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MediaList
make your choice 4| Partnership with SI Media - It goes on 7| Company Overview 9| Inside your system our products 8| Index Applications 12 | MediaAccount 12 | MediaSpot 13 | MediaList 14 | MediaReport 14 | MediaRec 15 | MediaStore 16 | MediaStoreManager 16 | MediaPlay 17 | MediaViewer 17 | MediaCG 18 | MediaDevice 18 | MediaNews 19 | MediaNewsPlay 19 | MediaStation 20 | MediaStream 20 | MediaLogger 21 | MediaDataCaster 22 | Offices & Contacts 23 | References broadcast managing software company 4 The Villa Costanza was belonged by Tuzio Costanzo who commissioned Giorgione paint the “Madonna”. In the courtyard there was a well encircled by a ring of rock with an inscription giving its data as 25 October 1516. “Marmoreo cinxit Tutius Constantius orbe hunc puteum de quo limpida surgit acqua 1516 adì 25 otubrio” It was Tuzio Costanzo, “first lance in Italy”, who in 1504 commissioned Giorgione to paint his family chapel in the old Cathedral, on the occasion of the death in battle of his son Matteo. 5 Partnership with SI Media - It goes on Partnership with SI Media - It goes on We do not sell products, we satisfy needs. One of our strengths is the careful analysis of the customer’s needs for a perfect synergy in the process of delivery and installation. Then come continuous monitoring of activities during the installation together with training of the staff until they get used with our equipment and software. Finally, the support department is available with phone support and remote connections and control to solve any problem giving the customer with immediate answers In Italy or abroad, the customer can count on a competent staff capable to prove assistance or advice when needed. Our staff, year after year grows in experience and becomes more efficient in establishing relationship with the client helping him to improve and simplify his workflow. Keeping close contact with the customer, and being aware of possible difficulties using a new software, our staff takes care to follow them up, ensuring training and technical assistance in order to achieve the results with SI Media software. We are always ready to make needed customizations to our software to make it even more adapted to the specific needs of each client of ours. Each of our projects ends as a perfect match between client’s needs and functionality of our software. broadcast managing software company 6 7 Company Overview Company Overview SI Media is a private company founded in 1978 as a software house for Television management systems. Today, SI Media is one of the leading providers with decades of experience in the development and deployment of Traffic, Playout Automation, Media Asset Management and NewsRoom solutions for TV Broadcasters. Due to the impressive and fast introduction of DTT in Europe, SI Media since 2005 specializes in MHP interactive applications and services for the DTT platform. SI Media Playout Automation solution interfaces and controls almost any broadcast device and Video server, including: SeaChange, Grass Valley, Leitch, Omneon and many other video servers controlled via “VDCP protocol” or via API. SI Media provides TV stations with easy to use solutions that: The SI Traffic, Automation, MAM and Newsroom systems are available for deployment either as stand-alone solutions, or integrated in a harmonic and homogeneous workflow. SI Media solutions easily interface popular archiving systems, video servers, CGs, Subtitle inserters as well as other traffic and automation systems. All solutions developed by SI Media are field-proven, based on the .NET platform using Microsoft SQL Server in high availability clustering environment. The different systems share several information fields in the same SQL database via XML protocol. With the experience gained from the deployment of 180 medium to large size Broadcasters (238 channels On-Air 24/7) SI Media offers complete solutions starting from Traffic, through Playout Automation, Newsroom Computer System, Newsroom Playout, TV Broadcast Logger, Internet Control, MAM and finishing with MediaStream for TV on the Web. • Improve operational efficiency • Reduce running costs • Increase functional capabilities • Increase revenues • Minimize risk of On-Air down-time Broadcasters can select from a wide variety of proven, flexible and scalable architectures depending on specific requirements and needs. broadcast managing software company 8 Med Editor in MediaList MediaRec Program Department MediaStore Archive Management Med Ingest News Room Com MediaStoreManager Med MAM, Archive News Ru MediaN NLE, Voiceover News P MediaSpot Spot Sales & Contract MediaSpot News CG Spot Scheduling MediaList Promo & Announces MediaList Traffic Management MediaList Right Management MediaList PlayList Studio MediaPlay PlayOut Automation Master A/V MediaList Secondary Events MediaReport Reports & Analysis Master Con diaNews n Chief inside your system our products diaNews mputer System diaNews unDown NewsPlay MediaStream layOut Streaming Studio Control Room Web MediaLogger Mixer Prompter MediaCG-Play V ROUTER Master CG MediaDevice trol Room Device Manager Logger MediaCG-Play Logo Inserter On Air Terrestrial Analog MediaCG-Edit CG & Logo Editor DVB - T/S/H MediaDataCaster Data Caster broadcast managing software company 10 Root - Index Applications MediaAccount 12 | MediaStore 15 | Tool for creating invoices, managing the agent commissions and print analysis and statistics reports A powerful and reliable MAM specifically addressed to the management of companies’ digital assets MediaSpot MediaStoreManager 12 | 16 | Multichannel software designed for the management of TV advertisement contracts, billing and promo scheduling A Workflow Manager application that permits to define the rules to manage Content Life Cycle as well as Content Processing MediaList MediaPlay 13 | 16 | Multichannel solution for short, mid-term and long-term planning and scheduling of events/programmes One of the most flexible and powerful automation solutions on the market MediaReport MediaViewer 14 | Tool for providing the data and information for necessary managerial and administrative decision making MediaRec 17 | A software that provides the capability to monitor and manage multiple playouts from a single workstation 14 | A capture software for manual and automatic scheduling of video encoding sessions from VTR, satellite and live feeds What are you 11 Root - Index Applications MediaCG 17 | MediaStation 19 | An interactive graphic manager that creates, displays and controls fascinating multi-zone screens with crawls, animations, station logos and more Traffic, Capturing, Play out and CG All in One application MediaDevice MediaStream 18 | 20 | A hardware platform that supports and controls all devices involved into the broadcast automation Tool for encoding a TV channel and streaming it live on a web site in several formats MediaNews MediaLogger 18 | 20 | A platform independent application for the management and creation of rundowns of News Bulletins An advanced audio/video logging software for digital non-stop recording of the broadcasted channels MediaNewsPlay MediaDataCaster 19 | Manual/Automatic playout video server, that sends news texts to the teleprompter and commands to the CG to insert titles. Dynamically integrated with MediaNews looking for? 21 | An Object Carousel that allows broadcasters to activate applications and services for the public, both of an institutional and commercial nature broadcast managing software company 12 MediaAccount MediaAccount MediaAccount is a tool for creating manual and automatic invoices, managing the agent commissions and print analysis and statistics reports. Directly from the contract, MediaAccount loads data like: customer, unit price, payment, agents etc; in order to create the invoice in automatic mode. For every period of planning MediaAccount generates one invoice for every advertising contract and store all the data for later time analysis. Key Features: • Integrated invoicing system aligned with all scheduling activity for comprehensive financial planning. • Supports both at-use and pre-use invoicing, manual and automatic invoice generation • Agent commission management • Invoicing connected to the contract with a specific tag MediaSpot MediaSpot MediaSpot is designed for the management of TV advertisement contracts, billing and promo scheduling. This multichannel software is recommended for Broadcasters with in-house sales departments and for use by external Advertisement Sales Agencies. MediaSpot supports multi planning for spots and categories of spots and features a Playlist preview function which allows for changes in advertisement blocks down to the last second. MediaSpot gives full control in creating advertisement contracts and sets the processes for the subsequent programming steps. All data related to the financial and administrative sections of the contract, spot programming conditions, editorials, sponsoring, etc. can be accessed and viewed by any user with relevant access rights. MediaSpot features settings for routine shifting which allows for placing spots automatically to predefined time intervals. Key Features: • Web banner placements • Breaks control and optimisation • Real-time integration with Traffic and Playout automation systems • Strategic analysis • Advertising invoices • Mid tern and long term planning • Dynamic planning • Manual or automatic campaign optimisation Benefits: • Total control all around the sales process • Automatic spot price calculation • Manages the use of available blocks • Instant access to the up to the minute advertisement schedule inside the TV Station or remotely vie Internet • Respond rapidly to clients and sales agents • Automatic as run log matching with performance rating 13 MediaList MediaList MediaList is a multichannel solution for short, mid term and long-term planning and scheduling of events/programmes. Users can plan live, on tape or online/offline files for a day, week, a month or a year with secondary events such as titles, crawls, logos etc… MediaList provides a complete solution for playlist preview in low resolution and encoded file editing. Supports automatic long term program scheduling including support for programme repeat function and using the video preview feature it is possible to cut or modify all Playlist events in real time. Key Features: • Automatic import of breaks • Automatic media verification • Low resolution media browsing • Manual/Automated planning/scheduling optimisation • Billing • Rights management • Long term events planning • GPI control • Scheduling of GPI, logo generator, video mixer router etc… • Manual and automatic Playlist optimising • Copying and/or cut and paste events into the Playlist • Automatic Playlist update from changes made during playout • Automated EPG schedule compilation • Automated as run log file transfer Benefits: • Sophisticated Software reduce Playlist Schedule preparation time • Single, frame accurate playlist schedule for programmes, spots and advertisements • Automatic schedule validation in terms of Broadcasting Rights and Online/Offline Media Management • Media Offline Visual Alerts • EPG Creation and publication without making an effort • Integration to numerous automation systems • Unique price vs performance ratio on the market broadcast managing software company 14 MediaReport MediaReport The importance of focusing on operating efficiencies and competitive advantages are key to any Broadcaster in the present competitive markets. MediaReports incorporates useful tools to provide the data and information for necessary managerial and administrative decision making. Benefits: • Hundreds of types of reports available for printout to any user of the system • No need for special database query knowledge • Access rights based system • Reports are based always based on up to the minute information Key Features: • Inventory and analysis reporting • Sales executive management analysis and reporting • Campaign analysis • Pricing analysis • Weekly, monthly and annual reports on specific customers or database fields • Online interrogation of contracts and campaigns MediaRec MediaRec MediaRec is a Capture Software for manual and automatic scheduling of video encoding sessions from VTR, satellite and live feeds. MediaRec supports manual, automatic and time scheduled capture. MediaRec can simultaneously control a high quality encoder (such as a Video Server) as well as a browsing encoder (either MPEG1 or WM9 such as IPV SpectreView). Key Features: • Schedule multiple encoding sessions • Automatically verify video and audio files • Check file durations whether these match playlist schedules • Define multiple sources • Automatically control one or more switchers, A/V Routers or Matrix • Remote Control VTRs • Monitor video and audio (low resolution copy) during the encoding session • Link files to programs • Access MAM with automatic XML file creation or database tables • Define automatic encoding sessions unattended, overnight Benefits: • Multi-channel capturing of live video feeds • User-definable file naming for easy date and time location • VU/peak meter for input audio level monitoring • Rock-solid application capable of completely unattended 24/7 operation • Simple user interface, easy to operate • Non-stop or scheduled recording • Indicator for available storage for easy storage space overview 15 MediaStore MediaStore SI Media develops and deploys the SI MediaStore Media Asset Management (MAM) System which is a cross media delivery platform with a set of features that create and enhance operational workflows in the following 3 areas: TV production, News production, Video on Demand. MediaStore is essentially a powerful and reliable database specifically addressed to the management of companies’ digital assets: video, audio, images and documents. With MediaStore you can easily ingest with the desired format, catalogue the materials, archive and deliver them when needed. MediaStore supports any language including, Chinese, Russian and Arabic. MediaStore is based on Microsoft SQL Server and utilize the benefits of C#, .NET and XML/UNICODE. Key Features: • Content Ingest Automation: automatic metadata, proxy and key frames generation from every type of file • Content Management: secure user right management and file signature technology to prevent repeated archiving • Format Conversion Management: board range of format support for video, audio, images and documents • Archive Management: integrated ILM (Information Life Cylce management) function and Virtual folder mechanism to enable automatic archiving • Metadata Database Management: very flexible and customizable metadata fields • Search and Edit: intelligent and very fast search (Full Text) engine based on MS SQL • Automated Publishing • Optional Automation of Play out • Content Quality Check Benefits: • From ingest till delivery MediaStore will streamline your workflow • Strongly based on central database architecture • All Metadata and database structure are fully customizable • Multiple server structure enables huge deployments with thousands of users • Flexible and easy to use interfaces will help you manage your assets • Many successful implementations to various markets • Support for many Tape Libraries broadcast managing software company 16 MediaStoreManager MediaStoreManager MediaStore Manager is the core of the MediaStore tool. MediaStore Manager is the Workflow Manager application that permits to define the rules to manage Content Life Cycle as well as Content Processing. Content Life Cycle (CLC) management is the capability to define some rules to follow and determines actions on one or more assets; for example copy or move one asset from one repository to another one. Content Processing (CP) is the capability to define some rules to process an asset at some point of its life cycle; for example to transcode from one format to another or to analyze the asset for key frame extraction (scene change). MediaStore Manager runs as an application or a service under Windows Server environment and supports features such as Multithreading and Multiprocessing. Thanks to those features, it is able to perform parallel multi stream processing. With this powerful but “easy to use, easy to maintain” instrument it is also possible to manage all the activities present into the infrastructure. Defining in advance some settings automatically MediaStore Manager will manage the units keeping them in a optimal status. MediaPlay MediaPlay MediaPlay Playout Automation system controls all popular Broadcast devices such as audio/video routers, Master Control Switchers, CG, VCG, Subtitle Inserters, Logo Generators plus interfaces to many Traffic Systems on the market. MediaPlay supports workflows with dynamic Traffic database interfacing and reporting. Last second changes (skip, insert or delete an event) and remote control via Internet is standard feature in the software. MediaPlay records "As Run Logs" and offers automatic switchover option to avoid even the slightest down time. By 2008, MediaPlay have successfully met the workflow specific demands of automating over 200 24/7 TV Channels. Bumpers, jingles, automatic ingest control, storage management and media asset management interconnectivity are only a few features mentioned. The list of controlled broadcast devices contains just over 130 devices and it continues to grow with each installation. Key Features: • Skip (Next) command for all events • Standby command for live events • Automatic check of playout system components with error alerting • Password protected Windows application with Keypad lock • Customizable to meet individual workflows • Integrated with MediaList, MediaStore, MediaViewer and MediaNews • Integration with numerous Traffic Systems • Last second events insertion • Automatic bumper insertion • Numeric and graphical countdown • Toolbar and keyboard shortcuts for the most important functions (GPI, mixer video.audio, logo generator and router control) • Probably the most user friendly Control GUI Benefits: • Indefinite scalability • Field proven and Easy to use • Reliable with numerous level s of redundancy options • HD Support • Controls most broadcast equipment ‘out of the box’ • Cost effective upgrade path • Hardware and vendor independent • Comprehensive service contracts available • Integrates to numerous Traffic, Newsroom, Media Asset Management systems 17 MediaViewer MediaViewer MediaViewer is the software that provides the capability to monitor and manage multiple playouts. This module has been developed in order to respond to the requirement of many broadcasters for a powerful tool with a very simple interface that is able to manage more channels in the same time and in the same GUI. With this software it will be possible not only to manage more channels in the same time but it will be possible to do any type of changes on the fly, too. MediaViewer is able to control all the devices that are incorporated in the playout systems of the channels under its control: A/V router, logo generator, VGC, video mixer, etc. With this application MediaViewer, it will be possible to change the Playlist of any channel right up to the last second. Key Features: • Skip (Next) command for all events • Standby command for live events • Automatic check of playout system components with error alerting • Password protected Windows application with Keypad lock • Customizable to meet individual workflows • Integrated with MediaList, MediaStore. • Integration with numerous Traffic Systems • GPI signal receiver • Probably the most user friendly Control GUI Benefits: • Field proven and Easy to use • It can be subject to the redundancy options • Cost effective MediaCG MediaCG MediaCG is an interactive graphic manager that creates, displays and controls fascinating multi-zone screens with rolls, crawls, animations, clocks, station logos and more. Its unprecedented level of interactive control over the onair CG objects turns MediaCG into a powerful tool, ideally suited for music shows, live entertainment programs and presentations, sports events titling. Each and every CG object can be edited during the on-air session. Manual or automated changes of text contents, animation/rolling speed, position and properties can be done on-the-fly. Roll/crawl speed can follow a predefined speed curve. On-air changes can either be made directly to the on-screen running objects or on a dedicated preview output and then applied to the master output. All graphics are 24-bit true color (16.7 million colors) with 8-bit Alpha channel (256 transparency levels). These colors can be applied to font face, border, shadow and text background. Field-based sub-pixel rendering ensures smooth animation and rolling text at any speed. Several MediaCG channels on different workstations can be controlled externally by scheduling dedicated events in the MediaList and/or MediaPlay playlist. All kinds of object control are available. Any kind of text and graphic objects can be scheduled to display at specific time, on specific day or date, with certain cycling rules. Perfect for unattended operation and regular running messages. Dynamic text data coming from text, rich text, csv text, RSS feeds or ODBC-compliant databases can be linked to any text object and updated on-screen in real-time. Graphics files can also be linked to graphics objects on-screen for instant changes. Key Features: • Total on-air CG control • Exceptional CG quality with all graphics in 24-bit true color (16.7 million colors) with 8-bit Alpha channel (256 transparency levels) • Unlimited layering: all running objects are mixed and blended to each other in real time, including animations • Scheduled titling using dedicated events in the MediaList and/or • MediaPlay playlist • MediaCG slaved to MediaList & MediaPlay • Dynamic data sources with dynamic text data coming from text, rich text, csv text, RSS feeds or ODBC-compliant databases broadcast managing software company 18 MediaDevice MediaDevice The MediaDevice broadcast device controller is a hardware platform that supports and controls all devices involved into the broadcast automation. As the core hardware element of your automation system, the MediaDevice manages all basic broadcast device functionality from a high-performance server that hosts the realtime operating system, application software and device drivers. The MediaDevice, available in efficient 2RU and 4RU configurations, is built for demanding broadcast automation operations. The MediaDevice chassis houses serial interface cards, network cards for communication and device control and the timecode reference card, in a variety of configuration options. Serial - and IP - network connections are employed to provide high-speed communications with video servers and other broadcast devices. Key Features: • Centralized control over IP or via Serial connection of all devices involved into the broadcast automation • More than 100 different devices drivers hosted • Fault tolerance architecture: if the main automation computer fails, the backup automation computer automatically takes over the tasks handled by the main automation computer. A manual switching option is available • Space-efficient packaging available in 2RU and 4RU configurations • Outstanding reliability, availability and serviceability, from shared parts to standard dual power supplies to readily accessible disk drives MediaNews MediaNews MediaNews is a platform independent application for the management and creation of rundowns of News Bulletins. MediaNews manages the Newsroom contents and creates a dynamic collaboration environment amongst Journalists meanwhile providing the Editor in Chief with all the tools to check and control the contents. Wires Communication Server can handle up to 16x wire inputs per installed PC workstation. MediaNews interfaces with any 3rd party application that manages Agency wires and supports MOS. MediaNews boosts efficient wires browsing and searching which supports alerts for urgent stories and users can drag and drop wire copy into a script or rundown. MediaNews provides integrated video browse and cut editing capability for maximum Journalist efficiency. MediaNews also interfaces with any editing system, including Apple based systems. Key Features: • Efficient wires and video browsing capable • Supports unlimited rundowns • Script editor has all facilities that come to with MS word processing software • Editing, storing, archiving & retrieving text functions • Support for low resolution video browsing • Support for Full drag & drop movement of items between wires, story pools and rundowns • Auto save option to recover unsaved stories • Adding, removing or editing users on the system by general system settings • MediaNews users can receive immediate notification when new stories arrive • Story locking to prevent simultaneous editing Benefits: • Standard Operation System • Standard GUI based • MOS support • Dynamically integrated with SI-Media Media Asset Management and MediaNewsPlay 19 MediaNewsPlay MediaNewsPlay MediaNewsPlay controls a wide variety of broadcast devices such as A/V Routers, CG, LOGO, etc. in addition to the Teleprompter. Built in Automation executes rundowns either automatically or human assisted and in manual mode you may use J&S devices to support editing functionalities. The single rundown concept simplifies the control of each device and a single person can trigger the event(s). 3 Control Levels allow Manual, Semi-automatic or automatic control of presentation which are Settable by Show, Device or Channel. Override automation at any time and take anything to Air at will. MediaNewsPlay Monitors, Tracks and Controls all devices. You can always see ahead of time the text that each CG contains. Control interfaces available to nearly every Broadcast Device. Key Features: • Manual/Automatic playout video server (2 channels output, A/B with ability to expand), sends news texts to the teleprompter and commands to the CG to insert titles. • Full playback control of the media (play, stop, pause, next, previous, etc.) via external Jog/Shuttle hardware in addition to software control • Option to control Character Generators, so journalists can easily introduce titles with effects from their client software using predefined templates with supporting Unicode characters and most languages • Capability of clock, logo, graphics, and text insertion • Teleprompter that is connected to the newsroom network may receive text from the rundown, reflects all synchronised changes in the rundown by supporting Unicode characters and most languages • Teleprompter may work as a stand-alone prompter with Word processing plug-in (in case of manual prompter) • Automatic synchronization of changes in the sequence of the running order will be replicated with immediate effect (prompter, CG, video, etc.) • Story time limit indicator to help directors to adjust timing of the running order of newscasts and make changes as and when necessary • Full compatibility with Non Linear Editing suites and the SI media NRCS MediaStation MediaStation MediaStation provides automated content playout for satellite channels, cable head-ends, over-the-air broadcasters and corporate TV users. It is designed to be extremely robust, in order to meet the highest reliability demands of on-air playout. At a fraction of the price of any digital videotape player, a single MediaStation server offers the same visual quality at its single- or multi-channel SDI outputs, multi-language audio, graphics and subtitle insertion, last-minute playlist changes and clip editing. MediaStation supports MPEG1/2/4, DV streams from virtually every known production platform providing AVI, MPEG, WMV, Quick Time or MXF content. The cut from one clip to another is completely seamless even with live streams - no black frames, no pause, no last frame freeze, no audio pops, no glitches, no duration limitations. Key Features: • Compatible with a vast variety of compression types: MPEG2, DV, AVC/H.264, WMV/VC-1, MPEG1, etc. • Supports a multitude of media containers: MPEG system, program, transport streams, AVI, raw DV, MXF, QuickTime, etc. • Mixed play out of all compressions and containers in a single playlist • Totally unlimited on-air playlist editing • Advanced time-based scheduling with automated conflict resolving • Content trimming and editing • Switcher, Logo, CG and GPI control • On-air subtitling Benefits: • Traffic, Capturing, Play out and CG All in One application • Excellent price/performance • Mixing of different video standards in a single playlist broadcast managing software company 20 MediaStream MediaStream MediaStream allows the TV to go easly on Internet. This software encodes a TV channel and streams it live on a web site in several formats. It’s also able to recording contents for an offline streaming / web download. Key Features: • Streaming a TV channel 24/7 or by request planned on MediaList • Ingestion for a offline streaming by request planned on MediaList • Automatic FTP transferring on ftp sites for offline streaming • An open format XML file will be saved for each ingestion section to help the web cataloguing • WindowsMedia9, Adobe Flash and MPEG 4 support. Benefits: • Make your television available from internet • Make a web-browser archive of interesting videos MediaLogger MediaLogger MediaLogger is an advanced audio/video logging software for digital non-stop recording of the latest 60 or 90 or 180 days of your broadcasted channels. You just set the desired number of days to keep track of, and MediaLogger will record uninterruptedly 24 hours a day, with no human intervention. The number of days to keep track of is userdefined, depending on your specific requirements and the storage capacity of the video server in use. As per current ministerial regulations, MediaLogger automatically superimposes date and time on the recorded video, and it is possible to set the timestamp position on the screen, as well as font, size, colour, with solid background or transparency. These settings are user-defined and can be changed anytime the user wishes to. Key Features: • Multichannel structure allows logging up to 4 different audio/video inputs on the same MediaLogger • Automatically stores and indexes recorded audio/video by date and time, to offer an instant access to logged segments • Automatically rotate logged files to keep track of the desided number of days (according to your local regulations) • Unlimited player modules allow to play the recorded audio and video instantly on any workstation in your LAN • Full customizable date/time and logo overlay on recorded video • User-definable recording quality according to the available disk space: frames per second, image size, audio/video codec • Export to DVD feature allows burning the logged video to DVD • Available plug-ins: motion detector, password protected access, internet time synchronizer, SMS alarm, internet streaming, event log Benefits: • Developed to ensure a feed back of all the transmission during 60 or 90 or 180 days after • The system is able to provide a broadcasted preview monitoring from any PC inside the LAN • With a low quality ( WM9 or Mpeg 1 ) the user could get a view of all past events • Fully and deeply integrated with other SI media software modules • More features and reliability than time-lapse recorders, at a very competitive price 21 MediaDataCaster MediaDataCaster MediaDataCaster Object Carousel allows broadcasters to activate interactive solutions within their channels broadcast on Digital Terrestrial TV, making full use of new broadcasting standards and opening the doors to the creation of new applications and services for the public, both of an institutional and commercial nature. MediaDataCaster is fully integrated with MediaPlay playout, in order to manage the transmission of the applications without the need to alter current working habits. MediaDataCaster Object Carousel is compatible with all MHP applications created by third parties, either bought on the market or created autonomously in Java by the broadcaster's own technicians, using any of the available instruments. The MHP applications can access information broadcast by Carousel, or by using the return channel accessible via the set top box, thereby creating a personalised service for each viewer; it is also possible to send information in real time to the MHP application, in order to synchronize the latter with what is taking place on the screen, for example, during interactive quizzes which follow what is happening in the show. Key Features: • No limit to the number of applications, MHP services and carousels which can be activated • Control on the transmission band for each carousel or table • Generation of AIT, PAT, PMT, SDT and NIT tables • Compatible with the multiplexers of the major manufacturers • Support for the updating of data in real time • Automatic update of files and directories via FTP protocol • Client configuration using Microsoft Windows • Support for do-it-now events with TCP/IP interface • Stream events native management • Hardware independent since full in compliance with both DVB and Media MHP standards • EPG creation, generating PSI/SI data flows • Integrated support for remote assistance via Internet Benefits: • Hardware and vendor independent • Fully and deeply integrated with other SI media software modules • Stand Alone or Client-Server operating mode • Remotely controlled by a File System, UDP and XML based protocol broadcast managing software company 22 Offices & Contacts Offices & Contacts Headquarters SERVIZI INFORMATICI s.r.l. SI MEDIA Via Costanza 5 31039 Riese Pio X Treviso - Italy Phone: Fax: Web site: E-mail: + 39 0423 750075 + 39 0423 750150 www.si-media.tv [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Offices SI-MEDIA Handelsgmbh Moritschstrasse 2/II 9500 Villach - Austria Sales Manager Alberto Panozzo Phone: + 39 0423 750075 Fax: + 39 0423 750150 E-mail: [email protected] Senior Project Manager Plamen Yankov Mob.: + 359 888 496286 Fax: + 359 2 8853208 E-mail: [email protected] References References Al Watan Altaitalia TV Antenna Tre Nordest TNE Telenordest Telealtoveneto AntennaSud Bassano TV LaVeneta La10 Bergamo TV Betting Channel Canale 10 Canale 21 Canale 68 Veneto Canale 8 Canale Italia TV Class TV Class Life Class NBC Class News Digitalia Editrice 21 Editrice Cuneo Quadrifoglio TV Espansione Euphon Group Giornale Radiotelevisivo Piemonte ITV Juventus Channel Match Music Media Leader Media&Media MediaCom MGM Milan Channel Nessma TV Napoli TiVù Nordest Pubblicità Numerica Panmedia Primantenna PTV Programmazioni Televisive Profit PRS Publivideo Telecentro Telesanteerno Canale 24 Quarta Rete RAIN TV Channel LCC Rete 7 Retesette Videonord ReteNord Pubblicita’ Roma Uno Reti Televisive Italiane Mediaset Radio Televisione Peloritana RTTR la Televisione RTV38 Salento Channel San Marino RTV Sesta Rete SIGE Antenna Sicilia Sicilia Channel Tele Etna Studio Uno T9 Teleregione TCA Tele 1 Tele Capri Telecapri Sport Telecapri News Rete Capri TeleChiara Telecolor CR TeleColor CT Video 3 Tele Cupole Tele Genova Eurotelevision Tele Informazioni Modenesi Tele Libertà TeleLuna TeleLuna2 Telenostra Telenostra Sport Tele Market Tele Molise Tele Norba Tele Nord Tele Oggi Tele Quattro TeleReggio Mantova TV Tele Roma 56 TeleBari Tele Salute Tele Studio Tele Tutto Tele Universo Telecity Telenordest Telenuovo Telestense Tesar Cinquestelle TVA TVR 1 Romanian Television TVR 2 Romanian Television TVR Cultural TVR International Unione Sarda VCO Azzurra Video Bergamo Video Calabria Vijesti Television