IBC Show Previews T – U
TAG Video Systems – Stand 1.C15
TAG Video Systems, the leader in software-based IP end-to-end monitoring, deep probing, and real time visualization solutions, is set to introduce the European market to an enriched version of its Realtime Media Performance monitoring and visualization platform at IBC 2023. New enhancements include heightened integration with Skyline Communications’ DataMiner for more concentrated content insights and management capabilities. The European market will also get its first official introduction to TAG’s ground-breaking Content Matching technology that automatically and accurately identifies and compares the content throughout the workflow, adding another layer of confidence to users of the platform. Visitors can see demonstrations of these new capabilities as well as an elaborate display of dashboard visualizations incorporated into TAG’s award-winning Media Control System (MCS) in Hall 1. Stand C15.
Heightened integration with Skyline Communications’ DataMiner increases visibility, automation and control
A heightened level of integration with Skyline Communications’ DataMiner is adding a robust element of automation, control, and orchestration to TAG’s Media Control System (MCS), the newest layer of the Company’s Realtime Media Performance platform. TAG’s MCS, a monitoring control and data aggregation engine, allows media companies and content owners to manage monitoring for any scale and maximize the value of their monitoring data with advanced data visualization tools and gain invaluable operational insight.
By seamlessly incorporating support for TAG’s MCS into Skyline’s DataMiner platform, valuable media health insights and management capabilities become available on Dataminer’s Dashboards and Apps, with alarms from both solutions visualized on the TAG advanced multiviewer display. Providing a complete view of data and notifications aggregated by both Dataminer and TAG’s MCS in one place increases end-to-end visibility, automation, and control and significantly simplifies day-to-day workflows for users of TAG’s platform. Operators now have simultaneous insight into the status of their infrastructure from Dataminer along with insight to the health of their content and live streams from TAG. This control and visibility into
production and distribution workflows provides the data needed to keep systems running smoothly as businesses and services evolve.
Content Matching Adds Confidence to Monitoring and Visualization Platform
TAG’s new Content Matching technology is perhaps the Company’s most ground-breaking technology yet. Content Matching is an intelligently engineered process that ensures content is delivered in real time to its intended destination without any errors or discrepancies. It helps identify potential issues and confirms signal integrity leading to increased broadcaster confidence and a high-quality viewer experience.
Content Matching uses a unique mechanism to detect similar content across two different streams to ensure correct and uninterrupted delivery. This is done by creating a unique fingerprint for each video frame and audio envelope and matching them across the entire media distribution path against a user-defined reference point. This new technology dramatically reduces workflow complexity and eyes-on-glass and enables media companies to deliver quality content with fewer resources and more confidence.
TAG’s Content Matching can identify and correlate audio and video uniqueness accurately regardless of the resolution, bitrate, or framerate, thus enabling a match between any two or more points in the workflow. Even after the content has been processed and manipulated, TAG can still identify the match and confirm that the content is identical, correct, and behaves as expected.
The ability to identify, match and correlate content to content anywhere in the workflow empowers users to measure a wide variety of parameters. Potential uses are limited only by the user’s imagination. With a reference point and one or more monitoring points, comparisons are easily made, and issues can be quickly identified.
“The integration with DataMiner and the introduction of Content Matching further solidify our commitment to providing our customers with the most advanced and comprehensive monitoring and multiviewer solutions in the market. We believe these new features will greatly increase productivity, enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs, and ensure the highest quality of service for our customers,” said Kevin Joyce, TAG’s Zer0 Friction Officer.
Dashboard Visualizations
Providing users with the tools they need to maximize their own data is evident in all aspects of TAG’s culture. At IBC 2023, TAG will demonstrate how users will now have the ability to create custom dashboards and visualizations to suit their exact requirements. Using TAG’s MCM system’s deep probing and analysis capabilities combined with the MCS data aggregation and management toolset, dashboard visualizations can be easily built with well-known open toolsets like Kibana, Grafana and Kafka to address any level of detail in any media workflow. Representative visualizations for various workflows and applications will showcase the depth and flexibility of displays enabled by the MCS, including application-specific functions such as MPEG-TS and OTT delivery, audio analysis, SCTE Triggers and more.
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Tata Communications – IBC Media Center, F004
IBC2023 will be our first public outing as a combined entity and members of our leadership team will explain how the combination of Tata Communications and The Switch creates an exciting and unique offering in the global media ecosystem.
We will also announce the launch of the first integrated offering from Tata Communications and The Switch, building on the infrastructure and global reach of Tata Communications and the deep media services layers of The Switch.
We hope you can join us to hear all our latest news and updates.
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ThinkAnalytics – Stand 5.B82
ThinkAnalytics, the world’s leading content discovery vendor with over 20 years of history in machine learning and AI, today announced that it is adding voice, chatbot and other solutions that combine generative AI, personalized recommendations, content metadata and natural language interaction to its portfolio at IBC 2023 Hall 5, stand B82. At the show, it will also highlight the power of cross-channel marketing campaigns, personalised FAST channels and will demonstrate how first-party data is a game changer for contextual advertising alongside the importance of clean rooms.
Hundreds of millions of viewers already use Think360’s personalization, search/content discovery and voice support, and, building on this expertise, ThinkAnalytics is now working with broadcasters and content providers to add new ways of engaging with individuals or groups of viewers using generative AI for personalized recommendations and other inbound and outbound interactions, including personalized emails and social media.
This allows viewers to receive personalized recommendations using natural language on a variety of platforms. This capability, alongside real-time content discovery, personalized emails and chatbots, presents a new opportunity to reach those dormant users who are at risk of churn.
Generative AI is also feeding into another development at ThinkAnalytics: creating personalized cross-channel marketing campaigns based on viewing behavior. For example, instead of sending every subscriber a similar marketing email, Think360’s insights can be used to create content synopses that emphasize the themes and actors that will appeal to each individual recipient. ThinkInsight can measure the impact of this richer personalization and see the value of the metadata.
ThinkAnalytics will demonstrate the importance of using TV operators’ first-party data to allow advertisers to target TV audiences in real-time with the highest levels of granularity and accuracy in the industry. ThinkAdvertising’s AI models use an operator’s own first-party data which can be delivered securely through clean rooms to create and target contextual audience segments at scale.
“The quality of ThinkAdvertising’s first-party data fills an important need in the market as advertisers face the consequences of a post-cookie world plus the need to target the correct audiences to maximize the results from their ad spend. The results speak for themselves: ThinkAdvertising has delivered uplifts of over 100% for customers,” said Peter Docherty, Founder and CTO, ThinkAnalytics.
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Tinkerlist.tv – Stand 7.D08
TinkerList.tv, a trailblazer in live content production tools, is set to debut its groundbreaking platform Cuez, at IBC 2023. This launch marks a significant shift in rundown creation and broadcasting automation in live studio shows, news, sports, eSports and other live events in the media industry.
Picture this: A journalist uploads a video from Times Square directly to the rundown in real-time, and it is immediately accessible to everyone involved in today’s broadcast. Whether it is the operator in the studio gallery, the editor-in-chief working remotely, or the audio mixer at an external location, Cuez unifies scripts, rundowns, assets, content, and technical notes into a single, accessible platform.
- Device agnostic: Synchronise rundowns with any kind of device, including play-out devices, graphical engines, prompter software, and more.
- Gallery agnostic: Seamlessly connect to all devices, regardless of their location—be it a gallery, studio, or OB truck.
- Hybrid: Switch effortlessly between on-premises and cloud-based work, adapting to broadcasting needs or unexpected and unforeseen circumstances.
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TMT Insights
TMT Insights, which specializes in professional services and software development for the media and entertainment (M&E) industry, is highlighting major enhancements to its Polaris operational management software platform, including a cloud localization roadmap, at IBC 2023.
In addition to showcasing the expanded capabilities of Polaris, TMT is also highlighting:
- The upcoming launch of a new TMT services group
- Recent customer engagements and industry collaborations
- Its latest efforts to further Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion (DEI) within TMT and the M&E industry
Polaris
TMT will conduct ongoing demonstrations of its Polaris operational management software platform in a unique environment, on a boat docked at the RAI. The platform is designed to give professionals a “single pane of glass” view of the entire media supply chain: ingest, localization, editing, QC and end-to-end content delivery. In addition to demonstrating Polaris, TMT will discuss its key upgrades and highlight current customer applications.
“Polaris can deliver long-term value for organizations regardless of where their other business process systems are in terms of development maturity, or if they are a mix of legacy and new technologies,” said Hannah Barnhardt, COO, and co-founder of TMT Insights. “There’s no one entry point to begin using Polaris and the platform’s continued evolution into new areas like localization will further widen its audience.”
Cloud-based localization is a natural extension of Polaris. The platform is already facilitating approximately 200,000 subtitle conforms and 50,000 audio dub conforms for customers, and localization is a critical link to other Polaris-enabled functions in the media supply chain such as full ordering and task management.
At NAB 2023, TMT announced that Sky as well as Crunchyroll, the international anime brand, had selected Polaris to enable end-to-end operational control and visibility across their global content supply chains.
Media Operations Group
TMT is announcing the formation of a new division, Media Operations, which will provide access to a team of media experts with years of experience on both the technical and operational side that can liaise between customer’s IT and content operations groups. At a time when companies are lowering headcount, we’re providing staffing to support a lower cost – more predictable – support approach to sustain our customers businesses. This team will provide the ability to build and maintain media workflows, distribution onboarding support, tool testing, and various R&D initiatives leveraging industry best practices and the latest advances in media technology and tooling. The company will formally announce the new group and its leadership in August 2023.
DEI & Sustainability
At IBC, TMT will provide an update on its efforts to further diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI), and sustainability initiatives, highlighted by its sponsorship of the Corporate Star awards, and TMT’s certification as a Great Place to Work, among other company and industry achievements.
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TVU Networks – Stand 5.C82
TVU Networks, a pioneer in cloud-based workflow solutions for live content creation and distribution, today announced its line up of cloud and on-prem solutions to be demonstrated at IBC 2023 in Amsterdam. TVU RPS One, the new all-in-one hybrid cloud and studio remote production device, will be making its Europe debut at the TVU stand. The company will also showcase the latest developments across its entire portfolio of REMI solutions, AI-driven ingest and clipping service and cloud-native FAST channel programming.
The debut of TVU RPS One at NAB 2023 in April resulted in a number of accolades, including “Product of the Year” recognition by the NAB organization and the “Best of Show” award from TV Technology. Additionally, TVU Networks was honored with the Grand Prize for Technology and the Remote Production Awards by PRODU magazine. The modern device offers a compelling solution that seamlessly integrates synchronized multi-camera encoding and transmission capabilities within a highly portable and durable design. Equipped with six integrated 5G modems with support for advanced mmWave technology, this innovative device provides the latest in reliable untethered wireless transmission for flexible, cost-effective remote production.
TVU will also be demonstrating the latest updates to its cloud-based and on-premise ecosystem for complete, professional live production, including TVU Producer, TVU Search, TVU Grid and TVU Channel. TVU Producer transforms on-site, multi-camera production by virtualizing key components in the cloud, including video and audio mixing, video server playout, and graphics and CG capabilities. TVU Search uses AI to empower customers to swiftly locate precise video segments using speech, text, and facial recognition to drastically reduce search time for content needed to create stories. TVU Grid facilitates IP-based content delivery, enabling broadcasters to effortlessly switch, route, and distribute live video feeds to multiple locations via commodity internet.
TVU Channel is a cloud-native service that’s a hassle-free, round-the-clock channel solution without the need for extensive infrastructure. Users can effortlessly schedule live and on-demand programming through a user-friendly web browser interface. With TVU Channel, broadcasters can distribute content seamlessly and simultaneously across various channels, including traditional television, OTT platforms and social media.
For sports video review, TVU will be demonstrating the latest updates to its multi-camera control app, TVU Replay. The app enables game officials to instantly review plays from different camera angles during games on a tablet. Operation is easy using familiar swipe and pinch controls to focus on the desired segments.
“We are very excited to be at IBC again this year and to welcome colleagues, partners and new visitors to our stand. We will have many new product updates to demonstrate across our entire cloud ecosystem that are designed to make remote production, channel programming and content search for compelling stories faster, more efficient and cost effective,” said Rafael Castillo, General Manager/Vice President of EMEA and Latin America, TVU Networks. “With the implementation of our DevOps methodology, we are continuously integrating and developing new products and features updates throughout the year based on direct customer feedback, and we are looking forward to showcasing the applications to visitors.”
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