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Villrich Broadcast
partners with
Hitachi Kokusai D
Dejero and Dazzl Deliver Live
Streaming of Epic Sailing Race
ejero and Dazzl facilitated
uninterrupted
coverage
V
illrich
Broadcast,
a
Dutch
organisation in Broadcast
Consultancy & Sales has partnered
with Hitachi - Hitachi Kokusai Electric
Europe GmbH, has appointed Villrich
Broadcast as their Benelux dealer for
Hitachi Broadcast and Professional
products and is authorised to provide
sales and service for these products
in
The
Netherlands,
Belgium
and
Luxembourg with the full support and
back-up of Hitachi Kokusai Electric
Europe GmbH.
Richard Villhaber pictured is now on
board as part of Hitachi's needs to get
more grip on the Benelux market and
expand their growth internationally.
Villhaber will focus on new sales within
the Benelux.
" Joining forces with Richard
Villhaber brings an experienced sales
professional with over 22 years in the
television broadcast, sports, cinema
and entertainment industries to our
team. We are excited to be working
together.
" Hitachi continues its product
development and investments
in
technology, as well as people, as part
of its long-term strategy for growth
and international expansion, " said
Mark Capstick, General Manager,
Broadcast Solution Sales of Hitachi
Kokusai Electric Europe GmbH.
Villrich Broadcast Consultancy
& Sales is based in Hilversum,
Netherlands, specializing in new
product development, representation,
distribution, and reseller of a wide
range of high-quality products for
some of the most esteemed companies
in the Broadcast, Sports, Cinema,
Theatres and Live Entertainment
industry, the company offers help in
establishing contacts and assisting in
negotiations, products placements,
marketing, and sales.
Hitachi Kokusai Electric provides
advanced equipment and systems
for the broadcast, production,
industrial, semiconductor, medical and
telecommunication markets.
for French production
company, Sea Events, as it
live streamed the dramatic
departures and arrivals of each
stage of the Solitaire du Figaro
sailing race, which took place
over 1,830 miles across some
of Europe's roughest waters.
The combination of Dejero's
mobile transmitter and Dazzl's
cloud video platform enabled
Sea Events' production crew
to easily access tools for live
production, live clipping,
rapid editing and video distribution
from the various stages of the race
between France, Ireland and Spain,
all while maintaining reliable internet
connectivity. In order to capture live
shots of the skippers at the start and
end of each stage, and to be as close
to the action as possible, Sea Events
positions its crew at multiple vantage
points around the harbour; using
iPhones on the shore and a drone
for a birds eye view. On board its
'production' boat, a SONY PMW 400
camera with a stabilized lens connects
to a Dejero EnGo mobile transmitter,
which is designed to withstand the
harsh environment at sea.
Technology to create a
resilient
internet
by
aggregating
of
connection
multiple
networks into a single
service. This allows for the
transmission
high-quality
live video with latency as low
as 0.8 seconds.
The camera,
iPhone
The ruggedized Dejero EnGo mobile transmitter on board Sea
Events' 'production' boat withstands the harsh environment
at sea and capturing the arrival of a skipper during the
Solitaire du Figaro sailing race - image courtesy of Sea Events
" When using EnGo we don't need
to worry about the movement and
positioning of the boat in order to
gain the best view points - no matter
how far away we are from the coast, "
explains Erwan Riquier, CEO, Sea
Events. " We don't even have to think
about switching to different network
carriers or constantly finding the
most reliable network when we
cross borders or worry about patchy
coverage. "
The ruggedized EnGo was equipped
with six integrated global modems,
global roaming connectivity services
and interchangeable SIM modules,
and utilizes Dejero's Smart Blending
and drone sources were
streamed over RTMP to
the Dazzl cloud server for
use by the producer. The
production director, located
in the arrival harbour, and
two remote commentators,
further engaged with the event's
30,000-strong
Facebook
audience.
" The combined Dejero and Dazzl
technology has opened up new
opportunities for live streaming
because of the reliability and low
latency it provides. These solutions link
up in seconds and connect to any type
of source, including cameras, drones
and phones. A traditional control
room isn't
required,
which
means
we can deliver a quality live stream
with network stability to any platform
- whether digital or linear, from
anywhere in
Riquier.
the
world, " concluded
netplus.ch Selects Agama for Its Network
Monitoring and Analytics Solutions
A
gama
Technologies,
the
specialist in video service
quality and customer experience,
has announced that netplus.
ch Switzerland has extended
its Agama video analytics and
monitoring solution with additional
coverage in the head-end and to all
types of OTT devices. This Agama
solution now provides full transparency
of the video distribution
networks
through the subscribers' homes.
Telecommunications
service
provider netplus.ch SA is Switzerland's
leading provider of French-speaking
multimedia content. As part of its
offering, netplus.ch delivers TV and
video services, including live and
catch-up TV, as well as VoD. These
services are delivered from netplus.
ch's head-end through eleven different
partner distribution networks.
netplus.ch first began working
with Agama about ten years ago,
initially with traditional cable and
IPTV monitoring, and later switching
to
coverage
to
the
headteams
a
modern hybrid OTT solution.
Now, netplus.ch is extending its
current hybrid OTT solution with
additional
end network, as well, across all OTT
device types. netplus.ch already had
a comprehensive Agama monitoring
solution tracking video service
creation
in
the
head-end,
but
it
lacked transparency across its diverse
distribution networks and into the
homes of its subscribers.
The Agama Client Device Monitoring
Live
and Analytics solution has proven
scalability across millions of
devices. It supports all modern
delivery technologies and can
be used in OTT, IPTV, cable and
hybrid deployments. Agama's
dashboards, alarming, correlation,
and analytics applications help
operations and development
to efficiently
operate
and
improve their video services.
With powerful real-time monitoring
and analytics, coupled with
visualization and collaboration
capabilities, Agama enables video
service providers to implement a
data-driven way of
working
across
all departments and workflows. The
Agama solution empowers operations,
product management, marketing, and
customer-facing teams with awareness
and insights that drive customer
satisfaction, lower operational costs
and increase agility.
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