French expertise in evidence at BES EXPO 2013

INDIA: The French Trade Commission - UBIFRANCE is organizing a French Pavilion at the BES Expo 2013, the International Conference and Exhibition on Terrestrial and Satellite Broadcasting, from 29th-31st January 2013 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.

The French Pavilion aims to bring together leading companies from the French broadcast industry to present their high-tech broadcast solutions and forge business opportunities in the Indian market.

The French Pavilion at the trade show brings together four renowned companies from the French broadcast industry namely HTTV, NETIA, ONLY LIFESTYLE and WORLDCAST SYSTEM. Their main objective is to promote their technological innovations and latest broadcasting practices in the field of radio and TV and to share their expertise with broadcast engineering professionals in India.

The Indian media sector has been amongst the fastest growing sectors in the country over the last two decades. India is currently on the threshold of an entertainment revolution spawned by economic liberalization and the subsequent advent of broadcast industry.

The French Pavilion offers a comprehensive platform for these companies to showcase their innovative, state-of-the-art technology and share their expertise and professional know-how in the growing media and broadcast industry.

Here is a brief profile of all the participants of the French Pavilion:

HTTV: Httv is one of the leading international technology and solution providers for interactive digital TV. Httv supplies software solution/middleware for connected TV and set-top-boxes: httvLite for low end broadcast set-top-boxes and httvLINK for connected HbbTV/Hybrid/OTT set-top-boxes. httvLINK is fully compliant with HbbTV standard for connected devices. Httv is based in Europe and is expanding in South East Asia.

Httv will be presenting its new httvLINK middleware product for connected set-top-boxes (broadcast and broadband) offering a large range of TV features (HbbTV standard, EPG, catch-up, applications stores, etc…).  This solution is designed for connected devices with limited hardware capacity and is targeting emerging market. Since its recent acquisition of SindiTV in Singapore, HTTV is strengthening its position in south-East Asia with a special focus on India.

NETIA: NETIA, a GlobeCast company, is a leading provider of software solutions that enable efficient management and broadcast of content. With more than 10,000 users and 200 installations in more than 40 countries, NETIA solutions allow content producers and owners to manage content from ingest to delivery, targeting multiplatform outlets including the Internet, VOD, IPTV services, and mobile devices. NETIA provides content management solutions to major radio and television brands and to multimedia groups around the world.

Clients include All India Radio in India, SBS and ABC in Australia, RAI in Italy, France Telecom/Orange, MediaCorp in Singapore, RTL in France, Radio Globo in Brazil, RTM in Malaysia, Radio France, the Associated Press, France Télévisions, TV Center Russia, and L'Équipe 24/24. NETIA has its headquarters in France, with offices in the United States, Paris, Rome, and Singapore, in addition to a global network of professional distribution partners.

NETIA will be showcasing the latest version of its powerful Radio-Assist range of digital audio automation software. Radio-Assist 8.1 will offer the same robust array of tools for streamlined end-to-end multimedia production, broadcast, and publication workflows, along with two significant new features: an integrated music-scheduling application and video editing capability.

NETIA will also be showing the latest version of its Content Management System (CMS) that allows users to manage all processes within the global production environment - from editing through post and distribution - through simple, easy-to-manage workflows and task automation, accessed through one unique and easy-to-use interface.

ONLY LIFESTYLE: Only Lifestyle is a content distribution company specializing in lifestyle programs since 2005. They offer more than 4,000 hours of programs in as many as 50 different formats like documentaries, magazines, on-set games with or without host. In addition to offering all types of genres and formats, the catalogue offers a variety of services to allow to choose, organise and reformat according to its customers’ needs.

Only Lifestyle offers guided selection and simplified delivery systems. The database has an index of programs with brief program descriptions and technical details. The advanced search option helps the user to make and save specific searches, create his personal cart, negotiate, buy and avail delivery online. The product catalogue and latest updates on lifestyle industry are also available.

WORLDCAST SYSTEMS: WorldCast Systems will be presenting their latest innovations in broadcast practices with their three brands: APT, Ecreso and Audemat.

From the APT stable, WorldCast will be presenting the Horizon NextGen stereo IP audio codec and the new 1U Oslo, a compact multi-channel AoIP platform.  Both these units support APT’s multi award-winning SureStream technology, which enables broadcast quality audio over public internet links, and creates significant operational savings for broadcasters.

Ecreso’s new range of fully digital FM transmitters continues to increase with the addition of the FM Transmitter 3,000W and FM Transmitter 5,000W. Combining the audio fidelity and reliability of a direct-to-channel digital modulator with a highly efficient 6th generation Mosfet and several innovative features, makes the Ecreso FM range a truly powerful and robust transmitter system. The Ecreso FM range now also offers the innovative Advanced Metering Interface (AMI), a real-time dashboard that provides an at-a-glance overview of the transmitter performance, and the new proactive maintenance service, Expert Maintenance Reporting (EMR).

The Goldeneagle DVB-T2 is the latest product from Audemat, developer of the industry-leading Goldeneagle platforms for TV & Radio technologies. The Goldeneagle DVB-T2 is capable of monitoring up to 20 channels per receiver through RF and can be deployed either at a transmitter site or throughout the coverage area. Features such as audio/video streaming and automatic channel detection provide a truly, comprehensive and professional solution.

Like all Goldeneagle products, users have the option to introduce remote facility management on the signal monitoring platform using ScriptEasy software, SNMP and a variety of I/O inputs.