In Broadcast - January 2018 - 30
30 www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 8 - Issue 1 | January 2018 InForm Harmonic To Showcase Groundbreaking OTT Technology and Service Innovations A t CABSAT 2018, Harmonic, a worldwide leader in video delivery technology and services, will demonstrate its groundbreaking approach to OTT video delivery, which enables operators in the Middle East and Africa to deliver pristine video services, up to UHD-HDR, with unprecedented agility and efficiency. The Middle East and North Africa is one of the fastest growing regions for pay TV. According to recent research from IHS Markit, pay-TV homes in the region will reach seven million in 2021, with revenues almost doubling to US$4.03 billion. Enabling the region's pay-TV providers to capitalise on this opportunity, Harmonic's video delivery solutions set the benchmark for quality of experience (QoE) and ease of deployment. "At CABSAT, Harmonic will demonstrate its latest IP and cloudnative innovations that give pay-TV operators powerful new tools to exceed consumer expectations, accelerate time-to-market for new revenue-generating services, and significantly reduce operating expenses," said Bart Spriester, Senior Vice President, Video Products, at Harmonic. Harmonic's award-winning, Cloud-native VOS media processing applications and VOS 360 managed service help operators launch new broadcast and OTT services more quickly than ever, reducing launch times from months to days or even hours. At CABSAT, a Cloud-native workflow will demonstrate seamlessly integrated playout, live transcoding, time-shift TV, VOD and cloud DVR applications. In the pay-TV world, QoE matters irrespective of whether an operator is delivering traditional broadcast or OTT services. Harmonic's new EyeQ content-aware video compression solution reduces the bandwidth for OTT delivery up to 50%, enabling operators to minimise buffering and other network congestion impairments while also decreasing CDN costs. At CABSAT, Harmonic will demonstrate a live end-to-end low latency workflow for distribution over CDNs utilising the next-generation Common Media Application Format (CMAF) standard. Harmonic offers a uniquely powerful end-to-end solution for delivering live and on-demand UHD-HDR content. Covering every step of the workflow Harmonic's VOS360 website - from UHD playout via Harmonic's Spectrum X media server, contribution via the ViBE CP9000 encoder, and broadcast distribution with the Electra X encoder, with decoding by RD9000 decoder - Harmonic sets the bar for efficient delivery of compelling UHDHDR services. Harmonic will demonstrate its technology innovations at CABSAT. 4MOD Technology Sports Channel Look Opta & WASP 3D At CABSAT 2018 E stablished in 2007, French company 4MOD (For Media On Demand) develops remote controls featuring embedded state-of-the-art technologies, for the mass market. Multitouch functionality, e-ink display technology and wireless charging are carefully combined to deliver a smooth user experience. The company creates product differentiation through design and functionality. For the first time, 4MOD will showcase its smart, disruptive and augmented remote controls at the Creative France Pavilion at CASBAT in Dubai. With expertise in a broad range of radio frequency technologies, 4MOD is now able to offer turnkey solutions to actors in the IoT, smartphone, home automation and data processing markets. The company provides practical IoT solutions and support (covering everything from strategy development to product delivery) for companies that create connected objects. 4MOD teams closely collaborate to design unique smart remotes on demand to accommodate new user trends, either starting from scratch or from an off-the-shelf product. A range of 20 products are ready and waiting to go into production, either 'as is' or fully customised. Each is available in several versions. "4MOD's core business is to provide tailor-made solutions for TV operators. We do have a broad range of off-the-shelf products, but we encourage our customers to adopt a user-focused approach that differentiates them from the competition and increases the value added of what is an essential everyday product," explains CEO Laurent Stephan. The company is currently seeking to build long-term partnerships with leading firms in the Middle East. W ant your live newscast to look like a sports channel without buying rights? Opta and WASP3D show you how. WASP3D, in association with Opta Sports assisted DD National to unfold the drama of the ongoing India Vs. Australia cricket series in its showcase Fourth Umpire. The Opta data was delivered through its Cloud-based platform which integrated with the cricket graphics seamlessly and allowed the channel to go on-air with complex data graphics. This process did not require any localised data entry efforts. Incorporating detailed information on every ball, shot types, fielder actions including location and detailed delivery maps, Opta's data provided the most detailed statistical graphics on-air. Opta's Sports data is used by the world's leading sports broadcasters. It covers major sports globally. Be it football, rugby, basketball or Formula One®. Give your newscast a scintillating look of a sports channel, without "buying rights" with OPTA and WASP3D today. WASP3D has more than hundreds of installations worldwide and its clients include broadcasters such as Televisa, Astro Awani, Zee Business, WION, ETV, MTV Beats, Doordarshan, Derana, JRTV, MMTV, TV9, TV One, Dawn news, TV5, Al Rai TV, Kuwait TV, Al Rayyan, Nation Broadcasting Corporation, K24, KBC, MBC Korea and many more. Opta Sports assisted DD National's cricket coverage