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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 8 - Issue 5 | May 2018

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TVLogic Acquires
NEXTO DI
KOR / USA: TVLogic has acquired
South Korean-based NEXTO DI, a
provider of portable ﬁeld backup
storage for digital cameras.
Denny An, TVLogic Director of
Worldwide Sales, said that the
synergy created would "result in
greater efﬁciencies all around, and
a position of greater strength in
the broadcast equipment market".
NEXTO DI claims the world's fastest
and safest backup system via
the company's patented 'X-copy'
technology, while M-copy (copy to
multiple drives simultaneously)
guarantees data safety.

CLEAR ERP
Security Boost
USA: Prime Focus Technologies
(PFT), the technology arm of
Prime Focus, demonstrated its
on-going commitment to system
security with enhancements to
its Enterprise Resource Planning
(ERP) software suite, CLEAR.
From multi-factor authentication
to watermarking, PFT's CLEAR
claims to set new industry
benchmarks for security best
practices. Through a series of
enhancements, all elements of
the CLEAR ERP software suite,
including user authentication,
content management, media
operations and media exchange,
are even more secure.

Etere Adds ARIB
Closed Captions
SIN: Etere's Subtitle Tool introduces compatibility with ARIB
(Association of Radio Industries
and Businesses) closed captions
for digital broadcasting, alongside
with its support for DVB closed
captions. The multi-format capabilities of Etere Subtitle Tool for
Closed Captioning make it possible
to manage all closed and open captions requirements, including live
captioning, multi-language and
multi-platforms subtitling. Etere
Subtitle Tool enables users to insert or modify closed captions in a
matter of minutes, even just before
broadcast.

HBO Latin America
BroadCache Boxes
FRA: Broadpeak, a leading
provider of content delivery
network (CDN) and video streaming
solutions for content providers
and pay-TV operators, has
worked with HBO Latin America
on a comprehensive solution
to optimise the delivery of its
video content. Using Broadpeak's
BroadCache Box local video
caching solution, BkA100 analytics,
and umbrellaCDN content delivery
network selector, HBO Latin
America can cache video content
into operators' infrastructures,
reducing CDN costs and maximising
quality of experience (QoE) for
subscribers.

Cauvery News Opts For
Grass Valley Solutions
C

hennai-based Cauvery News has
selected Grass Valley equipment
to optimise its growing news
programming needs.
"When we're working to get breaking
news to our viewers, the last thing we
need is complex solutions or a provider
we can't rely on," said Mr. Elangovan,
Chairman, Cauvery News. "Grass Valley
solutions offer all of the advanced
features we need while maintaining
ease of use, and we can always rely on
Grass Valley's support for our entire
news production platform."
The multimedia broadcast company

now utilises a full range of Grass
Valley
solutions,
including:
Karrera K-Frame S-series and
GV Korona K-Frame V-series
switchers, GV STRATUS Video
Production and Content Management
System, K2 Summit 3G Production
Clients attached to a K2 Production
SAN Storage system, Imagestore 750
HD/SD Master Control and Branding
Processor and iTX Master Control
integrated playout.
Karrera K-Frame S-series and
GV Korona K-Frame V-series offer
ﬂexibility and efﬁciency in the form of

multiformat support, including 1080p
and 4K UHD.
At only 3RU, the K-Frame V-series is
suited to Cauvery's small production
spaces, providing enormous power
but requiring no compromise on
enterprise features.
GV STRATUS also serves to help
Cauvery News keep up with its growing
number of channels and programmes.

Interra Systems Highlights
For BroadcastAsia
A

t BroadcastAsia, Interra Systems
will showcase its comprehensive
approach to QC and monitoring, which
ensures the delivery of ﬂawless video
on every device, in the most efﬁcient
and cost-effective manner possible.
New features on display include
exhaustive QC checks, adaptive bit
rate (ABR) stream validation, realtime QoE measurements, live content
monitoring, and deep-dive compressed
stream analysis.
The latest version of Interra System's
BATON QC solution leverages Artiﬁcial
Intelligence and Machine Learningbased advanced algorithms, and
includes the industry's ﬁrst support for

the VAST protocol, hybrid QC
workﬂows, as well as enhanced
support for HDR content, and
audio language detection
capabilities.
With BATON's new auto-scaling
feature, service providers can adjust
their BATON system to handle peaks
in QC content, as needed. BATON also
supports a wide range of new codecs
and formats, as well as multiple DRM
systems to ensure superior quality on
every screen.
BATON+ QC and the new data
analysis features for BATON+ allow
users to effectively track trends
and anomalies in media content,

optimising decision-making and QC
operations.
Interra will also be highlighting
its software-based OTT solution for
real-time monitoring of ABR content
- ORION-OTT; its real-time content
monitoring and video analysis system -
ORION; and its media analysis solution
for standards compliance, debug, and
interoperability of encoded streams
- VEGA.

Jackie Chan's Green Heroes Premieres
C

oinciding with Earth Day, Jackie
Chan's Green Heroes recently
premiered in South East Asia, Taiwan,
and China.
The one hour special was produced
by NHNZ on a commission from
National Geographic Channels Network
Asia.
Featuring actor Jackie Chan
and entrepreneur Arthur Huang,
Jackie Chan's Green Heroes is
an inspirational environmental
story with some of China's most
dramatic scenery as a backdrop.
Huang and Chan are on a
mission to show the world what
recycling can look like with the
help of their Trashpresso - a
unique factory on wheels, which
can turn waste plastic into multi-

use tiles on-site.
"Jackie is genuinely passionate
about
environmental
protection
and together with Arthur's practical
expertise; innovative inventions like
the Trashpresso are making a positive
impact on remote communities,"

said NHNZ Managing Director, Kyle
Murdoch. "NHNZ is a company that
has been telling environmental stories
for the last 40 years and we also are
genuinely committed to helping others
make sustainable choices. We're
incredibly proud to be able to help tell
Jackie and Arthur's story for
NGC."
Jackie Chan's Green Heroes
focuses on motivating younger
generations to change the
way humanity approaches
environmental challenges such
as plastic waste.
Jackie Chan and local kids
standing in front of tiles
created from waste plastic
by the Trashpresso.
Picture: Yun Niu.
Location: Zadoi, China
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