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INDUSTRY WATCH platform to broadcast and IPTV head-ends , or ‘ over the top ’ directly to the increasing numbers of consumers watching via the Internet and on mobile devices .
Focusing on what matters
Since the launch of LeapCloud at NAB Show 2013 , over 20 broadcasters and content owners are already using it for playout and media asset management . Deluxe foresees strong growth in customer numbers over the near term , owing to the capabilities and year-on-year cost savings the platform has demonstrated it can deliver . Among LeapCloud ’ s customers is one of the world ’ s largest sports rights-holders that relies on the service ’ s delivery and MCR capabilities to manage secure contribution and distribution of high-quality broadcast streams globally over low-cost IP connectivity . It took just 30 days to commission and deliver the service to five sites , with many more in the pipeline . The customer is benefitting from significant cost savings compared with traditional infrastructure and enhanced visibility of all of its global streams .
“ With Interxion as our data centre partner , we ’ re confident we have the optimum environment for the LeapCloud platform ,” said Stichbury . “ Working with Interxion gives us the peace of mind to concentrate on our core business of providing broadcast services , while they take care of everything else .”
LeapCloud
The service is based on a non-proprietary , distributed IT-centric platform housed in multiple Interxion data centres . It ’ s available as a complete outsourced broadcast playout solution , or on a flexible PaaS basis so that customers can mix and match the elements they need . The service interoperates with all the Deluxe services that support traditional broadcasting , giving broadcasters full control over the end-to-end workflow . There are four elements to the service :
• Portal . A comprehensive orchestration and digital asset management system presented through a web browser . Functionality includes search , browse , EDL generation , spot check , temporal metadata annotation , content and schedule tracking to manage TX readiness and remote channel monitoring
• PortaLive . A suite of tools for monitoring , controlling and recording ( MCR ) the entire contribution and / or distribution network within a web-based environment . It can manage any number of live feeds and group virtual routing clusters for brands , genres , operational needs and so on
• Playout . A software-centric , scalable , resilient and feature-rich playout platform that ’ s accessible globally . It can deliver any type of channel from the simplest linear to the most complex arrangement and can handle live event and subtitle insertion , complex graphic event scheduling with voice-overs and social media interactivity
• Delivery . A suite of tools for transporting premium broadcast streams reliably and securely across almost any network topology – including the public Internet – with high levels of service quality , security and reporting . It includes the ability to hand off to traditional satellite and fibre distribution networks as ASI , IP and SDI / HD-SDI interfaces • www . intelligentcio . com INTELLIGENTCIO
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