ConnecTechAsia Show Daily - Day 1, 2019 - 48

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Show Daily | Tuesday 18 June 2019

MARINA BAY SANDS & SUNTEC SINGAPORE

Optimize Your Reach with a Seamless
Hybrid Content Delivery Platform
The demand for content has never been higher, but delivering it has never been more complex,
with more competition for content and viewers in every market, says Eutelsat...

utelsat CIRRUS is the new hybrid satelliteOTT content delivery solution from
Eutelsat. Enabling broadcasters who are
planning to launch or upgrade their service to
benefit from rapidly deployed video services,
low operational costs and high image quality,
Eutelsat CIRRUS enhances the viewing
experience for audiences.
Your content simply anywhere: Delivering
consistent quality content to customers,
anytime, anywhere, on any screen, Eutelsat
CIRRUS (see Fig. 1) is a fully integrated,
user-friendly, content delivery platform.
Designed to overcome the challenges inherent
in building a content distribution business, it
is the reliable, high quality and cost-effective
answer for broadcasters to get their content
into more homes, meet increasing customer
expectations for a flexible, seamless content
experience across multiple screens, and
benefit from analytics to better monetize

content. Eutelsat CIRRUS has a
modular approach which meets
varying needs.
Turnkey TV distribution service:
A turnkey DTH service provides
satellite TV broadcasters with
end-to-end video distribution
combined
with
cloud-based
service management.
Figure 1:
Bringing together the strengths Eutelsat CIRRUS allows TV platforms
to seamlessly present their content to end-users
of traditional DTH with nextgeneration features, the fully integrated
through a native hybrid platform. It will enable
platform delivers an enriched viewer
end-users to watch video content on devices
experience through live channel broadcasting,
such as mobile phones and tablets, access
channel numbering, program information,
multiple programs, record and rewind, and
content security, subscriber and set-top box
view a rich array of program information,
management.
while providing business rules management
Seamless and integrated multi-screen
and usage reporting.
user experience: A multi-screen offer will
Facilitating content distribution: Eutelsat
complement the traditional DTH broadcast
CIRRUS' innovative roadmap guarantees
service with simultaneous OTT streaming
product evolution and ensures the delivery

of state-of-the-art features for
viewers by enabling operators to
integrate new features and maintain
a competitive offer without the need
for support or technical upgrades.
"Eutelsat CIRRUS offers our
customers the best of both worlds,
combining the efficiency and reach
of satellite with the convenience of
OTT. This new hybrid solution is designed to
facilitate the building of a content distribution
business" said Gerry O'Sullivan, Executive
Vice President, Global TV and Video of
Eutelsat. "It frees up broadcasters to focus
on content and subscribers while Eutelsat
takes care of the end-to-end logistics,
accompanying them in maintaining their
competitive edge in an increasingly complex
environment."
See Eutelsat on Stand: 1M3-01 MBS.
www.eutelsat.com

Q Radio and the Bionic Studio
When independent broadcaster Q Radio needed to move their Belfast studios, it represented an ideal opportunity
for them to start afresh and bring their unique brand to the forefront of Northern Irish Radio...

n today's instant and content hungry world,
modern radio needs to provide more than
ever to engage, maintain and grow audiences,
however this needs to be in addition to, not at
the expense of, making great radio.
Radio in Northern Ireland, particularly
Belfast, is highly competitive. Q Radio seized
the opportunity to get ahead by enhancing
live content through well produced video; live
streaming and making this engaging content
instantly available and shareable on social
channels - Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and
Facebook Live. Q Radio realized that their
choice of technology was key in helping
them meet their brief within an affordable
budget. There's no doubt that many large
corporate radio bands do multiplatform
very well, with generous budgets akin to
grand-scale TV production, but we all
know that radio generally demands more
for less. This is where sophisticated
software, coupled with the right hardware,
makes all the difference. With years of
expertise and experience in providing turnkey projects, Q Radio selected Richard

Lawley of Radio Studio Services to help
them solve problems, design and deliver their
dream.
Having selected Axia Fusions and IQs, the
IP Audio network was in place so integration
between console, PhoneBOX, OASIS, Virtual
Director and playout system is seamless.
Broadcast Bionics talkshow software
"PhoneBOX" is a real game changer. It's
a multitool for the studio, incorporating a
feature-rich phone-in system, multi-faceted
Social Media System, and Virtual Director
visualization system. All on one screen, this
was a simple choice for Q Radio's state-ofthe-art studios.

PhoneBOX is a multi-tool for the studio environment

"We knew Virtual
Director was the
perfect solution for
us as soon as we saw
it. It's unobtrusive
yet powerful," said
Jonathan
Gold,
Chief Engineer, Q
Network. "It allows
us to quickly produce
quality video clips
to share on social
media,
increasing
our presence, and
strengthening
our
brand with minimal
effort. The system also live streams so
our online listeners can also be viewers
of "QTV", giving them a live view of the
presenters at work in the studio, with nice
switching and branded graphics detailing
now and next playing tracks. We're the
only station in Northern Ireland to do radio
like this, and it's paying off. Our listeners
and advertisers love it." Indeed, Facebook

Listeners can now also view Q Radio's live stream

share figures quickly soared, hitting 7.3K
during drive time. There is no doubt that Q
Radio studios were designed to be seen. The
branding is clear, thought has been given to
camera positions, the lighting is right, and the
ambience inspires the best in the presenters.
It's the epitome of the modern studio.
Visit us on Stand: 6D3-01 / 4E3-01 Suntec.
www.bionics.co.uk

http://www.eutelsat.com http://www.bionics.co.uk

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