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Broadpeak Upgrades Cloud-PVR
Solutions
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roadpeak, a leading provider of
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
technologies and live and Video-OnDemand (VOD) servers for cable, IPTV,
OTT, hybrid TV, and mobile operators
worldwide, has announced new
impulsive recording capabilities for its
cloud-PVR solution.
By enabling video content for
multiple end-users to be recorded and
stored only once, either on managed
or unmanaged networks, Broadpeak's
impulsive
recording
technology
significantly
reduces
operators'
storage expenses.
"Time-based and impulsive recording
can be very challenging for cloudPVR operators, even when shared
copy models are allowed. While the
capture can be mutualised when two
users request a recording of the same
programme, a specific technology is
required when the recording's start
and end times are under the control

of each end-user in order to avoid
duplicating the video chunks," said
Jacques Le Mancq, CEO of Broadpeak.
"Relying
on
an
innovative
combination of cloud-PVR recording
methods,
our
solution
allows
numerous end-users to request
the recording of any portion of a
programme in an operator network
and to access it at any time. As a
result, operators can reproduce
traditional PVR usage without the
cost and operational challenges of
deploying set-top boxes with massive
storage capabilities."
As a leading provider of CDN
technologies, Broadpeak offers a
comprehensive cloud-PVR solution
that includes shared and private
copy, asset-based, time-based, and
impulsive recording functionalities.
Broadpeak's cloud-PVR solution
has been successfully deployed by
a number of IPTV, cable, and OTT

operators in Europe, Latin America,
and the Asia-Pacific region.
Broadpeak
designs
and
manufactures
video
delivery
components for content providers
and network service providers
deploying IPTV, cable, OTT, and mobile
services. Its portfolio of solutions and
technologies powers the delivery of
movies, television programming, and
other video content over managed
networks and the Internet for viewing
on any type of device. The company's
systems and services help operators

Broadpeak Cloud-PVR impulsive
recording solution (& white paper)

increase market share and improve
subscriber loyalty with superior Quality
of Experience.
Broadpeak supports all of its
customers worldwide, from simple
installations to large delivery systems
reaching capacities of several million
of simultaneous streams.
Broadpeak systems leverage the
long legacy of Technicolor's excellence
in broadcast and broadband content
delivery from where the founders and
technology originated.

Facilis Augments
Post For iTV-16
Gilmore, SDCOE's iTV-16
creates and distributes
a
wide
range
of
content, from academic
programming to daily
news and district event
coverage.
The
station
is
also responsible for
developing
training
videos and e-books for
teachers.
Managing all of the
A Facilis TerraBlock installation
raw data and files for
an Diego's County Office of these projects requires a talented
Education (SDCOE) has integrated crew and a high-performance shared
a Facilis TerraBlock into iTV-16's storage solution - for which iTV-16
workflow.
uses a Facilis TerraBlock 24D. At the
Serving 42 school districts, 119 centre of iTV-16's facility, TerraBlock
charter schools and five community is connected via 10 GB Ethernet to
college districts is a tall order for six editorial suites that run FCP,
SDCOE, but the institution is well Photoshop, After Effects, Compressor
equipped and even has a TV station.
and Motion.
Run by Executive Producer Doug
Before
introducing
TerraBlock

S

into iTV-16's workflow, Gilmore and
his crew considered a number of
solutions. He said: "Out of all the
people we spoke with, Facilis received
the most glowing praises; the fact that
TerraBlock offered the most value out
of all the systems, was just icing on top
of the cake. And, it's definitely made
an impression."
The ability to access files from
anywhere in the facility using
TerraBlock has saved Gilmore's team
hours, and even as iTV-16's TerraBlock
reaches capacity, Gilmore continues to
see solid performance.
"With the TerraBlock, we're working
in a whole new way, and we're more
productive than we've ever been. I
no longer have to go over to an edit
suite to review a project; I can just pull
the project volume up on my desktop
through the TerraBlock interface, and
make my notes or request changes like
that," he said. "And even if the system

is 95% full, there's not a noticeable
impact on how we're working, which is
a huge step up from the past."
Annually, iTV-16 and SDCOE run a
K-12 student video competition and
festival dubbed "Innovative Video
in Education (iVIE)," which features
hundreds of videos from aspiring
student
filmmakers
representing
schools across the county.
iTV-16's crew sorts through all of
the material and cuts it together for a
special festival and award ceremony in
honour of the students and their work.
TerraBlock has become integral to the
event, allowing Gilmore and team to
format the videos as needed, share
files and get a clear picture of how the
timeline is coming along.
He said: "Though iVIE is traditionally
an extremely time-consuming project,
TerraBlock has streamlined our
process and made it much smoother
for everyone to work together."
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