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Security is a high priority, reminds Verimatrix
The transition to IP- and softwarebased technologies as the foundation of future pay-TV service delivery, combined with new delivery
models and a fast-moving device
landscape, has created tough challenges for network operators.
Among them, how to support
a smooth transition from today’s
network architectures to fully IPenabled solutions, how to meet
demands for addition of new
Ultra HD/4K premium services,
meet requirements for harmonised
security across a mix of broadcast
and unicast service models, as well
as provide flexible licensing and
metering models.
“These challenges call for a
comprehensive multi-network revenue security approach today,” says
Steve Christian, SVP of Marketing at
Verimatrix (CommunicAsia2016
booth 1M2-07), a specialist in
revenue security for video services.
Christian says Verimatrix pre-
Verimatrix’s Steve Christian: “Verimatrix is extending its VCAS solution for video
service delivery into the new world of Ultra HD and providing a complementary set
of solutions for understanding and optimising service delivery with Verspective.”
sents two proven solutions. VCAS
Ultra is a next-generation security
solution designed to support the
introduction of Ultra HD video
services. It has features and functions necessary to protect premium
services. These include enhanced
content security profiles including
integrated VideoMark watermarking and TrustZone support. VCAS
Ultra also supports cloud deployment — with server, virtual or
mixed deployment modes.
Christian says VCAS Ultra provides operators with a comprehensive multi-network revenue
security solution that is flexible to
deploy and easily scalable to meet
future goals for service growth.
Already, customers of Verimatrix
that are starting to roll out Ultra
HD services around the world are
protected by VCAS Ultra.
Another solution is Verspective. This is a new offering that
helps operators add analytics to
their services, so that they can
understand the issues of quality,
churn and pattern of subscriber
consumption.
Although it is an analytic solution, security is a high priority in the
design and implementation of the
Verspective product, says Christian.
“When you are able to combine
security with high quality data,
you will not expose your services
to revenue risks.”
Christian says Verimatrix has
been in the software-based security
business for 14 years. Its solutions
are applicable for all types of video
delivery networks. “With more than
850 customers around the world
and deployment on 140 million
client devices, our solutions are
proven. Asia-Pacific is the fastestgrowing region for us now and we
are glad to be in the thick of action
with our APAC headquarters based
in Singapore.
“Our message at Broadcast–
Asia2016 is clear: Verimatrix is
extending its VCAS solution for
video service delivery into the
new world of Ultra HD and providing a complementary set of
solutions for understanding and
optimising service delivery with
Verspective.”
Shotoku offers lightweight and versatile equipment
Shotoku Broadcast Corporation
unveiled its TP200VR/300VR, a
system that combines the TP200VR
pedestal and the SX300VR head, at
BroadcastAsia2016.
Its in-built virtual reality (VR)
tracking allows system accuracy
and ease of operation, and provides high reliability with full
broadcast quality operation. It
tracks all axes of movement and
provides the VR graphics system
with a single, combined position
and orientation of the camera
along with lens position data.
The TP200VR/300VR system is
suitable for studio VR applications,
and supports camera payloads up
to 40kg. It also features “unlim-
ited” X-Y tracking area, allowing
any studio to become a virtual
studio.
Shotoku is also displaying the
TP500, a three-wheel compact and
lightweight pedestal that supports
camera payloads of up to 55kg. It
is suitable for multi-location use
such as outside broadcasting (OB),
studio or event production.
Furthermore, the TP500’s integrated inflation pump offers flexibility, regardless of the broadcast
location.
Drago Flores, who is a marketing member of Shotoku’s Broadcast Systems Division, says: “The
TP500 has been doing excellently.
It’s heavy but light enough to allow
users to bring it outdoors and to
live events.
“It is an air pedestal and comes
with its own built-in pump, so users can simply bring it on site and
inflate it.”
Flores notes that everything is
getting smaller and that there is
definitely a need for high-quality
tripods that support lighter-weight
cameras.
He adds: “We are hoping to
start moving into the market
because it seems clear, especially
in India and all of South Asia,
that people are moving into the
smaller-end market as they are now
much more affluent and so are able
to afford their own systems.”
Another highlight at booth
5A5-13 is the TP200 two-stage
pedestal. It is ideal for studio operations and supports payloads
of up to 80kg. Using air-balance
technology, the TP200 provides
“finger-tip control” of the camera
height across the complete range
of travel. This eliminates the need
for inconvenient high-pressure gas
cylinders when adjusting the balance pressure.
The pedestal can be easily maneuvered within the studio using
an ergonomically designed steering ring and a stable base that features a simple foot-operated one or
three-wheel steer switch and foot
operated park brake.
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Shotoku's Drago Flores with the new
TP200VR/300VR system.