In Broadcast - August 2016 - 48


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

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tv2u To Launch New Services

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t IBC 2016 tv2u, a pioneer of
innovative technologies and
business concepts, is launching new
services including:
*	 Content Aggregation: tv2u is now
providing a wide range of content from
Hollywood to Bollywood and karaoke
to one-line games, offering a bespoke
entertainment package.
*	 Real-time Analytics: tv2u offers
unique real-time viewership analytics
to enable businesses to send highly
targeted advertising to end-users to
maximise their revenue streams.
*	 Connected
Smart
Homes:
Previewing the merging of New Media,
Connected Homes and Internet of
Things.
tv2u is also highlighting Intelligent
Video Accessible Network (IVAN) OTT
platform: tv2u's ground breaking IVAN
is the enabler for content monetisation
to multiple consumption devices
with features including: on-the-fly
repackaging, real-time analytics and
targeted
advertising
by device, location or
individual consumer.

tv2u empowers customers to
increase profitability by generating
global revenue through cost-effective
cloud-based interactive OTT/IPTV
managed opex services, or as a
physically deployed solution at the
operator's facility.
tv2u is able to deliver any content
(video, audio and data) over any
network (Internet, television, radio,
satellite broadcasters), to any device
(phone, tablet, television, pc, laptop,
gaming consoles).
This disruptive technology enables
broadcast providers and consumers
of all categories (i.e. free to air, cable,
online, corporate and individual)
to maximise the quality of delivery,
regardless of network capacity or
device.
Using the tv2u approach, prospective
operators can enter the market with a
radically different opex based business
case that allows them to mitigate a
great deal of operational risk, offering
a different price point to conventional
triple-play service providers.
tv2u offers real-time analytics -

NTD TV Houston Upgrades
With PlayBox Technology Neo
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ew Tang Dynasty Television (NTD
TV), a 24/7 Chinese language
news broadcaster based in New
York City, has upgraded the PlayBox
Technology AirBox playout system
at its Houston channel to the latestgeneration AirBox Neo.
NTD TV produces a wide range of
news and cultural programmes for
Chinese viewers in Asia, Canada,
Europe, Oceania and major cities of the
USA.
"We have been using PlayBox
Technology AirBox very
successfully for over eight
years to broadcast five
channels from New York,"
says NTD TV Chief Engineer,
Russ Siew. "AirBox gives
us the high reliability we
need for round-the-clock
operation. It is easy to
drive and provides all the
facilities we need both in
NTD TV Global Watch -

our live and prescheduled modes.
"The time had come to upgrade our
station in Houston which is profiled
specifically for NTD TV viewers in and
around Texas. The natural option was
the PlayBox Neo product suite which
PlayBox Technology introduced at
the April 2016 NAB Convention in
Las Vegas. PlayBox Neo runs on the
same servers as our existing AirBox
installation, but provides a wide
range of additional features including
the ability to transmit in standard

definition and high definition."
"NTD TV has been a good PlayBox
Technology customer for many years,"
adds USA Sales Manager, Van Duke.
"It is a very efficiently managed
network with very high production
standards. PlayBox solutions are fully
compatible with open-source Chinese
characters and allow easy delivery
via a wide range of delivery platforms
including satellite, digital terrestrial
and online. AirBox Neo, TitleBox Neo,
CaptureBox Neo and SafeBox Neo can
be combined on a modular
basis to match any size of
operation ranging from a
compact national or regional
station to a large-scale multichannel broadcast network
transmitting to a global
audience."
"PlayBox Neo is a powerful
upgrade option which is
entirely unique to PlayBox
Technology," adds company

President, Don Ash. "By integrating
UHD compatibility, we are now able to
give channel managers the freedom
to equip for the latest generation of
transmission standards as soon as they
choose."
PlayBox Neo runs efficiently on
the great majority of modern PC
servers. Customers with valid Annual
Software Maintenance & Technical
Support can upgrade their existing
PlayBox products to the latest Neo
versions as a simple download. If
requested, PlayBox Technology can
analyse existing systems and advise on
relevant hardware upgrade options in
the unlikely event that any are needed.
Core element of the PlayBox Neo
suite is the AirBox Neo playout
server. Designed for 24/7 unattended
operation, it can also be operated
manually - including the ability to
handle live-to-air throughput. AirBox
Neo supports UHD, HD and SD in a
single server.
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