By adding SRT support to its encoders and decoders, the company can now bridge SDI and ST-2110 environments on the ground, with cloud processing environments that use the SRT protocol. SRT support sits alongside the company’s support for Zixi and RIST, allowing customers to use a wide range of industry-supported formats.

The implementation has been extensively tested against numerous third-party products for interoperability.

“Many content providers are using the SRT protocol to send and receive video over the internet,” said Kieran Kunhya, Founder and CEO of Open Broadcast Systems. “By creating a highly sophisticated in-house implementation, we are able to provide the highest reliability possible for our customers”

The SRT implementation will be shipped to customers starting today.

Open Broadcast Systems is a leading-edge manufacturer of encoding and decoding for B2B video contribution and distribution. Its software-based solutions are deployed to deliver premium video content over any network, from satellite to IP. High-quality solutions developed by Open Broadcast Systems deliver services to millions of people every day, including many major sporting and breaking news events.

Encoding and decoding solutions from Open Broadcast Systems are high quality, cost-efficient and agile, able to be developed and installed in extremely short timeframes.

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This growth is reflective of the industry’s continued transformation and need for agile, cost-effective IP video workflows; Zixi’s continued thought leadership and investment in product innovation; and the company’s commitment to customers and their desire to improve the efficiency, flexibility and scale of complex live IP video workflows in affiliate distribution, live events and satellite replacement use cases.

Fox Corporation and Estrella Media are representative examples of the company’s efforts and success in 2023. Fox deployed Zixi for the delivery of channels from their 190 local affiliates to their digital MVPD partners using the Zixi Broadcaster to ensure broadcast quality live video over IP and the ZEN Master control plane for system management, automation, orchestration and advanced monitoring. Estrella Media now delivers via Zixi a wide range of programming including news and entertainment to dozens of locations with the advanced telemetry provided by ZEN Master and error free, ultra-low latency delivery also enabled in their fleet of Harmonic devices. With a simple software update, Estrella Media was able to switch on Zixi and leverage their existing infrastructure as part of new IP-based workflows. Fox is a great example of Zixi’s ability to scale and deliver IP based, broadcast quality distribution in the cloud while Estrella Media illustrates how easy it is to deploy Zixi’s software while preserving a customer’s investment in their existing infrastructure.

Zixi also saw tremendous growth of the Zixi Enabled Network ecosystem of partners, which was highlighted by Singular.live, Red5, Videon, MediaKind, Streann Media, XL8 and many others that standardized on Zixi for their service offerings. In addition, the Zixi Broadcaster and ZEN Master, which are available in the AWS Marketplace, were added to the Azure Marketplace and GCP Marketplace for public and private sales. The ability to license Zixi via AWS, GCP and Azure marketplaces provides tremendous flexibility and options for customers to deploy Zixi in public cloud infrastructures with the added benefit of customers being able to use their Enterprise Agreement dollars and keep everything on a single bill while maintaining direct contact with Zixi and the technical team.

In 2023, Zixi continued to innovate and further its industry leading position, particularly in energy efficiency and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO). New capabilities of the SDVP, including ultra-low latency with unparalleled throughput, as well as compute and efficiency improvements, were introduced to extend Zixi’s ability to deliver the lowest TCO in the industry. In the latest v17, the Zixi Broadcaster requires 80% less compute and 50% lower egress cost compared to open source and standards-based approaches, empowering organizations to maximize their resources, minimize expenses and deliver high-quality video content reliably. ARM Processers, including AWS Graviton 2/3, which are 50% of the cost and energy consumption of Linux, are also supported, with profound impact on the TCO of video streaming implementations. The superior efficiency eliminates the need for excessive virtual machines, leading to reduced infrastructure requirements and substantial cost savings enabling content creators and distributors to effortlessly reach worldwide audiences, creating powerful acceleration of new content acquisition, business models and opportunities to reduce cost and generate revenue. The groundbreaking efficiency developments have the added benefit of being focused on sustainability and a 70% reduction in carbon, which is an important goal of the company.

Zixi innovation and product excellence was widely recognized in 2023 with multiple awards including TV Tech Best of Show for the SDVP, TVB Europe Best of Show for 5G, CSI Awards for Best 5G or Mobile Video Technology or Service, IBC Innovation Award for Remote Production, the Intelligent Data Platform (IDP) NAB Show Product of the Year, the Zixi D2C Media Gateway winning the NAB Show Product of the Year, and Zixi-as-a-Service (ZaaS) taking the NextTV Best of Show. Zixi also received a “GOLD” for the IDP in the “QC/QA Monitoring” category, a BRONZE for ZaaS and a SPECIAL MERIT for Live Transcoder for “Media Processing” from the Digital Media World Awards that help broadcasters, service providers, producers and many others adapt to the evolving content production and distribution landscape.

“2023 was a tremendous success by all accounts, as evidenced by our company growth, customer success, product innovation and industry recognition. At a scale and scope unparalleled in the market, we have made Zixi the only option to efficiently deploy large scale IP distribution and contribution systems reliably and securely with innovation improvements that are focused on sustainability and lowering total cost of ownership” said Gordon Brooks, CEO, Zixi. “In 2024 we look forward to working with our customers and partners to deliver live IP video with ultra-low latency, remotely with ease and cost savings.”

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This collaboration will allow Ross to incorporate the most up-to-date AV networking features of NDI across its portfolio through NDI Advanced, ensuring enhanced video connectivity, flexibility, and workflow efficiency across the ecosystem.

NDI, a proprietary connectivity standard, supports a range of video codecs and enables seamless interoperability for devices and software across standard IP network infrastructures. NDI Advanced offers product developers all the benefits of NDI technology, like seamless device discoverability, bi-directional remote control, and embedded metadata streaming, but also unlocks an additional set of features for enhanced video connectivity, including:

• Sending and receiving all NDI formats, from NDI High Bandwidth to NDI HX3, the most advanced format yet, which allows for visually lossless, low-latency video with minimal bitrates.
• Access to the NDI Certified program, enabling products to be certified by the NDI team for guaranteed interoperability, performance, and reliability
• Custom-packaged SDKs for Hardware or Software, including reference designs for major FPGA models from Intel or AMD.
• Extended personalization of connection settings for each sender, finder, and receiver.
• AV Sync, Genlock APIs, and KVM Support.

Ross Video will incorporate NDI Advanced features broadly across its portfolio, including the following product lines:

• XPression graphics solution
• Ultrix hyperconverged platform
• PTZ broadcast video cameras
• Media I/O capture and playout solution
• softGear  Streaming Gateway
• Vision[Ai]ry Ft facial tracking and recognition solution
• PIERO sports graphics analysis system
• DashBoard production and facility control solution

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Available today as a free download, the robust update extends the capabilities of both devices with user-inspired improvements that answer modern workflow demands and provide AV professionals with more flexibility in the field as they integrate high-quality, visually lossless video into a diverse range of AV-over-IP environments.

With high dynamic range (HDR) workflows continuing to gain in popularity across broadcast, production, and proAV, AJA Dante AV 4K v1.1 delivers support for HDR, ensuring HDR signals pass through the devices seamlessly and that users can easily change the HDR metadata on outputs received. The release also introduces AJA Dante AV 4K-R support for Ref In, so that a device like the AJA GEN 10 HD/SD sync generator may be used to lock the output of the 4K-R when the signal must be combined with other baseband device outputs and sources. Furthermore, AJA Dante AV 4K v1.1 activates a second locking ethernet port (Eth2) on the device, allowing users to connect a second device to their Dante AV switch, without a second ethernet cable needing to be connected directly to the switch.

New cropping and scale resizing capabilities for 4K-R, available via the update, let users easily scale 4K to UHD and downscale UHD to HD, with the ability to select between Auto, Native, and Crop 4K to UHD/Scale UHD to HD. AJA Dante AV 4K v1.1 also validates select 4K and 8K 4×4 workflows where AJA 4K-T signals can be sent to four 4K-Rs and all four outputs are confirmed to be in time and in sync, which is essential in live production settings where all four outputs must be perfectly timed. 3G Level B 4:2:2 10-bit high frame rate is now supported as well. Added compatibility with Audinate’s Dante Domain Manager, which is available for purchase from valued resellers worldwide, ensures AJA 4K-R and 4K-T users can take advantage of the solution’s API to control Dante from touch panels, monitor status, and automate workflows.

Commenting on the update, Audinate Senior Product Manager Wim Roose shared, “AJA has proven to be a great addition to the Dante AV family, and we’ve been thrilled to watch customers worldwide embrace AJA Dante AV 4K-T and 4K-R to capitalize on the benefits of Dante audio with synchronized, high-quality, ultra low latency networked video. It’s exciting to see AJA deliver a new update less than a year since launching their products and we’re looking forward to continuing our partnership with them, which will help advance IP workflows across pro AV and media and entertainment.”

“There’s no singular path to video over IP, and workflows vary broadly, depending upon the approach, so we’re continuously investing in bringing new features to AJA’s 4K-R and 4K-T that give users the tools they need to achieve their vision,” shared AJA President Nick Rashby. “AJA Dante AV 4K v1.1 boasts a ton of new great features for users to explore, and we’re excited to see how they start leveraging them.”

Pricing and Availability
AJA Dante AV 4K v1.1 is available today from AJA’s support page as a free download. AJA Dante AV 4K-T and 4K-R can be purchased through AJA’s worldwide network of resellers for $2495 US MSRP each. For rack-mounting up to two units, the 1RU AJA IOX-RM rack mount shelf accessory is available for $120 US MSRP. For more information, visit www.aja.com/dante-av-ultra.

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“In an industry with a variety of shotgun microphones, we built the 2017 to stand out from the crowd, and we look forward to presenting it to attendees of ISE this year,” says Helga Volha Somava, Product Management Director, DPA Microphones. “Measuring just 184mm (7.24 inches) in length, the 2017 is more compact than many popular solutions, yet it still offers impressive technological features, including high directivity. From its durable construction and ease of use to its leading acoustical properties, the 2017 can capture the energy of any event.”

Designed to endure extreme weather and mechanical impact, the 2017 will hold up to travel and repeated use in harsh environments. The microphone persists in humid conditions and direct rain showers, as well as dry, arid environments. It has been tested for use in settings with temperatures up to 45°C (113°F) with 90-percent relative humidity, and cold environments as low as -40°C (-40°F). With a consistent ability to easily withstand the effects of moisture, the 2017 ensures that any event can go live with incredible sound, no matter the setting or forecast.

Featuring a specifically designed capsule that is perfectly paired with a cutting-edge interference tube and microphone grid, the 2017 offers outstanding performance, both on- and off-axis. It has a high degree of off-axis rejection, which permits the main source to stand out. This heavily attenuated off-axis audio is authentic and extremely usable for mixing into the entire soundscape.

Audio professionals can now pick up accurate, clean sounds from even the most minute sources—as well as loud, ambient audio when preferred. For quieter locations, the 2017’s low self-noise promises an excellent performance, even in the presence of many open microphones.

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The arrangement reflects Amagi’s goal to provide customers with cutting edge monitoring to control and protect the value of new revenue streams as the Company’s support for live digital linear channels grows. TAG’s solution seamlessly integrates into Amagi cloud and SaaS technologies expanding its scope of operations with support for new delivery protocols, opening doors to new business models, and enriching its Quality of Service for customers. The initial launch of this integration is leveraging TAG’s easy to use APIs to allow Amagi to efficiently monitor substantial amounts of streams for key customers.

Ziv Mor, Chief Growth Officer at TAG Video Systems, commented, “Our collaboration with Amagi demonstrates the adaptability of the TAG platform, easily integrating sophisticated monitoring capabilities into a wide scope of formats and delivery protocols. We’re confident that our combined efforts will give Amagi’s customers the tools they need to keep up with the industry’s most advanced technologies, keep them ahead of the competition, and drive their business strategies.”

Srinivasan KA, Co-founder & Chief Revenue Officer at Amagi, stated, “We are excited to collaborate with TAG Video Systems, a true industry leader known for its excellence in real-time media performance monitoring. This partnership aligns perfectly with our commitment to delivering the highest level of service to our customers. TAG’s advanced all-software and cloud native technology will allow us to offer our clients more accurate and reliable services. and exceed their expectations.”

As this collaboration progresses, both TAG and Amagi are poised to explore deeper integrations and develop innovative solutions for the media industry.

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Control Room Collaboration Over IP
In the Control Room Collaboration pod, attendees will see how Matrox Video’s encoders and decoders, IP KVM extension and switching solutions, and video wall controllers enable smooth and seamless collaboration over IP and increase operator efficiency and decision-making. To demonstrate, the pod will feature a video wall and an operator workspace driven by the following Matrox Video products:

Matrox Extio 3 IP KVM extenders and KMLync USB keyboard/mouse switches enhance operator efficiency by enabling remote monitoring and control of systems across a multimonitor workspace with up to four 4K or 16 full-HD displays. In this way, operators can visualize more data and seamlessly control — with one keyboard and mouse — multiple systems that have 4K/quad-FHD video ports, fast switching, and built-in multiview capability. A secure and scalable IP KVM matrix system, Extio 3 operates at very low bit rate over Gigabit Ethernet LAN, WAN, and the internet.
Matrox Maevex encoders/decoders for H.264/H.265 streaming and recording – Maevex 6100 Series and Maevex 7100 Series offer high-quality, high-density, ultra-low latency live streaming and recording to capture and share all AV sources and data points for all kinds of collaborative applications. Users can pair Maevex 6100 Series encoders and decoders to achieve full-frame synchronization from multiple sources. The Maevex-captured streams can be displayed on a Matrox LUMA Pro-powered video wall.

Matrox LUMA Pro graphics cards leverage Intel® Arc GPUs to create versatile baseband and IP-based video wall systems with robust H.264/H.265 decoding. LUMA Pro supports up to two 8Kp60, two 5Kp120, or four 5Kp60 DisplayPort 2.1 monitors, and users can combine cards for a high-density-output video wall of up to 16 synchronized 5Kp60 displays. Frame-locking up to four LUMA Pro cards facilitates easy addition and synchronization of displays. Featuring advanced GPU-based media codec engines and supported by Matrox Mura software libraries, these cards enable the decoding and display of over 40 full-HD streams per card. Also on display will be a new quad HDMI® capture PCI Express® card engineered for video wall use cases that require high-density HDMI streams up to 4Kp60.

Video Production, Routing, and Distribution
This pod will focus on live production in pro AV and the use of SMPTE ST 2110 in live event venues, such as theaters or corporate and government environments where the organization is working with live events, producing and mixing live content for distribution locally and beyond. The pod will demonstrate how easy and cost effective it is to distribute Panasonic Kairos live production content locally within the organization’s LAN with Matrox ConvertIP converters and ultra-low latency encoders/decoders. These compact appliances support both SMPTE ST 2110 and IPMX and preserve the quality and real-time nature of the live event content they are distributing, while also simplifying network requirements and working within the organization’s standard network infrastructure.

The ConvertIP demo will also show the new daisy-chain feature that reduces installation costs and increases network efficiency and resiliency. In environments like stadiums and arenas, airports and transportation hubs, and in various digital signage applications, ConvertIP daisy-chaining makes it possible to distribute multiple streams of content efficiently and cost-effectively throughout the physical environment. Facilities get more out of any active network port, use less network equipment, and reduce installation of network wiring runs. All of this equals lower cost and more efficient and effective installations.

Streaming and Recording
Pro AV users interested in streaming and recording H.264/H.265 content with ultra-low latency will see Matrox Maevex encoders and decoders in action. Matrox Maevex 6100 Series encoders/decoders and the new Maevex 7100 Series encoders enable multichannel, ultra-low latency, low bitrate, high-quality, simultaneous streaming and recording and zero-latency pass-through for real-time output of AV content in collaboration-focused environments. With these capabilities, operators can distribute critical content to any location to facilitate informed, accurate, real-time decision-making.

Besides the pod demonstrations, Matrox Video will showcase the Matrox ConvertIP Series at a few partner booths, including AIMS, AMD, Panasonic, and NETGEAR. On Feb. 1, Matrox Video will host a cocktail party in its booth (5D500). Attendees are invited to stop by for drinks and light appetizers from 4 to 6 p.m. and visit the Matrox Video booth throughout the show for other exciting opportunities.

More information about Matrox Video and its products is available at video.matrox.com.

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Using Perifery’s media-focused Object Matrix platform on ERA infrastructure provides companies with the highest levels of data protection and simple, uninterrupted access to valuable media assets. The Object Matrix integration forms part of ERA’s Coeus archive system, giving object storage functionality via an intuitive interface to its customers.

“With the ever-increasing need to ensure content is secure, protected, and easily accessible, it is critical for any company to have access to the most cutting-edge services that offer highly available archive and backup workflows that are also cost-effective,” said Peter Watling, Senior Sales Director, EMEA, for Perifery. “The new service provided by ERA based on Object Matrix redefines how cloud storage can be utilized by any organization, offering exceptional value, seamless integrations, and unrivalled access without being prohibitive to use.”

Perifery’s Object Matrix platform is specifically designed for media workflows. Used by the biggest media organizations across the globe, Object Matrix is not only the most secure storage platform available but is also the most flexible. It comes with a suite of applications including asset management, analytics, and file system and is tightly integrated into most media third parties, including Avid and Adobe. The integration enables ERA to provide cloud-based archive and back-up services with specific media functionality to its customers.

“We’re excited to team up with Perifery and offer a media-based cloud storage service with unparalleled scalability, availability, and security,” said Sean Baker, Managing Director at ERA. “Combining Perifery’s decades of data management experience with our expert support, deep industry knowledge, and highly skilled engineers will help elevate M&E storage workflows to new levels of efficiency.”

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This initiative has emerged in response to the growing concern over the unauthorized use of media content by AI platforms, a situation that has seen media companies either blocking AI crawlers or resorting to legal actions, such as the recent lawsuit by The New York Times against OpenAI.

Verify is unique in its dual purpose.

It allows media companies to register their content, thereby establishing usage rights for AI platforms, including attribution and potential compensation. This is achieved through a blockchain-based system of ‘smart contracts.’ Simultaneously, Verify provides consumers with a tool to confirm the authenticity of content, particularly images and article links, from recognized sources.

The public release of Verify, along with its first application – the Verify Tool – marks Fox Corp’s commitment to addressing the twin issues of intellectual property infringement and content verification in the digital age. The Verify Tool, a web-based solution, allows users to authenticate the origin of images and articles, ostensibly ensuring their credibility and source accuracy.

Developed by the Fox Technology team in collaboration with Polygon Labs, Verify leverages blockchain technology to sign pieces of content cryptographically and is hosted on GitHub.

This establishes their origin and allows consumers to independently verify said origins. The integration with Fox’s content management system (CMS) indicates the protocol’s potential for seamless adoption in online publishing workflows.

It is important to note the distinction that Verify can only confirm if the content is “authentic” and was published by an entity. It cannot confirm or verify if the content is misinformation, fake, or AI-generated.

There is a bit of irony in the launch of Verify, however, given the litigation surrounding coverage of Dominion Voting Systems by Fox and later defamation lawsuit settlement by the network for $787.5 million. The network is currently facing a second defamation lawsuit from Smartmatic.

In our testing of the Verify Tool, content such as a 2022 midterm election recap and a story about Michigan’s national football title quickly passed verification.

However, Fox’s editorial story noting the settlement between the network and Dominion Voting Systems in April 2023 would not verify. NewscastStudio has contacted Fox Corporation for more details about why one article would verify and another, more recent article on the same CMS platform, would not.

The introduction of the Verify protocol by Fox represents a significant step in addressing the complex challenges posed by AI in the media industry and will surely not be the only solution brought to the table.

Verify could serve as a prototype for the industry’s engagement with emerging technologies by safeguarding intellectual property rights and ensuring content authenticity.

Verify is also the brand name for a fact-checking and anti-misinformation franchise created by Tegna and used by most of its television stations in markets across the country. 

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The 1080p HDR feed will be available across most platforms with the 4K HDR feed available on certain MVPDs and vMVPDs. A complete list of distributors supporting the 4K HDR feed has not yet been released. 

Fox Sports presented Super Bowl LVII in 2023 and LIV in 2020 in 4K, however, they utilized upconverted deliveries.

Along with the game, the pregame, halftime and postgame show will also be delivered in 1080p HDR and 4K HDR.

CBS Sports notes the enhanced presentation with “HDR expands the ability of a television set to better display detail in shadow and bright scenes. Wide Color Gamut (WCG) enables a display to present a broader and more vivid range of colors. Together, HDR and WCG offer viewers a brighter and more colorful viewing experience.  These technologies, combined with enhanced display formats such as 1080p and 4K, will allow CBS Sports to deliver a truly realistic football presentation for Super Bowl LVIII viewers with capable television setups.”

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