Pay TV innovation in action
Meet the PayTV operators, telcos and media companies that are transforming their customer experience.
How CBC/Radio Canada Transitioned from SDI to IP-based Infrastructure while Pioneering Upgrade to SMPTE 2110 Standard
The business objective
- To transition from SDI to IP-based infrastructure amid relocation to CBC’s new broadcast center.
- To become one of the first North American broadcasters to upgrade to SMPTE 2110 suite of standards.
How Vodafone is Creating a Next-Generation Unified Global TV Platform
The business objective
- To create a unified global cloud TV platform running on Gigabit infrastructure in every country where Vodafone offers a TV service.
- To integrate the recently acquired Unitymedia cable TV platform and Horizon set-top boxes with Vodafone’s GigaTV in Germany.
How Etisalat Launched a State-of-the-Art, Agile OTT Service
The business objective
- To revamp Etisalat’s OTT platform with a flexible and agile solution, Switch TV, that transforms the customer experience.
- To deliver personalized experiences seamlessly across managed and non-managed devices, offering distinctive value compared to current OTT players such as Netflix.
How E-Vision Enabled Video Services for its OTT Operators using Synamedia’s Multi-Tenant Platform
The business objective
- To introduce a state-of-the-art and innovative solution using Synamedia’s Infinite Platform to transform the customer experience with an agile platform.
- To offer a multi-screen experience across managed/non-managed devices delivering unique value compared to current OTT players like Netflix.
How yes Began its Groundbreaking Transition to All-IP with Broadcast-Equivalent Latency
The business objective
- To phase out DTH satellite service and move to all-IP by 2026.
- To be the world’s first provider of cloud-based, internet-only TV services with broadcast-equivalent latency on the yes+ LIVE OTT platform.
How RAS is smoothly migrating all broadcast systems from DVB-T to DVB-T2 in a timely fashion
The business objective
To provide a future-proof hybrid headend enabling the regional public broadcaster to seamlessly migrate from DVB-T SD/HD to DVB-T2/HEVC HD by June 2022, without disrupting TV, radio and emergency alert services.
How Public Broadcaster Czech TV transitioned its regional programming transmission to HEVC and DVB-T2
The business objective
To deploy a video headend that provides Czech TV with additional bandwidth for broadcasting all national and regional programming reliably over a terrestrial network.
How Synamedia and Zixi joined forces to offer content providers a graceful path from satellite to terrestrial distribution of real-time live video
The business objective
To provide a solution enabling content providers to seamlessly migrate their programming from satellite to terrestrial distribution without disruption or large capital investment.
How Vodafone added Giga TV hybrid and OTT services through a single, cloud-based platform
The business objective
To provide a cloud video service enabling subscribers to access a vast array of channels and VOD offers via a TV set-top box, smartphone or tablet application.
How Sky enabled advertisers to target who they want, when they want, and wow they want
The business objective
- To deliver targeted advertisements to subscribers primarily over an installed base of one-way broadcast set-top boxes.
- To increase the value of existing inventory and attract new TV advertisers without interrupting the viewing experience or incurring expensive equipment upgrades.
How SKY found the custom security solution for them
The business objective
Develop best-in-class video security solution to protect all advanced services in SkyQ offering including broadcast, streaming, and downloading of video to a range of screens.
The solution
VideoGuard Everywhere provides conditional access and digital rights management, supplementing them with added layers of protections within a unified architecture that can be easily managed.
The outcome
SkyQ makes it easier for subscribers to access a wide range of entertainment (live, recorded, or on-demand) on the big screen. Watch up to five screens simultaneously while recording four other channels, pause on one screen and continue viewing on the others, and take recordings with you to watch on a tablet.
