We offer channel origination services in any flavor the customer requires. We are not married to any one technology or workflow. But for cost-effective, reliable multi-format playout with unbeatable speed to market we recommend our own state-of-the-art, fully automated file-based play out systems, that have the ultimate flexibility of handling multiple formats without time consuming file conversions or expensive licensing procedures.
MASTER CONTROL / PLAYOUT SERVICES
Graphic Insertion
UNITED TELEPORTS play out systems offer all Graphic Insertions features required by an up-to-date TV Channel operation, such as channel logos, banners, lower 3rds, RSS insertion.
Multi-Format Play-Out Servers
UNITED TELEPORTS bases its capture and play-out services on a very flexible line of software and servers, which support virtually all formats without need of additional licenses , which typically cost time and money with other legacy play-out systems very common in the market
The Capture, Ingest and Play-out tapeless workflow at UNITED TELEPORTS is fully automated making the captured / ingested files available to the play-out lists of each specific TV Channels.
Closed Captioning
All channels originated by UNITED TELEPORTS for broadcasting in the United States are fully compliant with the Closed Captioning regulations by the FCC, either with CC embedded in the original content or with closed captioning insertion by UNITED TELEPORTS automated Closed Captioning insertion systems.
Switch for Live Feeds Insertions
UNITED TELEPORTS provides switching services for insertion of live feeds in to scheduled play-out of stored content, for coverage of special, scheduled or non-scheduled events such as sports events, auctions and news.
PLAY OUT MODES
Master Control and Managed Play-Out Services:
Typically include content capture and ingest, QC, traffic and programming, play-out lists build up, content storage management, server based play-out, loudness audio correction, cue tone insertion, live feed switching and integration done by UNITED TELEPORTS staff.
24/7/365 Master Control, Monitoring & Engineering Services
Actual play-out of each channel is fully monitored by our Master Control staff at the output level, at the satellite return downlink and in some case over-the-air return as require by the customers, to assure a flawless channel origination and distribution and to provide quick and rapid intervention in cases such as play-out gaps or overlaps in the play-out list.
Customer Remote Controlled Play-Out
Several customers prefer to handle all content management aspects, from production, programming and play-out lists and remote control of the play-out servers located at UNITED TELEPORTS facilities.
RAID Storage and Play-out Servers are monitored and managed by the teleport staff who intervene as needed in coordination with the customers.
Edge Distributed Play-Out
For networks with distribution at markets over wide geographical areas, when the ability to insert local content such as local news, local weather updates, local commercials into a national feed is of utmost importance, UNITED TELEPORTS offers services of a play-out of a national feed from its facilities ,complemented by edge play-out servers at the transmission sites .
Edge play-out servers work also as back-up in cases of eventual disruption of the communications between the teleport and the transmission site such as during solar outages or glitches over IP transmissions.