SLOVAK TELEKOM - Magio TV info channel

Purpose of the channel: to create more attractive info-

channel within already running IPTV

Why Stream Circle: flexibility to deliver the existing

input feed, reliable playout solution with backup;

effective playout with attractive graphics; shorter time

for scheduling and less effort needed for new schedules;

consistent workflow to start and manage each feed;

possibility to combine videos with live inputs.

Technical requirements: HD playout system with

complete system redundancy; 24 x 7 x 365 playout

management and detailed monitoring; ability to

combine several live inputs with video files; support

for major standard video output formats and HW

interfaces; ability to ingest multiple original video

formats; facility for delivering CBR output; allows

display of secondary graphics from dynamic playlist

information; offering VFX; 3D and DVE effects; simple

to adopt workflow for internal operation teams.

System integration: Stream Circle ensured the CBR

bitrate by integrating Teracue Encoder; integrated

with Slovak Telekom´s distribution headed; quality of

the output stream was assured by integration with

Stream Expert solution

Schedule modification period: several times per

week, due to live events

Potential clients: cable /mobile operators, large

corporations, TV stations

Outcome: Thanks to the Circle Stream playout system, Slovak Telekom has enriched its programme portfolio by

another TV channel, through which Slovak Telekom has the ability to spread more information concerning the

programme and television channels to a broader spectrum of viewers. In this manner, Slovak Telekom has extended

its substantial programme menu and new features of digital MagioTV, which uses its existing 500,000 households in

the Slovak Republic. Viewers can tune in to Magio TV info-channel which has achieved the 10th position on the

remote control.