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I N T E R N A T I O N A L WWW.INBROADCAST.COM | ISSUE 27 - JANUARY 2014 N E W S InMEDIA OTT, IPTV & Streaming The latest news and developments in this constantly evolving sector... By Jim Evans Contributing Editor T 56 oday, there is a strong shift towards Over-The-Top (OTT) services, meaning live media delivery using public Internet inf r a s tr u c tu re, r a th e r th a n dedicated or managed networks. At the same time, there is demand for TV channels for ethnic groups beyond the usual area of content distribution. The final link to end users is usually handled with HTTP streaming, or other proprietary technologies, which run on servers located as close as possible in terms of networks delay to end users of the service. Still, the world-wide distribution of high-quality live streams at high bitrates requires a mature infrastructure running in the backbone of any type of Content Delivery Network (CDN). At IBC 2013, Motama announced its partnership with Skyline Communications to integrate the complete range of IPTV and OTT servers of Motama into DataMiner. DataMiner is an advanced end-to-end multi-vendor network management software platform available for the IPTV, satellite, HFC broadband and broadcast industry. DataMiner offers one interface to manage the entire operational ecosystem, across any vendor and technology boundaries, which results in a significant reduction of TVCaster by Motama represents "the next generation of IPTV server appliances" operational expenses and increased quality of service. Motama's servers offer a one-stop turn-key solution providing endto-end delivery, for both Internet/ Over-the-Top streaming, as well as for managed IPTV networks using enhanced multicast distribution. Motama's product portfolio includes gateways for DVB to IP conversion, transcoders, servers for content contribution and distribution in WANs, OTT streaming servers, and a solution for fixing packet loss issues on the last-mile to end users' set-top boxes in IPTV multicast networks of operators. Anevia, reports that Canal+, the French leader in pay-TV, has launched a comprehensive multiscreen service leveraging Anevia's ViaMotion technology. Always committed to bring new and enhanced services to their subscribers, Canal+ has consistently been a pioneer in video delivery. As part of their new multiscreen service, 125 live SD and HD channels are now delivered to viewers across metropolitan France, the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean and Pacific regions through a broad range of both fixed and mobile devices and in a variety of video formats including Apple HLS and Microsoft Smooth Streaming. The Canal+ choice to deploy Anevia was driven by the desire to build their new service on an agnostic platform able to interoperate with their ecosystem while guaranteeing support for multiple third-party encoders, content delivery networks and DRM solutions. "Anevia was fully aligned with our requirements to deploy a scalable, flexible and highperformance platform," said Philippe Rivasdirector technical distribution at Canal+. "Partnering with them also means that we remain at the forefront of innovation; allowing us to continue delivering new, unique and enriched video services to our subscribers." ViaMotion also allows Canal+ to regain full, in-house control over their video content for increased protection against copyright infringements. Canal+ viewers can now take their TV experience to the next level thanks to new video services such as start-over - again powered by ViaMotion. "We are extremely proud to partner with Canal+ on such a large-scaled multiscreen project." Damien Lucas, VP Sales & Strategy and Anevia Cofounder, explains. "It bears strong witness to Anevia's ability to deliver innovation and high-performance to global leaders like Canal+ and their millions of subscribers." In further news from Anevia, the company has announced that Ukraine's largest cable television provider, Volia, has selected Most TV hardware will be connected to the net by 2014. The number of subscribers is expected to exceed 110 million by that same year Viamotion to support their advanced video Content Delivery Network (CDN). Anevias upcoming OTT services will also be available on Volia's CDN. The ViaMotion suite is a softwarebased multiscreen and OTT video streaming solution that optimises infrastructure resources, accelerates content delivery and takes the onany-device video experience to the next level. Volia has deployed the ViaMotion together with Minerva iTVFusion to deliver more than 130 live channels with enriched Catchup and VOD services to any type of device. Such advanced TV services have cemented Volia's rapid emergence as a key player in the region. "With Anevia technology, we have been able to support the growing number of viewing devices in use. The fast implementation time combined with the latest featureset has validated our decision in choosing a joint solution from Anevia and Minerva" said Gyorgy Zsembery, CEO of Volia. DVEO, the broadcast division of Computer Modules, Inc. (CMI), has announced a licensing agreement with RealNetworks Inc. DVEO will offer high-end Telco-grade encoder/ transcoder/video distribution server systems, built on RealNetworks Helix Universal Server. "Helix Universal Server streams live and on-demand content to any IP device - including smart phones, PCs, tablets and more, with highend, professional-quality video plus robust security to protect content. We partner with solid companies such as DVEO who bring high value to our ecosystem," said Mike Womack, Senior Director, RealNetworks Helix Division. "We are proud to work with RealNetworks. They were one of the first companies involved in media streaming and they continue to develop remarkably inventive products," commented Scott Grizzle, Broadcast and Streaming Product Manager for DVEO. "We are excited that our companies are working together to develop great solutions for customers." DVEO's LiveMedia Anytime: TELCO delivers stored and live groomed (preformatted with the right protocols) or ungroomed video via IP to mobile devices, set top boxes and IP televisions. Reality Anytime: TELCO delivers CONTINUED ON PAGE 58 Ericsson Mediaroom is a full-featured video platform for operators