ASIA PACIFIC BROADCASTING EQUIPMENT MARKET ANALYSIS

Key Developments

In April 2022, CommScope, a leading leader in the home network solutions market worldwide, partnered with Orange Belgium. Through this partnership, they will assist Orange Belgium's subscribers to acquire upgraded set-top boxes powered by the Android TV operating system. These set-top boxes are designed to give Orange Belgium subscribers an effortless blend of live television with high-quality streaming services.

In April 2024, with events productions more and more prosperous, netting increased interaction between viewers and producers, Net Insight further enhanced the Emmy Award-winning internet media transport offering - the Nimbra 400 encoders, with its latest version of the Nimbra 414. The new Nimbra 414 provides increased channel density and further enhances its support for UHD content; the Nimbra 414 family of encoders/decoders is now well placed to help broadcasters bring these more immersive productions with all their engagement benefits to viewers.

In April 2024 Haivision Systems, the worldwide leader in mission-critical, real-time video networking and visual collaboration solutions, said it had joined with the companies to test the industry-leading video encoders, decoders, and mobile video transmitters from Haivision on Sony's cloud production platform, Creators' Cloud for Enterprise.

In February 2024, Sony also unveiled the new dedicated portable data transmitter, PDT-FP1, which allows for high-speed, low-latency video and still image data transport over 5G networks. It will be an add-on to a camera that will be used in any scenario when speed is required, starting with image capture through delivery, broadcasting, and distribution, such as news or events photography and broadcast video production. It supports fast, low-latency, and reliable mobile data communications over 5G networks to support efficient and straightforward workflows in outdoor or indoor environments where Wi-Fi connections are not accessible.