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Video Over IPHD Broadcasts in the Cloud

From Broadcast Engineering Magazine

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Live Shots in HDOn Dedicated Video PipelineAzzurro Network Operations Center NYC

COMPRESSION

Live Stream Your BroadcastWe off er 11+ streaming solutions in HD to deliver your broadcast to your audience.

Uncompressed HD Recording We deliver DVDs, broadcast video as well as provide an archival process for digital resources.

Social Media Video Ready We compress video into a number of HD formats for social media video solutions.

STREAMING RECORDING

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Now in Studio BTriCaster 855 Pro Switcher

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HD Live Shots FEATURE

Live from ScottsdaleHD Live Broadcast Studio Opens in Scottsdale Bringing Breaking News from Arizona and Arizona’s Public Companies to Global Networks with HD Video Over IP (Cloud) Technology from Azzurro HD

STUDIO A

HD Live ShotsOne/Two Person

Azzurro HD Camera System

70” HD Monitor

24” RoboPrompter

Green RoomMakeup/Hair

STUDIO B

TriCaster 855 Professional Swiching System

Up to eight (8) HD Video Cameras

Greenscreen

Custom Sets

Control Room

Green Room

Hair/Makeup

BroadcastAZ, a Broadcast USA company, unveils one of the country’s leading HD digital broad-cast facilities in Scottsdale, AZ. This state-of-the-art HDTV Production & Broadcast Center opens June 2012 to take advantage of the high concentration of breaking news from Arizona and nationally-ranked public companies based in Arizona. Where HD video is the medium of choice, BroadcastAZ boasts a fully equipped HD broadcast center with a dedicated video pipeline to the Azzurro HD Netword Operations Center in New York City. The signal is then available to more than 200 global networks including ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, ESPN, Bloomberg, Food Network, HBO and other major networks.

BroadcastAZ features two complete HD studios including Studio A with the Azzurro HD Camera System (used by NFL, MLB, NHL), a 70 inch HD monitor for graphics and HD images, a 24 inch Robo Teleprompter System, and more. Studio B is a 1200 sq. ft. HD studio featuring the TriCaster 855 Professional Switcher, up to eight HD cameras, green screen, custom set construction, green room, makeup/hair by licensed cosmetologists, and more. BroadcastAZ can off er simultaneous live broadcast, live streaming and live recording - and then off ers compression in several formats for social media platforms like YouTube and Vimeo. Search Engine Optimization via meta-tags is also available.

When you are in our studio, you

may as well be in New York City

NO LONGHAUL COSTWith Video over IP technology,

there is no additional cost for long haul transmission. Your signal is already in New York.

LOWEST LATENCY Reliable and redundant

Video over IP provides con-nectivity with less than 70

milliseconds of latency.

HD BROADCASTS

USA Today 6/18/2012

BroadcastAZ works with over 200 Global

Networks for contribution HD LIve Shots to

take advantage of breaking news from Arizona

as well as business updates from over 100

publicly traded companies based in Arizona.

BroadcastAZ also provides Video News Releases

and Satellite Media Tours. Public companies

can also utilize our video services for SEC

compliant video news releases for corporate

fi lings and other material updates.

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Video Over IP (CLOUD)REVIEWS

HDLive Shots

The Azzurro Network ......Operations Center

IP Contribution Networks For Live HD Broadcast

BROADCAST ENGINEERING MAGAZINEJune 2012 BY HELGE STEPHANSEN

There is an alternative to satellite and microwave feeds. With recent advances, video over IP contri-bution is now a reality for live remote broadcasts. Some of the key developments to broadcast-quality reliability over IP include extensive FEC, di-versity, low latency, error correction, redundancy and robust encoding/decoding.

Traditionally, live remote broadcasts have used microwave and satellite feeds to deliver signals from the event location to the broadcast studio. These are still highly viable methods, and they remain in the broadcaster’s toolkit for managing live events. However, with the growth and matu-rity of IP networks, there is a third reliable option for delivering high-quality contribution content: video over IP.

With the much improved speed and reliability of IP networks, careful planning can result in

high-quality contribution feeds that are reason-ably priced and can be established quickly. Cost is always a consideration.

Fortunately, because most commercial buildings now have Ethernet cabling, IP links are easier than ever to use. Even if cabling has to be added, the components and skills needed to create the links are low-cost and readily available.

A suitable Internet connection can be provided by the local telco, cable company or other commer-cial IP bandwidth provider. In addition, because these links are more or less standard commercial IP networks and not a dedicated video-only network, no special installation skills are required, which helps keep installation costs low.

Satellite feeds and microwave trucks will remain necessary for many live news and event feeds. However, in those instances where programming originates on a regular basis, redundant IP-based video networks combined with JPEG 2000 and MPEG-4 codecs can provide a simple and aff ord-able path for high-quality contribution signals.

Broadcast-quality reliability over IP

include extensive FEC, diversity, low

latency, error correction, redundancy

and robust encoding/decoding.

Video Over IP contribution is now a reality for live remote HD Broadcasts.

Extensive FEC:

Improvements in Forward Error Correction play a big role in the ability of IP Networks to deliver reliable, high-quality HD Video.

Redundancy is also a big part of a successful IP contribution networks.

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The NewTek TriCaster 855 is an 8-camera input, tightly integrated hardware and software solution for streaming video online and producing live events.

LIVE STREAMING & RECORDINGDigital and analog outputs are available for streaming to broadcast machines, to live projectors, and to video routers. And very importantly, you can connect to a network by Ethernet and stream videos directly to the web. At the same time, you can store fi les to high-capacity internal and external drives.

The 855 is a 4RU device designed for big live productions in native full-resolution High Defi nition.

NETWORK REMOTE SHOW READYWith the 24 channel, multi-camera TriCaster 855, you can have up to 8 cameras, plus 5 digital media players for video clips, graphics and titles, and 2 network channels for sharing computer screens and displays from wireless iOS devices. 8 M/E-style virtual inputs let you stage live virtual sets, and create custom picture eff ects and presets, when you need to give your big show even bigger impact.

TRICASTER SPECIAL EFFECTSCustomizing your signature look-even for multiple shows-requires a style that makes an impression on your audience.

TriCaster 855 hosts the most powerful integrated eff ects engine in live produc-tion. Choose from full-color, animated transitions with alpha channel and embedded audio; deliver a cohesive presentation with imaginative, branded elements, like real-time cloth dynamics, 3D video warping and transformations with TransWarp eff ects and motion overlays.

TriCaster 855AZ OPTION: Major Network Shows can setup remote broadcast operations at BroadcastAZ Studios A & B

TriCaster 855

Features

Web & TV Streaming / Live Productions

24 Channels / 8 camera Inputs

Built-In Multi-Track ISO Recording

CG / Vector Graphics Soft-ware Integrated

Customizable Visuals

Push-Button Live Streaming

Live Network Shows can be easily accommodated with our control room, TriCaster 855 Professional Switcher, up to eight (8) HD cameras, greenscreen, HD set moni-tors, pro sound and lighting, green room, and makeup and hair design by licensed cosmetologists.

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PERIPHERALS:

You can drive a TriCaster 855 from

your iPAD.

New Equipment DATA SHEET

Live Shots in High Defi nitionBroadcast, Stream, Record and Compress.

01 Record & Stream LiveWhen both Web streaming and pro-gram recording are built right into your production operation, you can do these func-tions simultaneously.

02 Network Style StudiosBroadcastAZ presents a Network-style envi-ronment for HD Live Shots and full remote show production.

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HD STUDIOS: FEATURESBEST TECH

70” HD Studio Monitor

Greenscreen Studio B

24” RoboPrompter

Azzurro HD Camera System

BroadcastAZ has a 70” HD Studio Monitor to display hundreds of background images, looping videos, and other graphic content. The monitor can also function as a green screen. With our return feed from our NOC, we can roll in graphics and other network video feeds.

BroadcastAZ is greenscreen capable in both Studio A and in Studio B. Our editing team uses Adobe Premiere and AVID for our post production. The TriCaster 855 can be preloaded with graphics, lower thirds, HD videos and logos for dynamic production.

The RoboPrompter is the new standard for studio teleprompters. With a 24” monitor, our production team can provide easily read text, insert prompts and format the text so that you can add the dynamics you desire.

Mark Lowden, Azzurro HD vice president of sales, said “the robotic-camera system has been employed for a variety of sports-broadcasting uses. The NFL Network has 48 systems in use at all of the team training facilities, including for the Arizona Cardinals, and at the homes of its football analysts.”

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HD Video Over IP

“Brad Dick, Broadcast Engineering magazine editor, said “the robotic-camera systems are increasingly in use and vastly improved, with faster and more precise controls of the cameras.”

Questions & Answers

Q BroadcastAZ does L ive Shots in HD and tranmits those s ignals

back to a Net work Operat ions Center in New York Cit y. What technology are you us ing for Connec t iv i t y?

A BroadcastAZ is us ing a high-def ini t ion broadcast system that

l inks the studio near Cac tus Road and 108th Street to global te levis ion net works v ia a dedicated high-speed, Video O ver IP connec t ion to New York . “ This i s bas ical ly the window that connec ts Ar izona to the world v ia broadcast ,” sa id Doug Col l ins.

Q Has the A zzurro HD Camera System been widely used for

HD L ive Shots?

A A zzurro HD robot ic- camera system that has been used

by the NFL Net work , Major League Basebal l , NHL Produc t ions and the Food Net work .

Q Sounds fast . How fast i s th is connec t iv i t y to New York?

A The direc t l ink to New York cuts the t ime delay to 70 mi l l i seconds,

e l iminat ing the lag seen on a satel l i te broadcast . I t ’s l ike real t ime.

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