In Broadcast - January 2016 - 14

www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 6 - Issue 1 | January 2016

InNews
AMV Deploys
Barnfind Tech
USA: Barnfind Americas, the
U.S. based presence for Barnfind
Technologies, has announced
that All Mobile Video (AMV)
has deployed the company's
solutions as a core component
of all their fibre operations. The
Barnfind solutions, part of a
multi-functional, signal neutral
transport platform, are integrated
into AMV's workflow and include
BarnOne frames, BarnMini devices,
and SFPs. AMV is a premier
provider of end-to-end video and
audio solutions, offering a full
spectrum of production services.

VUBIQUITY Signs
AwesomenessTV
USA: VUBIQUITY has signed an international SVOD distribution deal
with AwesomenessTV.
This deal significantly extends
VUBIQUITY's content portfolio to
include more next-generation and
genre-specific programmes for
millennials and Generation Z audiences. The deal includes AwesomenessTV's popular series, such as
Fifth Harmony Takeover, DIY or DIDon't!, Hey Guys, It's Meg!, Makeup
Mythbusters, Amanda Steele's The
Social Life, Cheerhab, My Dream
Quinceañera, and IMO.
AwesomenessTV is a multiplatform media company owned
by DreamWorks and Hearst
Corporation.

CANAL+ GROUP
And iROKO App
FRA: CANAL+ GROUP and iROKO
are partnering to create and launch
the first Francophone SVOD service
aimed at bringing affordable,
popular mobile TV content to
French-speaking Africa. Announced
as part of a multi-million euro deal,
this mobile-first Android App with
download functionality is set to
launch in the coming months.
Designed to optimise data
consumption, the service will be
aimed at building a new mobileonly subscriber base in Africa.

CloudAir To Debut At BVE
P

layBox Technology
will debut the
CloudAir
Universal
Playout and Streaming
Platform
to
UK
broadcasters at BVE
2016 in London.
"CloudAir
offers
a gateway through
which new television
channels
can
be
established
without
the usual preliminary
investment in playout infrastructure,"
said Don Ash, President of PlayBox
Technology.
"Channel proprietors are then free to
invest their startup capital in creating
or acquiring content from which
in turn they can build up a healthy
revenue stream.
"From an operational perspective,
CloudAir allows new television

The CloudAir graphic user interface

channels to be established in little
more time than it takes to make a
phone call to the service provider.
This is particularly important to
anyone creating transient OTT
channels supporting a short-running
programme series such as the
Olympics."
Ash said that CloudAir will be

available
on
a
standard
software
licensing
model
or
via
partner
companies
offering
software-as-a-service.
He said: "Content
owners stand to gain
unsurpassed flexibility
in the way they
manage their business
model,
whether
starting
a
new
channel, extending their transmission
hours, adding new programme
streams, or planning ahead for
advanced transmission standards such
as 4K ultra-high-definition."
CloudAir offers a unified workflow
environment based on softwarecentric modules that can be tailored
to provide the capabilities customers
require.

YES Delivers With Grass Valley's
Kayenne K-Frame
Y

ES Productions, a complete
television production facility that's
part of the New Orleans PBS affiliate,
has installed the Kayenne K-Frame
Video Production Center switcher from
Grass Valley, a Belden Brand.
Kayenne K-Frame will be the
centrepiece of YES Production's mobile
unit that broadcasts live sports and
entertainment.
"There are some operations that are
bigger, but you won't find one that
does live production better," says Jim
Moriarty, Vice President and General
Manager of YES Productions.
"The Kayenne will help our
operators deliver broadcasts with the

highest level of
performance.
We've
worked
with Grass Valley
previously, and we know
how much we can trust the
equipment."
YES Productions selected the
Kayenne K-Frame after working
closely with systems integrator
Comprehensive Technical Group.
YES has worked with Grass Valley
solutions for a number of years,
having previously installed switchers
in its mobile units.
"Our solutions are designed to
handle the needs of any operation,

Kayenne K-Frame
Video Production Center switcher

regardless of size or scale," said
Stephen Stubelt, Senior Vice President,
Sales and Marketing, Grass Valley.
"We're proud that we're helping
viewers continue to enjoy high-quality
live broadcasts from YES Productions."

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