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www.inbroadcast.com | Vol: 10 - Issue 9 | September 2020

InNews

Network
Launches
On Amagi
Platform

V

ENN has launched a sophisticated
free-to-view new age gaming TV
network built on Amagi's platform.
The new 24/7 live network is
available on major social media
platforms including Twitch, Twitter,
YouTube, Facebook, as well as its
owned and operated App. It will soon
be available on key Free Ad Supported
TV (FAST) platforms as well as cable
networks.

VENN 24/7 live network

VENN's Amagi technology stack
consists of CLOUDPORT - awardwinning cloud-based channel playout
platform; CLOUDPORT-LIVE cloudbased, sports and news automation
platform;
and
THUNDERSTORM,
Amagi's Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI)
platform.
Scott Gilles, CTO, VENN said:
"VENN is the first premium 24/7
entertainment TV network set up to
be distributed across major social
media platforms, connected TVs,
FAST platforms and both vMVPDs and
MVPDs. We needed a solution that
supports complex live production,
cloud-based master control, dynamic
ad insertion, and deep integration
with social media, Connected TV
and cable/satellite platforms. Amagi
was an excellent fit that met all our
requirements and was able to deliver
on our accelerated timelines".
VENN is designed for the streaming
generation and is targeted at gaming,
and pop culture audiences.
Over the last year, Amagi has worked
with 150+ premium brands distributing
them to more than 20 platforms in the
US.
Amagi clients include A+E Networks
UK, Curiosity Stream, Discovery, Fox
Networks, MGM, NBCUniversal, People
TV, Vice Media, Tastemade, Tegna, and
Warner Media, among others.
Overall, Amagi manages 350+
content and TV brands, with
deployments in more than 40
countries.

Discover G&D's Showroom
ControlCenter-Xperience Live

G

untermann & Drunck (G&D) is to
open a showroom to showcase its
cutting-edge KVM equipment.
With their ControlCenter-Xperience,
G&D will present their cutting-edge
KVM equipment. The permanently
installed control room will be used
to show customers how G&D KVM
equipment works in a live application.
Following the motto 'Experience
KVM like never before', the company
promises a 360-degree experience.
From October 1, 2020, visitors will
be able to experience first-hand how
KVM systems perfectly interact with
different applications. On top of this,
they will get a live demonstration of
how G&D's KVM systems and their
intelligent control options can be
optimally integrated into a control
room installation.

The ControlCenter-Xperience showcase

In the ControlCenter-Xperience,
G&D will present their equipment on
site and remotely via live video. In
the future, the company will be able
to offer its customers and partners a
platform for personal live consulting
on a real control room application and
present its comprehensive product

range in action, independent of
time and place. The ControlCenterXperience showcases a complete
control room setup from which any
computer equipment has been moved
to a separate technology room.
The grand opening of the showroom
will be on October1, 2020.

ELEVEN SPORTS Belgium Agrees
Pro League Partnerships

E

LEVEN SPORTS has secured a
content partnership with Flemish
public service broadcaster VRT for the
Belgian Pro League. The deal will see
VRT continue to broadcast its Monday
evening Pro League magazine show
- Extra Time - in addition to showing
regular highlights from the top tier of
Belgian women's football for the first
time. VRT's Sporza will also provide live
radio commentary of the Pro League
and share highlights packages from
the Pro League via its digital platforms
every Sunday evening. As part of
the collaboration, Sporza reporters

and commentators including Filip
Joos, Peter Vandenbempt and Aster
Nzeyimana will contribute to ELEVEN's
Pro League coverage.
Guillaume
Collard,
Managing
Director ELEVEN SPORTS Belgium and
Luxemburg and Head of Acquisitions
for ELEVEN SPORTS Group, said:
"Making Belgian football accessible
to as many fans as possible has been
one of our strategic priorities since the
start of our 'Home of Belgian Football'
project. We are therefore very happy
to be have completed a host of new
distribution partnerships to bring

Belgian football to fans across the
country."
ELEVEN SPORTS have also reached
an agreement with TÉLÉSAT and TV
VLAANDEREN to broadcast Eleven's
three new Pro League channels.
Subscribers will be able to enjoy all
the action from the Pro League, 1B
Pro League, Women's Super League,
Supercopa and ePro League for the
next five seasons.

Ikegami Launches ULE-315 Video Monitor
I
kegami has announced an addition
to its ULE professional monitor
series with the introduction of the
31.5-inch ULE-315.
Designed for easy connection into
modern studio environments the new
model has two 425M-A 3G/HD SDI
inputs, Y/Pb/Pr analogue component
inputs (3 x BNC), plus a 3G/HD-SDI
active loop-through output. HDMI,
DVI and VGA inputs are also provided
as well as an audio input and RS-422
(RJ45) control interface. The monitor's
integral encoder is compatible with all
commonly used video signal formats,
from 480i and 480p up to 2048 x
1080p.

Ikegami ULE-315

"The ULE-315 is a highly versatile
Grade III monitor offering SDI
connectivity plus a wide range of
production-related capabilities at a
cost-effective price," said Michael
Lätzsch, Broadcast & Professional
Video Division Manager at Ikegami
Electronics (Europe).

Video-related features of the ULE315 include safety area markers,
adjustable scan modes (zero scan/
over-scan/pixel-by-pixel) and blue/
mono mode. Audio features include
16-channel
SDI-embedded
level
display meters, internal loudspeakers
and a front panel stereo headphone
output. To ensure precise and
consistent image quality, the ULE315 can be colour-calibrated with
measuring probes from Ikegamirecognised manufacturers.
The display is a 1920 x 1080 pixel
IPS-type AHVA panel delivering FullHD resolution within +/- 178 degree
viewing angles.
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