BCNEXXT is founding BCNEXXT Japan and introducing its cloud-native playout platform, Vipe, to the local broadcast market, and collaborating with Techex as their orchestration partner.
BCNEXXT, a virtualised, cloud-native systems provider for linear, VoD and OTT publishing, is expanding operations into Japan with the founding of BCNEXXT Japan and the introduction of the company’s cloud-native playout platform, Vipe, to the Japanese Broadcast market.
BCNEXXT focusses on building accessible tools that publish content across multiple formats from one common content pool, effectively cutting costs and increasing reliability. This is the philosophy behind Vipe, a software-only platform that can be deployed in public and private clouds as well as on-premise, using COTS hardware, or with a hybrid model across all three deployment options.
Vipe can manage file-based linear and complex live events playout, VOD and streaming in any format, within a single workflow and user interface. Content is assembled from a client's existing storage location into the required compressed transmission format with extreme reliability.
The new president of BCNEXXT Japan will be Mr Katsumi Yamamoto. Well known within the Tokyo broadcast community, Mr Yamamoto brings many years of broadcast and local market expertise, including time at Avid Technology, Discreet Logic, Omneon, Elemental, Harmonic, AWS and Haivision.
Partnership with Techex
As part of this expansion, BCNEXXT will collaborate with Techex as the orchestration partner to the Vipe playout platform, creating a complete cloud-based playout and publishing system for live workflows. Techex transforms high quality live video over IP and in the cloud, including secure transport, protection and monitoring to support operations in technically challenging environments.
Together, BCNEXXT and Techex bring a comprehensive approach to modern broadcast playout by integrating their systems. BCNEXXT develops robust playout automation software, while Techex designs an orchestration layer that manages critical cloud resources, interfaces and error reporting. "Our partnership with Techex creates a unified, efficient platform for broadcasters to manage their content delivery systems," said Graham Sharp, VP of Sales and Marketing, BCNEXXT. www.bcnexxt.com
