Author: donash

Celebro Media Selects PlayBox Technology Solution

Celebro Media has selected a playout solution from PlayBox Technology which will power a new channel for a broadcaster in the Middle East. Recently installed at Celebro Media’s studios in London, the solution consists of AirBox Neo, TitleBox Neo and SafeBox Neo. Wesley Dodd, Chief Executive, Celebro Media, said: “Celebro Media provides a wide range…
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TV Visjon Norge Chooses PlayBox Technology Neo

TV Visjon Norge has upgraded its PlayBox Technology AirBox broadcast playout and channel branding system to the latest-generation Neo series. Recently announced enhancements to the Neo series include new control features, expanded file handling capabilities, greater input and output connectivity and Microsoft Windows 10 compatibility. Other features include streaming input compatibility with HTTP(S), UDP, RTMP,…
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Voxafrica Expands With PlayBox Technology

Voxafrica has purchased PlayBox Technology’s AirBox Neo solution as part of a project to expand its presentation resources. The installation was supplied and engineered by TNP Broadcast. Howard Rose, Managing Director, TNP Broadcast, said: “A system based on the latest-generation AirBox Neo was the logical choice for this project. Voxafrica is a highly successful long-time…
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PlayBox Technology Reports its Most Successful Year to Date

PlayBox Technology reports 2016 as the most successful trading year in its history with strong demand for its wide range of television channel branding and playout solutions throughout the global broadcast market. “At IBC 2016 in September we celebrated our 17,000th delivery of new or upgraded channels compared with the 15,000 total we reached two…
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NeuLion’s MainConcept Business Licenses HEVC SDKs to PlayBox Tech

NeuLion, Inc. (NLN.TO), a leading technology product and service provider specializing in the broadcasting, distribution and monetization of live and on-demand digital video content to Internet-enabled devices, today announced that its subsidiary MainConcept GmbH has licensed various MainConcept® codecs, including the HEVC/H.265 SDK and the new SCTE-35 SDK, to PlayBox Technology Limited’s Neo product line.…
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Broadcast Channel Branding with AirBox Neo and CloudAir

by Don Ash The transition from analogue to digital broadcasting plus the widespread introduction of satellite-based direct-to-home transmission greatly increased the number of channels available to television viewers. It also increased the importance of broadcast channel branding as a means of encouraging regular viewing habits in an increasingly competitive media world.  The simplest form of…
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Africast Debut For PlayBox Technology Solutions

PlayBox Technology has announced that its Neo and CloudAir solutions will make their Africast debut later this month. The show takes place in Abuja, Nigeria, from 18 to 20 October, and company representatives at the event include Ananth Sam and Ben Gunkel. “African broadcasters have long viewed PlayBox as an aspirational brand thanks to excellent…
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RTV-7 Choose PlayBox Technology Solution

A playout solution from PlayBox Technology has been chosen by the television RTV-7 as part of an infrastructure upgrade. The solution centres on an AirBox Neo compact 3U channel-in-a-box server with TitleBox Neo interactive on-air graphics. Harm Van Houten, a broadcast engineer and IT architect of YourSide, said: “PlayBox Technology spearheaded with its AirBox platform…
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The Virtual Path to Broadcast

The introduction of direct-to-home satellite transmission revolutionised the broadcast industry by opening up the airwaves to far more channels than were ever able to co-exist in the days of terrestrial analogue delivery. In the USA this process stemmed from cable television operators who were already using satellites to send content to remote headends. Early direct-to-home…
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PlayBox Technology Upgrades PlayBox Range

PlayBox Technology has released the latest updates to its PlayBox product range, including AirBox Neo, TitleBox Neo, CaptureBox Neo, and SafeBox Neo.    The upgrades include UHD compatibility, a high-efficiency user interface, and feature enhancements.   AirBox Neo playout server  AirBox Neo adds UHD capabilities to the content playout system which now supports UHD, HD…
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