If you’re exploring real-time signal analysis and multiviewing solutions, you’re probably familiar with the array of options available. But how do you choose the one that best suits your complex workflows, keeps pace with technological advancements, and optimizes your operations?
Let’s delve into how TAG’s native IP, all-software platform stands out, and why leading media companies trust us to monitor their workflows gloabally. We’ll address common questions that arise when choosing a signal analysis and multiviewing solution, providing insights into TAG’s unique differentiators.
Key Differentiators: How TAG Sets Itself Apart
One Solution for Any Workflow: Streamlined Efficiency
- The TAG platform offers comprehensive features for every workflow, from real-time multiviewing and monitoring to encryption and recording.
- Break free from siloed operations and manage everything – OTT, transport & delivery, live production, playout – through a single, unified dashboard.
- Benefit from optimized monitoring features tailored to each workflow, ensuring you have the tools you need, precisely where you need them.
100% IP-Native Technology: Embrace the Future
- As the media industry shifts towards software-defined IP and cloud systems, TAG provides the foundation for a seamless transition.
- TAG’s solution is built from the ground up for IP, ensuring you can fully leverage the benefits of cloud and IP workflows.
- Partner with a leader in IP development and confidently navigate the path to a more flexible, scalable, and future-ready infrastructure.
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, selected TAG Video Systems to provide OTT monitoring and multiviewing for its production of the games in Tokyo. Chris Connolly, VP of Transmission Engineering and Operations at NBC Olympics, shared his experience:
“When it comes to monitoring TS over IP, TAG is the choice to give us the complete package. With the ability to monitor all of our feeds in the IP domain both visually and through metrics, TAG gives us the confidence to know we have the entire workflow covered.”
Simple Deployment and Ease of Use: Accelerate Time to Market
- The TAG platform is designed for intuitive use and rapid deployment.
- Launch a fully functional video workflow monitoring solution in hours, not months, without extensive training or support.
- Empower your engineers to focus on delivering exceptional content and service, not troubleshooting complex systems.
A major U.S. broadcaster streamlined its operations by replacing over a dozen different monitoring tools with TAG. Engineers now use a single tool for all monitoring, visualizing every point in the signal chain and consistently identifying issues other tools missed.
Pure Software Solution: Adapt and Evolve Without Constraints
- Only a pure software solution offers the adaptability to meet changing requirements and leverage the latest technological advancements.
- The TAG platform empowers you to adapt without new hardware investments, provision workflows anywhere, and scale up or down effortlessly.
- Build media workflows that align with your current business needs and seamlessly adjust to embrace new opportunities.
Innovative, High-Speed Development: Stay Ahead of the Curve
- TAG’s commitment to continuous innovation ensures you stay at the forefront of media technology.
- We rapidly develop, deploy, and manage new features and capabilities, enabling you to seize emerging opportunities and drive revenue growth.
- Benefit from our high-speed development methodology and stay ahead of the competition.
TAG was implemented by the 5G-VIRTUOSA project to monitor streams in both on-premises and cloud-based multi-location configurations. Haci Cengiz, Manager of Strategic and Business Development at 5G-VIRTUOSA partner LOGIC, commented on TAG’s versatility: “We had different sets of requirements for different aspects of the project… and TAG’s multiviewer provided the functionality that we needed.”
Flexible Licensing Options: Agility and Cost Efficiency
- TAG’s robust licensing options provide unparalleled flexibility to deploy technology where and when you need it.
- Use any license for any purpose, at any time, and in any location.
- Maintain a reserve of licenses to accommodate unexpected spikes in demand or special events.
- Achieve agility and cost efficiency by aligning your technology investments with your evolving business needs.
Globecast initially deployed TAG in its Los Angeles Media Center and has since expanded globally, leveraging TAG’s agility and versatility. Jonathan Morley, Head of Engineering and Deputy Regional Operations Officer at Globecast, noted: “The key benefit I see in TAG is its agility and versatility. The solution is relatively easy to deploy… and the pricing model gives us optimization over more traditional SDI video walls.”
Dynamic Business Model: Align Costs with Consumption
- TAG offers a range of flexible licensing models, including CAPEX and OPEX options, allowing you to choose the approach that best suits your business.
- Predictably align your costs with your consumption, ensuring you only pay for what you use.
- Deploy and adapt signal analysis and multiviewing across your operations in a way that matches both your budget and technical requirements.
A major U.S. broadcast network started with TAG for OTT sports monitoring and expanded its use to cover broadcast signals, affiliate OTT distribution, and ad insertion monitoring, demonstrating the scalability and adaptability of the platform
Data-Driven Media Operations: Insights for Success
- The TAG platform provides access to unified data from across your operations, empowering you to make informed, data-driven decisions.
- Leverage real-time performance data for analysis, visualization, prediction, forensics, SLA auditing, and more.
- Gain the insights you need to deliver an optimal viewer experience, maximize revenue, and achieve your business goals.
