Wholer and EITV launch solution for Closed Caption

The new joint solution between Wholer and EITV will facilitate the management of subtitle data, thus helping broadcasters to comply with the requirements of the legislation that is being imposed on this matter in numerous countries. Based on the ARIB-B37 pattern for subtitles over HD video, the solution also makes it possible to distribute Closed Caption from the network headend to affiliate broadcasters.

The new joint solution between Wholer y SOMETHING It will facilitate the management of subtitle data, thus helping broadcasters to comply with the requirements of the legislation that is being imposed on this matter in numerous countries.

For this integrated Closed Caption solution, designed specifically for Brazil and other South American markets, Wohler offers a hardware layer that performs decoding of subtitle data in the CEA-608/708 and B37 patterns for HD/SD-SDI video signals in broadcast facilities.

EITV is offering the capture system and services necessary to connect sources to signs, including automation systems, voice recognition, sign archives, stenotyping systems and others. This turnkey solution provides enormous benefits, allowing quick and easy setup of a complete system that meets all captioning and voice requirements at once. This solution will soon be available in other territories outside of South America.

Rodrigo Araújo, commercial director of EITV, commented that "thanks to its global experience, Wohler has developed extensive experience in ancillary data management for different closed captioning patterns and diverse broadcast workflows. This agreement with Wohler allows us to leverage the company's advanced hardware solutions to offer our clients a complete and easy-to-use solution to rationalize the use of subtitle data within the digital TV intraea workflow."

“EITV is a very valuable partner in this collaboration, not only because of its experience in developing, testing and implementing advanced solutions for digital TV, but also because the company has extensive knowledge of the unique requirements and emerging patterns in Brazil and, more broadly, for the entire South American market,” said Renaud Desportes, product manager for HDCC at Wohler.