HACKENSACK, N.J.—To assist with CBC/Radio-Canada’s new Montreal broadcast center transition to the SMPTE ST 2110 standard, the broadcaster has chosen to equip the facility with LiveU technology to create an IP-based system.

LiveU products that will be added to the Montreal facility’s operations include LU600 HEVC field units, servers and supporting equipment. The setup in Montreal will be similar to what CBC/Radio-Canada has in its Toronto facility to support broadcast, digital and radio operations.

“CBC/Radio-Canada broadcasts from locations around the world, requiring an integrated solution to deliver high-quality live transmissions over IP to its audiences,” said Avi Cohen, LiveU COO and co-founder. “CBC/Radio-Canada has given us the opportunity to work towards the development of a mix of products that support SMPTE ST 2110 for CBC/Radio Canada.”

LiveU Canadian reseller partner, DXM Technologies, will support CBC/Radio-Canada in this endeavor.

HACKENSACK, N.J.—Located in the rural part of Northern Michigan, WWTV/WWUP recently updated its equipment to assist with the delivery of high-quality live shots in remote areas with the addition of some LiveU gear.

Following CBS Newspath announcing that its was rolling out the LiveU Matrix for content management and distribution for all of its CBS affiliate networks, WWTV News Director Sean Mahon brought in LiveU units for the 9 & 10 News’ live production crews.

Among the products added were nine LU600 HEVC portable transmission units and 15 LiveU Smart mobile app licenses. The HEVC units boosted the stations connectivity in rural areas, while the mobile app offered flexible production capabilities with reporter’s being able to use their cellphones for live coverage.

WWTV says that with the new LiveU equipment it was able to better cover the National Cherry Festival that took place in Traverse City, Mich. As winter approaches, the new LiveU gear is expected to help with coverage of winter storms that hit the area.

In addition, LiveU Matrix is expected to become available at WWTV in the near future, allowing for the station to view CBS Newspath live feeds and use global and national content for its broadcasts.

LiveU has announced plans to expand its hybrid global IP satellite service, which works in combination with its HEVC bonding technology.

Increasing the range of options, the new solution, based on Eutelsat's KA-SAT, will allow customers to use satellite or cellular connectivity seamlessly, streamlining both the billing structure and workflow.

LiveU offer its customers in Europe Ka satellite airtime in combination with its current cellular roaming data packages. Using this hybrid solution, the connectivity choice is made automatically based on a combination of signal strength and cost-effectiveness. LiveU will be working with Eutelsat whose KA-SAT satellite wide beam footprint extends across Europe and parts of North Africa.

The collaboration utilises NewsSpotter, Eutelsat’s Satellite News Gathering (SNG) product. NewsSpotter provides native bidirectional IP connectivity, facilitating integration with modern news production and media content management workflows. LiveU’s LU600 HEVC solution is a fully bundled service with a single-point-of-contact for support and with a range of packages available.

“This is a truly integrated service offering, bringing together the best of both worlds via market leaders in their respective fields,” said Zion Eilam, regional VP sales (EMEA), LiveU. “Making this as seamless and effortless as possible for our customers was essential, ensuring that they can concentrate on bringing high-quality live content to their viewers. Partnering with Eutelsat has achieved that, complementing our existing hybrid Ku-satellite service solution.”

Gerry O’Sullivan, executive vice president, Global TV and Video with Eutelsat, added: “Undoubtedly the contribution market, especially news, has changed significantly in recent years, with speed of deployment and mobility – at realistic price points – increasingly taking centre stage. NewsSpotter was a clear response to that and this collaboration with LiveU is the natural next step.”

HACKENSACK, N.J.—After debuting at IBC 2016 back in September, LiveU’s LU600 cellular bonding unit is heading out into the fields of Norway to support public broadcaster NRK. NRK, which previously employed LiveU’s LU500 models, will upgrade with more than 60 LU600 units.

The LU600 delivers high video quality and up to 20 Mbps bitrate, as well as 80 Mbps file transfer, 0.5 second delay, and 100 Mbps high-speed bonded internet connection. In addition, the unit is field upgradable to H.265 HEVC.

The deal was overseen by Mediability, LiveU’s Scandinavian partner.

AMSTERDAM—LiveU has unveiled a new addition to its product slate, the LU600 portable transmission unit. The LU600, which is designed for live sports and event coverage, delivers up to 20 Mbps bitrate, 80 Mbps files transfer, 0.5 second delay, and 100 Mbps high-speed bonded internet connection, according to LiveU’s press release. The unit is also field upgradable to H.265 HEVC.

New features for the LU600 include a streamlined user interface and a responsive 5-inch capacitive touchscreen. It comes in a smart backpack with remote control functionality and access to display, controls and interfaces. Additional features include internal patented antennas; 16 GB internal storage and support for external micro SDXC 256GB cards; LTE Advanced support; and an internal battery, as well as support for external batteries.

The LU600 comes with LiveU’s LRT protocol for optimized video performance using adaptive bitrate and forward error correction technology.

LiveU is currently demonstrating the new LU600 at IBC 2016 in Amsterdam.