Mediaproxy Offers LogServer As A Flexible OPEX Option
Mediaproxy is targeting the growing area of ‘pop-up’ television and streaming channels by offering its flagship LogServer system as a flexible OPEX option.
The compliance logging and monitoring
platform is now available for short-term rental to broadcasters covering
a special event or creating additional, temporary services.
Adding
services to accommodate coverage of occasional events is now much
easier due to the greater capacity and flexibility of modern playout
facilities. It is also possible to ‘spin-up’ channels on an ad hoc
basis, such as for when a sports broadcaster needs to cover several live
football matches at the same time.
These ‘pop-up’ channels,
which include both the ‘red button’ option on digital terrestrial
platforms and cloud-based services, allow broadcasters to offer their
audiences more choice. They also bring more operational responsibilities
to ensure quality of experience (QoE) and compliance with regulatory
standards. Monitoring systems like Mediaproxy LogServer provide a
powerful and broad feature set for checking not only the output at the
master control room (MCR) but also the various programs streams along
the distribution chain.
Broadcasters and playout facility
operators who buy LogServer licences for their full-time channels do not
want to spend money on a permanent licence for a service that is used
only occasionally. With the continuing growth in and demand for pop-up
channels, Mediaproxy has decided to make LogServer available as a rented
option. This allows users to licence the system as and when they need
it without having to commit to a minimum period of rental.
This
new package includes LogServer itself plus support and covers unlimited
users and all client’s apps. Pop-up channels only work with a specific
range of inputs sources: TSoIP, IP, OTT HLS/DASH, SMPTE-2110, SMPTE
2022-6 and streaming sources. LogServer has full capability to work with
these formats and standards. It is also able to handle video transport
protocols including SRT (Secure Reliable Transport), Zixi, HLS (HTTP
Live Streaming) and RTP (Real-time Transport Protocol). Another benefit
is that no capture hardware is needed, only a network card. In this way a
pop-up channel can be based on physical equipment ‘on-prem’, on a
virtual machine or in the cloud.