In Broadcast - March 2018 - 14
14 www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 8 - Issue 3 | March 2018 InNews Telekom Romania Unifies STB Platform ROU / SWE: Telekom Romania is using Zenterio OS to power a new series of set-top boxes (STBs) for its 'TV Interactiv' IPTV service. Thanks to Zenterio OS, Telekom Romania end users can now enjoy a seamless user experience and rich feature set, including live TV, VOD, network PVR, time-shift TV, USB PVR, and fast channel change. Zenterio OS is an independent operating system for interactive TV, supporting software harmonisation on any STB platform. Custom Consoles 'Strong Demand' GBR: Custom Consoles has reported sustained high demand for technical furniture across the broadcast and wider engineering control markets. The past year alone has included major projects for RTL City in Luxembourg, RT's new production studios in Paris, EVS in Liège, TV3 in Dublin, Netherlands-based virtual reality studio Miraga3D and the London studios of satellite broadcaster Al Sharqiya. Custom Consoles also marked its 21st anniversary year with the introduction of the EditOne-Radio desk. Sonnet Ships 1TB Fusion Flash Drive USA: Sonnet Technologies is shipping the 1TB version of its Fusion Thunderbolt 3 PCIe Flash Drive. A rugged, pocket-size SSD with a Thunderbolt 3 interface, the Mac and Windows compatible drive is equipped with 1TB of NVMe flash storage that with Thunderbolt 3 can deliver data transfer speeds up to 2600 MB/s. The storage device connects to any compatible Mac or Windows computer, or at the end of a Thunderbolt 3 device daisy chain. NEP Europe Opens Office In Spain N EP Europe and Media Solutions has opened its NEP Spain office, further strengthening its reach and presence as one of the key players in the Spanish broadcast market. NEP Spain will focus on providing technical production support for sports events, music festivals and live streaming productions. NEP has hired two industry veterans to spearhead business development and operations in the country: Tomàs Ferreres, Country Manager, and Joel Mestre, Head of Production, NEP Spain. "We are excited to have Tomàs and deliver superior service and innovative solutions for our clients." In his new role as Country Manager of NEP Spain, Ferreres brings more than 15 years' experience at Red Bull, mostly recently overseeing Red Bull's digital and broadcast entertainment productions Joel leading NEP Spain," said Paul Henriksen, President NEP Europe and Media Solutions. "Their expertise in digital broadcast and streaming technology, as well as their experience in managing high-profile events in sports and entertainment is a big plus. They are a strong team who can in Spain. As Head of Production for NEP Spain, Mestre brings over 20 years of experience in the video production industry, working in a wide variety of projects and formats. He was Red Bull Media House as broadcast production manager. ZOO Digital's Digital Distribution Planner Z OO Digital is set to release a scenario planner for digital TV and movie distribution at NAB. The planner, named Sandbox, will give content owners a clearer idea of the potential cost and asset requirements needed to deliver digital packages across any OTT platforms, appropriately localised for multiple territories. Gordon Doran, ZOO Digital's President said: "We've put Sandbox together to help content owners plan the most cost-effective strategy for delivering titles across multiple platforms and languages, and to give more transparency about the costs involved in digital distribution. This takes into account the specific technical requirements of each digital platform, including encoding, subtitle and dubbing, metadata and digital packaging costs per territory and the assets required. "With such a daunting array of choices and associated costs, it's important we keep things simple. Sandbox is our way of addressing a real challenge faced by content owners who want to share TV and movie content with the world." This will be made available to content owners who wish to plan worldwide distribution projects to digital platforms. ZOO is looking to address a key challenge currently facing the TV and movie industry with so many different territories, platforms and file formats involved in international distribution. Zoo Digital Scenario Planner