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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 6 - Issue 8 | August 2016

InMedia

Globecast Highlights For IBC
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t IBC2016, Globecast will highlight
its pioneering new remote
production service, turning the concept
of traditional supply of a "ready to
broadcast" feed from venues on its
head.
Content owners will now be able to
select from multiple "source feeds"
at their own global locations, allowing
them to create bespoke programming
on their own production systems, and
prepare their "ready to broadcast"
feeds.
Globecast is now putting in place
the technology to provide efficient
access to "source feeds" - directly
from cameras and elsewhere - to
international broadcasters at key
Globecast Media Center handover
points, with delivery in secure IP
format.
Video Headend: Television, or
more generally video content, is a key
enabler for Telcos to reduce churn and
attract new customers. But, satisfying
consumer appetite for content choice
and their expectations of a high

quality,
uninterrupted
service can be challenging
and costly.
This often
requires significant upfront investment - and
operational skills can be
hard to find.
Globecast has developed a
cost-effective multi-tenant
video headend solution to
allow any Telco, anywhere
in the world, to deliver
a video service to their
subscribers. The solution reduces
upfront investments, speeds time
to market and maximises quality
through provision as a supported, fully
managed service.
VOD Logistics: Following the launch
of Globecast VOD Logistics earlier in
the year, Globecast has continued to
increase its platform delivery reach
with the volume of content distributed
doubling in the past six months.
Globecast VOD Logistics makes
creation and delivery of VOD packages
simple, handling the complex and

Globecast satellite dishes

intricate requirements of each VOD
platform. The company assembles and
delivers VOD content packages with
all the relevant metadata, languages,
graphics, subtitles and promos in the
technical formats demanded by VOD
platforms globally.
Globecast manages an extensive
and rapidly growing network of VOD
platform affiliates, thus ensuring that
customers can reach a global audience
footprint quickly and efficiently.
Globecast provides agile and

Facilis To Demonstrate
Leading Edge Storage

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t IBC 2016, Facilis Technology will
showcase its Flash/SSD (Solid
State Drive) technology, which it has
incorporated within the TerraBlock
Hybrid24 and SSD8 products.
While the integration of SSD
technology significantly increases
the available shared bandwidth for
heavy 4K+ production, it's important
to correctly and efficiently utilise SSD
technology in a broadcast or post
production workflow.
Storage capacity increases have also
been announced across the model
line, with substantially lower price
points, making TerraBlock accessible
to the broadest range of broadcast,
post production and corporate users.
High bandwidth connectivity options
being shown include 32Gbps Fibre
Channel and 40Gig Ethernet, as well as
internal 12Gbps SAS controllers all of
which will deliver increased speed and
performance.
For the first time at IBC, Facilis

will show the shipping
FastTracker
application,
designed for cataloguing,
searching and viewing many
media types within Facilis
Shared Storage, including
all major QuickTime, MP4
and MXF codecs, along
with DPX and TARGA image
sequences.
This
easyto-use system includes
custom metadata tagging,
catalogue user permissions,
"Boolean" search capability
and incremental indexing functionality.
FastTracker is the fastest way to find,
view, and access media in your Facilis
shared storage.
Facilis will also be featuring
advanced
workflow
enabling
technologies including shared Virtual
Reality/360 Video workflows using
Adobe Premiere Pro CC. Additionally,
the SyncBlock Archive suite will
be shown with LTO7 support and

seamless content acquisition,
management and distribution
services globally.
The company constantly
innovates in an evolving IPcentric environment to provide
reliable and secure customer
solutions.
Globecast
has
created
a global hybrid fibre and
satellite network for video
contribution and distribution.
This
network
enables
multiplatform delivery including TV
Everywhere OTT, Satellite, cable, Video
on demand, CDN delivery as well as
cloud-enabled media services. The
company remains the trusted partner
for coverage and international delivery
of news, sports, and special events
around the globe.
Customers enjoy a seamless global
experience on the ground from 12
interconnected
Globecast
owned
facilities, including Los Angeles,
London, Singapore, Paris, Rome, and
Johannesburg.

has purchased four TerraBlock Hybrid
24 systems, which have already
been delivered and installed at the
customer's Quezon City-based post
production facility.
iPost operates under the Technical
Operations Division of the Philippines'
national
commercial
broadcast
television and radio network,
Facilis' FastTracker application
is now shipping ABS-CBN. It provides audio
and video post-production
and visual effects services
with an extensive range of
content from drama series to
soaps, talk shows and game
shows.
Other recent customer wins
include Purdue University,
the Denver Broncos, World
Wrestling Entertainment, and
Saatchi & Saatchi.
"We're rolling out the full
automated Cloud backup to Amazon complement of recent advancements
S3, Microsoft Azure, or Dropbox.
for IBC, so this is a great opportunity
Illustrating the commercial appeal for attendees to evaluate the new
of the latest enhancements to its Facilis offerings," said James McKenna,
TerraBlock shared storage system for VP of Marketing and Pre Sales at
content creation and post production, Facilis, "Our customers select Facilis
Facilis has recently announced a because of our technical knowledge,
number of major customer sales workflow expertise and a reputation
worldwide. These include Philippines- for delivering reliable cost-effective
based ABS-CBN Corporation iPost
shared storage solutions for mission
Philippines' national broadcaster critical applications"
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