ACTUS DIGITAL UNVEILS KEY UPDATES TO MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE PORTFOLIO AT BROADCAST ASIA

Booth 5L5-03:Actus Digital, a developer of high-performance, affordable web-based media monitoring, compliance recording, content repurposing and verification solutions, is unveiling a number of key features to its next-generation media monitoring portfolio at Broadcast Asia 2013. Actus Digitals presence at the show highlights its strong commitment to new and existing customers and partners in the region.

Forming the heart of the companys systems is its flagship Actus View compliance, monitoring and content repurposing solution. Actus Digital will show technical demonstrations of its new Version 5 release, which offers enhanced support for multiple audio tracks and multiple subtitles and teletext. Users can record multiple subtitles and audio tracks and select different languages from the subtitles/audio track menu, synchronising the language with selected video whilst monitoring or exporting clips. This can be viewed from different time zones. The Actus system can now support the recording of channels from separate time zones allowing each user to monitor and export clips according to their region. Loudness measurements combined with robust logging allow users to quickly review the loudness status providing continuous, exportable measurements as proof of compliance thereby defending loudness complaints.

A further new feature of Actus View is that broadcasters and operators can now record the Transport Stream (TS) as is from any input (MPEG-2, MPEG-4) in high resolution. Actus View supports IP, ASI, ATSC, DVB-T/T2, Analogue and SDI.

Actus Digital will also announce the Asia launch of its remote recording and logging solution ActusRemote allowing broadcasters to record and log broadcast channels from remote locations to a central location reducing the need for multiple systems, servers and databases. ActusRemotes distributed architecture and low price tag offers broadcasters an unparalleled price performance proposition that removes the need for system duplication across multiple sites.

The company will highlight Actus Clip Factory its solution for Catch-Up TV. Clip Factory supports all formats and resolutions, managing the recording of media from any device or source. Users can edit media, transcode clips and distribute repackaged content to any destination. Actus Clip Factory includes tools to splice, annotate and accurately trim and repackage video clips. Repackaged content can be distributed to websites, mobile devices, YouTube or any other OTT service. Actus Clip Factory automates content production for new media platforms enabling content to be available in seconds, automatically, with no human intervention.

Also on display is the new version of AdWatch, the companys automatic content detection and ad tracking solution. Version 5.2 automatically detects adverts aired on all relevant TV and radio channels. It provides simple-to-use media monitoring tools to verify that advertising content is broadcast as agreed, over local and remote affiliate channels. Unique to Actus Digital, AdWatch also detects new ads within commercial blocks, even if they havent previously been fingerprinted. Users can create visual proofing reports, can have visibility of their advertising revenue and can benchmark ad performance, including competitive airtime results.

In Addition, Actus Digital will be showing its Actus Ratings Analyzer providing a clear graphical view of all ratings information including competitive analysis, alongside the media broadcast. All rating formats are supported including logging of NAVE IDs. This provides a complete media analysis workflow increasing speed and accuracy of processes.

Sima Levy, CEO, Actus Digital says, Were delighted to have such a strong presence at this years Broadcast Asia. We have many new customers in the region and the show provides an excellent platform for us to demonstrate our highly affordable and efficient compliance and monitoring solutions. Asia is an extremely important market for Actus Digital and we look forward to meeting new and existing customers and partners at the show building on our strong customer base.

Visit Actus Digital at Broadcast Asia 2013 and see why customers including Starhub, Encompass, RTHK, RCTI, Star, Zee TV, Sahara, Airtel, Sony and Singapore Government are choosing its solutions for their compliance and monitoring needs.

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