Deluxe MediaCloud, the Revolutionary Software Service Platform for
Broadcast Services, Will be Supported by and Fully Integrated into BT Media and
Broadcast’s Global Networking Capability
LONDON – March 30, 2015, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. today announced details of a contract with BT Media & Broadcast that will extend the reach of MediaCloud, Deluxe’s software orientated broadcast platform, utilizing BT’s global network connectivity. The alliance is focused on delivering managed channel origination and distribution globally.
Transforming the broadcasting chain from content acquisition through to play-out and delivery, this new alliance will maximize agility, cost effectiveness and resilience, offering broadcasters increased flexibility free of compromise and with the capability to deliver to any platform, anywhere, anytime and in any format.
While other companies talk of convergence, the global supply chain, true distribution agility, and the future of cloud technologies, global media and telecommunications companies Deluxe and BT Media & Broadcast have created a first of its kind solution that truly addresses these market pain points.
The solution details
Under the new agreement, Deluxe and BT Media & Broadcast will offer an agile, software-based broadcast playout solution giving broadcasters and content owners an alternative to legacy owned and operated hardware-centric broadcast platforms. In contrast to the complex, expensive and inflexible infrastructures of old, the joint revolutionary solution eliminates the need for large capital investment and refresh, considerably reduces operating cost, and future-proofs the broadcast supply chain – all of which drives flexibility and control back to the broadcaster.
Designed to meet even the most complex and demanding distribution and delivery requirements for linear and non-linear broadcast platforms, the alliance enables clients to quickly and reliably launch, manage, and monetize channels and content on a global scale.
“This is a very significant step in the revolution taking place in broadcast technologies,” commented BT M&B VP Mark Wilson-Dunn. “The combination of our media grade global networks, and the Deluxe MediaCloud platform, together with the professionals behind it, is a winning proposition,” he adds.
Deluxe MediaCloud MD, Maurizio Cimelli says: “The MediaCloud platform is designed to transform broadcasting from content acquisition through to play-out and delivery. Its agility, cost effectiveness and resilience is designed to offer broadcasters far more flexibility without compromising quality. We are proud to be partnering with BT to extend the reach of the platform, and their enthusiasm in supporting this innovative approach to broadcasting has been unparalleled”
BT Media & Broadcast (M&B) is the digital media and broadcast services arm of BT Wholesale. All of the UK’s digital terrestrial TV is underpinned by BT M&B’s specialist media network, whilst it is also responsible for delivering outside broadcast services from over 150 sports and news locations around the UK. BT M&B’s global media network links every major location around the world where broadcast or film content is created or distributed.
Deluxe MediaCloud is a broadcast services organisation that has used its acquired knowledge and experience to develop a set of innovative tools that assist in delivering all the services, which wrap around the Broadcast Playout ecosystem. These services are delivered largely through automated processes and software defined platforms, keeping investment needs low while delivering unparalleled innovation.
Deluxe MediaCloud recently announced a contract secured with The Special Broadcasting Service (SBS) in Australia who have become the first broadcaster in the world to use a software orientated system for the play-out of its television channels. For more information visit www.deluxemediacloud.com
About Deluxe
Deluxe Entertainment Services Group Inc. is a global leader in media and entertainment services for film, video and online content, from capture to consumption.
Since 1915, Deluxe has been the trusted partner for the world’s most successful Hollywood studios, independent film companies, TV networks, exhibitors and others, offering best-in-class solutions in production, post-production, distribution, asset and workflow management, and new digital solution-based technologies.
With operations in Los Angeles, New York and around the globe, the company employs nearly 6,000 of the most talented, highly honoured and recognized artists and industry veterans worldwide. Deluxe is a wholly owned subsidiary of MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. For more information visit www.bydeluxe.com
About BT
BT is one of the world’s leading providers of communications services and solutions, serving customers in more than 170 countries. Its principal activities include the provision of networked IT services globally; local, national and international telecommunications services to its customers for use at home, at work and on the move; broadband, TV and internet products and services; and converged fixed/mobile products and services. BT consists principally of five lines of business: BT Global Services, BT Business, BT Consumer, BT Wholesale and Openreach.
For the year ended 31 March 2014, BT Group’s reported revenue was £18,287m with reported profit before taxation of £2,312m.
British Telecommunications plc (BT) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BT Group plc and encompasses virtually all businesses and assets of the BT Group. BT Group plc is listed on stock exchanges in London and New York.
For more information, visit www.btplc.com