Slovenia's largest marathon covered by Planet TV with solutions from TVU Networks

The broadcaster deployed four TVU One links in addition to TVU Anywhere, the app that converts mobile smart devices into HEVC transmitters.

Planet TV has recently deployed TV One y TVU Anywhere of TVU Networks for innovative and efficient coverage of the largest athletics event held in Slovenia, the Ljubljana Marathon.

The great international recognition of marathons is largely due to their highly attractive route, which runs through the streets of Ljubljana. The two main races are a marathon (42 km) and a half marathon (21 km), but the event also consists of recreational races of varying lengths and degrees of difficulty for runners of all ages and fitness levels. The event has grown considerably over the years and now attracts a crowd of over 20,000 athletes from around the world.

Planet TV needed a reliable and flexible solution to continuously broadcast live from various locations around the city, where large crowds gathered to watch the action. The broadcasters deployed four TVU One mobile live video transmitters in addition to TVU Anywhere, the powerful application that turns mobile smart devices into HEVC transmitters with IS+ transmission algorithm patented by TVU, allowing live high-definition IP video to be transported at sub-second latency with speeds of bit transmission up to 3 Mbps.

The compact nature and reliability of these TVU solutions provided Planet TV with a successful platform to capture the event from moving cars, motorcycles and on foot. The live broadcast was successfully broadcast directly to Planet TV and the Ljubljana Marathon website, where more than 30,000 viewers live-streamed the event.

H.265 encoding

Mareš year, technical director of Planet TV, comments that "we wanted to be proactive in the coverage of an event as dynamic as the Ljubljana Marathon. Our solution had to be reliable and powerful, but also small in size and low in weight so that our crew could guarantee mobility. A highlight of the equipment was the H.265 encoding, which produced high-quality video in difficult conditions."

“The combination of TVU Networks solutions allowed us to achieve the video quality and stability that was necessary for our live broadcast, but beyond that, it also made it possible to capture images from different angles, locations and speeds,” he adds.

"We are very proud that our solutions have been chosen by Planet TV to cover the largest marathon in Slovenia. TVU One and TVU Anywhere are ideal for a wide variety of scenarios, especially when reliable and high-quality live video transmission is required. The Ljubljana Marathon is a perfect example of how applicable and useful our products can be, regardless of the environment and circumstances," he says. David Jorba, general director for Europe of TVU Networks.

All TVU Networks solutions use the HEVC/H.265 compression to optimize data usage and generate less overhead, reducing operating costs while providing greater transmission reliability. TVU One's mobile IP video link is a huge leap forward in size and performance, enabling up to 4K60fps HDR live streams at bit rates as low as 3Mbps.

TVU Anywhere is a mobile app for capturing and streaming live video from anywhere, delivering image quality normally reserved for the most expensive professional video equipment.