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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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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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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 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 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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PlayBox Technology ClouadAir Makes Broadcast Channel StartUp Faster, Easier and More Afforadable PlayBox Technology, the global leader in broadcast television playout and channel branding, will debut the CloudAir Universal Playout and Streaming Platform to UK broadcasters on stand M10 at the BVE 2016 show in London’s ExCel, February 23-25. “CloudAir offers a gateway through which…
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The world of electronics and telecommunications is neatly summarised by a single phrase: ‘Change is the only constant’. This is pretty common currency today but the guy I first heard it from, at an NAB Convention some decades back, either chose or forgot to acknowledge his source. It is much older than our beloved industry…
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PlayBox Technology has completed the latest in a series of system expansions for BHS Telecommunications. The project included the integration of 10 additional channel-in-a-box servers at BHS facilities in Europe and the Mediterranean region. At the core of each channel is a PlayBox Technology AirBox server with TitleBox interactive graphics. “We are a multi-service organisation…
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2015 has proved a landmark year for PlayBox Technology with more than 16,000 playout and branding channels round the world now powered by our range of products. We now have an over 30 per cent share of the total worldwide playout channel market and a far higher proportion of the channel-in-a-box sector.   Development of…
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PlayBox Technology, a world leader in cost-effective television playout solutions, reports very strong interest in its new CloudAir platform, introduced mid-September at the International Broadcasting Convention in Amsterdam. “The IBC organisers claimed a record level of attendance this year which was reflected on our stand throughout all five days of the exhibition,” says Don Ash,…
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