ATEME Kyrion powers Casablanca Online’s live sport offering
March 19, 2019
ATEME, the emerging leader in video delivery solutions for broadcast, cable, DTH, IPTV and OTT, has announced that Casablanca Online, a leading Brazilian live broadcasting services provider, has selected its Kyrion encoder and decoder to support the growing demand for high-quality video processing. The ATEME Kyrion encoder and decoder are the perfect match for sport thanks to their ultra-low latency mode.
The Kyrion encoder is based on ATEME’s 5th Generation STREAM compression engine, which delivers the highest video quality at minimum bitrates with the minimum latency. Kyrion’s value proposition supports Casablanca’s leading position in Sports Event Contribution Services, including main Brazilian and South American soccer championships. The Kyrion DR5000 is a single channel multi-codec IRD, offering easy setup, fast signal lock, and the industry best input robustness.
In addition, leveraging software field upgradable capabilities, Kyrion encoders/decoders are future-proof: Casablanca can benefit whenever they want from HEVC bandwidth savings and BISS-CA enhanced protection, both game-changing features running on the same deployed solution.
Alex Pimentel, CTO, Casablanca Online, commented: “At Casablanca, we are committed to offering high-quality video processing services. We know that ATEME’s Kyrion solutions will help with this and support our need for video contribution and distribution in the regional sports events.”
Luis Silva, Sales Director ATEME, added: “Casablanca is a long-standing partner. We are pleased that they continue to invest in ATEME’s high-quality video delivery solutions, so that they benefit from of all improvements dedicated to sport content such as a straightforward and secure encryption BISS-CA solution’’.