Screen Subtitling Systems To Demo At IBC

At IBC2015, Screen Subtitling Systems is to release its subtitle transmission system Polistream as Virtual Machine, Bring-Your-Own-Device and OPEX Rental options to better meet market demand.

Revolutionising Screen's Blue system, the Polistream Black system employs an energy efficient universal 1U unit and a range of software modules and internal cards to meet a user's requirements.

Gary Glover, Acting Managing Director at Screen Subtitling Systems, said: "Polistream is still considered to be a superior product in the market in terms of quality of output, its reliability and the flexibility it offers but we have had to consider the way the solution is supplied to accommodate the radically changing ways our customers now operate."

Following a period of customer consultation, Screen discovered that the presence of additional hardware on-site, in this case in the shape of their 1U Polistream unit, was becoming a sticking point with some customers.

"We've had no doubt for years this was going to be the case at some point, but we wanted the time to be right to release the extended options," explained Glover.


Both the new Virtual Machine and Bring-Your-Own-Device options – the latter allowing customers to run Polistream on their own server – offer a solution to IP-based systems for DVB playout, transcoding and retiming of subtitles.

Glover added: "Besides the VM and BYOD options, we've responded to customers who have expressed a desire to use Polistream for increasing numbers of shorter-term projects but found the capital expenditure outlay to be an obstacle. In response to that, we're delighted to now offer an option to rent a full system from us."

Screen Subtitling Systems will exhibit at IBC, Hall 1, C49.

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