April 2017 CREATION 27
ChyronHego ready to scale up in Asia-Pac
Offering more than 20 years ’ experience in the broadcast industry with roles at companies such as Ross Video and Avid ,
Dae Yung Choe ( right ) has joined ChyronHego as the company ’ s new vice-president of Asia-Pacific . Speaking with APB , Dae reveals how ChyronHego can better serve broadcasters in the region .
What are your expectations for Asia- Pacific in 2017 , and what would you look to bring to broadcasters in the region ? Dae Yung Choe : ChyronHego ’ s worldwide market presence is prevalent in multiple verticals such as sports , broadcast , houses of worship , government and corporate . For the broadcast market , some may view that the APAC market is slowing down or shrinking . However , we see APAC as an evolving market facing new business challenges with solid growth potential .
Broadcasters are struggling and fighting for audience and advertisement revenue not only with their competing broadcasters , but also with other visual consumable platforms . This is causing broadcasters to rethink their existing business / operation models and be more diligent with their Capex spending .
Whether it ’ s technology adoption , streamlining workflows , lowering production costs , or attaining new viewers , ChyronHego offers market proven monetising and Opex reduction solutions that have benefitted numerous ChyronHego clients all around the world . We see this as a huge opportunity to engage and help broadcasters become successful on multiple levels .
You have joined ChyronHego at a time when the company has clearly placed an emphasis on IP . Can you tell us more about your IP strategy , particularly in Asia-Pacific ? Choe : The broadcast industry , including Asia-Pacific ’ s , is evolving and facing a variety of challenges both internally and externally . A huge transformation is on its way and we believe IP will be a big part of it .
An IP-based production workflow will provide tremendous advantages and benefits to broadcasters when it comes to connectivity , accessibility , collaboration and lower total cost of ownership . However , ChyronHego ’ s vision goes beyond what we know of IP today . It ’ s a complete transformation from traditional broadcast infrastructure to an allsoftware-based , unified production workflow running on standard IT technology , including virtualised server farms .
What this means is the ability to run new broadcast infrastructure in virtualised environments , utilising the Internet for distribution , and leveraging cloud services . From SDI to IP to IT and virtualisation in the cloud , it ’ s a strategy that can ’ t be ignored and we predict the industry will take a hard look at this type of next-generation broadcast infrastructure .
ChyronHego has also announced the adoption of NewTek ’ s Network Device Interface ( NDI ) technology to provide IP connectivity to its entire broadcast equipment line . Interoperability remains one of the key concerns for broadcast IP , so can you explain the decision to adopt NDI ? Choe : ChyronHego and NewTek have been technology partners for quite a while now . Going back to 2012 , we integrated our Lyric graphics creation and playout software with NewTek ’ s Tricaster system using an early version of what is now called NDI .
Therefore , it was a natural path to adopt NewTek ’ s NDI IP standard as part of our overall IP strategy . Furthermore , NDI ’ s simple , open and royalty-free approach will attract many other manufacturers and will definitely broaden the scope of third-party interoperability . Of course , NDI is not the only IP standard available in the market and ChyronHego designs its products to conform to all of the emerging IP standards .
ChyronHego has been around for a while now but remains very new to Asia-Pacific . Can you tell us more about the company and elaborate on your plans for the region ? Choe : Chyron and Hego have been around for more than 50 years . In 2013 , when Chyron and Hego merged to form ChyronHego , we set forth the foundation for creating one of the most technologically advanced graphics and sports data companies on the planet . The expansion continued with strategic acquisitions of Weather One , ZYX , Vidigo , ClickEffects and Hybrid .
Today , ChyronHego is a global leader in advanced real-time graphics broadcast solutions and sports data technology , offering one of the largest graphics solution portfolios in the market .
Headquartered in New York , the company also has offices in countries such as the UK , Germany and Singapore .
For the APAC market , we have a fresh story to tell and one that ’ s unique from other manufacturers . ChyronHego is 100 % committed to the APAC market and have recently increased the investment level into this important region . We look forward to pushing the pace and making an accelerated impact . whoBuyswhat
n IPL picks Riedel to provide communications for 2017 cricket season
Riedel Communications ’
Artist digital matrix intercom system has been chosen as the communications solutions for the Indian Premier
League ( IPL ) 2017 cricket season .
Zoom Communications , an Indian provider of outside broadcasting ( OB ) production services and facilities , has chosen Riedel Communications ’ Artist digital matrix intercom system as its communications solutions for the Indian Premier League ( IPL ) 2017 cricket season .
As part of a full complement of OB production equipment for the Board of Control for Cricket in India ( BCCI ), which generates the world feed for rights holders all over the world , Zoom Communications is offering Artist intercom frames .
Karamjeet Singh , senior VP at Zoom Communications , explained : “ With millions of cricket fans around the world tuned into IPL 10 matches , there ’ s no room for failure in any of our broadcast technology solutions .
“ Riedel brings proven expertise in the support of high-visibility sports events to the table , and the Artist intercom systems have served us well for several past years of IPL coverage . That ’ s why we can offer Artist with the full confidence that it will provide
the secure , user-friendly and reliable communications our clients need .”
For the IPL 2017 season , also known as IPL 10 in recognisation of the league ’ s 10th anniversary , Zoom Communications brought in two additional Artist systems to ensure “ uniformity and seamless operation ” between the different crews , and to deliver an advanced modular communications platform capable of providing the “ power and versatility ” to address a full range of intercom requirements .
The Artist ’ s fibre-based network , for instance , supports a decentralised infrastructure that can simplify the distribution of audio while ensuring crisp , clear intercom communications .
Cameron O ’ Neill , Riedel ’ s director for Asia-Pacific , concluded : “ As Riedel sharpens its focus on India , we couldn ’ t ask for a better endorsement than Zoom Communications ’ choice of Artist for IPL 10 . It ’ s a great testimonial for Riedel that Zoom has chosen to trust the comms in its kits for this prestigious production to Artist .”
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