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Axon supports CTV
4K/UHD OB fleet
CTV Outside Broadcast, a subsidiary of
Euro Media Group (EMG), has completed
the refurbishment and technical upgrade
of three of its outside broadcast (OB) units
to 4K/UHD. The new OB vehicle features
24 Sony 4K/UHD cameras, a 160-input
Sony MVS-8000X mixer and six EVS server
positions. At the heart of the operation is
Axon’s Cerebrum monitoring and control
platform, which supports three 4K/UHD
galleries through a graphical interface and
custom-built panels of 42 LED buttons.
MX1 unifies live video
editing in MX1 360
MX1, a wholly-owned subsidiary of satellite
services provider SES, has launched MX1
360, a unified media platform designed to
enhance editing processes and introduce
new workflows through the remote editing
of sports, news and other live events via
the cloud. To assist editors working on-
the-fly, the system is able to associate
external metadata with the live feed,
empowering users to locate specific events
when producing fast turnaround highlights
packages. MX1 360 also allows for the
archiving and future repurposing of content
and highlights while enabling content to
be distributed to broadcast, VoD and OTT
platforms worldwide.
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Fibre Connectivity
April 2018
Mobile disruption
sheds new light in
broadening DTH
opportunities
Direct-to-home (DTH) is undoubtedly one of the most reliable and consistent
video delivery mechanisms. But as media consumption on mobile devices
continues to proliferate, DTH has to continuously evolve in search of its new
standing in the future of TV. Josephine Tan writes more.
T
he keyword for TV of the future is mobile,
declares Terry Bleakley, managing director
of sales, Asia-Pacific, Intelsat.
Long gone were the days where view-
ers only watch TV from the comforts of
their home, Bleakley tells APB, because
consumers will continue to move to-
wards watching programmes on-the-go.
“Whether it’s watching video on mobile
devices as they ride a train to work, or
from tablets as they fly from one region
to the next, or while riding in a connected
car and watching the dashboard, TV of the
future has to be accessible anywhere, and
at anytime,” he adds.
Suggesting that programmers re-
quire solutions that will enable them
to deliver content quickly and in mul-
tiple formats, he highlights that satel-
lite technology is “well positioned”
to support this TV on-the-go trend
alongside DTH, which still continues
to be the “most dominant and reliable
platform in the Asia-Pacific region as
it offers great advantages for pay-TV
operators”.
With over-the-top (OTT) becom-
ing more prominent, delivering OTT
Three satellites in Intelsat’s video neighbourhood in the
Asia-Pacific region — Intelsat 17, Intelsat 19 and Intelsat
20 — connect operators to cable headends globally,
allowing them to distribute content to
global markets and expand
their businesses rapidly.
PANELLISTS
Martin Coleman
Executive Director
Satellite Interference
Reduction Group
Amitabh Kumar
Director, Corporate
Zee Network
Shalu Wasu
Managing Director
Eleven Sports Network
❝ The demand for available, uncongested
bandwidth is stronger than it has ever been
before, and will only continue to increase.
Global dependence on satellites will continue
to grow as reliable bandwidth is needed to
meet the demand. ❞
— Terry Bleakley,
Managing Director of Sales, Asia-Pacific, Intelsat
content in Asia-Pacific has increasing-
ly become a challenge, says Bleakley.
“In more developed countries with
good fibre infrastructure, OTT will be-
come an alternative or complement to
DTH. However, the reality is that many
Asian countries have poor broadband
infrastructure, and rely on their mobile
infrastructure to meet broadband de-
mands outside of metropolitan areas.”
In order to eliminate the strain on
these networks, satellite technology
with “smart caching” to the edge of
the networks is what he calls a “smart
play”, and is an area that Intelsat has
been working on with ecosystem
partners to better support media cus-
tomers in the future.
And to support the continued evo-
lution of TV, three satellites in Intelsat’s
video neighbourhood in the Asia-
Pacific region — Intelsat 17, Intelsat 19
and Intelsat 20 — are able to connect
operators to cable headends around
the world, allowing them to distribute
content to global markets and expand
their businesses rapidly through a
“comprehensive” global network and
“well-supported” infrastructure.
Bleakley elaborates: “Our satellites
are designed to deliver connectivity
on land, air and at sea, which is where
many consumers are watching their
preferred programmes. The demand
for available, uncongested bandwidth
is stronger than it has ever been before,
and will only continue to increase.
Global dependence on satellites will
continue to grow as reliable bandwidth
is needed to meet the demand.”
Intelsat has also collaborated with
Dejero to launch CellSat, a hybrid
solution that combines cellular con-
nectivity from multiple mobile net-
work carriers with Ku-band IP satellite
connectivity to broadcast live TV