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points in UDP or RTP network protocols while using multiple network streaming methods such as Multicast, Unicast or Unicast Multipoint. They provide concurrent streaming over the internet for up to 10 diﬀerent IP addresses. K-Tek’s Norbert Sport Jr accessory frame is specially designed to aid professional handling of tiny imaging devices like the iPhone . Plus Norbert Sport Jr is suitable for use as a rack to go with GoPro 3D camera systems. Based on the award-winning Norbert Sport, the Jr features a top plate made of anodised aluminium with shoe mounts, as well as 1/4 x 20 and 3/8 x 16 threaded holes. MultiDyne will feature its line of 3G/HD/SDI/ASI to optical ﬁbre converters that facilitate the automatic conversion and transport of SDI, HD-SDI and 3Gb/s SDI signals over distances up to 10 km using readily available, ﬁbreoptic cable. The HD-3000-II family provides customers with a choice of LC, ST, FC or SC connectors, depending on the converter model selected. MultiDyne’s HD-3000-II converters are compliant with all SMPTE speciﬁcations. “We’ve identiﬁed a variety of applications where high-quality video is required over long distances in a ﬂexible and reliable way,” says Frank Jachetta, Managing Director, MultiDyne. “The new HD-3000-II product line addresses a number of signal conversion applications and does so in a highly cost-eﬀective way.” The KIT Video Platform, KIT digital’s cloud-based video asset management system, enables clients in the enterprise, media & entertainment and network operator verticals to produce, manage and deliver multiscreen social video experiences to audiences wherever they are. KIT digital services more than 2,300 clients in 50+ countries including some of the world’s biggest brands, such as Airbus, The AP, BBC, Best Buy, BristolMyers Squibb, Disney-ABC, FedEx, Google, HP, MTV, News Corp, Telecom Argentina, Telefonica, Universal Studios, Verizon, Vodafone and Volkswagen. ■

A broader range of inputs for Volicon’s Observer

operators and programmers such as the BBC, Comcast Entertainment, ESPN, MTV, Shaw Cable, Showtime, Starz, Technicolor, Time Warner Cable, Turner Broadcasting and many more. “Softel has been involved from the very beginning of interactive TV,” says Sam Pemberton, Softel Chief Executive Oﬃcer. “For the past 10 years, we have consistently developed MediaSphere to make it

control of the I/O capability of the converter. Horus contains high quality microphone pre-ampliﬁers, AES/EBU and/or MADI conversion in both directions with full remote control of all the parameters. Bridge Technologies’ new VB252 RF interface is a complete RF monitoring and analysis solution for DVB-T/T2 broadcasters. With its extensive RF capabilities, ETR290 analysis via the VB120 and VB220

Merging Technologies Horus extends I/O capability

the most trusted multifunction iTV platform.” OCTOPUS Newsroom will feature its new tablet-based operation which debuted at IBC2011. The OCTOPUS Tablet makes speciﬁc live information from OCTOPUS Newsroom NRCS available on iPads and Android tablets. This is designed to provide personnel on the studio ﬂoor, including the anchor, with the fully up-to-date information they need to run the news on-air. Quantel will be showing its full range of broadcast, post, DI and 3D systems, including “lots of great new developments”. Merging Technologies will demonstrate Horus which has been designed as a top of the range stand-alone converter. Combined with Merging’s MassCore, it allows comprehensive routing and

probes, and comprehensive support for DVB-T, DVB-T2, and DVB-T2 MI protocols, the VB252 solution ‘offers everything the DVB-T broadcaster needs in one compact chassis’. The Bridge Technologies modular design allows mixing of inputs to suit a variety of network conﬁgurations. Analog Way is releasing a set of videos. Franck Facon, Marketing & Communications Director at Analog Way, states: “We always pay great attention to the design of our mixers and switchers, with development of unprecedented functionalities and eﬀects. To present these state-of-theart features, a video is worth Clear-Com V-series rotary panels

a thousand words. With these videos, we intend to provide better support to our customers by giving them the simple procedures to optimally utilise our solutions.” Clear-Com will announce several new updates/additions to the company’s product lines – including Helixnet, Tempest and Eclipse. HelixNet is an all-digital platform based on the I.V.Core Technology that delivers ‘superior audio quality t h r o u g h the use of wideband CODECS, low latency from an intelligent decision e n g i n e and noisereduction / error-recovery through proprietary algorithms optimised for human voice characteristics’. Digigram will feature the company’s AQILIM *FIT and AQILIM *SERV/FIT, all-IP solutions for IPTV, webTV and mobile operators. Both devices oﬀer software encoding, transcoding, transrating and 1TB of HDD storage while preserving a compact form factor, power efficiency and extremely high reliability. AQILIM devices are able to stream to multiple destination

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