MEDIA BROADCAST uses Nevion’s Ventura IP technology for Germany’s largest terrestrial radio broadcast network
Ventura VS906 platform selected to deliver managed radio services
Bonn, Germany, August 23 2012 – MEDIA BROADCAST, Germany’s leading broadcast and media service provider, has selected Nevion’s Ventura IP technology to build one of the biggest terrestrial radio broadcast networks in Europe. As a leading provider of managed media services for broadcasters, service providers and government agencies worldwide, Nevion’s technology provided one of the best solutions for MEDIA BROADCAST, enabling the provider to offer a better service level for its customers, while also helping to significantly reduce operational costs.
Tasked with designing the next generation radio broadcast network, TDF Group member MEDIA BROADCAST was looking for an elegant and cost-effective approach to migrate from a microwave to a terrestrial IP infrastructure. Nevion’s Ventura VS906 hardware and VideoIPath management platform was one of the viable solutions for MEDIA BROADCAST’s needs. With the VS906 offering the IP transport capabilities and with VideoIPath allowing complete manageability of radio services, it meant that combined, the two offered technical advantages with unmatched running costs.
“We’re really pleased we selected Nevion’s Ventura and VideoIPath platforms, and for us, the project marks an important milestone in our partnership,” said Jean-Louis Degoul, category manager for TDF Group France.
“This is a great project for us and has meant we’ve been able to bring something new and exciting to a customer we’ve been working with for many years,” said Thomas Heinzer, corporate strategic project manager at Nevion. “Our managed IP media services will enable MEDIA BROADCAST to provide an enhanced service for their customers – a solution that’s not achievable through any other competing technology.”
Broadcasts will feed to all transmitters across Germany, serving the millions of people that live there. It will help to improve their listening experience and will provide more DAB options as well as provide the option for additional services in the future.
Notes to editor
Added benefits of the Nevion Ventura IP technology will include:
- True IP point-to-multipoint distribution
- High availability through Streaming Intelligent Protection Switching (SIPS – patent pending), providing seamless switching on the IP layer
- Unmatched handling of network jitter and latency requirements
The OPEX required to run the network will be lower than with any other vendor.
About MEDIA BROADCAST
MEDIA BROADCAST is Europe’s largest full-service provider in the media and broadcast industry. Its core business comprises the planning, installation and operation of multimedia transmission platforms both in Germany and internationally for television and radio, based on modern transmitter, cable and satellite networks. As a member of the TDF Group, MEDIA BROADCAST supports around 750 national and international customers, including both public and private broadcasters, TV and radio production companies, international broadcasters and network operators, media companies and the film industry. Its service portfolio virtually encompasses the entire process chain of broadcasting from production and content management to transmission. www.media-broadcast.com.
About TDF Group
Working at the very heart of the digital revolution, TDF is developing a multi-format and multi-support terrestrial platform for managing and distributing audio, video and data content to all types of receivers. As a dedicated broadcaster and designer of telecom networks, TDF is positioned at the nexus of the new digital, mobile and multimedia technologies by using all means of transmission: terrestrial, IP, satellite, etc. For years, TDF has been creating innovative solutions, to the point it is now developing tomorrow’s communications, channels such as digital cinema, 3D, connected DTT, video on-demand, catch-up television, digital radio, web broadcasting, real-time traffic display and ultra-high speed telecom networks. The singular goal here is to provide our customers and end users with media whenever, wherever, and however they wish… www.tdf-group.com
About Nevion
Moving beyond video transport to fully managed and controlled video networking, Nevion manufactures award-winning systems for broadcasters, service providers and government agencies worldwide. Highly modular solutions encompass IP and optical transport, state-of-the-art compression and routing for any video format over any network infrastructure within buildings or across continents. With the industry’s greenest and most scalable products, Nevion preserves quality while delivering video from content acquisition through distribution. By creating new service-offering opportunities or minimising costs, Nevion enables its customers to move, manage and monetise video content. World headquarters in Sandefjord, Norway, with U.S. headquarters in Oxnard, California, Nevion also maintains offices in Oslo, Chicago, London, Dubai, Beijing and Singapore. www.nevion.com
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