PlayBox Neo announces a further expansion to the software connectivity of its television channel branding and studio playout servers with support now provided for the Arion newsroom system from SNews Broadcast Solutions. SNews has long experience in developing software-based newsroom production systems for an international clientele.

"2021 proved a year of sustained demand for the PlayBox Neo range of TV channel presentation and playout equipment and services," says Pavlin Rahnev, the company's founder and CEO. "That momentum has continued through 2022 with substantial orders from satellite and terrestrial broadcasters as well as the television streaming divisions of major telco networks. I am pleased to report that we maintain our position as the worldwide leader in TV channel branding and playout.

PlayBox Neo will demonstrate its complete range of broadcast and online TV channel branding and playout solutions on stand 116 at Hamburg Open 2023, January 18th through 19th. Highlights of the PlayBox Neo exhibit will be new introductions to the company's product portfolio – Multi Playout Manager and the unified PlayBox Neo Suite which includes Capture Suite and Media Gateway.

PlayBox Technology, the playout and streaming provider for media companies worldwide, has worked with Hala London to transform its playout workflows. The new playout automation platform encompasses scheduling, ingest, graphics and playout. Hala London selected an integrated package of solutions including AirBox for playout, TitleBox for graphics generation and CaptureBox for channel ingest.

PlayBox Neo announces the completion of a major expansion for Hayat TV. The new installation includes two Capture Suite ingest systems and 10 Channel-in-a-Box systems assigned to playout of five high definition channels. The project was supervised by PBT Adria, PlayBox Neo's distribution partner for the eastern Adriatic region.

A multi-zone multi-channel time delay system from PlayBox Neo, a globally active provider of media playout solutions, has been chosen by Thailand-based IPTV service provider 3BB TV for integration into the engineering facilities at its Bangkok headquarters. The project was coordinated by O'Connor's (Thailand) Company Limited which provides a wide range of broadcast media engineering services.

JT-NM has published the JT-NM Tested Catalog, which lists vendor results and also contains test plans executed by the JT-NM Tested Team in Wuppertal, Germany in August 2022 at Riedel Communications.

PlayBox Neo confirmed its ongoing leadership in media channel branding and playout at IBC 2022 exhibition with new introductions centered on the unified PlayBox Neo Suite. "Operational efficiency and flexibility are more important than ever for broadcasters and playout service providers as they compete for audience attention across terrestrial, cable, satellite and IP networks," says Pavlin Rahnev, CEO of PlayBox Neo. "Designed to interface with PlayBox Neo Suite, Capture Suite gives ingest staff the resources they need to handle multiple incoming content feeds rapidly and without stress. Also forming part of PlayBox Neo Suite, Media Gateway, which we announced and demonstrated at the show, elevates playout routing and distribution to a new level of versatility and affordability. It allows the entire process of playout routing and decoding to be handled in software, eliminating the capital outlay, maintenance charges and power costs needed to operate hardware routers, codecs and related devices."

Iraq’s leading commercial broadcaster, Al Sharqiya Group, has implemented a comprehensive playout system built around Imagine Communications’ Versio™ integrated playout platform at its London-based facility. Replacing a traditional infrastructure, the fully integrated playout system helps Al Sharqiya to streamline its master control workflows, providing improved operational and cost efficiencies, and offering the flexibility to expand and change the system as business needs evolve.

PlayBox Neo will demonstrate the latest refinements to its range of broadcast playout and channel branding solutions on stand 8.C74 at IBC 2022, Amsterdam, September 9th-12th.

"Our development team has been working hard to maintain PlayBox Neo's leadership in the broadcast media playout sector," comments CEO Pavlin Rahnev. "We will be demonstrating six new or substantially enhanced products, all designed to maximize operational efficiency for media organizations of every size from single online thematic channels up to globally active multi-channel broadcast networks."

PlayBox Neo announces a new addition to its broadcast range. Media Gateway allows the reception, transmission and conversion of a wide range of broadcast signals to simplify the everyday tasks of content delivery and distribution. Signals can be sourced from and converted to SDI, NDI, SRT, UDP or RTP. Media Gateway also has a Screen input which allows video and audio content to be grabbed from a desktop and delivered as live feed. All uncompressed outputs and the encoder allow frame-rate, Up/Down and Cross conversion as well as aspect ratio conversion plus generation of black, bars and freeze on the output when there is no signal. Video can be delivered with an alpha channel where supported. Every input can be delivered to one or many outputs in the same domain. The IP decoder supports both Multiple and Single Program Transport Streams.

RUSHWORKS, provider of cool technology for production, playback and streaming since 2001, today announced the release of the PTX Model 3 PRO, the most recent, agile, and powerful unit in its line of robotic pan/tilt heads. Rush Beesley, RUSHWORKS founder and president, provided details about the kit from company headquarters in Flower Mound, Texas.

Thai public service broadcaster ETV has chosen a playout system from PlayBox Neo as the core of its high-definition educational television channel. The project was coordinated by GBS Alliance (Thailand) Company Limited, a broadcast systems integration specialist based in Nonthaburi. The newly completed installation comprises two complete Channel-in-a-Box solutions in a main and auxiliary configuration with automatic protective switchover.

PlayBox Neo announces the completion of a new playout facility for Chilean broadcaster ULagos TV. Owned and operated by the University of Los Lagos, ULagos TV provides a wide range of educational programs which are transmitted in 1080i high definition via the region's DTV network and online.

PlayBox Technology UK, the leading channel in a box and streaming solution provider for media companies worldwide, is returning to IBC2022 (Amsterdam RAI, 9 – 12 September) with a broad range of playout, streaming and content management solutions.