Media Links Joins TICO Alliance

Media Global Links has confirmed it has joined the TICO Alliance. The Alliance is a growing coalition of companies working together to set the bar for next generation UHD/4K infrastructure, by establishing TICO compression in the new IP-based Live ecosystem.

Founded in April 2015, the TICO Alliance brings together broadcast equipment manufacturers, OEM providers, broadcasters, electronics brands and technology companies, working to establish the TICO lightweight compression technology in the new IP-based Live production ecosystem that allows users to seamlessly leverage the existing SDI-based workflows to 4K/UHD without the cost of a complete renewal. Membership is open to any company active in the broadcast industry.

John Dale, Director, Media Global Links, said: "As more broadcasters explore the use of IP video, the alliance's efforts have become part of a larger trend set by a variety of industry players to find better approaches for delivering IP video. Media Links is pleased to be part of this evolution.

"TICO is promoting an approach using lightweight compression that it believes will ease the move to 4K and IP within broadcast production facilities. It looks like the TICO Lightweight Compression could enable some compelling new solutions for managing UHD links within and outside the studio while providing a great balance between performance and cost."

www.tico-alliance.org

www.medialinks.com

(JP)