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the capabilities of the Harmonic production and playout appliances to be achieved in the public cloud as well as on-premises. The result is that broadcasters can operate their production and playout workflows wherever they wish, with the commonality of approach also enabling customers to make channel playout or edge modifications with minimal disruption. b Automated scheduling for FAST channels: While the FAST model is generating huge interest across the world at the moment, there is a need for broadcasters to keep the costs associated with establishing and operating these channels to a minimum. As part of its mission to help reduce the labour requirement involved in FAST services, Harmonic will be showcasing a new feature
processing features on a single software-based appliance. In particular, says Macher, show visitors will have the chance to find out “how they can use the XOS as part of their transition away from satellite towards IP, in conjunction with our VOS360 software running in the cloud. We’ve done that with a number of customers and it’s a really nice, elegant way of controlling and planning that transition.” With Harmonic also set to showcase its latest innovations developed to boost monetisation (with Microsoft) and increase sports fan engagement, there is every reason to visit to the company’s stand (W2831) at NAB Show .
that supports the automated creation of programme schedules. Macher reveals that it means the customer can ‘harvest their libraries of content, tag that content and then leverage AI to achieve automatic schedule creation.’ The closer broadcasters can come to ‘the concept of a self-driving channel’ in a cost-pressured sector, the better. NAB Show 2024 will also find Harmonic showcasing its XOS Advanced Media Processor, which now offers a complete playout-to- delivery feature set that simplifies video streaming, distribution and broadcast workflows. The expanded XOS solution lowers costs and helps reduce the amount of energy consumption as well as streamlining operations for headend and edge applications. It combines broadcast- grade playout with extensive media
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