GlobeCast and NETIA at the 2011 NAB Show: International Content Management, Delivery, and Distribution
February 4, 2011
GlobeCast and NETIA at the 2011 NAB Show: International Content Management, Delivery, and Distribution
PARIS and NEW YORK — Feb. 4, 2011 — GlobeCast and NETIA will be co-exhibiting once more at the 2011 NAB Show, April 11-14 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, booth SU911. The themes of the booth will be global distribution, media asset management, and playout of international content.
The booth will feature live demos and animations that speak to the needs of international broadcasters today.
Broadcasters will learn not only about satellite and fiber delivery of their channels around the world, but about how GlobeCast and NETIA can help them:
• manage file-based assets for multiple platforms
• create regionalized versions of content for different television markets
• ingest content locally, and play out content globally
• ensure distribution with television platforms around the world
To respond to these needs, GlobeCast provides media asset management solutions powered by the NETIA Content Management System, and distribution services through its worldwide satellite and fiber network as well as its playout suites in Miami, London, and Singapore.
In the United States, GlobeCast’s division WorldTV is the leading source of international content, and will be on hand to aid distribution of broadcast content from around the world to bouquets and platforms in the United States. Representatives from GlobeCast’s business units in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East will also be on hand to discuss global distribution of this content.
Demos on Display at GlobeCast/NETIA Booth SU911:
WorldTV
The leading source for international content in the United States, WorldTV aggregates and distributes international content for all types of platforms including DTH satellite, IPTV, cable, and more. The GlobeCast booth will feature a show reel of just some of the 170 channels in 35 languages being distributed by WorldTV.
Playout Services and the Content Management System (CMS)
At the 2011 NAB Show, GlobeCast and NETIA will highlight the ability of broadcasters to ingest content locally, manage their media, and play out content in several regions of the world. The main tool for this is the new and improved Content Management System (CMS). NETIA’s CMS allows customers to globally streamline all of their production processes thanks to simple, easy-to-manage workflows and task automation. The new software suite also allows users to connect all of their partners and vendors within a single production ecosystem, simplifying the sharing and managing of media assets. Users can now manage all of the processes within the production environment from editing through post and distribution with one unique and easy-to-use interface. The new Web-based interface, built on Silverlight® technology, allows for more performance and greater security.
Radio-Assist™ 8
NETIA will showcase its Radio-Assist™ 8 range of digital audio automation software at the 2011 NAB Show. Equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows, the newest version of NETIA’s acclaimed software suite now extends beyond traditional broadcasting, allowing users to prepare publication at an early stage of the workflow. Publication is prepared at the same level as the on-air thanks to new planning tools. NETIA’s Radio-Assist family of digital audio software programs covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, allowing users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist.
NETIA and GlobeCast offer solutions that are at the heart of the convergence between the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors, with efficient, flexible, and effective technologies that empower multiplatform delivery, growing volumes of on-demand audio and video content, and multiple content formats.
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Press Contacts
Richard Ashton:
richard@wallstcom.com
Matthew Rosenstein:
matthew.rosenstein@globecast.com
Isabelle Michoux:
i.michoux@netia.com
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