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  • x-dream-distribution and partners at CabSat2019

    x-dream-distribution and partners at CabSat2019

    Following our success at CabSat 2018, we decided to bring our innovative products and services to it once again. Join x-dream-distribution GmbH in Dubai from 12-14 March 2019 at CabSat on the Bavarian booth in Hall 3.

    x-dream-distribution GmbH presents innovative ingest, Social ingest andoutgestsolutions by Woody Technologies and transcoding and live broadcasting software by Capella Systems, as well as ingest and playout software by Libero Systems, and microservices toolkit for broadcaster by Squared Paper.

    All the latest features that have been presented at BVE2019 and even more, will be available to all our visitors at CabSat in Dubai, Middle East & Africa's only event for content, broadcast, satellite, media & entertainment industry professionals looking to create inspiration, action & reaction.

    Partner products and news CabSat 2019

    Capella Systems (USA)

    Cambria FTC // Cambria Cluster

    Already in 4th generation, the Cambria FTC and Cambria Cluster are an innovative transcoding product… Most resentstandardfeatures:

    •    SD / HD / UHD and up to 8K
    •    xAVC, ProRes, DNxHD, JPEG2000
    •    H.264 & H.265
    •    HDR support
    •    DASH, HLS, MSS
    •    Dolby E & Dolby Vision
    •    S3 read&write

    Cambria Live // Cambria Broadcast Manager // Live Edit

    New release of Cambria Live Series v4.1, a software-based production suite for professional live streaming broadcast production. This all-in-one system handles live switching, production functions, encoding, and distribution.

    •    MPEG-DASH and CMAF support for Akamai
    •    Failover (backup stream) support for DASH/HLS with Akamai
    •    Ad Pre-fetch request to Yospace HLS/DASH targets
    •    Software-based cue tone trigger feature
    •    Embed splice_event_id from SCTE into Ad Preset

    Flow Works (Germany)

    Distributed MAM with distributed workflow support for media processing.
    •    FlowCenter – highly integrated, complete workflow and asset management solution.
    •    Flow ANT – micro media management appliance with GPU acceleration
    •    All-new Flow Archive GUI (Editorial GUI).

    Libero (Turkey)

    •    Libero Playout is a software-based playout automation system which provides powerful, flexible and user-friendly broadcasting solutions via a client-server architecture.
    •    Libero Ingest is a flexible multi-channel ingest, transcoding and encoding software with powerful and user-friendly features.

    Metaliquid (Italy)

    Customized on-premises and cloud state of the art AI recognition and classification services to meet specific industry needs. Metaliquid has developed a proprietary deep learning framework and neural network architectures.

    •    Face recognition
    •    Shot and setting recognition
    •    Sensitive contentdetection
    •    Opening and closingcreditsdetection
    •    Sport actionsclassification
    •    Content type, audio and language classification

    Squared Paper (United Kingdom)

    The Busby Enterprise Service Bus & microservices toolkit is specially designed for the broadcast industry:

    •    monitoring hardware and software systems and applications
    •    workflow orchestration from small to large and complex
    •    event recording for SLA reporting and later analysis
    •    controlling external devices and services, etc.

    Teamium (France)

    Feature rich, simple to use resource scheduling and collaboration management solution exclusively designed for video production.
    •    Cloud-basedproductionmanagement
    •    Resourceplanning and scheduling
    •    User definedbusinessprocesses
    •    Consumer grade userexperience
    •    Realtime financialdashboard

    Woody Technologies (France)

    •    Version 3.1 of all Woody software will be released, bringing several major enhancements.
    •    New Woody in2it Server, a unique client-server ingest tool for all media formats, with web-based intuitive UX and strong workflow control features, streamlining local and remote ingest workflows.

    •    Woody in2it Go, the ultimate tool for reporters on the field to encode, transfer and notify their footage or stories to the broadcaster facility.
    •    Woody Social, ingest from any social network directly to your production environment.
    •    Woody in2it Server, Woody Ingest, Woody Outgest and Woody Social can now be deployed in a scalable architecture containing multiple nodes. This brings two major improvements – redundancy and load balancing – for large Woody deployments.

    x-dream-media (Germany)

    Software integrator with an entire commitment to the media IT developing its own software products for file-based workflows and asset management.
     
    •    Signiant Managers + Agents and XDM WFM – workflow manager with integrations to many 3rd parties file processing and publishing software
    •    OneGUI – job, workflow and farm monitoring & reporting, search & filtering, multi-tenant, various 3rd parties (e.g. Harmonic, Telestream, Capella, MOG, Interra)
    •    Ingest Browser – media browsing, previewing, trimming and workflow start, watchfolder, storage indexing, file search
    •    MFP – multi format player with frame accurate positioning, side-by-side view, audio leveling, SDI output and playlist support
    •    SERVUS node – software-only videoserver, recorder and IP-streamer

     

  • TV solutions group showcases Infinity IP intercom at CABSAT 2018

    TV solutions group showcases Infinity IP intercom at CABSAT 2018

    MUMBAI: The Telos Alliance TV Solutions Group is bringing the power of Audio Over IP (AoIP) to the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region at CABSAT 2018 at stand Z4-110 with its new Telos Infinity™ IP Intercom. A quantum leap in scalability, ease of integration, efficiency and total cost of ownership, Telos Infinity IP Intercom represents a total reimagining of broadcast communications.

    Beyond simply a talkback system, the Telos Infinity IP Intercom brings together voice communication and contribution audio on a single IT backbone and employs the latest standards-based VoIP and Livewire+ AES67 AoIP transport to provide dedicated features and functionality without compromise or limitations.

    Replacing outmoded matrix technology with an advanced, distributed IP solution allows plug-and-play networked devices to be added to the system as part of a planned or ad-hoc expansion without the worry of exceeding the number of available ports on a matrix.

    “MEASA is one of the fastest growing regions in the world for media and entertainment with a strong appetite for innovative new technology,” said Martin Dyster, VP of Business Development, TV Solutions Group. “Our Telos Infinity IP Intercom meets this demand by unleashing the full potential of a distributed IP audio infrastructure. And because it natively supports Livewire+ AES67, it seamlessly connects with our own AoIP products as well as those from other supporting manufacturers.”

    Telos Infinity IP Intercom easily integrates into existing analog, AES, SDI, and MADI systems using Telos Alliance xNode baseband-to-IP interfaces, as well as other Livewire+ AES67 solutions. Its ease of integration provides customers with the versatility and cost-efficiency of using their existing infrastructure for advanced AoIP communication and contribution applications.

    The Telos Infinity IP Intercom system includes rack-mounted Intercom Master Panels, rack-mounted Master Expansion Panels, Master Desktop Stations, wired Dual Channel Partyline Beltpacks, and Dashboard Software in Basic and Premium versions.

  • Middle eastern audiences crave premium Arabic content: CABSAT 2018

    Middle eastern audiences crave premium Arabic content: CABSAT 2018

    MUMBAI: Demand for high quality Arabic content in the region has increased by almost 40% between 2011-2016, while western drama’s share of viewing decreased by an average of 55%, creating opportunities for regional producers to dominate the airwaves and secure their share of the market.

    According Khulud Abu Homos, CEO at Arab Format Lab – RITIX Group, the evolving viewing trends within the region will usher in dramatic changes to the local content seen on screens at home.

    “The Middle East market presents unique opportunities – and challenges – for producing rich content that can be adapted across markets. Similarly, unique cultural factors can impact broadcast programming, scheduling and timings.”

    Ahead of her keynote session held during CABSAT’s Content Congress in the Dubai World Trade Centre, 14-16 January 2018, Abu Homos will highlight how her regional content development company, Arab Format Lab, has made the creation and delivery of premium and socially relevant content a priority in order to corner a gap in the market created by an increasing demand for quality Arabic TV shows.

    “We have witnessed a dramatic change in viewing trends and content demand across the region, from Egypt, the Gulf countries and particularly Saudi Arabia. Audiences are craving premium Arabic content and there are openings for producing companies to step in. From adapting foreign content, to bringing international formats to be reproduced in Arabic and developing innovative original local content, there are many ways to improve what is delivered,” added Abu Homos.

    “Even something as simple as changing scheduling show times during Ramadan, when the viewing trends of audiences shift, can have a dramatic impact on advertising.”

    Also speaking at the Content Congress, Kaswara Alkhatib, CEO at UTURN Entertainment will highlight dramatic changes taking place within the digital and broadcast TV industry.

    “The digital video content industry is evolving and changing at a rapid pace. Because of this, and with it playing such an important role in how the youth digest content, it can be hard to master; changes in trends can turn in an instant.”

    As a leading Arabic entertainment network on YouTube, UTURN’s Alkhatib aims to highlight how to be a successful digital content producer, as well as examine the pitfalls to avoid when branching out into traditional broadcast TV.

    Added Alkhatib, “In the past year we witnessed online content creators migrating to TV with shows like ‘Tonight with Bader Saleh’, ‘One-door with Ibrahim Salih’ and ‘Youth Council with Omar Hussein’. What was interesting to note is they did not get the same success as online due to the different audience between TV and Online.”

    The Content Congress, the Middle East and Africa’s leading broadcast conference, and the co-located SATEXPO, delivering all satellite communication solutions and technologies to the MENA region, will both return as prominent features during the upcoming CABSAT, delivering high-level sessions streamlined into three tracks: technical, strategic and creative.

    More than 40 speakers are set to share their insights during the keynote presentations and panel discussions, representing industry heavyweights such as Facebook, BBC, iflix, WWE, UTURN, Cartoon Network Studios Arabia, Rotana Media Group, Viacom International Media Networks’ (VIMN), Turner Broadcasting, Cote Ouest, Cairo News Company, Discovery Networks and FremantleMedia.

    Similarly, SATEXPO’s line up will include high level speakers across broadcast, telecoms, aviation and maritime sectors with the keynote address delivered by HE Dr. Eng. Mohammed Nasser Al Ahbabi, Director General of the UAE Space Agency.