NBC Olympics selects FileCatalyst to provide digital file delivery for production of 06 Olympic games in Rio

NBC Olympics selects FileCatalyst to provide digital file delivery for production of 2016 Olympic games in Rio 12 April 2016

FileCatalyst to enable NBC Olympics to transfer event footage and facilitate remote production during its coverage of 2016 Rio Olympics

Ottawa, Canada NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected FileCatalyst to provide digital file delivery software for its production of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, which take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from August 5 - August 21. The announcement was made today by Jim Miles, Director, Digital Workflow Systems, NBC Olympics, and Chris Bailey, CEO & Co-Founder, FileCatalyst.

Building off the technological leaps that were taken at the 2014 Sochi Games, NBC Olympics has again partnered with FileCatalyst to help with the movement of video files during the duration of the Rio Games.

During the Games, NBC Olympics will utilize FileCatalyst technology to move data over a 5 Gbps link between their headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut, and the NBC Olympics compound within the International Broadcast Center in Rio de Janeiro, as well as between many other interconnected sites and event venues. The volume of concurrent file transfers at peak periods is expected to be in the hundreds, with a total data volume of approximately 10 TB per day. The files will consist of both high and low resolution videos, many of which will be transferred while the events are still in progress and while the videos are still being encoded. Being able to handle the dynamic nature of these files and the massive levels of concurrency was a key factor in selecting FileCatalyst. Timely delivery of this content is critical to the production workflow, as it will enable remote logging and editing in near real time. Archived footage will also be moved from Stamford back to Rio as required for editorial purposes.

FileCatalyst Central, a web based monitoring and administration tool that allows complete control over a global deployment of the FileCatalyst platform including all of the FileCatalyst Direct servers and clients, will also be deployed. Working closely with NBC Olympics over the last year on its design, this new version of FileCatalyst Central will be completely revamped. It will employ an advanced real time statistics engine, and an updated interface with an intuitive global map view of all interconnected FileCatalyst server and client applications. Configuration and monitoring of any of the individual locations, or links will be easy. Just click on the node or link for a real time view of what is happening, and make any adjustments as required.

NBC Olympics will also deploy the new FileCatalyst Delivery plugin, for Avid Interplay Delivery. The new plugin is designed to allow seamless delivery of files across multiple distributed Avid systems over the WAN, a process that can be time consuming with other Avid Delivery plugins. Avid users can simply select a destination to send to, and the file will be sent at the maximum possible speed using the patented FileCatalyst Technology.

We are excited to once again be an integral part of the production workflow for such a large sporting event , said Chris Bailey, We're building on what we did in Sochi, and adding to our reputation as a leader in acceleration technology for live sports production.

We are pleased to be working with FileCatalyst and their accelerated file transfer and monitoring platform, said Miles, FileCatalyst allows NBC Olympics to fully utilize its remote connections to deliver more content and faster access to our production staff during our coverage of the 2016 Rio Olympics. For the Rio Games, we can minimize overall bandwidth use by knowing we can count on both acceleration and a hi/low resolution workflow. Because of this, ten locations across continents can exchange content seamlessly.

FileCatalyst will be exhibiting at the upcoming NAB show in Las Vegas from April 18th - 21st in booth SL10716. Stop by the booth for a preview of the technology that will be powering file transfers for the world s largest sporting event.

About NBC Olympics

A division of the NBC Sports Group, NBC Olympics is responsible for producing, programming and promoting NBCUniversal s Olympic coverage. It is renowned for its unsurpassed Olympic heritage, award-winning production, and ability to aggregate the largest audiences in U.S. television history.

For more information on NBC Olympics' coverage of the Rio Olympics, please visit: http://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/

About Unlimi-Tech Software, Inc.

Located in Ottawa, Canada, a pioneer in managed file transfers, Unlimi-Tech is the creator of FileCatalyst, an Emmy award winning accelerated file transfer solution. Founded in 2000, the company has more than one thousand customers in media & entertainment, energy & mining, gaming, and printing, including many Fortune 500 companies as well as military and government organizations. FileCatalyst is a software platform designed to accelerate and manage file transfers securely and reliably. FileCatalyst is immune to the effects that latency and packet loss have on traditional file transfer methods like FTP, HTTP, or CIFS. Global organizations use FileCatalyst to solve issues related to file transfer, including content distribution, file sharing, and offsite backups. To learn more visit http://filecatalyst.com or on Twitter @FileCatalyst.

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