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Tring TV - Combining AirBox
Neo and Cloud2TV
One of the first broadcasters to
implement a hybrid combination of
AirBox Neo servers and Cloud2TV
online services was Tring TV which
provides high definition programme
content in MPEG-4 format to viewers
within Albania and globally. The
integrated system provides all the resources it needs to deliver a total of 27
television channels.
Tring
TV
Technical
Manager
Armand Selimaj: "We have operated
very successfully with PlayBox
Channel-in-a-Box servers for many
years. The AirBox Neo servers are
all located at our headquarters in
Tirana. Supplementing these with
Cloud2TV allows an extremely versatile
combination integrating virtual playout
plus the best of both worlds in terms of
SDI and IP workflow. Cloud2TV gives
an easy to use interface which we can
access from any location plus 24/7
transmission continuity and highly
robust content storage."

AirBox Neo servers and Cloud2TV
collectively give Tring TV an
operationally efficient and very costeffective way to extend both the
security and the scale of its operations.
Additional channels can be added
at very short notice using Cloud2TV
without adding to the equipment load
in a station's onsite technical area.
Artmotion - 15 CIAB Servers
Plus Four Cloud2TV Nodes
Artmotion, one of Kosovo's largest
telecommunication
and
cable-TV
service providers chose PlayBox Neo
AirBox Channel-in-a-Box and Cloud2TV
as the core playout solution for a new
multi-channel broadcast television
platform its headquarters in Kosovo's
capital, Pristina.
Artmotion CEO Kushtrim Gojani: "We
have invested in 15 complete PlayBox
Neo servers and four Cloud2TV nodes.
They are very operator-friendly,
space-efficient, reliable and easy
to maintain. The system we chose
comprises one server for each of

the 14 channels on our multiplex
plus an additional server configured
as a manually-switched spare. We
have deployed the four Cloud2TV
nodes for media asset management,
providing fast and secure access to
stored promos, commercials and
main content. The new installation
interfaced easily to our routing, signal
processing and studio-to-transmitter
link infrastructure.
It carries three movie channels,
two documentary channels, a music
channel, a TV series channel, a
children's channel, four sports
channels, an information channel and
a general channel. DV Group proved
an excellent SI partner throughout
the system design, configuration,
integration and training processes.
We also have 24/7 access to the highly
experienced support team at PlayBox
Neo's headquarters."
"AirBox Neo and Cloud2TV are
each very powerful solutions in
their own right," adds DV Group
general manager Alban Pojani.

"Combined into a hybrid as in this
case, they offer a very high degree
of operational flexibility combined
with almost unlimited scalability.
The Cloud2TV MAM configuration we
have incorporated into the system
for Artmotion elevates media asset
management to an entirely new level
of efficiency and accessibility, and you
never run out of space!"
Summary - Secure IP-based System
Control is no Longer a Luxury
Media playout is definitely not a case
of one-size-fits-all nor will it ever be.
Evolving standards such as HDR and
8K will maintain the industry's forward
momentum as television viewing
continues to increase in popularity.
Operational flexibility will gain
greater importance given the lessons
learnt, and still being learnt, from the
Covid-19 pandemic. Secure IP-based
system operation has progressed
from being a desirable to an essential
feature allowing TV channel managers
to con-duct every aspect of their dayto-day business when and where works
best for them.
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