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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Feb. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

- Broadcasters La Xarxa and betevé Remotely Produce Live, Multi-Camera Newscast

Over Private 5G Network

5G Catalonia is a 5G application pilot project launched within the framework of

the 5G development plan in Spain at the end of 2019. The project aims to

explore the potential possibilities of 5G in empowering various industries and

improving Spain's social productivity. It is an important carrier of

digitalization in the Spanish government's "Recovery, Transformation and

Resilience Plan" and one of the pillars of the "Digital Spain 2025" strategy.

The project is implemented under the 5G networks of three operators, including

Cellnex Telecom, Masmovil Group, and Parlem Telecom, and has united with five

technology companies, including Lenovo, for development and validation.

High-quality audiovisual transmission in the broadcasting and television

industry is a classic application scenario under 5G networks, which fully

leverages the characteristics of "high speed" and "large bandwidth" of 5G

networks. To this end, the project has partnered with two well-known

broadcasting and television organizations in Spain, La Xarxa and betevé, to use

the production of the "btv notícies migdia" (noon news) program as the

application scenario, testing and validating the remote production of live

content under the 5G private network.

As a technology partner of betevé, TVU has previously helped betevé achieve

multi-camera remote production of the Barcelona Ironman Triathlon using 5G/4G

public networks, significantly improving the efficiency of live program

production and greatly reducing costs. Based on this successful practice, TVU

was selected as the remote production technology supplier for this validation

program during the solution selection phase, providing a complete set of

lightweight cloud production solutions based on 5G transmission, including the

TVU One live backpack, TVU Anywhere mobile live streaming app, and TVU Producer

cloud switching.

During the validation program, with the help of the 5G private network

connection, TVU One and TVU Anywhere captured and transmitted live field

footage of "btv notícies migdia" to the cloud. At the same time, the live

signals from five regular camera positions, including the scenery PTZ and the

studio, were also encoded and transmitted to the cloud. All signals were then

collected in TVU's cloud production environment, and the production staff

located in the headquarters building used TVU Producer cloud switching to

produce all signals in the cloud, including camera switching, adding graphics

and text, audio mixing, multi-screen splicing, and so on. The generated PGM

signal was then distributed in the cloud, streaming to various social media

platforms while being received and restored to an SDI signal at the TVU

transceiver server located in the headquarters broadcasting control center for

traditional channel broadcasting or integration with other content in DTT

broadcasting, achieving further utilization.

Throughout the several months of the validation program, TVU's cloud production

solution has consistently demonstrated its exceptional performance. With its

ultra-low latency, stable and reliable signal transmission, and

multi-functional, high-quality, and user-friendly cloud-based production and

distribution capabilities, it has showcased the powerful capabilities that 5G

can provide to the media industry. As a result, it has received high

recognition and approval from the project's partners.

Cellnex telecommunications product manager Xavi Redon led the trial project and

summarized, "Through our collaboration with TVU, we have demonstrated that

using a 5G network, we can synchronously transmit multiple high-resolution

signals to the cloud, remotely control multiple cameras in different locations,

and ultimately play back this live content with low latency. This also

demonstrates that recording and broadcasting via 5G terminals is a low-cost and

flexible way, with broadcast-grade quality."

"TVU's cloud-based tools, combined with 5G networks and mobile transmitters,

provide ultimate flexibility and reliability for remote live event production,

as they eliminate concerns about bandwidth availability and signal latency

during events," said Sergi Vicente, director of Betevé.

Marc Melillas, CEO of La Xarxa, pointed out that the value of private 5G

networks lies in "allowing us to use portable backpacks for collecting and

transmitting, even in fully crowded squares or areas with insufficient

broadband coverage."

Rafael Castillo, VP/GM EMEA and Latina America of TVU Networks, stated: "The

expansion of network capacity and flexible configuration brought by 5G

infrastructure is driving explosive growth in various viewing experiences.

People have higher requirements for wireless systems, including data rate,

reliability, stability, and latency. These breakthrough applications require IP

video infrastructure to achieve the capability and flexibility of these

applications. We are delighted to play such an important role in the innovative

5G Catalonia project."

Based on TVU's excellent performance in this 5G validation project, La Xarxa

and betevé will continue to adopt TVU's 5G cloud production solution and

further invest in remote production of various live programs in the future.

This serves as another paradigm of revolutionary innovation empowered by 5G in

the media industry!

Source: TVU Networks

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