Smarter, Faster, Simpler: Harmonic Brings a Bold Approach to Video Streaming at IBC2018
"The media and broadcast industries are evolving at a rapid pace as operators need to deliver higher quality of experiences, reach more screen types, and increase monetization. Having a scalable, flexible and, even more importantly, reliable video streaming solution at their disposal is imperative," said
SaaS Supports a Variety of Business Models for Increased Efficiency and Cost Savings
Harmonic's VOS™360 media processing SaaS covers the entire media processing chain, simplifying OTT workflows. At IBC2018, Harmonic will demonstrate enhanced channel origination workflow capabilities in the cloud for VOS360 SaaS, which leverage playout and graphic branding functionality and open up new levels of efficiency and monetization including brand reinforcement, pop-up channels, rapid service deployment and expansion, and graphic avails.
Harmonic will also showcase disaster recovery scenarios with VOS360 SaaS leveraging the cloud. VOS360 SaaS provides the disaster recovery facilities for broadcast and video streaming applications, mixing the benefits of a resilient, elastic, secure offering with a usage-based pricing model, which is an ideal solution for temporary live sports events.
Harmonic will also unveil new SaaS-based statistical multiplexing capabilities that enable service providers to statmux multiple UHD channels in a single pool or with HD MPEG-4 encoded channels for broadcast delivery. This bold approach allows for simultaneous support of next-generation OTT streaming and traditional complex broadcast statmux delivery systems.
Additionally, Harmonic and ecosystem partners will unveil a new groundbreaking, out-of-this-world UHD HDR OTT service powered by VOS360 SaaS.
Dynamic Ad Insertion (DAI) Boosts OTT Content Monetization
Harmonic will unveil new content replacement and personalization features for VOS360 SaaS. VOS360 SaaS enables operators to deliver advanced server-side targeted advertisements, personalize content delivery per audience, geography or syndication, as well as leverage SCTE 224 to replace content during blackouts, ultimately increasing monetization for OTT content and resulting in increased revenues.
New Origin Capabilities Improve OTT Delivery
Harmonic will highlight new best-in-class origin capabilities supporting unified CMAF with DASH and HLS, providing low latency on every screen and support for various ecosystems.
Encoding Support for Dolby AC-4 Enables Next Generation-Audio Experiences
At IBC2018, Harmonic will demonstrate support for Dolby AC-4, a next-generation audio format developed by
Peek into the Future with Innovative Demos on AV1, AI and VR
Harmonic will demonstrate several new innovations at IBC2018, including AV1 encoding capabilities for VOD content; artificial intelligence (AI) encoding technology that improves QoE for live video; and 8K tiling technology for the delivery of VOD VR content with Tiledmedia, Digital Immersion and Viaccess-Orca.
Harmonic will showcase its latest innovations at IBC2018,
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Sarah Kavanagh, Sr. Public Relations Manager for Harmonic, +1.408.490.6607, sarah.kavanagh@harmonicinc.com; Nicole Noutsios, NMN Advisors, Investor Relations for Harmonic, +1.510.315.1003, nicole@nmnadvisors.com