Thomson Video Announces IBC Line Up

Thomson Video Networks has announced several products for this year's IBC show that will "demonstrate several innovations that enhance the viewer experience while maximising available bandwidth and video quality."
The list includes the company's Ultra-HD playout solution powered by HEVC compression; premium broadcast video compression systems for DTH, cable, and DVB-T2; an HEVC solution for live and file-based delivery to multi-screen and OTT services; and Thomson Video Networks' satellite and telco contribution solutions.
Thomson Video Networks will showcase an HEVC playout system, powered by its own HEVC technology, which enables broadcasters to trial and demonstrate Ultra-HD content on their networks.
The company will also be displaying its ViBE™ EM4000 eight-channel SD/HD premium encoder that enables broadcasting in a single 1RU chassis.
Also on display will be a solution for HbbTV1.5/MPEG-DASH streaming.
The solution relies on both the ViBE EM4000 and ViBE VS7000 multi-screen video platforms as well as Thomson Video Networks' Flextream 2.0 statistical multiplexing technology.
Thomson Video Networks will also showcase its latest developments in the ad insertion capabilities of the Sapphire MPEG broadcast server. Also on display at IBC2013 will be the company's NetProcessor solution for DVB-T2 regional headends, shown as a standalone multi-PLP DVB-T2 gateway that is fully compatible with all major transmitter vendors.
The company will also be showing off new enhancements to its ViBE™ CP6000 premium multi-channel video contribution platform for satellite and IP telecom contribution, along with primary distribution applications.
With the ability to encode or decode an industry-leading eight channels of video in formats from MPEG-2 SD 4:2:0 up to MPEG-4 4:2:2 10-bit, the CP6000 is now available in both 1RU and half-rack configurations. The system also features a new DVB-S/S2/DSNG satellite modulator board as well as multiplexing and de-multiplexing built into both chassis. www.thomson-networks.com
(IT/CD)