LONDON—Open Broadcast Systems has announced that BBC World Service has selected its decoders for IP television distribution.

Robert Webber, senior distribution manager, BBC International Services explained that they needed "to deliver reliable IP video to BBC World Service partners in various locations across the world. Open Broadcast Systems decoders were flexible enough to deliver and monitor reliable IP video to our global partners, whilst meeting local needs.”

In several regions, the decoders were installed by Open Broadcast Systems’ network of local partners, with local knowledge and skillset, enabling rapid implementation across multiple regions. The decoders support a wide range of IP video protocols including SRT, RIST and Zixi.

The high-quality, low-latency IP decoders are designed with a small form factor, allowing for easy global deployment to deliver flexible, reliable, and cost-effective decoding for distribution across the BBC World Service network to its global rebroadcast partners.

“Delivering content across the globe comes with a number of significant challenges for broadcasters. Software-based solutions provide the flexibility to deliver content reliably over IP,” said Kieran Kunhya, founder and CEO of Open Broadcast Systems. “This, coupled with the local knowledge and expertise to ensure seamless implementation, was a key factor for BBC World Service TV.”

Open Broadcast Systems will be exhibiting at 2026 NAB Show from April 18 to 22 on booth W2217.

For more information, visit https://www.obe.tv/

LAS VEGAS—Open Broadcast Systemswill showcase a high-density integrated receiver decoder (IRD) at the 2017 NAB Show. The IRD, which enables flexible deployment of contribution services over IP, is capable of handling 16 channels at a time.

Open Broadcast’s IRD is completely software-based and runs as apps on standard IT hardware, making it more cost-efficient than comparable solutions.

The company will also be launching a solution to natively generate uncompressed IP signals using a standard IT network and existing hardware. This will enable broadcasters to deliver extremely high-quality uncompressed feeds over IP at a much lower cost than previously possible.

The 2017 NAB Show takes place in Las Vegas, April 24-27. Open BroadcastSystemswill be in boothSL5624. For more information, visit www.nabshow.com.