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Closed Captioning for IP Production:
Intuitive Workflows Have Arrived
cont'd...
high quality live captions may feel
unknown and challenging.
As
explore how to insert
these streaming platforms
captions
into live production streams,
they're often relieved to discover
that this is a mature process. As
in the broadcast-to-OTT scenario
mentioned
is
optimal
previously, iCap Alta
for their IP-based
workflows, with its ability to caption
content
reliably, flexibly, and
securely in cloud-driven production
environments.
Since affordability is often a key
consideration, iCap Alta integrates
seamlessly with Ai-Media's
Lexi
automatic live captioning solution,
which provides high accuracy and
reliability at a cost-effective price
point.
An end-to-end
Lexi
cloud
solution,
is widely used by OTT
streaming platforms, broadcasters,
governments, educational
institutions
automated
and
corporate event
organizers.
Lexi can be used as a 100%
captioning solution
through a SaaS subscription. Even
higher caption accuracy
can be
achieved with Ai-Media's Smart
Lexi solution, which combines
automation with human curation.
With this hybrid solution, Ai-Media's
expert
team enhances live caption
accuracy by building out custom
dictionaries that allow Smart Lexi
to recognize subject-specific terms,
phrases and context. Live support
for job scheduling and management
is also provided, as well as 24/7
caption monitoring.
Among others, Smart
Lexi has
been adopted by Sky News Australia
and
TVSN. One of America's
broadcasters
also chose
home shopping network
leading
Smart
Lexi to live caption 2500+ hours
of coverage of the world's largest
sporting event, which hosted
11,000+ athletes and 339 events
spanning 50 sports. Combined with
iCap Translate, Lexi and Smart Lexi
can provide multilingual captions in
over 100 languages.
This end-to-end caption solution
stack from Ai-Media is enabled by its
iCap Network, which is the world's
largest
closed
captioning
and
subtitle delivery network. With its
ability to bring connectivity to both
IP and SDI workflows, iCap makes it
easy for production centers to bridge
these worlds, since it can simulcast
to physical
or
virtual
solutions globally.
IP workflows
captioning
have arrived. As
broadcasters strive to provide high
quality captions for their expanded
platforms and offerings, they can
move forward with confidence that
advanced, cost-effective native IP
solutions are ready.
For more information contact us
at https://www.ai-media.tv
France Télévisions Overseas selects Globecast
and Net Insight partnership
G
lobecast, the global solutions
provider for media and content
management, has
that
Télévisions, has
company's
announced
long-time customer, France
to the
turned
technology partnership
with Net Insight to replace its legacy
media contribution and distribution
solution for the territories it serves:
French Guiana; French Polynesia;
Guadeloupe /
Saint
Martin;
Martinique; Mayotte; New Caledonia;
Réunion; Saint Pierre and Miquelon;
Wallis and Futuna.
France Télévisions was looking to
replace and significantly upgrade
the flexibility and reliability of its
technology to manage contribution
feeds between local studios across
the territories, as well as with eight
press agencies. This involves both
permanent
and
occasional
feeds
from a central studio in France to all
territories.
Yann Madeleine EVP
Sales,
Globecast in France, said, " There
were multiple drivers behind the
project, which is now up and running.
The solution needed to be as costeffective
as possible so leveraging
a combination of the public internet
and the cloud was a priority, while
guaranteeing premium service
quality. Our expertise in creating
large-scale media networks, with Net
Insight's Nimbra Edge technology key
to this solution, was essential for this
project. "
Providing an easy-to-use and
flexible front end to deliver a clear
view of what operators are doing and
when is also critical. Net Insight's
Nimbra Edge high-reliability, elastic
platform addresses this requirement
by
quality media over
delivering uninterrupted, highIP
and cloud
networks. The cloud media delivery
platform enables
customers
connect, manage, and
to
consume
content easily anywhere.
In combination with Globecast's
cloud infrastructure, it provides the
ability
to provision contribution
service without the user having to
worry about bandwidth limitations.
These limitations
the initial
at
provisioning stage,
providing bandwidth flexibility and
are resolved
secure video streaming.
In addition, the system
provides the flexibility
to
allow additional feeds - for
example, for a specific event - to be
inserted into the transport solution
as and when required, a capability
that was previously impossible.
" The media industry
is moving
fast into the new era of cloud and IP
workflows, " said Crister Fritzson, CEO
of Net Insight. " Media companies like
France Télévisions are harnessing the
innovation and unique advantages
of
cloud
feeds
and
IP
including unpreceded
and the flexibility
to manage live
reliably and cost-efficiently.
Net Insight's Nimbra Edge is the
most open and agile cloud delivery
solution, and we're pleased that
together with Globecast we empower
the media industry to innovate into
the future. "
Jacques
of
Broadcasting and
Donat-Bouillud, Director
Distribution
Networks Development for France
Télévisions, said, " France Télévisions
was looking for a reliable, resilient
and innovative solution to ensure
the exchange of media, video and
audio
between our
various
local
stations overseas and in France. The
solution proposed by Globecast and
its partners meets the criteria since
it allows us to improve the services
provided, while maintaining the level
of quality of service required for the
public
service missions of France
technologies,
scalability
Télévisions.
In addition, this solution is more
economical than the previous one,
while making a leap forward in
technology. Globecast also has the
advantage of relying on competent
and
all
reliable local
overseas
partners
territories. It's
in
very
important that France Télévisions be
able to benefit from local resources
and skills, in particular in the event
of major climatic events, which are
unfortunately still possible in the
overseas territories. "
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