Miranda Technologies, a brand of Belden Inc., a global provider of
integrated solutions for production, playout and delivery systems for
television broadcasters and multi-system operators, has partnered with
Cognacq-Jay Image (CJI), a TDF Group company based in Paris, to provide
a comprehensive monitoring and control system featuring solutions from
Miranda.
The Miranda system enables Cognacq-Jay Image to comprehensively monitor
and control broadcast playout for 20 linear channels with a system
comprised of Miranda’s iControl Playout Manager, Kaleido-X multiviewers,
Densité modular cards, NVISION routers and “fingerprint” media
identification technology.
Mickael Drouet, Cognacq-Jay Image deputy CTO, said, “Our reputation is
based on quality of service and innovation, which are the same qualities
we found in Miranda’s people and products. We worked in close
partnership with Miranda to develop, install and implement a highly
sophisticated monitoring and control solution. The result is a powerful
system that enables us to efficiently and effectively monitor 20
channels, delivering a high quality of service to the most demanding
customers, together with optimised operational costs.”
Miranda’s iControl playout monitoring package enables Cognacq-Jay Image
to monitor not only Miranda devices but an extensive range of
third-party devices throughout multiple playout chains via SNMP and
signal monitoring. The package includes Miranda’s Kaleido–X
multiviewers, which provide visual alarms that operators use to rapidly
spot and troubleshoot any problems. The Kaleido–X capabilities are
further enhanced by the ability to monitor core programme streams
alongside audio/video proxies generated by Miranda signal processors.
The integral nature of the proxy generators rule out the need for
separate, dedicated cards to achieve the same result, which contributes
to further reductions in Capex costs.
Mickael Drouet adds, “We’ve also found iControl to be eminently
customisable. We’re able to easily make changes through a dedicated
iControl web-based interface. This is perhaps a less-publicised aspect
of iControl’s capabilities, but for us it is a significant benefit that
lets us tweak operating parameters and data visibility to our specific
needs whenever we wish.
“Our partnership with Miranda has been a very good experience. The
support from their team in Montreal has been superb. The system works so
well that we anticipate no concerns when it’s time to add more channels
under iControl.”
Cognacq-Jay Image intends to increase monitoring efficiency by taking
full advantage of “fingerprinting” technology proposed by Miranda. Media
fingerprinting is a scientific approach to media identification that
enables service providers to identify audio or video media without
altering the content, allowing content recognition between main and
backup or along the signal chain
Micky Edwards, Miranda’s vice president of sales in EMEA said,
“Cognacq-Jay Image has taken the iControl system and made it their own.
The ability to monitor and control 20 channels using a single,
integrated system, with a clear path to adding more, is testament to
iControl’s power and flexibility.”
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for more information about Miranda's latest solutions.
About Miranda Technologies
For over 22 years, Miranda
Technologies (www.miranda.com)
has been a leading worldwide provider of hardware and software solutions
for the television broadcast, cable, satellite and IPTV industry. Its
solutions span the full breadth of television operations, including
production, playout and delivery. With a wealth of experience in
delivering IT-based and traditional television systems, Miranda is
uniquely positioned to help customers enhance their facilities, while
generating additional revenue, reducing costs and streamlining
operations. Miranda was acquired in July 2012 by St. Louis-based Belden
Inc. and is the cornerstone of its broadcast division. Belden is a
worldwide leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of cables,
connectivity and networking products for many industries including
broadcast, entertainment, consumer electronics, education,
transportation and industrial automation. For more information, visit www.belden.com.
About Cognacq-Jay Image
Cognacq-Jay Image, a TDF Group
company, is the leader for outsourced video managed services in France.
From its Paris hub, it offers TV channels, service operators and content
owners a wide range of playout solutions, on-demand content management
and processing, and multi-devices head-ends. As recognized video
experts, the company engineers best-of-breed solutions and innovations
for its customers, with high SLA operations. Part of TDF Media Services,
it integrates with its sister companies competencies to deliver
end-to-end solutions for multidevice interactive services including
content management, content delivery and advanced back-office functions.
The TDF Media Services companies: BeBanjo, Cognacq-Jay Image, Qbrick and
SmartJog provide best-of-breed solutions for the management and delivery
of audiovisual content. TDF Media Services provides state of the art
technology for cloud-based online video platform, content delivery
network, digital content delivery and channel playout.. For further
information: www.cognacqjayimage.com
