Broadcast News

Bookmark and Share
12/06/2014

Imagine Supplies Platinum IP3 To CTV

News Image
Imagine Communications has supplied a Platinum™ IP3 routing solution to European OB firm CTV. The Platinum IP3 will provide a range of signal processing and multiviewer functionality to meet a variety of CTV's mobile production requirements, including coverage of the English cricket season.

The Platinum IP3 router processes and switches audio and video signals and provides multiviewer outputs for monitor wall applications, all in a single frame. The platform also handles signal processing functions such as audio multiplexing and de-multiplexing, and MADI-to-AES conversion. The Platinum IP3 provides all signal synchronisation and distribution, while multiviewers in the production area of the truck are also powered by the router.
Weight is reduced because of a reduction in inter-device cabling and fewer spares are needed because of the modular internal design of the Platinum IP3. At the same time, the architecture of the platform provides redundancy of crosspoints and power supplies, helping to ensure very high availability.
"Designing a big outside broadcast truck is a huge challenge, because we are under constant pressure to add functionality while staying within the weight and size limits to take the truck on the road," said Hamish Greig, Technical Director of CTV. "Because the Platinum router family does so much including frame synchronisation, mux and demux, and multiviewers, it saves considerable space and weight, as well as reduces operational complexity by eliminating the need for external frames and the associated cabling — all of which are real bonuses. Add to that the ability to integrate IP signal routing to help make it future-proof, and it becomes the only sensible choice for a new truck."
"Providing much more than just switching, the Platinum IP3 was designed to be a complete signal management centre with a modular architecture that makes it both compact and highly reliable through redundancy," said Kerry Wheeles, CTO, Networking Products for Imagine Communications. "It is ideal for 3 Gb/s 1080p video applications such as CTV's outside broadcast productions, and it provides a solid, simple path into the converged future."

www.imaginecommunications.com

(IT/JP)
Solidmate Ltd Memory Card Hire London

Top Related Stories
Click here for the latest broadcast news stories.

18/08/2023
Brazil And Mexico Outpace U.S. In CTV Adoption Rates
Amagi has announced that the eighth edition of its Quarterly Global FAST Report revealed a remarkable surge in CTV adoption rates across Brazil and Me
12/03/2024
Nevion Extends Signal Processing Capabilities Of Its Virtuoso
Nevion, a Sony Group Company, has announced that the signal processing capabilities of its software-defined media node Virtuoso have been extended wit
10/10/2023
TSG Upgrades Signal Processing And Switching Infrastructure
Technical Services Group (TSG) has recently upgraded the signal processing and switching infrastructure for an existing Mitsubishi Video Boards at NRG
07/09/2023
Bridge Technologies' VB440 Probe Can Now Generate Up To 64 Channels Of Audio Signal
Building upon the existing signal generation function which was added to Bridge Technologies' VB440 probe in 2022, the company has announced that the
29/11/2019
Channel 5 Upgrades To A Platinum™ IP3 Router
Channel 5, based in St. Petersburg, Russia, has dramatically rationalised its core technology by updating to a Platinum™ IP3 router from Imagine Commu
19/08/2015
Imagine Communications Unveils Compact Platinum IP3 Router
Imagine Communications has unveiled a compact version of its Platinum IP3 28RU high-performance router. The new router delivers the same integrated ro
06/06/2023
Cablecast To Provide Live Coverage Of 2023 Hometown Media Awards
Cablecast Community Media, a division of Tightrope Media Systems, is to provide live coverage of the 2023 Hometown Media Awards on June 28 on Hometown
24/03/2023
CJP Broadcast To Provide Multi-Camera Coverage of UK Round Of EBFL
CJP Broadcast Services has been selected to provide multi-camera coverage of the UK round of the European Blind Football League (EBFL), held at the Ro
11/04/2013
Harris Selected For RSA SuperSport HD Move
Leading South African satellite broadcaster SuperSport is moving into a new state-of-the-art HD playout center. Responsibility for management and moni
23/04/2015
Imagine Comms Signs Deal With Clark Media
Imagine Communications has revealed the sale – officially signed on the showroom floor of NAB 2015 – of a Platinum™ IP3 router to Clark Media, a provi
10/03/2015
Imagine Announces Platinum VX At CABSAT 2015
Imagine Communications has announced the Platinum VX digital video router at CABSAT 2015. Supporting matrix sizes up to 288x288, the Platinum VX small
24/11/2014
Platinum™ IP3 Routing Technology Deployed In London Headquarters
Imagine Communications has announced that its Platinum™ IP3 routing technology has been deployed in the new London headquarters of international post
20/11/2019
Channel 5 Upgrades To Platinum™IP3 Router
Channel 5 in Russia has rationalised its core technology by updating to a Platinum™IP3 router from Imagine Communications for its MCR and playout. The
20/09/2013
Second Harris Broadcast Platinum IP3 Router For SuperSport
Harris Broadcast, a global supplier of content management and network infrastructure serving broadcasters, satellite, MSOs, IPTV, mobile television an
13/11/2017
Imagine Communications' Supplies Router For OB Truck
Imagine Communications has supplied the core infrastructure, including a multi-format router, for a new outside broadcast truck built by Italian produ