NDR streams 24/7 with Elemental
July 30, 2013
Elemental Technologies, a supplier of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, has confirmed that German public broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) has deployed Elemental Live video processing systems to perform 24/7 encoding of live content.
Elemental systems allow NDR to create video streams of programme broadcasts, news and special events for publicly and freely accessible web portals and mobile apps. The deployment is supported by Elemental partner LOGIC Media Solutions in Germany.
“NDR has taken a pioneering approach to video processing, streaming and delivery by bringing encoding in-house to lower distribution costs,” said John Nemeth, Elemental VP sales, EMEA. “We are pleased to partner with Logic Media to offer NDR a solution that reduces costs, saves power and improves video quality as well as strong local support.”