IONOCO SEALS DEAL WITH TSI BROADCAST
ionoco and TSI Broadcast announced a deal today whereby TSI will supply ionoco’s ground-breaking new Web2TV product to their broadcast services clients. The 12 month rolling contract will give broadcasters and content owners a low-cost system that delivers quality live content to their channels via the internet.
The new deal has already resulted in a first project; to create and deliver live streaming and graphics between programmes on Ocean Finance TV, channel 888 on the Sky digital platform.
Web2TV, described as an ‘OB truck in a box’, takes a feed from single or multiple network cameras over the internet - thereby avoiding expensive satellite links - and provides features to cut and mix live images and audio and add effects and graphics, using ionoco’s proprietary software, ionologic. The fully finished output can be fed directly to the TV channel’s MUX or to studio for inclusion in programming or re-broadcast via the internet to another location.
The technology will be combined with TSI’s range of technical services including editing, channel management, playout, distribution and storage.
Nick Doff, Managing Director of TSI Broadcast says, “We have always been impressed with ionoco’s ingenious applications of technology. Nothing else we could find out there in the market brought all these elements together in an easy to use and affordable package.”
Simon Ingram, founder and CEO of ionoco adds, “By combining our services we’re offering a unique product to the marketplace. As Web2TV runs on ionoco’s proprietary software, ionologic, we can offer full gallery functionality at exceptionally low cost. The deal with TSI enables us to expand on the significant commercial potential of Web2TV.”
ionoco launched earlier this year with matrix, a graphical selection system designed to make competitions transparent, auditable and fair. The company was formed through the merger of three existing companies: Randomaker, G-Graphics and TV2GO. Led by Chris Goss, Simon Ingram and David Walton, the company offers unique and innovative technologies to transform the broadcast, lottery and gaming markets.
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NOTES TO EDITORS:
ionoco is a major broadcast technology company in the worldwide television, gaming and lottery markets. The company offers sophisticated game, graphics and control systems for game shows, TV programmes and channels. Built on the proprietary software platform, ionologic™, and run from bespoke ionocore™ computers, ionoco systems are uniquely configurable and flexible, can be easily and rapidly integrated into any kind of equipment or software and offer unequalled functionality including a stunning 3D engine. ionoco’s systems are proven in more than 1,000 productions, 12,000 TV episodes and 60 countries.
The company was launched in 2008 after the merger of G-Graphics, Randomaker and TV2GO. Clients include Endemol, BBC, ITV Productions, FremantleMedia, 2waytraffic, GTECH, and Sony Pictures Entertainment. Projects by ionoco include Million Dollar Password, Deal or No Deal, Power of 10, and Gala TV.
ionoco is based in Winchester in the UK, with offices and associates in France, the US and Asia.
For further information, please visit web_2_tv.aspx or contact simon.ingram@ionoco.com