Amagi launches cloud-based platform for OTT Multi-screens in partnership with RiverSilica
Bangalore, India, 12th, September, 2013: Amagi’s cloud based playout platform for OTT multi-screens will mark its debut at IBC.
amagi Cloudport is one of Amagi’s primary offerings which enables 24×7 playout of a TV channel across multiple headends using a cloud-based transmission infrastructure. Amagi has partnered with RiverSilica Technologies to create a simulcast of the linear feed generated from the Cloudport platform for OTT multi-screens.
The linear broadcast feed output from the Cloudport platform is converted to multiple high quality bit rate streams by RiverSilica’s servers for delivery to a CDN, which in turn distributes to multiple subscriber devices including smartphones, tablets and personal computers. The integrated system acts as end-to-end OTT delivery platform encompassing cloud based content transmission, channel playout and encoding.
Baskar S, Co-founder, Amagi noted that, “We wanted to develop an efficient and cost effective multi-screen delivery platform for broadcasters to tackle the OTT markets and we have done just that with the help of RiverSilica. We have integrated our Cloudport platform with RiverSilica’s server to create a system that generates a linear TV feed for all internet devices.”
Jagannathan Balaji, Founder, President & CEO of RiverSilica Technologies said that “We are very pleased to partner with Amagi in helping them build their multiscreen solutions, for their Cloudport platform. We believe, RiverSilica’s PIXFIX™, Tru-Transcode™ Servers as a part of Amagi’s solutions would definitely give their customers best in class quality at optimal cost.”
Speaking more on the technology Balaji further said, “RiverSilica’s PIXFIX™ Servers use high performance video algorithms that enhance Amagi’s multiscreen video delivery optimization and perceptible video quality – fine-tuned for Amagi’s unique cloud based broadcast model for both live and off-line content.”
About Amagi:
Amagi (www.amagi.com) is a new-age broadcast technology company offering cloud based broadcast distribution and playout infrastructure for TV networks. Amagi’s has more than 5 years of experience working with dozens of broadcasters like Viacom18, Walt Disney India, Network18, Ten Sports, Times Group, etc., covering genres such as news, sports, general entertainment and lifestyle. The company offers two separate and distinct infrastructure platforms, “Cloudport” and “Localization”. “Cloudport” platform is a full-featured, Cloud based 24×7 channel distribution and playout infrastructure. The “Localization” platform augments an existing broadcaster feed and helps create localized versions in select regions covered by the feed. The company operates India’s largest local advertising network playing more than 1 million local ad seconds every month, covering 103 cities, 800+ headend installations and across more than 10 channels using the Localization platform.
About RiverSilica Technologies
RiverSilica Technologies (www.riversilica.com) is a video algorithm driven company that provides Multi Screen transcode and Encode servers for Live, On-demand, OTT and IPTV markets under the name PIXFIX™. By using Tru-Transcode™ Algorithms, PIXFIX™ delivers best perceptible quality even at the most optimal video bitrates for its customers. PIXFIX™ Server’s wide range helps customers to flexibly configure and better their total cost of ownership.
