Asia-Pacific Broadcasting (APB) July 2018 Volume 35, Issue 6 | Page 18

18 ITV selects TVT as media management partner ITV, a UK broadcaster, has entered a strate- gic partnership with TVT, whereby the latter will provide a content management plat- form for the UK and international markets. Under this agreement, TVT will manage me- dia logistics, content preparation and access services across all ITV’s platforms, linking closely with the ITV team and its partners to process over 35,000 hours of content per year. Helen Stevens, director of broadcast and content operations at ITV, commented: “Being able to deliver the best possible experience for all our viewers is vital for ITV, and working with TVT to ensure that we have management of media distribution and access services across all our platforms is crucial to achieving that objective.” Broadcast Solutions sets up Robycam Germany Systems integrator Broadcast Solutions has transferred rental and sales of the Robycam cable camera systems to a new busi- ness unit — Robycam Germany. This newly founded division will be jointly managed by managing direc- tors Philip von Senden and Stefan Breder. Also CEO of the Broadcast Solutions Group, Breder com- mented: “Rental business and productions with the Robycam system at major national and international events are growing, and with the new com- pany, we can even better meet increasing customer requests.” Next Issue @ Management Test and Measurement Solutions PANELLISTS Fintan Mc Kiernan CEO Ideal Systems South-east Asia Patrick So Regional Manager Asia Pacific Magna Systems & Engineering Craig Johnson Managing Director - Media Nielsen July 2018 Is cloud the answer to the playout of tomorrow? The role of playout systems has not changed much over the decades. It is still a simple transmission function responsible for delivering linear content from a broadcast network to its audience. But due to