Helix Broadcaster

Multi-Screen transcoder appliance

David J Smith

djsmith@realnetworks.com

Q: Want to send video multi-screen?

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A: Easy with Helix

• All-in-one appliance

• Transcode > Protect > Deliver > Multi-screen

• Middleware API’s for session, security and archiving

• A flexible appliance solution for all your content needs

• Packetize content to all delivery methods (RTSP, DASH, HLS, RTMP)

• Encrypt to protect content using studio approved DRM

• Any Input Source to Any Output Type

• IP, SDI, HDMI , DVB-S/S2, DVB-T/T2, DVB-C, composite

• Six appliances from portable, rack mountable and blade systems

• Affordable for any budget, scalable from 2 to 400+ channels

Helix Broadcaster

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4RU HB-600

1RU HB-500

3RU HB-300 or HB-400

• Event broadcasting

• HB-100 & HB-200

• 2 x HD-SDI or 2 x DVB

• High density connectivity

• HB-300 or HB-400

• 8 x HD-SDI or 8 x DVB per 3RU

• High density IP ingest

• HB-500 or HB-600

• 10 to 100 x 1080p ingest feeds

Helix Broadcaster – Series 100 to 600

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Portable HB-100

1RU HB-200

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Helix Broadcaster – multiple scaling

• Create, Packetize, Encrypt, Aggregate Source Content

• Delivery to CDN, PDN and direct to device playback* simultaneously

• One encode, multiple destinations

Helix Broadcaster – multiple destinations

2012

Helix Broadcaster

Multi-DRM / Segmentation / Multi-

codecs / Management / Direct to CDN /

Direct to Cloud / Evolves with

Standards

CDN Provider

Shared Host /

Co-location / Cloud

Private Delivery

Infrastructure

DRM

Transcoder

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• Ingests multiple sources in multiple formats

• Encodes to single and multi-rate profiles

• Deliver locally PDN and CDN for multi-screen play-out

Helix Broadcaster – multiple sources

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IP + SDI Camera

SDI + HDMI

MPEG-2 TS IP Ingest

Live IP Source

Playback

Content

DVB A/V

File

Archive Content

Transcoder

Terrestrial Satellite Smartphone to

SmartTV

• Connecting Helix Broadcaster to DVB sources provides the ability to

create multi-rate, multi-channel IPTV broadcasts

• Content delivered into multiple delivery solutions

Multi-Screen, Multi-Channel IPTV / OTT

Playback

Content

DVB TV Source

1Mbps

512kbps

256kbps

1Mbps

512kbps

256kbps

1Mbps

512kbps

256kbps

Channel

1

Channel

2

Channel

3

Internal / Hosted

Streaming Platform

CDN

Playback

Content

Transcoder Terrestrial Satellite

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Smartphone to

SmartTV

• Connecting Helix Broadcaster to a video source provides

the ability to create multi-rate live broadcasting

• Content optionally encrypted using DRM technologies for

protected playback and delivered via a CDN for scale

Event Broadcasting

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Playback

Content

1Mbps

512kbps

256kbps

CDN

Transcoder

Smartphone to

SmartTV

SDI + HDMI

Helix Broadcaster enables

• OTT, Multi-screen, Social TV and many other applications

• Reduces TCO, management and investment

• Consistent integration points for real-time billing, subscriber management, reporting and content security

• Combine with Helix Media Delivery platform for scalable deployments

• A platform for advancements in technology

Contact

David J Smith

djsmith@realnetworks.com

Skype: djsmith.real.com

Helix future proofing your investment

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Further Information

Helix Universal Media Server

http://www.realnetworks.com/helix/streaming-media-server/

Helix Broadcaster

http://www.realnetworks.com/helix/helix-broadcaster/

Helix Producer

http://www.realnetworks.com/helix/video-encoding-with-helix-

producer/

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Next steps?

Contact

djsmith@realnetworks.com