CSI Awards Ceremony Friday 13 September
IBC, RAI, Amsterdam
CSI Awards shortlist 2013
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Untitled-1 1 20/08/2013 10:34:23 Introduction
he CSI underwent in the first half a century or so of networks and connected devices are causing Awards its existence; the introduction of colour, and the most impact, there are what can be are now in the onset of multi-channel are two that considered more traditional broadcast their 11th spring to mind, but the list dries up pretty innovations taking place, such as the move year, and quickly thereon in. to 4K/ultra HD, something which our it’s safe to Now look at the changes that have awards this year are looking to reflect say it is the qualityT of the entries that has swept across the industry in the last ten through the introduction of a new category kept them alive and ticking for so long years alone: PVRs, VoD, catch-up, OTT, (see page 32). Of course, we hope it (though not long now until the potentially multi-screen to name but a few, and the continues to grow and grow as the troublesome teenage years!). associated acronyms that are springing ecosystem expands, and services move As long as the industry continues to up all the time, such as HTML5, MPEG- beyond the test phase and into develop great products, technologies, DASH, HEVC and HbbTV being the current commercialisation. platforms and services, these awards hot topics. Finally, a quick but massive thank you to will remain meaningful. What most of these have in common is the all those who entered the CSI Awards this Thankfully, this will undoubtedly remain influence the internet has had - and will year and hope to see you again in 2014! the case as the pace of change is only set to increasingly have - on broadcast. But while accelerate. Consider how many changes TV broadband delivery, streaming, hybrid Goran Nastic, editor
Contents 14 Best monitoring or network 30 Best web TV technology or service management solution 03 Introduction 32 Best ultra HD technology or project 16 Best customer premises equipment/ 04 Judges bios and awards ceremony host technology 34 Best TV Everywhere/multi-screen video
18 Best workflow/asset management/ 36 Best social TV technology, service or The shortlist: automation solution application
06 Best outside broadcast or playout 20 Best content protection technology 38 Best contribution to TV accessibility technology or service 22 Best content-on-demand solution 08 Best digital video processing technology 24 Best interactive TV technology 10 Best cable or fibre contribution/ or application distribution/transmission solution 26 Best IPTV technology or service 12 Best satellite contribution/distribution/ transmission solution 28 Best mobile TV technology or service
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csi_awards2013.indd 3 27/08/2013 11:35:47 Dr Roger Blakeway Dr Blakeway is president of the SCTE, a post which he has held for over 18 years. The SCTE serves the technicians and engineers involved in the cable telecoms and allied fields. Dr Blakeway has been involved in the cable industry for over 28 years, holding engineering director positions in Racal-Oak, Westminster Cable TV, Videotron, Cable & Wireless and DIVA. He chairs the BSi Cable Networks Standards Committee and is Chair of Finance and Audit at IBC.
Dr William Cooper William is founder and chief executive of interactive media consultancy informitv, where he advises clients on convergence and digital media strategy and implementation. Previously, as head of interactive at BBC Broadcast, he operationally managed the launch and delivery of its online and interactive TV services. William began his career as a broadcast journalist and is a regular contributor to international conferences, with papers published at IBC.
Neil Dormand
Introducing the judges Neil spent over a decade working in BBCTV studios in engineering roles, as well as general manager of technology and production services. Following retirement from the BBC in 2000, Neil became technology consultant to the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. Neil is a member of the IBC Conference Committee and Chairman of the Thames Valley Centre of the Royal Television Society.
Andrew Glasspool Andrew has over 20 years experience in the TV technology industry, specialising in satellite and terrestrial TV distribution, STB architecture, and digital content security. Before founding Farncombe, Andrew worked for British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB). He is an acknowledged industry expert in STB design and security, providing advice to European PEs, regulators (including OFCOM) . Andrew is Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
Jeff Heynen Jeff is a widely recognised author, speaker, and consultant with expertise in telco and cable IPTV. He tracks equipment, services, and subscribers, and authors regular market share and forecast reports, moderates webinars, speaks at industry events. Jeff is also a consultant. Prior to joining Infonetics in 2005, he spent four years with VoIP switch equipment startup sentitO Networks, and two years at Tellabs.
Philip Hunter Philip is a technology journalist covering TV broadcasting and content technologies. Coming from an IT background as a former programmer and software test analyst he is well placed to understand the current migration of content to a digital platform served on demand. Philip writes for CSI on a variety of topics.
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csi_awards2013.indd 4 23/08/2013 16:32:24 Ken McCann Ken McCann is a director and co-founder of ZetaCast, an independent technology consultancy company specialising in digital TV and multimedia. Ken contributed significantly to the development of the MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 standards and has chaired the DVB technical group responsible for audio visual coding specifications (TM-AVC) since its inception some 14 years ago. Prior to founding ZetaCast, Ken was technology director at NTL Broadcast.
Tom Morrod Tom is responsible for all research across professional video technology by service providers and CE. He has been the project lead for every version of the IABM’s report on the broadcast and media technology industry, having co-authored the report’s first edition in 2006 shortly after joining Screen Digest. Tom has worked as a consultant and advisor to many of the largest technology companies in the world.
Jean-Marc Racine Jean-Marc started his career in the 1990s, before joining the French research laboratory for Philips where he was involved in designing the first generation of real-time MPEG2 encoders. He joined CANAL+ in 1997 where he stayed until 2004 in various executive and technology roles. Prior to joining Farncombe, Jean-Marc worked as an independent consultant for mobiflux, a company he founded in 2005.
Phil Reed Phil is a freelance engineer and journalist with over 38 years of experience in the broadcast industry. He started as an engineer, working for the BBC and moved into systems with Ampex and Sony. He has worked for both facility and production companies and has a thorough knowledge of today’s equipment and operational practices.
Peter White Peter has been involved in technology for 30 years, and is now the lead analyst at Faultline, a digital media research service offered by Rethink Technology Research. In his work, Peter understands all aspects of delivering video files including IPTV. He is currently advising major players and start up ventures in this field.
The host: LJ Presenter, writer, producer, musician and self-confessed ‘geek’, LJ is best known for her role covering social media trends and gadgets on BBC News’ Click programme. Starting out as a musician LJ quickly developed a taste for music technology. After a degree in music she worked as a touring musician and as a sound engineer for Pete Waterman before moving into TV. LJ is a regular blogger on the world of technology with her Geek Chic blog covering new and upcoming gadgets, trends, the internet, music, commerce and all things in between. She speaks about the latest consumer and technology trends, how social media works and affects the world, and the nature of viral content and what makes it successful. Along with her work in front of the camera, LJ also runs her own music production company and occasionally writes restaurant reviews.
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csi_awards2013.indd 5 23/08/2013 16:32:33 Best outside broadcast or playout technology or service THE SHORTLIST
Nevion - Flash Link Media Networking Flashlink Live Networking encompasses all live signal production regardless of signal origin when synchronicity, low latency, high reliability and operation ease are critical. The solution streamlines and improves the entire live production workflow and seamlessly integrates with in-house networks for comprehensive GV Director signal processing, routing and contribution. With sync, Intercom, RS422, RS485, RS232, Ethernet, AES, analogue audio and multiple 3G/HD/SD-SDI for including houses of worship, educational studios, events, and campus networks, institutions, fixed venues, production the easily configured solution studios and trucks. The GV Director significantly reduces system build time, platform is a software-based solution while providing zero latency audio and Grass Valley - GV Director which enables users of all experience video networking, true IP Internet The GV Director Nonlinear Live levels to create and manage sophisticated networking of Ethernet, data and GPI, Production Center integrates the most live productions in a parallel, non-linear digital sync distribution and broadcast- commonly used live production tools into way. centric control and management. a single, intuitive system which simplifies producing and transmitting live content. Flash Link It is a switcher, video server, graphics generation and multi viewer display in one powerful workspace, offering users a live production workflow toolset suitable for all production environments
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csi_awards2013.indd 6 23/08/2013 16:32:45 A special thanks to all of you that entered the 11th annual CSI Awards.
Wishing you all success with your entries.
from the CSI team.
thankYouPage.indd 1 21/08/2013 17:15:55 Best digital video processing technology THE SHORTLIST
Brightcove - Zencoder Live Cloud Transcoding Provides content providers with a SeaWell Networks - Spectrum Session means of cutting Delivery Controller the traditional operational complexity, The first of its kind, it provides cable and hardware costs, and bandwidth telco operators with the same capabilities bottlenecks associated with transcoding, Ericsson - AVP4000 System Encoder and level of control over multiscreen as in by tapping the power of the cloud. The Powered by Ericsson’s first in-house their legacy environments. Spectrum is a live API removes the resource constraints developed programmable video distributed and intelligent session-based typically associated with running high- processing chip, AVP can be deployed in video delivery system providing full quality, multi-bitrate live streams because multiple different applications ranging session management and optimal service it negates the need for up-front hardware from SD to HD, through 1080p50/60 flexibility across all adaptive bit rate, investment and providing a scalable and UHDTV, and all codecs including working across all ABR streaming means of helping content providers. MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC and JPEG2000, protocols. It is integrated with the edge- 4:2:0 and 4:2:2, 8-bit and 10-bit. Codecs, cache system, and protects and optimises toolsets and resolutions can be changed any pre-existing investment in CDN. through software upgrades.
Elemental Technologies - HEVC/H.265 Encoding Software Implementation The only encoding solution in the world Harmonic - ProStream 9100 with ACE NTT Data Italia - NRT Encoder available today as a seamless software A high-density stream processor and NRT (Near-Real-Time) encoding is a upgrade and can run in real-time while transcoder that optimises broadcast TV compression system for linear maintaining high-level profiles (ie, 4K, and next-gen multiscreen video apps. The transmissions in H.264 format, created 1080p30 etc). In customer trials, it offers platform features dual power supplies by applying compression techniques bandwidth reductions up to 40% and delivers exceptional video quality and developed by NTTD for a VoD encoder to compared to H.264, and soon is expected the flexibility to support digital linear signals. Signal is acquired, to reach 50%. Elemental software is turnaround, any-to-any transcoding, segmented, encoded and muxed in MPEG- format agnostic and enables time-shift TV, VoD, picture-in-picture TS format, granting a constant and interoperability. (PIP), and live adaptive streaming. configurable delay, hence the term ‘Near’.
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csi_awards2013.indd 8 23/08/2013 16:32:59 Untitled-3 1 27/08/2013 11:46:24 Best cable or fibre contribution/distribution /transmission solution THE SHORTLIST
Harmonic - NSG Pro Converged Cable Arris - E6000 Converged Edge Router Access Platform (CCAP) The company’s CCAP platform that To meet the growing consumer demand delivers higher levels of density and cost- for advanced video services, many cable effectiveness in an integrated architecture operators around the world are which enables converged services on Harmonic NSGPro transitioning to an all-IP infrastructure. broadband networks. It empowers cable Harmonic’s NSG Pro is a CCAP-compliant MSOs to migrate to CCAP and maximise platform that offers high-density bandwidth in an operationally simplistic savings on space, power, cabling, as well Universal EdgeQAM capabilities and an manner, without an equivalent increase in as operational simplification to the MSO. easy upgrade path to integrated CMTS rack space, power, and cooling. capabilities while minimising costs, power requirements, and space requirements at headend facilities.
Entropic - c.LINK 1.1 Ethernet-over-Coax (EoC) Broadband Access Solution Cisco - RF Gateway Downstream 384 Comprised of the EN3681 Network Line Card Controller and EN3690 CPE, it delivers Teleste - DOCSIS Access Hub The RFGW-DS384 line card is an 8-port the high performance, high density EoC This is an amplifier size micro-CMTS universal edgeQAM designed for solution in the smallest form factor. The suitable for field installations. Instead operation in the Cisco RF Gateway 10 technology employs the first-ever of locating at the headend, DAH can be platform. Each line card supports 384 multiple-channel solution, bringing 800 closer to customers, which opens unique QAMs and up to 10,240 total Mbps of aggregated throughput to opportunities for using DOCSIS as the QAMs of capacity. It provides increased MSOs, and operates across a wide last-mile access solution together with density and functionality allowing service frequency range, making it easy to P2P/PON Ethernet trunk networks. providers to converge all of their QAM- co-exist with Low RF and other High RF DAH enables unleashing capacity from based services and DOCSIS M-CMTS solutions. This flexibility allows MSOs to heavily loaded headend CMTSs, and services, into one platform, which brings easily add capacity to their networks. avoiding of network segmentation.
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page19_with2adverts.indd 1 17/08/2012 09:46:07 Best satellite contribution/distribution/transmission solution THE SHORTLIST
Advanced Digital contribution within one platform: single individual broadcast streams to be Broadcast - Media or dual channel, built-in modulation or not delivered simultaneously to a single Box Platform and support for all MPEG-2/MPEG-4 satellite tuner within a high-efficiency The ADB-3740SX profiles. It also boasts a fast booting set-top box, storing the content on a is a hybrid digital time for improved field efficiency. partition of the hard drive. The solution TV receiver and provides end users with instant access to recorder which combines content from the most popular TV programming, a
satellite, terrestrial and Internet/IPTV TM larger audience for broadcasters, DVR worlds in one device. Rich in advanced time conflict resolution and an energy- functionality, this heart of the home Dejero and Integrated Microwave saving alternative to gateway products entertainment fulfills users’ demands by Technologies - Dejero + Nucomm that contain a large number of satellite delivering extraordinary TV experience to Connect Live tuners. all their screens. In addition to the ADB This transmitter is a next-generation Carbo user interface, it features home camera-mounted cellular and microwave gateway functionalities. bonding system for ENG. This hybrid solution offers news organisations a flexible adjunct to traditional satellite and microwave links for acquiring high-quality Newtec - MDM6100 Broadcast Satellite video and covering breaking news from Modem the field. The MDM6100 is a new satellite ATEME - Kyrion CM500 modulator and modem primarily use A dual channel modular encoder for for multimedia contribution, exchange remote production, dedicated to and distribution. The modem is capable broadcast contribution. It offers DSNG of delivering up to 60% efficiency gains operators the latest in encoding over the existing DVB-S2 standard. technology with video quality and EchoStar - PrimeTime Anytime The end result for customers is more reliability. The complete modularity allows PrimeTime Anytime (PTAT) is a patent- SD/HD channels and a preparedness operators to address all cases of satellite pending solution that allows up to four for the adoption of UHDTV. The MDM6100 platform maximises uptime, supporting the new DVB-CID to MDM6100 Broadcast Satellite Modem mitigate satellite interferences, fast redundancy switching and Pro MPEG error correction.
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Untitled-12 1 20/08/2013 15:31:46 Best monitoring or network management solution THE SHORTLIST
information from multiple devices, networks and service delivery infrastructure for rapid issue identification; providing an invaluable Agama Technologies – Analyzer view of occurrences in network video OMNIA delivery. The most recent addition to The OMNIA is a cable TV monitoring Mariner’s product suite is innovative OTT probe that provides high density and and multiscreen monitoring capability, parallel capacity in a slim form factor, Mariner xVu for Multiscreen, ensuring completely eliminating the need for round- successful delivery of online video to robin monitoring. The new space and cost multiple devices. efficient product range will mean no more Sentry Edge II ‘blind spots’ for cable operators, as it provides complete transparency of the television services, themselves being delivered service quality by concurrently monitored under the Bridge system. The monitoring up to 48 multiplexes and all OTT Engine is also available in the form their individual services, all the time in of the company’s PocketProbe app for Tektronix - Sentry Edge 11 real-time, with complete TS analysis and iOS and Android devices, allowing service A top of the line video quality monitor, full TR290 Prio 1, 2 and 3 parameter set. engineers to interrogate the system from Sentry Edge II is a high-density, high- any location, and to be notified wherever value solution for post- QAM monitoring. they are when any unusual condition Competitively priced and deployable creates a system alarm. without any additional software or equipment, Sentry Edge II offers network edge monitoring while only taking up 1RU Bridge Technologies - OTT Engine with of rack space and offering superior MPEG Dash monitoring that tunes to 1GHz. Sentry In order to provide this end-to-end access Edge II detects transport stream and to the OTT data, the OTT engine runs on Mariner - xVu for Multiscreen RF modulation errors coupled with any of the company’s existing hardware The company’s flagship product, xVuTM, specific reporting and alerting probes, giving operators flexibility in the provides end-to-end visibility and capabilities. Best in its class, it allows design of their monitoring infrastructure network monitoring. Using triangulation the user to manage the 8-tuner unit for OTT services, which are in almost all technology, real-time analytics and as a single group of 8 tuners, or as 2 cases running alongside existing correlation algorithms, xVu harvests groups with 4 tuners each.
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csi_awards2013.indd 14 23/08/2013 16:33:40 THE MOST COMPREHENSIVETHE MOST COMPREHENSIVEFAMILY OF DIGITALFAMILY MEDIA OF DIGITALMONITORING, MEDIA MEASUREMENTMONITORING, MEASUREMENTAND ANALYSIS ANDPRODUCTS ANALYSIS IN THEPRODUCTS WORLD IN THE WORLD
THE VB330 10G PROBE is the flagship in the Bridge Technologies product range. Equipped with up to two 10G Ethernet inputs, it is capable of monitoring thousands of streams in backbone networks and central head-ends. THEThe VB330 VB330 10G10G PROBEutilises theis the same flagship visual in and the intuitive Bridge approachTechnologies to monitoring product and range.analytics Equipped renowned with fromup to Bridge two 10G Technologies Ethernet inputs, product it is range. capable of monitoring thousands of streams in backbone networks and central head-ends. The VB330 10G utilises the same visual and intuitive approach to monitoring and analytics renowned from Bridge Technologies product range.
Untitled-5 1 22/08/2013 13:45:19 Best customer premises technology THE SHORTLIST
Advanced Digital also incorporates several advanced Software components and Pace Broadcast - Media features including PrimeTime Anytime, hardware, DZx 3002 series STBs allow Box Platform DISH Explorer, Hopper Transfers, payTV operators to rapidly launch HD TV A hybrid digital TV AutoHop and DISH Anywhere. Hopper, services across cable, DTT, DTH and IP receiver and with embedded Sling placeshifting networks - then readily extend and recorder which technology gives users choice in how, enhance these services in the future. combines content from satellite, when and where they enjoy their Operators have control over their own terrestrial and Internet/IPTV worlds in entertainment programming. service evolution where they can one device. Rich in advanced customise their TV user interfaces, offer functionality, this heart of the home seasonal and event promotions, add PVR, entertainment fulfills users’ demands by WiFi, and OTT / Internet TV services delivering extraordinary TV experience to maximising the lifetime and investment of all their screens. In addition to the multi- their hardware. awarded ADB Carbo user interface, it
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Grass Valley - GV Stratus JDSU – StrataSync A services oriented architecture based A cloud-enabled software solution that framework for modular software tools to helps service providers empower their support every part of the content assets both human assets as well as test creation and distribution lifecycle through equipment assets to tackle the a common graphical user interface model. operational challenges of network testing Mediaflex CI It includes tools for ingest, editing, in an efficient and effective manner to content aggregation, logging, transfer ensure first-dispatch success and drive into their assets and test data and and playout. The solution is based on a down overall operational costs. results in new levels of control and desktop-based paradigm, combining StrataSync provides asset management, compliance auditability. production tools, device control and configuration management, and test data production asset management into a management. This allows service TMD - single, multitasking UI. providers to have new levels of visibility Mediaflex CI A new approach GV Stratus to workflow development and business analytics, MediaFlex offers three advances: the ability for users to develop their own workflows using a simple drag and drop approach; the use of metadata to drive decision-making at any point along the workflow, with the results of those decisions, and responses from external devices, further enriching the metadata; and the reporting of business analytics to management, giving the boardroom a clear view of the way technologies are delivering on their commercial aims.
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csi_awards2013.indd 18 27/08/2013 11:35:54 GV Director Produce big. Pack small.
Every production needs a multipurpose tool. Make yours GV Director. Switcher, Server, Graphics Engine, and Multiviewer—many powerful tools in a single, streamlined package. Small, yet mighty. That's GV Director. www.grassvalley.com/gv_director Come see us at IBC2013 – Booth 1D.11
amended.indd 1 20/08/2013 09:37:39 Best content protection technology THE SHORTLIST
Extra is one of the few download services devices, whether OTT or via the set-top deployed in the market for a premium within the home network. Managing paid for service. VideoGuard DRM rights from the point at which it enters protects against multi-screen service the home (ie directly to target devices or threats, such as jailbreak protection, side-loaded from the STB where the ARRIS - SecureMedia Encryptonite policies enforcement and protection of legacy CA security is terminated), allows This is an end-to-end secure multiscreen digital outputs. Titanium @Home to control security and content delivery solution, which simplifies rights across all device in the connected and streamlines OTT video operations. It home. Titanium @Home integrates consolidates content preparation and standard DRM schemes and provides a encryption onto a single platform, so single point of provisioning and service providers only have to encode subscriber management and avoids a full and encrypt once for delivery to multiple parallel system. devices. Ultraviolet-approved, it combines Civolution - NexGuard Streaming open standards-based adaptive Driven by the recent increase of OTT streaming with DRM to ensure secure content consumption, this is an addition video delivery to multi-devices. to Civolution’s NexGuard suite of forensic watermarking solutions, they offer both a deterrent against piracy and a forensic analysis tool in case piracy occurs. The Verimatrix - ViewRight Gateway solution offers an extremely robust ViewRight Gateway is a new component method for content protection beyond the of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority living room screen whilst protecting and (VCAS) architecture, and one of the Cisco - Sky Go Extra, secured by generating new revenue streams. options available in the ViewRight ONE VideoGuard Connect multi-network client security suite. Sky Go Extra is the latest new premium ViewRight Gateway efficiently and service designed to take Sky subscribers securely manages the format translation to the next level by allowing them to process for both incoming linear download their favourite shows for (broadcast) content streams and for playback offline, at any time. The Pace - Titanium @ Home local assets recorded on a DVR, VideoGuard DRM solution was enhanced Titanium @Home provides a security and extending the operator’s revenue security to deal with the added security challenges rights management solution to extend regime for home networking models and associated with offline usage. Sky Go content reach to PCs and connected optimising subscriber QoE.
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theworks.indd 1 20/08/2013 17:41:02 Best content-on-demand solution THE SHORTLIST
access to their live, recorded and on demand content any time they want and from anywhere they are both inside and outside of the home.
Broadpeak - C-CAS technology Saffron Digital - KDDI Video Pass CAS-Compliant Adaptive Streaming Saffron Digital worked closely with enables pay-TV operators to support japan’s KDDI to launch Video Pass, the HTTP adaptive streaming protocols while operator’s premium VoD service that has simultaneously remaining compliant with exceeded targets. It enables KDDI’s 35m traditional CA systems on existing set- NAGRA - Multiscreen Cloud Services subs to stream Hollywood and local film top boxes. Using the patented technology, A service that aims to serve the needs of and TV content wherever they are. operators can cost-effectively deliver payTV service providers and Powered by Saffron Digital, Video Pass high-quality multimedia services including broadcasters with quick launch, low is multi-platform with availability across HD video over any broadband network. upfront costs, optimised CapEx/OpEx. a wide range of devices including more C-CAS lowers the cost of launching HTTP MediaLive multiscreen software is hosted than 40 different Android phones, adaptive streaming video services, and in the cloud integrated with other building tablets, Smart TV Stick and set-top box. helps pay-TV operators to maximise their blocks like OSS/BSS, advertising, revenue by leapfrogging their competition recommendation or social networks and on Quality of Experience. operated by Nagra. Live and On-demand content is managed on the platform, allowing for delivery of premium TV content over multiple screens. Viaplay - Viaplay Viaplay has the leading online streaming EchoStar - Dish Anywhere service in the Nordics, offering thousands DISH Anywhere is a comprehensive suite of movies, international and local TV of applications that provides the most series and live sports coverage. Viaplay wide-ranging and advanced on-demand has exclusive first-pay TV window user experience available in the market agreements with NBCUniversal, Sony today. Through an online portal, mobile Pictures and Walt Disney. The full apps and content side-loading subscription features over 6,000 titles, technology, DISH subscribers enjoy full as well as PPV sports and movies.
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Best interactive TV technology or application THE SHORTLIST
HTML5, and the RDK, the Espial STB The second generation platform for OTT Client helps operators deliver an user TV allows operators to deploy a family experience with faster time-to-market and friendly TV service, where each end user significantly lower development costs. has their own profile within the domain with one subscription. Every account is Espial - The Espial STB Client unique, with its own favourites, social The Espial STB Client is a comprehensive feed and Follow Me functionality where a middleware, applications, and toolset piece of content can be paused in the solution that optimises the development middle and played back later on any and deployment of TV services on device, with the same account. A managed STB platforms. Leveraging Shazam - Shazam for TV/The Shazam household is a collection of end users recent innovations and technological App with their own preferences and required developments, including open Web Shazam App is a TV companion app that permissions, and with this approach standards such as WebKit, CSS3, enhances the viewing experience on the Tvinci is able to deliver a personal and second screen/the mobile device. People social TV experience. can use Shazam with shows and ads to access more information and special offers on their favourite products. Shazam brings together people and entertainment, generating more than ten million tags every day. Plus, through leading social network sites Viaccess-Orca - TV Everywhere like Facebook, Google+ and Twitter, VO’s next generation of TV Everywhere it’s easy to share Shazam discoveries (TVE) apps are a set of applications for with friends. iPad, iPhone, Android tablets and Android Smartphones form factors and platforms. The first app to be released is for iPad by the end of July 2013. The other apps will follow the same design guidelines demonstrated on the iPad app and will introduce consistent and Tvinci - Tvinci OTT 2.0, as deployed for convergent TVE user experience (UX) Eutelsat KabelKiosk across all platforms.
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csi_awards2013.indd 24 23/08/2013 16:34:45 Untitled-9 1 20/08/2013 14:36:02 Best IPTV technology or service THE SHORTLIST
Broadpeak - C-CAS technology CAS-Compliant Adaptive Streaming enables pay-TV operators to support HTTP adaptive streaming protocols Ericsson Television - A1 TV (A1 Telekom while simultaneously remaining compliant Austria) SoftAtHome - Universal Video Player with traditional conditional access The A1 TV offering, based on Ericsson’s for Connected Devices systems on existing set-top boxes. Using IPTV platform, offers full IPTV Universal Video Player brings complete the patented technology, operators can functionality, as well as next-gen media rendering flexibility to cost-effectively deliver high-quality features, such as personal profiles and SoftAtHome’s Operating Platform SOP5 multimedia services including HD video recommendations, OTT services, DLNA that runs on operator STBs and over any broadband network. C-CAS compatibility, mobile convergence gateways. It is the first carrier-grade lowers the cost of launching HTTP including PVR programming via apps for media player software that supports all adaptive streaming video services, and iPad, iPhone and Android smartphones. current video-streaming technologies helps pay-TV operators to maximise their Third party fast channel change and across all networks on operator devices revenue by leapfrogging their competition retransmission capability has also been in the home. The solution seamlessly on Quality of Experience. added. switches from multicast video streams in existing IPTV deployments on MPEG-4 transport streams to other newer IP C-CAS delivered technologies including Microsoft Smooth Streaming, Apple HLS or the latest MPEG-DASH standard. It also supports DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/T2, DVB-C/C2 broadcast streams and RTSP or Progressive Download for VoD and Catch-Up TV.
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base.indd 1 20/08/2013 09:58:55 Best mobile TV technology or service THE SHORTLIST
time, anywhere with a nomadic video solution using LTE and HEVC as key technologies. SVELTE is an OTT LTE video and gaming device that supports a prime EchoStar - Hopper Transfers display on a TV screen, but also delivers Hopper Transfers enables DISH a local Mi-Fi router capability and customers with a Hopper with Sling DVR streaming capability to other screens. to download their DVR recordings to a The solution will enable NSPs, in mobile device and watch them from particular mobile operators to generate anywhere – even without an Internet new revenues and save up to 50% connection. The app is free to use and Hopper Transfers bandwidth with the new HEVC codec. does not require any additional hardware. offers mobile network operators a profitable business proposition through service differentiation, new revenue opportunities, and more efficient distribution of live content and other digital media. By enabling operators to QuickPlay Media – TVX, a TV monetise premium content over mobile Everywhere Express Solution networks, Ericsson’s LTE Broadcast TVX is a TV everywhere solution, giving solution guarantees the high quality content and service providers the ability Ericsson Television - LTE Broadcast delivery of TV and video content to to quickly, easily and cost-effectively Solution consumers anywhere, across any device. introduce multiscreen services, with both LTE Broadcast enables unicast and VoD and live TV content to their broadcast service blending, aiming to customers. As an off the shelf solution, help meet the challenges created by rising TVX customers can roll-out a branded mobile usage and the growth of video and configurable multiscreen offering in traffic in LTE networks. The solution as little as 90 days, at a fraction of the cost of building it in house. TVX is the Technicolor Delivery Technologies – first rapid deployment solution that Stimulating Video Experience 4 LTE handles all aspects of a service from end- (SVELTE) to-end, including ingestion and content SVELTE is addressing the need for any management to play-out and reporting.
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csi_awards2013.indd 28 23/08/2013 16:35:11 FROM THE STUDIOS TO THE HOME
ULTRA HD SOLUTIONS Delivering the best image quality and performances from the studios to the home HEVC Set-top Box Learn more on www.technicolor.com/uhd
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in a single, simple service. The main features include Backwards EPG, At a glance Now & Next view, Showcase section offering top editorial picks, recommendations for tonight, and what’s Broadpeak - Umbrella CDN coming up, On Demand TV from BBC umbrellaCDN is an advanced Content iPlayer, ITV Player, with 4oD & Demand 5 Delivery Network selection solution that coming soon. YouTube, launched in March offers content providers and pay-TV 2013 is the first time the HTML5 YouTube OTT 2.0 operators complete control over the has been available on free-to-air TV in allocation of video content to multiple the UK. CDNs. Using umbrellaCDN, users can select the best CDN for live or VoD content at all times according to various criteria of their choice.
Tvinci - OTT 2.0 SPB TV - Multi-Screen OTT TV solution The second generation platform for This is a modular solution for multiscreen over-the-top TV allows operators to IPTV/OTT video delivery and playback deploy a family friendly TV service, across all screens. It integrates video where each end user has their own delivery platform for content ingestion, profile within the domain with one encoding and adaptive streaming, a subscription. Every account is unique, Umbrella CDN middleware part that connects delivery with its own favourites, social feed infrastructure with a client and integrates and Follow Me functionality where a those with billing, CMS and other piece of content can be paused in the systems, and client-side software. That middle and played back later on any forms a complete turn-key solution that device, with the same account. A Freesat -
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throughput to support a greater range of broadcasters to overcoming the first applications. and most important hurdle – acquisition of content. Delivering the highest possible video quality from remote, live events at full 4K resolution, the capability is available as a software upgrade on the company’s existing encoder and decoder platform as part of its Content Broadcom - BCM7445 Cisco - Project Fresco Acquisition and Content Exchange As the world’s first UltraHD TV home Project Fresco is Cisco’s vision for the Solutions. gateway chip, the BCM7445 supports future of TV. A frameless, unobtrusive, the HEVC video coding standard, and can UHD and ambient experience that places reduce video bandwidth usage by 50% to content at the heart of the home. Fresco overcome network bandwidth limitations is based on real world technologies, but while helping operators and content takes the concept of lean back viewing to distributors offer a wider range of new extremes. The concept is of a viewing Harmonic - ProMedia Xpress File-Based broadcast, streaming or over-the-top environment with large displays Transcoder content to subscribers. Designed to constructed from modular tiles. They can Part of the Harmonic’s ProMedia family assist operators in delivering UltraHD be adapted to fill or partially fill one or of preparation and processing solutions video content without compromising more walls of a room, and will co-operate for multiscreen workflows, ProMedia quality, the 28 nanometer ARM-based to provide an integrated experience. Xpress now supports the emerging video decoder SoC provides more Ultra HD format for VoD applications. transcoding, CPU processing Leveraging Harmonic’s MicroGrid parallel- performance and home networking computing technology, Xpress is able to achieve remarkable transcoding speed by splitting large processing tasks into multiple threads. The technology enables unlocking the bandwidth and video quality advantages of 4K and ultra HD content in a timely and cost-effective Ericsson Television - Ultra-High manner. The transcoding solution Definition (UHD/4K) Contribution is aimed at content owners and A demo of Cisco’s Project Fresco This solution provides a clear route for service providers.
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csi_awards2013.indd 32 23/08/2013 16:35:56 Cisco Videoscape Unity: Connecting Experiences Your Way
Your video experiences: personalized, synchronized, delivered to any screen. Cisco Videoscape Unity empowers service providers in all markets. It makes sure they can create and connect new synchronized, personalized, and intuitive multiscreen experiences — at the speed of now.
To learn more about Cisco Videoscape Unity, visit cisco.com/go/videoscape
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more than three million customers, it adds value by providing access to PT’s entire TV experience in an integrated way, anytime and everywhere. Applicaster - Broadcaster Platform A white label platform for cross-screen Verimatrix - Verimatrix/TiVo TV experiences. Solutions include live and Partnership on demand TV, second screen, The combination of TiVo’s cloud service, synchronised and social TV experiences, PVR technology and multi-screen and engaging apps that function in all technology along with Verimatrix Video connectivity environments. It features Quantenna - Wi-Fi Video Distribution, Content Authority System (VCAS) multi- management and analytic tools. HDTV Anywhere Wirelessly network security provides a seamless Quantenna has pioneered Wi-Fi and video and safe content choice for video in the home with chipsets in 802.11n and consumption through hybrid STBs that 802.11ac and uses 4x4 MIMO use TiVo’s user interface and through architecture with dynamic beamforming TiVo’s tablet, smartphone, and browser- to overcome interference challenges to based experiences. VCAS is securing Com redefine the wireless entertainment. Hem’s new service delivered via TiVo.
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Viaplay – Viaplay Tvinci – Toggle, powered by Tvinci Viaplay has the leading online streaming Toggle – the “Netflix of Asia” - was service in the Nordics, offering thousands launched in February by MediaCorp and of movies, international and local TV is now the fastest growing OTT TV series and live sports coverage. Viaplay service in Singapore. It allows users to has exclusive first-pay TV window take Hollywood and local content - live agreements with NBCUniversal, Sony and on-demand - to connected devices Pictures and Walt Disney. The full and allows them to like, rate and share subscription features over 6,000 titles, content with their Facebook friends. as well as PPV sports and movies.
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csi_awards2013.indd 34 23/08/2013 16:36:16 Untitled-4 1 22/08/2013 12:30:46 Best social TV technology, service or application THE SHORTLIST
smartphone. never.no has a global customer base including top brands such as Al Jazeera, BBC, CBC, ESPN, MBC, QVC, TV 2 Norge, TV 2 Danmark, EchoStar - Dish Explorer Univision and Viasat. It is part of the Developed to allow DISH Network company’s interactive ‘TV. Mobile. Social. subscribers to engage with, discover, and 1Framework.’ technology farmework. control TV programming in one place. never.no - Interactivity Suite Designed primarily for use with tablet Interactivity Suite is a platform for devices, the app includes Twitter and creating advanced and enriched new Facebook feeds that allow users to read forms of television engagement, and post comments live, view trending interactivity and audience loyalty. The social topics about the programming, Interactivity Suite can be used to locate most-watched programming live, aggregate user-generated content from Viaccess-Orca - Data Enrichment and and view integrated sports scores and social media sites including Twitter, Engagement Platform (Deep) stats while the game is happening. In Facebook, Instagram and Google+ into DEEP is a second screen application, addition, the app provides full control of programming, and build companion apps which compliments TV viewing by the set-top box through an integrated that enable viewers to interact with their offering a way to discover content and on-screen remote control. televisions using an iPad, tablet, PC, or explore themes related to the video service. DEEP’s UI enables an intuitive browsing among thousands of automatically created digital magazines about movies, TV shows, actors and themes. The magazines are engaging, interactive and rich in content, and are based on data aggregated from various quality enrichment partners. Advanced technology is used to automatically identify the most interesting topics related to the TV content, thus transforming data into interesting stories to tell the magazine readers.
Dish Explorer
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csi_awards2013.indd 36 27/08/2013 12:12:47 Creating RealtimeWe’re Social Creating TV Advertising Social TV Advertising
We’re Making TV Ads Fun Again. never.no’s award winning ‘Interactivity Suite’ is a toolkit specifically designed for broadcasters and advertising agencies to create highly advanced and enriched new forms of television engagement for live and pre-recorded programming as well as creating engaging advertising campaigns via its ‘Sync’ offering.
The Interactivity Suite can be used to effortlessly aggregate user-generated and geolocated content from social media sites including Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Google+ directly into programming and advertising, as well as being able to drive companion apps that enable viewers to interact with their programs or advertisements using an iPad®, tablet, PC, or smartphone.
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experience. By regularly updating the UK storytelling app in the world to be Digital TV Usability and Accessibility accessible to deaf children in sign Guidelines, including Text to Speech language. Deaf children suffer from a known as the U-Book the DTG plays a shortage of good learning resources so key role in promoting best practice in TV this app helps them with literacy in both accessibility. The latest version of the English and sign. Available in British and DTG - UK Digital TV Usability and U-Book was approved in April 2013. also American Sign language, the app Accessibility Guidelines also offers dyslexia-friendly subtitles, The Digital TV Group (DTG) has led on professional narration, specially TV usability and accessibility over the commissioned music and a sign video last decade. As the industry association dictionary which expands each time a for digital television in the UK, the DTG is new book is downloaded. Each book uniquely placed to develop accessibility comes with two simple sign learning guidelines alongside its other standard- games. There are educational story setting work capitalising on digital TV ITV - Signed Stories notes for parents, carers and teacher technologies to improve the user Signed Stories is the first animated
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csi_awards2013.indd 38 23/08/2013 16:36:51 Tune into accessibility Audio description and text-to-speech make it easier for people with sight loss to use television equipment, access on-screen information and ultimately watch their favourite programmes.
“We worked with RNIB to integrate Voice Guidance into our televisions; at Panasonic, accessibility and inclusivity is at the forefront of our design and development and we know this technology makes a huge difference to people with sight loss.” Panasonic UK
“We fully grasp the significance of audio description and how it supports independent living – and believe it’s something of an art form in its own right. We are glad to have worked with RNIB to increase awareness about it amongst our blind and partially sighted viewers.” Channel 4
To find out more about making the television experience more accessible, call 01733 375142 or email [email protected]
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