TelVue Corporation announced the launch of its B1000
HyperCaster IP Broadcast Server which provides cable operators a hassle-free,
low-cost way to launch high quality, professional grade, 24×7 digital
television channels within minutes of un-packing.
Hardware savings of up to 75 percent can be achieved
through the elimination of real-time encoders and legacy baseband play-out
systems. The B1000 HyperCaster provides IP origination for up to 20 independent
digital broadcast channels supporting local origination (LO), leased access
(LA), PEG channels and longform advertising.
When the B1000 HyperCaster is used in conjunction with
the TelVue Connect cloud-based Broadcast Content Management System, cable
operators can achieve dramatic workflow improvement and labor cost reductions
of 60percent to 80percent in typical LO/LA operations.
The B1000 HyperCaster supports CableLabs MPEG-2 Transport
with both MPEG-2 and H.264 encoded video files in standard or high definition
formats, including ATSC. The HyperCaster’s native IP over Gigabit Ethernet
interface easily integrates with copper or fiber IP network architectures.
The B1000 is a compact 1 RU server with dual power
supplies and a high reliability solid state hard drive for the operating system
and high capacity SATA2 RAID for content storage.
“Current LO/LA workflow incorporates a patchwork of
legacy analog playout servers and equipment that don’t fit in the modern
digital headend and require per-channel real-time encoders,” said Jesse
Lerman, president and CEO, TelVue.
“The problem is compounded when multiple programming
contributors are submitting different media types and video formats making
LO/LA channels a huge challenge to manage and schedule. All this complexity has
led the industry to regard LO/LA as a burden while subscribers are demanding
more local content. By deploying the TelVue HyperCaster with TelVue Connect,
LO/LA channels can now be a significant revenue opportunity as well as a
competitive differentiator,” Lerman added.
IP Capture enables simultaneous broadcast of live streams
and IP-to-file capture for archival and re-broadcast. New MPEG Transport
processing allow the HyperCaster to interoperate seamlessly with modern
Digital Ad-Insertion and EBIF-based Interactive TV applications.
TelVue Connect allows operators to avoid the cost and
time investment in dedicated facilities and equipment for on-premise media
drop-off and encoding and outsource the entire process to the cloud.
TelVue Connect uses the cloud to handle large media file
uploads, transcoding, content management, content delivery to destination
networks and channel scheduling. In the TelVue Connect cloud, content is
automatically converted to the proper format and delivered to the operator’s
broadcast server.
The B1000 HyperCaster’s full integration with TelVue
Connect means that the operator can schedule LO/LA contributor series into
pre-assigned time slots using flexible rules and recurring patterns such as
“once a week at 8PM.”
Recently, TelVue Corporation announced that it has
launched a
new platform to slash cable/telco local origination and leased access (LO/LA)
servicing costs and improve workflow.
By Telecomlead.com Team
editor@telecomlead.com
