TVU Networks to Showcase New IP-Video and Mobile Cellular Uplink Solutions at NAB 2013

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TVU Networks, the global technology leader in live mobile electronic newsgathering (ENG) solutions, today announced its participation in NAB 2013, taking place April 6-11 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. NAB is the world’s largest electronic media show covering filmed entertainment and the development, management and delivery of content across all mediums. At the show, TVU will introduce new, innovative IP newsgathering solutions that will further enable broadcasters to more efficiently capture and distribute live video to any number of stations regardless of their location.

NAB attendees can visit the TVU booth (#SU7105) to learn how the TVUPack family of products gives broadcast organizations a complete newsgathering solution, enabling broadcasters to expand their ENG efforts and deliver live professional broadcast quality video from practically any location while using practically any video camera or mobile device at any time. TVU will demonstrate the latest developments in TVUPack 8200, the world’s smallest, lightest and most powerful 3G/4G/LTE mobile cellular uplink backpack. TVU will also showcase the latest updates to TVUPack Mini, an ultra-lightweight, camera or belt mountable uplink transmitter and TVUPack Mini SE, a fully-integrated camera-mounted uplink solution purpose-built for SONY XDCAM camcorders.

Also on display will be TVU Anywhere and TVU Cloud. TVU Anywhere is a simple to use live video transmission solution for Windows PC and iOS and Android mobile devices. TVU Cloud is a companion service for our TVUPack transmitters, providing cost-effective IP based transmission-receiving capability for both direct-to-Web and on-the-air broadcast.

At the conference, Paul Shen, CEO and founder of TVU Networks, will deliver a presentation exploring how TVU customers from various regions around the world successfully used TVUPack mobile cellular uplink solutions to expand their coverage of the London Olympic games. Conference attendees can attend the following session to learn more:

What: 3G/4G Cellular ENG: Lessons Learned from the London Olympics
Who: Paul Shen, CEO, TVU Networks
When: Tuesday, April 9, 2013, 5:00 pm

During the London Olympics leading broadcasters and news agencies from around the world relied upon 3G/4G cellular uplink technologies to deliver live footage of the stories surrounding the London Olympic games back to their home nations. This session examines how cellular uplink transmission solutions shifted the ways that broadcasters around the globe approached live ENG from the biggest global sporting event of the year – enabling them to capture innovative and creative new content that was never previously available. The session will also discuss how to overcome the challenges faced in broadcasting over congested 3G/4G networks and will share case studies from a number of broadcast organizations around the world that used cellular uplink to deliver deeper coverage of the London games to their viewers. Learning Objectives: In this session, attendees will learn:

Case studies on how broadcasters from around the globe successfully delivered live content from the London games to viewers.
Lessons learned on how to better integrate 3G/4G cellular uplink technologies into overall live ENG strategies.
Considerations for evaluating mobile 3G/4G broadcast platforms.
The future evolution of 3G/4G broadcast technologies.

Already in use by hundreds of leading broadcast organizations around the world, the TVUPack family of products gives broadcasters satellite and microwave TV truck functionality in a lightweight, portable and untethered form. TVUPack is the original one button operation backpack, is simple to use and provides broadcasters with low-latency, HD-quality signal that enables them to broadcast live at any time and from any location. The TVUPack family of products has been used to deliver professional-quality live HD footage of a number of important events around the world including the World Cup, the London Olympics, U.S. presidential elections, Hurricane Sandy, and the 2013 Papal conclave.

For more information about other TVU Networks solutions, please visit www.tvupack.com.

About TVU Networks

TVU Networks provides broadcast organizations around the globe with innovative wireless electronic newsgathering (ENG) and Internet broadcasting solutions. Since its founding in 2005, TVU has provided solutions that enable any size broadcaster to overcome the limitations of traditional broadcasting infrastructure, expand distribution to a wider audience and capture and broadcast live video content in a cost effective way. TVU Networks is privately held and is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. with offices in New York, Boston, Raleigh, North Carolina and Shanghai, China. More information about TVU Networks can be found at www.tvunetworks.com.