TVU Networks will attend IBC with native 4K support

TVU Networks will demonstrate at IBC 2023 its comprehensive TVU Cloud Ecosystem for live video production, now natively supporting 4K, encompassing collaboration, playout and distribution, as well as AI-based recording, indexing and searching.

Users can now take advantage of the cloud to easily and cost-effectively ingest, process, record and produce 4K on the TVU platform across all solutions:

TV Producer. With TVU Producer, users can Natively ingest live 4K video to the cloud from virtually any IP video source or VOD content and fully output the content in 4K, including switching sources, accessing graphical overlays and custom PIP settings, to name a few. Next, the Final production can be simulcast in 4K for broadcast, OTT, social media and many other types of content distribution channels.
TVU Partyline. TVU Partyline allows all members of a remote production environment using TVU 4K devices - crews, producers, talent and guests - to communicate without problems in a virtual environment. Users also have access to professional production tools and can collaborate remotely in real time with high-quality video, perfectly synchronized audio and video, and mix minus one audio feedback. With a simple Shared URL, participants can join Partyline to watch all live broadcasts of the program and interact, discuss, monitor and participate in a production with undetectable latency. Collaboration within Partyline is made possible through the use of TVU's exclusive Real-Time Interactive Layer (RTIL).
TVU Search. TVU Search provided AI-powered live video content ingestion and discovery, all in the cloud. It features content search capabilities based on advanced artificial intelligence and automation algorithms, allowing users to easily and quickly locate live or archived channels or clips for immediate playback, downloading or sharing. TVU Search offers 24/7 ingestion, recording and creation of AI-based metadata indexed to the timecode of 4K content, as well as playout or download of archived 4K content.
TVU Channel. TVU Channel revolutionizes traditional broadcasting. It does not work with typical infrastructure, which can be expensive and complicated. Instead, TVU Channel can be deployed in a matter of minutes to program, manage and broadcast one or hundreds of channels of live content, including OTT, websites, apps and social networks, all in 4K if desired. TVU Channel supports live and pre-recorded/pre-programmed content. Its intuitive user interface design borrows from popular web-based calendars, making it quick to get up and running and easy to use. TVU Channel supports dynamic insertion of advertisements with SCTE decoration and can be configured to run continuously 24/7 with no downtime.
TVU Remote Commentator. With TVU Remote Commentator you can Provide professional, high-quality commentary on sporting events from anywhere. Live commentators can follow the action from their homes, hotel rooms or offices, wherever there is an Internet connection, through a simple browser-based interface, without needing to be at the broadcast location. 4K support is now available for high-quality, low-latency commentary, 100% synchronized with the live program.
TVU Grid. TVU Grid offers point-to-point and point-to-multipoint IP live video switching, routing and distribution highly scalable. It is used by news agencies and media outlets around the world to share and exchange reliable, broadcast-quality, virtually latency-free live video sources. TVU Grid can now provide point-to-point and point-to-multipoint distribution of 4K content using consumer Internet.

Paul Shen, CEO of TVU Networks, comments that "we are seeing a growing demand for live 4K production, especially in sports, entertainment, enterprises and large events. The fundamental consideration of applying 4K in these specific industries revolves around profitability and flexibility, as the cost and complexity of a traditional 4K production environment is often not practical."

"The TVU ecosystem offers a wide range of tools that cover the entire spectrum, from content acquisition and production to its distribution. This empowers the creation of premium live 4K content adapted to various platforms, including live streaming, virtual reality, emerging channels and more with a strong emphasis on simplicity and affordability," he concludes.