minutes thus lowering the cost of ownership.

Channels can be hosted from data  centres or from your own Master Control Room over a private or public cloud. Cosmos also gives you the ability to playout both file based and live services .

Cosmos is an open system which enables all the features of a playout engine be implemented on a service basis. Cosmos reduces the need to invest in capital infrastructure. It removes the need to find space for technical equipment and the ongoing cost of technical maintenance.

Channel owners in worldwide gain the freedom to outsource practically all the technical equipment traditionally required for broadcasting.

Cosmos virtualises the process of channel management under control from a standard enterprise computer via a firewall-protected secure internet connection. Programme playout can be automated to any required extent while always retaining the freedom to insert live content.

Cosmos offers established broadcasters and content owners the ability to introduce new programme channels at very short notice, whether a permanent additional to an existing bouquet or a supplementary programme stream covering a temporary event. It can be matched to a wide variety of deployment models, enabling consistent operation across baseband, hybrid IP, and virtualised, cloud-based networks.

Cosmos also enables independent content producers to establish television channels without the high start-up cost usually inherent in such ventures.

Cosmos delivers unsurpassed flexibility in format handling and transcoding. It supports practically any technical standard in today's fast-evolving television industry, whether for terrestrial, satellite or online viewing, live, near-live or catch-up.

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Adaptive NightVision enables low-light or dark scenes to display more clearly for a superior viewing experience directly on subscribers’ mobile devices, which fulfills the promise of a high-quality, TV Everywhere viewing experience – on any screen. Adaptive NightVision is built on an advanced algorithm that analyzes the video, in real-time, for contrast, brightness, color saturation and key metrics.

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The Wowza Streaming Cloud service is the industry's leading live-streaming global cloud platform and API. Professionally managed by streaming industry experts, it's easy to use, with flexibility for end-to-end live streaming or as part of a custom streaming solution.

Simplified Global StreamingConfigure Professional Streams in Minutes

• Configure streams easily with the Wowza Streaming Cloud GUI management portal.


• Stream using a wide variety of protocols and codecs.


• Transcode and transmux for a wide range of networks and devices.

Stream to Any Size Audience, Anywhere

• Manage costs with pay-as-you-go, contract-free pricing.


• Scale automatically to accommodate global audiences of any size.


• Leverage the industry-leading Akamai CDN for global delivery.

Leverage Advanced Features

• 4K streaming for UHD, virtual reality and augmented reality.


• Stream customization for full control of your message and brand.


• Wide range of security options, including CDN token authorization and geoblocking.


• Consistent and reliable sub-three-second streams with the Ultra Low Latency feature.

Built to Build OnComprehensive REST API and SDKs

• Programmable access to every aspect of stream processing.


• Automatic monitoring and management of the entire workflow.


• Advanced options to customize transcoding, sources, and targets.

Proven App Development Framework

• Extensive developer tools including a REST API, Java and Ruby SDKs, and code samples.


• Seamless integration with a broad ecosystem of streaming tools.

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CLEAR’s Mastering Automation solution makes domestic and international syndication across linear and non-linear platforms more efficient and cost-effective, thanks to automation by leveraging CLEAR Compliance Data Model, Caption Re-timing feature and Profanity Check tool for compliance auto QC for captions & subtitles.

Key Features
CLEAR Compliance Data Model: A feature that enables one time cataloging on the Source Master, thereby reducing S&P (Standards & Practices) efforts as well as edit time
Caption Re-timing: Auto re-sync of captions/subtitles and dub files for new edit versions of an asset, thereby eliminating the process of manually captioning and dubbing content repeatedly
Compliance auto QC: Automated blocking out of objectionable language from captions/subtitles for compliance adherence

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RouteMaster uses Rascular’s proven router control and emulation technology to form a powerful yet flexible router control system. Built on tried and tested software modules, RouteMaster can be used with a wide range of video and audio routers  from all major manufacturers.

It’s equally suitable for new router installations or increasing the capabilities – and lifetime – of existing systems. You can add third-party hardware panels to existing systems, add IP connectivity to older serial routers, or simply increase the number of control ports available.

The integrated web server means operators can control routers from any web browser, using custom control panels built with Helm Designer. And because it’s built on HTML5 standards, there’s no need for browser plugins.

 

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Helm is a PC-based application that allows users and systems integrators to design and build customised control panels that, in their simplest form, sit alongside automation and provide manual control of a single device. For example, this could be a master control switcher, with the user panel exposing only those controls needed for monitoring and manual intervention. In more complex deployments, Helm is used to provide manual, supervisory override capabilities in automated, multi-device (branding engine, multi-viewer, router, video server and modular gear), multi-channel, HD/SD environments with pods of channels. This includes by some of the world’s largest playout companies.

The scalability of Helm makes it a go-to solution for companies wishing to invest in future-proof technology.

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Multi-format trans-wrapping of encoded video content for delivery across all major consumer devices. Connects to the CenturyLink CDN.

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As the only complete end-to-end OTT solution in the market, the NeuLion Digital Platform has all the tools you need to get your content into consumers hands quickly and easily, ensuring they will be loyal, long-lasting customers. Our complete platform helps broadcasters, operators, sports rights holder and media companies build, deliver and grow their digital business with stunning video and personalized, interactive OTT experiences across any screen.

NeuLion owns and operates all components of our OTT platform, from content preparation, content management and marketing to monetization, monitoring and delivering your content for a unique end-user experience.

With the NeuLion Digital Platform, you can:

• Reduce Complexities and Vendor Fragmentation


• Launch Faster with Lower Costs


• Turn Content Into Digital Revenue


• Create Loyal, Engaged Viewers

 

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Share events. Reach further. Broadcast Live.

Anyone, anywhere, can be in control of live event broadcasting with Sony Virtual Production. Our on-demand service is powered by Amazon Web Services and can deliver your live event to a global audience on multiple platforms. Switch cameras, add captions, control comments, all from your laptop or device.