In Broadcast - April 2016 - 38

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Artel Video Systems
Media Transport
W

ith a new location in North
Hall, at the 2016 NAB Show,
Artel Video Systems will showcase
a comprehensive range of media
transport solutions designed for
broadcast,
government,
higher
education, house of worship, sports,
and telecom applications.
Artel will feature the newest
capabilities in its flagship DigiLink
Media Transport Platform and
Fiberlink fibre-optic transmission
product line.
As the show draws closer, Artel will
make several major announcements.

Artel
Fiberlink 3514

All NAB attendees are encouraged
to stop by the booth and view the
company's latest innovations in
broadcast-quality media transport
solutions.
Technology Demos at the 2016 NAB
Show will include both IP-based and
4K/UHD solutions.
IP-Based Solutions: Reliable IP
transport of live, broadcast-quality
media is now a reality, and Artel offers
standards-based solutions to meet the
needs of broadcast, sports, and other
markets looking to transition their
networks to IP-based solutions. At
the 2016 NAB Show, Artel will
demonstrate the latest IP- and
hybrid IP/SDI-based capabilities
in the company's DigiLink Media
Transport Platform.
The DigiLink Media Transport
Platform is a fully integrated,
modular
solution
for
transporting broadcast-quality
media including 3G/HD/SD-SDI

and ASI plus Ethernet
traffic over IP, direct
fibre, and managed
optical
networks.
Artel Video Systems DigiLink Media Transport Platform
Featuring
multiple
chassis options and standards-based from any manufacturer. Supporting
technology, DigiLink is the ideal nearly every type of video, audio, and
solution for broadcast and other data signal, Fiberlink products are
applications requiring a reliable, perfect for broadcast or corporate
modular, simple-to-deploy, and cost- studios, OB vans, auditoriums,
effective media transport platform.
stadiums and theatres, transportation
4K/UHD Solutions: The interest in hubs, and more.
4K/UHD continues to rise, and Artel
Artel Video Systems is a worldoffers a wide range of 3500 Series class provider of innovative IP- and
Fiberlink products to support 4K/ fibre-based media transport solutions
UHD at up to 60fps one way. Artel supporting global telecommunications,
also provides lower-cost versions that broadcast, and related markets.
support 4K/UHD at up to 30fps on Artel's integrated solutions include
either a unidirectional or bidirectional the award-winning DigiLink media
basis. All 3500 Series Fiberlink transport platform; Fiberlink, the
products
are
SMPTE-compliant, industry's largest selection of fibre
equalised, and reclocked.
optic transmission products; and Scan
Artel's Fiberlink line is the most Do computer video scan converters.
extensive collection of all-digital fibre- Artel Video Systems is an employeeoptic transmission systems available owned business.

Amagi Looks To Cloud
A

t the 2016 NAB Show, Amagi
will highlight its new cloudbased offerings. The new products
are positioned to offer increased
operational efficiency, scalability, and
cost savings to broadcasters in North
America and beyond.
Amagi will unveil THUNDERSTORM, a
new platform that dynamically inserts
ads on the server side, simplifying
the delivery of personalised and
targeted ads on premium live and
linear OTT feeds. THUNDERSTORM
performs instant, server-side ad
insertion, providing TV networks
with an effective approach to OTT
ad insertion compared with the
traditional method of inserting midroll ads on the client side. Since ads
are stitched at the server level, making
them compatible across various
screens, THUNDERSTORM eliminates
the need to create device-driven OTT
ad streams.
Amagi will showcase CUMULUS,
Amagi's broadcast cloud, at NAB Show
for the first time in North America.
CUMULUS allows TV networks to

prepare, manage, playout, deliver,
and monetise their content through
a single cloud platform. Using the
end-to-end cloud service, content
owners and broadcasters can create
and deliver linear and nonlinear
streams across cable, satellite, IPTV,
and OTT on-demand platforms,
reducing dependencies on individual
service providers. CUMULUS is built
on a global, secure, and reliable
architecture provided by Amazon Web
Services (AWS), lowering CAPEX and
OPEX for TV networks.
CUMULUS offers centralised content
storage and archive, providing TV
networks with transparent, total
access and control of their assets.
Leveraging AWS Glacier, CUMULUS
provides an integrated archival
workflow with instant retrieval of
archived assets. CUMULUS offers a
hybrid playout model where playout
can happen on the cloud or at the
affiliate locations. Monetisation can be
realised from content regionalisation
and targeted ad insertion across linear
and OTT feeds, combined with the

Amagi CLOUDPORT
reaches V3.0

opportunity for ad sales partnerships
and programmatic buying.
Amagi will showcase CLOUDPORT 3.0
for multichannel playout of both live
and nonlinear feeds for the first time
in North America. The next-generation
CLOUDPORT platform has transitioned
from proprietary hardware to an Intelbased server in the cloud, offering
broadcasters even better control over
their operations. By hosting a broad
range of advanced playout capabilities
from AWS infrastructure, CLOUDPORT
3.0 enables TV networks to launch
new channels and expand to new
geographies in less than four weeks.
Using CLOUDPORT 3.0, broadcasters

can support the entire playout
workflow, from channel branding
and graphics to subtitling, traffic, and
scheduling; compliance recording;
quality
control;
multichannel
monitoring; and more. In addition
to delivering content to operator
headends and teleports for further
distribution, CLOUDPORT 3.0 also
offers automated transcoding and
delivery to different VOD and OTT
platforms, enabling broadcasters
to address the growing consumer
demand for multiscreen viewing. Fullscreen graphics and 4K support ensure
a high-quality viewing experience for
broadcast subscribers.

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