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Media Links
Powers CMG
Coverage

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edia Links, manufacturer and
pioneer in Media over IP transport
technology, has announced that China
Media Group (CMG) chose the MD8000
Media over IP Transport platform for
its recent live CCTV coverage of the
celebration to mark the anniversary
of the establishment of China's first
economic zone in the Southern city of
Shenzhen 40 years ago.
China Media Group (CMG) is the
predominant state media company in
the People's Republic of China and was
founded through the merger of CCTV,
CNR and CRI and have a network of
50 channels broadcasting programs in
six different languages. They selected
the Media Links MD8000 platform
to power the transmission of the
Shenzhen 40th anniversary live event
that brought together tens of millions
of viewers via CMG's China Central
Television's (CCTV) television station
and its other platforms. This project
builds on the established relationship
between
CMG's
China
Central
Television's (CCTV) television station
and Media Links. The Media Links
MD8000 platform provided CMG and
CCTV with the scalability and flexibility
needed to deliver the content of the
celebration to viewers around the
country in an exceptionally reliable
and robust way. The system that was
installed supported the transport of
both uncompressed and compressed
HD-SDI video over an IP media-centric
infrastructure with pristine quality and
picture detail.
"We were pleased to be able to
support CCTV for this special live
event as CCTV is a trusted partner
and their continuous attention to
being at the forefront of innovation
is a great example of our relationship
with them," comments Toshiyuki Naka,
Senior Vice President of Asia Sales.
The MD8000 Media over IP
Transport solutions have been
helping to drive the change in the
industry's transition to IP-based media
workflows. Broadcasters around the
world are seeing the benefits of the
investment in an IP model for content
transport and switching.

kvm-tec FLEXline Product of the Year

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vm-tec's Flexline has been
awarded by the NAB Show with
the "Product of the Year" award.
Brand new on the market and
already an award winner - kvm-tec
FLEXline has been awarded by the
NAB Show with the "Product of the
Year" award.
Just
released,
the
new
customized FLEXline convinced
the jury of the NAB show and
got awarded with the Product of the
year award. The new product line
of the Austrian manufacturer is just
customized for its users and consists
of 4 main products - the SMARTflex,
MASTERflex, MAXflex and USBflex.
These FULL HD KVM extenders over
IP are available in many different
versions: copper and fiber, redundant,

PoE, embedded sound, Mouse
glide & Switch as Software feature,
for distances up to 150m/492ft in
copper and 160km/99mi in fiber at
a resolution of 1920 x 1200 @60 Hz all that makes that product line to a
very flexible system and really easy to
implement in all different applications.
And especially for everyone who

likes it hot - the INDUSTRYflex is
available to be used in areas with
an ambient temperature rages up
to 55°C/131°F.
On top of that, FLEXline has
an ultra-small housing - up to 4
single or 4 dual in one 1RU (up to
8 videostreams) and it works with
a fantastic latency time of 1.38ms
- possible due to the in-house
developed technology.
Switching without any limit! For
point to point connections or in
Matrix Switching Systems up to 1000
endpoints. The Matrix Switching
System can be extended again and
again with upgrade packages for
endpoints and guarantees super-fast
switching without limit for the number
of endpoints.

GBC Continues CJP Broadcast
Partnership
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ibraltar Broadcasting Corporation
has chosen CJP Broadcast as its
technical support partner for a third
consecutive year. The contract includes
project consultancy and equipment
supply as well as routine equipment
maintenance.
"Our role at GBC is to help
ensure the network's engineering
infrastructure remains fully up to the
standard needed to sustain its daily
transmission schedule," comments CJP
Broadcast Technical Manager James
Ruddock. "That embraces production
and presentation studios, edit areas,
master control, playout and the
apparatus suite. Specific activity over

the past two years has included
repair of a Yamaha CL3 digital
audio mixing console in the main
studio, enhancements to the live
transmission chain and the supply
of new ENG equipment. We also
provided consultancy for a new
studio lighting installation."
"Contracting out our technical
support
requirements
enhances
our in-house engineering facilities,
while allowing our in-house creatives
to focus fully on the core tasks of
content
production,
refinement
and transmission," adds GBC CEO
Gerard Teuma. "The system at our
headquarters
incorporates
the
resilience necessary to keep us on air
even if part of the signal chain goes

The set of GBC's popular
television show The Hub

down. Regular checks combined with
careful maintenance ensure that we
can meet practically any operational
challenge."
GBC produces a wide range of
television and radio programmes,
including live content specific to the
territory which is home to over 33,000
people. Programmes are transmitted
via digital terrestrial TV, FM radio, livestreaming and on-demand.

Tripleplay Launches Brand-New Website

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eading Enterprise Video, IPTV
and Digital Signage manufacturer
Tripleplay announces the launch of
its brand-new website. With easy
navigation tools and a plethora of new
and updated content, the Tripleplay
website is the digital shop front for the
global organization.
With an updated look and feel and
new product and industry pages,
the Tripleplay website provides
tailored content for both end-users
and partners. With a focus on lead
capture technology, simpler navigation
and improved user experience,
the Tripleplay website is a quick

and streamlined information and
communications platform for users
around the world.
We are continuing to distribute
valuable resources via our partner and
support portals and encourage existing
partners and clients to re-register
here: https://tripleplay.tv/login/
Steve Rickless, CEO of Tripleplay
was thrilled with the new website
stating, "It is great to see a fresh and
updated website for the Tripleplay
business. It is well designed, clean, and
most importantly easy to navigate for
both our existing network of partners
and clients and for new users finding

Tripleplay for the first time.
"For many, the website is the first
stop in their Tripleplay journey, so
it needs to showcase the very best
of what we offer; which I am very
confident it does. Well done to the
whole team behind the update!"
http://www.inbroadcast.com https://youtube.com/watch?v=CJaEpOCU374 https://medialinks.com/medialinks/ http://www.cjp-bss.co.uk http://www.cjp-bss.co.uk https://tripleplay.tv/ https://www.tripleplay.tv/login/
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