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  • ANI upgrades field units with TVU one 5G pack for stronger live coverage

    ANI upgrades field units with TVU one 5G pack for stronger live coverage

    MUMBAI: ANI, South Asia’s leading multimedia news agency, has upgraded its field production fleet with TVU Networks’ latest TVU One 5G backpack. Designed for challenging environments, the compact pack houses six 5G modem modules, each paired with a dedicated three-antenna Mimo (multiple-input, multiple-output) array, plus a four-antenna Wi-fi Mimo system totalling 22 antennas.

    This advanced design significantly improves performance in congested urban areas, crowded venues, disaster zones, and weak-signal rural regions, enabling crews to go live from locations where other systems often fail.

    Unlike typical single-antenna printed designs that face near-field interference and self-cancellation when radios are clustered, TVU’s per-modem antenna diversity ensures cleaner rf conditions across carriers and frequency bands. The result is stronger links, higher stability, and more reliable throughput even under demanding conditions.

    At the transport layer, TVU’s ISX (Inverse Statmux) technology bonds and orchestrates traffic across all available connections: 5G, ethernet, and Wi-fi, while dynamically routing packets around congestion and cell-edge dropouts. This ensures ultra-low latency and broadcast-grade stability even in contested spectrum environments.

    “As South Asia’s leading news agency, it is our responsibility to deliver breaking news with speed, reliability and quality,” said ANI CEO Sanjiv Prakash. “By upgrading to TVU’s latest 22-antenna 5G system, our journalists can now go live from places others can’t: faster, more reliably, and with greater consistency.”

    “We engineered TVU One’s RF system to thrive in the harshest real-world conditions,” said TVU Networks CEO Paul Shen. “Its six 5G modules, each with a three-antenna MIMO array, plus a four-antenna Wi-fi Mimo backbone, give it the density and isolation needed to overcome congestion, while ISX technology ensures seamless data flow.”

    The TVU One 5G features a total of 22 antennas, comprising six 5G modem modules with three antennas each and a four-antenna Wi-fi Mimo setup. Despite its advanced hardware, the pack remains lightweight and compact, ensuring mobility without compromising performance. Its antenna diversity and isolation architecture mitigate near-field interference effectively, while ISX technology provides real-time bonding and adaptive path optimisation across carriers and frequency bands. The system’s multi-provider and multi-band agility also guarantees stability across varying infrastructures and international deployments, making it ideal for global field operations.

     

  • Mike Cronk takes the helm at Paul Shen’s TVU Networks as VP of strategy

    Mike Cronk takes the helm at Paul Shen’s TVU Networks as VP of strategy

    MUMBAI: In the intricate chessboard of business, strategy is the ultimate checkmate—a decisive edge that separates winners from the rest.

    Whether orchestrating a sports victory, acing exams, or redefining industries, strategy holds the key. And when it comes to the fast-evolving world of media technology, TVU Networks has just made its masterstroke.

    The global pioneer in cloud and IP-based live video solutions has announced the appointment of Mike Cronk as its new vice president of strategy.

    Known as a visionary with over two decades of media innovation expertise, Cronk is set to drive TVU’s mission to redefine content creation and distribution for media organisations worldwide. With a reputation for crafting winning strategies, his entry promises an exciting era of growth, innovation, and bold moves for TVU Networks.

    Cronk brings a wealth of experience from roles such as AWS, head of product for live media services; Core Technologies VP at Grass Valley, and IP Media Solutions (AIMS) founding chairman of the alliance. At TVU Networks, he will focus on scaling its award-winning cloud-based services and driving transformative changes in broadcasting workflows.

    TVU Networks CEO, Shen underscored the importance of this appointment, “Mike Cronk joins TVU at a time of unparalleled innovation and momentum for our company. His deep expertise in cloud transformation, media workflows, and product strategy will enable us to continue redefining how broadcasters engage their audiences. With Mike’s leadership, we will further strengthen our position as the trusted partner for media supply chain transformation worldwide, turning our customers’ most ambitious projects into reality.”

    Reflecting on his new role, Cronk expressed his excitement for the future, “TVU has been at the forefront of live video production for nearly two decades, forging strong partnerships with media organisations worldwide. This year alone, TVU has enabled groundbreaking cloud-based workflows, from leveraging AI-assisted production during major sports events to powering fully cloud-based workflows for this year’s biggest elections. The opportunity to contribute to such a visionary company at this pivotal moment is truly exciting. Together with our customers, we have the potential to achieve even greater milestones and transform the industry further.”

    Since pioneering cloud-based and AI-driven broadcasting workflows in 2018, TVU Networks has developed a modular ecosystem that meets complex production demands with speed and agility. Its latest innovation, TVU MediaHub, has already earned six industry awards and powered high-profile events such as the Games in Paris and recent elections.

    “Mike’s vision and expertise align perfectly with TVU Networks’ mission to transform the broadcast industry,” added Shen. “His addition to our leadership team marks an exciting chapter for TVU as we continue to innovate and collaborate with our clients to redefine what’s possible in live media production.”

  • TVU Networks announces general availability of TVU MediaHub

    TVU Networks announces general availability of TVU MediaHub

    Mumbai: TVU Networks, a global pioneer in cloud and IP-based live video technologies, has today unveiled TVU MediaHub, their latest ground-breaking solution. This cloud-driven platform is poised to transform the broadcast industry with its unmatched versatility and efficiency in managing video signals in both IP and SDI environments.

    Marking a departure from traditional hardware-dependent routers, TVU MediaHub introduces a new broadcasting paradigm. Its cloud-centric and hybrid architecture supports limitless inputs and outputs, effortlessly managing intricate signal matrices in both SDI and IP formats. This advancement signifies a major shift towards cloud-based digital media workflows, enhancing the quality and efficiency of broadcasting.

    TVU Networks CEO Paul Shen, explained, “TVU MediaHub is born from our collaboration with over 4000 leading media companies globally. As the demand for IP-based input and output sources grows, so does the complexity of managing increasing numbers of decoders and encoders. TVU MediaHub™ offers an innovative approach to handling, processing, and routing these signals. We’re thrilled to now offer this solution to a wider audience.”

    TVU Mediahub’s standout features include:

    . Versatile Input/Output Capability: Accepts various input formats ranging from SDI, NDI, SRT, TVU Grid, to YouTube, and more. It can scale and direct outputs to multiple destinations in formats like RTMP, HLS, TVU Grid, Facebook, etc.

     .  Hybrid and Unlimited Scalability: Utilizes resources on-premise in data centers, or in the cloud, with TVU providing additional resources as needed.

      .  User-Friendly Interface: Object-oriented visual UI allows effortless operation without specialized training.

      .  Cost-Effectiveness: Managed resources are available at $8.75/core monthly, with on-demand resources charged per minute during signal routing.

    Additionally, TVU MediaHub is a key component of TVU Networks’ extensive broadcast ecosystem, integrating AI-powered ingestion, advanced graphics, and streamlined live production and ad management tools. This comprehensive approach tackles a wide range of media supply chain challenges, offering an integrated, powerful broadcasting solution.

    “TVU MediaHub is more than a routing tool; it’s a portal to endless broadcasting possibilities,” says Paul Shen. “We’re eager to see how this platform will enable content creators and broadcasters to innovate and engage their audiences in novel, exciting ways.”