Sky Italia to Demonstrate Ultra HD Content Delivery via Thomson Video Networks' HEVC Encoding Solution

Sky Italia to Demonstrate Ultra HD Content Delivery via Thomson Video Networks' HEVC Encoding Solution

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RENNES, France, September 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --



Sky Italia, Italy's leading DTH satellite pay TV provider, is planning a trial
demonstration of Ultra HD content delivery using the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC)
compression capabilities of Thomson Video Networks' ViBE(TM) VS7000
[https://www.thomson-networks.com/en/products/video-compression/multiscreen-hevc-encoder ]
encoding/transcoding platform. Sky Italia chose the ViBE VS7000 to create a real-world
environment for end-to-end Ultra HD delivery, from content acquisition and transcoding in
HEVC to delivery and display on 4K television sets.



"HEVC is the wave of the future for Ultra HD and 4K content delivery, but until very
recently this type of demonstration was not possible because there were no viable
solutions for creating a real-world workflow in an actual production environment," said
Massimo Bertolotti, head of engineering and innovation, Sky Italia. "This has changed now
that Thomson Video Networks is shipping its ViBE VS7000 with the ability to encode live
and file-based content in HEVC."



Thomson Video Networks' ViBE VS7000 video system, one of the first implementations of
the emerging HEVC compression standard, is designed to lower operators' OPEX for delivery
of a wide range of convergent TV services including WebTV and OTT, as well as traditional
IPTV and cable applications. Featuring the exclusive MediaFlex video operating system, the
ViBE VS7000 video system combines Thomson's renowned next-generation compression platform
with live, broadcast-quality encoding; innovative video preprocessing; and
faster-than-real-time file transcoding.



The ViBE VS7000 will provide 4K file transcoding in HEVC, and Thomson Video Networks'
Sapphire stream server will play out the Ultra HD HEVC-encoded content for display on
Ultra HDTV sets.



"Sky Italia is the perfect partner with which to demonstrate to our joint customers
and the media industry that Ultra HD is a technology whose time has come," said Christophe
Delahousse, president of Thomson Video Networks. "As this demonstration will show, the
advanced 4K HEVC encoding capabilities of our ViBE VS7000 make it the ideal platform for
media companies as they adapt their operations for HD and Ultra HD content delivery on the
full range of devices and networks."



About Sky Italia



Sky Italia is the Italian pay TV platform wholly owned by 21st Century Fox. Born in
2003, its customer base has grown very quickly, and by June 2013 the subscribed families
had reached 4,760,000. Sky currently offers more than 180 thematic and pay-per-view
channels, with a rich offering of movies, sports, news, entertainment, and kids
programming. Sky was the first Italian television service to broadcast in HD and live in
3D, and it offers a pack of 60 HD channels and one channel entirely dedicated to 3D
programs. Moreover, My Sky HD makes it possible to easily record one's favorite programs
and to access the Sky On Demand service, and with Sky Go, subscribers can watch a wide
selection of Sky's channels and on demand content on the move.



For more information, please visit the website http://www.sky.it.



About Thomson Video Networks



A global leader in advanced video compression solutions, Thomson Video Networks helps
media companies, video service providers, and broadcasters deliver superior video quality
at the lowest-possible bandwidth for contribution, terrestrial, satellite, cable, IPTV,
and OTT services. Through Thomson Video Networks' ongoing commitment to innovation,
customers are able to leverage emerging technologies, such as the new HEVC compression
standard, for the efficient delivery of new video services. This includes multi-screen
applications supporting every platform from small handheld devices to large TV screens.
Picture the Possibilities: Visit http://www.thomson-networks.com.




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Photo Caption: ViBE(TM) VS7000 Multi-Screen Video System

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Photo Caption: Sky Italia Logo

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