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Pebble Beach Systems
Showcase Solutions
At BroadcastAsia

P

ebble Beach Systems, a leading
supplier of automation, content
management and integrated channel
technology, demonstrated important
new graphics and remote control
enhancements to its range at Broadcast
Asia this year.
Regional Sales Manager for Asia,
Ng Tze Ming said: "In addition to
showcasing our flagship Marina
automation solution and Dolphin
software-defined integrated channel
device at BroadcastAsia this year, we
have a range of new tools and plug-ins
which add significant capability to the
range".
"With a growing international
client base of Tier One broadcasters,
we're excited to introduce these new
features to the Asian market as we
continue to deliver innovative and
adaptable tools which enable more
efficient operations."

Pebble Web Client
Pebble Beach Systems' Web Client
tools, developed using HTML5 and
the latest Web Server technology,
offer a range of functions from
straightforward monitoring of a single
playlist, up to highly granular remote
control of multiple Marina automation
systems and Dolphin integrated
channel devices across geographically
dispersed locations. The Web Client
is already deployed at a number of
major broadcasters and is designed to
offer close to real-time access to single
or multiple systems of all sizes and
architectures on PC or tablet devices
using Chrome, Safari, Internet Explorer
or Firefox browsers.
'Lighthouse' - Monitoring
Designed to alert Marina automation
operators clearly and unambiguously
to upcoming problems, Lighthouse is a

dashboard display tool that
monitors by exception. It
aggregates all lists within
the system, displaying
a dashboard of the next
problem on any list, and
enabling early intervention
in the case of, for example,
validation errors, timing
anomalies
or
missing
media alerts.
As the trend for more channels to
be controlled by fewer operators
continues, Lighthouse maximises the
opportunity for early error detection
and safeguards the smooth playout of
all channels.
Real-Time 3D Graphics Creation
Pebble
Beach
Systems
also
showcased a new ClassX plug-in
which delivers affordable real-time
advanced 3D branding. This graphics
inserter is automatically populated
from the Marina playlist, even if late
breaking changes are made close to
air. It will be shown generating Now
Next Later graphics with video, as well
as tickers, bugs and other animated
channel branding devices. ClassX is a
specialist broadcast graphics provider

Marina transmission

whose customers include Italian state
broadcaster RAI and MTV.
Ng Tze Ming added: "Thanks to
our scalable automation solutions
and integrated channel devices,
Pebble Beach Systems is well placed
to meet the needs of the growing
market in Asia. Our focus is on
delivering solutions which enable
customers to exploit legacy and best
of breed technologies whilst offering
a migration path to new technologies.
As more and more channels are
launched, particularly in emerging
markets such as Thailand, Vietnam and
Cambodia, we see great opportunities
for growth, and our systems are able
to expand as channel counts increase
and broadcasters add new devices into
their broadcast ecosystem."

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