Playbox AirBox Mega ICX: a new engine for playout and streaming

PlayBox Technology has developed a powerful version of its AirBox playout and streaming software that promises to deliver uncompromised playout capabilities in a feature-rich automation package with a simple user interface.

AirBox provides automated content delivery for broadcasters, online streaming services, cable headends and corporate users.

The new version has been developed as a virtualized software application which can run on dedicated hardware as a channel in a box, or in the public or private cloud, with an identical operating experience. It is also ideal for remote operation over any secure Internet connection.

Web-based APIs allow interconnection with a wide range of third-party equipment, such as server networks. The browser-based user interface is simple and intuitive for daily operations, and through an API the AirBox Mega ICX can also function as a fully automated playout channel. The interface formats of playlists include JSON y .ply.

On the other hand, it should be noted that AirBox Mega ICX incorporates graphics capabilities for the channel brand and other needs, being able to start from design templates in an environment Html9.

Philip Neighbour, COO of PlayBox Technology UK, acknowledges that "this is a new integrated playout engine built from the ground up, but when we designed it we drew on all of our 17 years of experience at the top of the playout software market. We spoke to broadcasters and streamers around the world, and we have incorporated their ideas and thoughts into this design."
"It does exactly what is needed, without complications or risks. And thanks to the distributed and virtualized architecture, the systems can be adapted to specific needs quickly and easily," he adds.

In addition to providing outputs in broadcast environments, AirBox Mega ICX is designed for the content transmission needs of companies or network media as it supports native, secure and low latency streaming through SRT and webRTC.