COMMUNICATIONS IN THE NEWSROOM
INGESTING AND TRANSCODING
Cinegy recently announced that Turkey’s Haber Global had deployed Cinegy Capture Pro to create a future-proof acquisition and transcode workflow. As one of the country’s most watched news services, Haber Global is expanding the channels and live feeds it offers to meet growing demand for its content. The broadcaster’s new 24-channel Cinegy Capture Pro not only supports its current needs, but offers additional capacity to grow. Cinegy Capture Pro provides Haber Global with a simple- to-install ingest resource, with shared access for multiple users. The solution combines ingest and transcode functions in a single
CGI has integrated its OpenMedia end-to-end newsroom solution suite with Microsoft Teams, to elevate its offering as a unified communications platform for journalists and producers. Newsrooms can now address workflow challenges resulting from an increase in broadcasting channels – as well as remote newsgathering and production. CGI integrated Microsoft Teams’ chat and video conference features with its OpenMedia solution to streamline communications for journalists and producers. “News teams are more likely to be dispersed physically or working on multiple stories via multiple channels simultaneously,” he said. “This has been heightened by the events of the past two years, accelerating the need for a more flexible approach to broadcast news production. A reliable and unified communications platform has become a business imperative, and we believe the integration of CGI’s OpenMedia with Microsoft Teams will be a big step forward for news crews around the world,” said vice president for newsroom solutions at CGI, Michael Pfitzner.
system, simultaneously producing video files and web proxies in multiple formats ready for editing.
THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX
SDMC and iWedia are collaborating on a 4K Android TV hybrid set-top box, which will deliver a complete set of live TV business solutions to the market. “SDMC is committed to giving customers the best product performance experience”, said Ryan Yan, senior VP of sales at SDMC. “We’re delighted to partner with iWedia, offering integrated and optimised end- to-end solutions for customers, delivering a great multimedia entertainment experience and promoting revenue growth for many brands.” The solution consists of a 4K Android TV hybrid set-top box by SDMC, which integrates with Google’s common broadcast stack, alongside a premium live TV app developed by iWedia.
A BLESSING IN DISGUISE?
Disguise recently demonstrated a definitive step into cloud with the launch of Disguise Cloud. A fresh suite of cloud-ready applications for the M&E industry, the platform is available on a free starter plan and is built to enable end-to-end remote collaboration across any M&E production. “Our goal is to simplify the creative process and allow artists to tell inspiring stories,” begins Niall Thompson, head of cloud solutions at Disguise. “After years of helping creatives leverage real-time concert visuals for artists like J Balvin and Guns N’ Roses, LED volumes for the biggest film and VFX studios, as well as live broadcast graphics on Eurosport, MTV and ITV, we know that ambitious productions are not possible without remote teams who can work together.” Whether it’s for video playback or a complex project with 3D files, Disguise Cloud will make collaboration easier, connecting remote clients to technical operators and directors on-set.
SYMPLY THE BEST TRANSPORTER
DataCore Software has announced a partnership with Symply, creating a brand-new, media-optimised and highly mobile on-set appliance. SymplyTransporter, powered by DataCore Perifery, is a highly scalable, flexible and secure object storage platform that allows for content capture, pre-processing, categorisation, searchability and seamless content integration. It also provides the movement of content to other archive systems or primary storage. Equipped with this appliance, users in the M&E industry can quickly and securely capture and transport content from the field and on-set locations to their in- house facilities.
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