Asia-Pacific Broadcasting (APB) November 2017 Volume 34, Issue 9 | Page 24

24 Is your content reaching the right devices ... and audience? Pebble Beach Systems demos virtualised playout At last month’s SMPTE 2017 annual technical conference and exhibition in Hollywood, California, USA, Pebble Beach Systems discussed how its virtual playout technology is now extending its reach into high value live, reactive channels and latency- sensitive applications. Because of its recent integration with NewTek’s NDI IP video standard, Pebble Beach Systems is now able to provide low-latency confidence monitoring for its virtualised Orca software- defined integrated channel solution. November 2017 As the TV viewing experience continues to shift towards multi-screen consumption, operators have the opportunity to create content specially designed for niche audiences. The OTT realm also includes challenges to be overcome, including video piracy. Shawn Liew reports. QYOU Media achieves milestone QYOU Media, a curator of premium ‘best- of-Web’ video for multi-screen distribution, has announced that its programmes and linear channels are reaching an addressable audience of more than 100 million consumers acorss six continents. This year, QYOU launched its TBS multicast network in the US with the Sinclair Broadcast Group, bringing curated digital- first shows and series to TV audiences for the first time. QYOU has also signed the largest deployment of its QYOU channel to date with an expansion of its partnership with Tata Sky in India, bringing QYOU’s programming to its mobile, TV and on- demand services. Next Month @ X-Platform Digital Signage PANELLISTS Chong Siew Loong CTO StarHub Michael Cronk Ch