Setting the Standard for Live Production Performance and Reliability
When choosing a real-time signal analysis and multiviewing solution for live production, media organizations need a solution that stands out from the rest. It must handle complex workflows, keep pace with technological advancements, and optimize operations, both today and in the future.
Let’s explore why leading media companies rely on TAG’s native IP, all-software platform for their live production needs. We’ll address critical questions that arise when selecting a solution, providing an inside look at TAG’s unique differentiators.
Key Differentiators: How TAG Sets Itself Apart
High Density and Performance: Unmatched Power and Efficiency
TAG delivers the performance live production demands, with the right tools, capabilities, and the lowest latency of any COTS IP or cloud multiviewer.
It offers the industry’s highest-density, high-performance COTS solution, allowing you to leverage the latest IT advancements for improved density, scale, and performance.
CBC turned to TAG for signal analysis and multiviewing to create sources for its in-house IPTV system from a variety of sources and formats, including ST 2110 and multiviewer mosaics. With TAG, CBC significantly reduced the cost, complexity, and footprint of its IPTV system.
Leading Format Support for Low-Latency Live Production: Versatility for Any Workflow
- TAG is the only real-time multiviewer to support all the essential IP formats for ultra-low-latency live production, including uncompressed SMPTE ST 2022-6 and ST 2110, JPEG 2000, JPEG XS, NDI, Dolby audio, and any resolution through 4K/UHD.
Fox Sports relies on TAG signal analysis and multiviewing to monitor over 1,500 sources for its coverage of key events. The system supports ST 2110, JPEG XS, HD and UHD, and generates over 100 multiviewer outputs and IPTV versions of the mosaics and ST 2110 sources.
A major esports company enhanced its cloud-based integrated live production system (ILPS) with TAG, leveraging TAG’s scalability and dynamic enterprise-wide license sharing to support a large distributed remote production workforce.
100% IP-Native Technology: Embrace the Future of Live Production
TAG’s signal analysis and multiviewing solution provides the foundation you need to take full advantage of cloud and IP workflows.
As the only real-time media performance system that’s born-IP, TAG empowers you to make a smart, seamless shift to more flexible, scalable IP-based operations.
NBC Olympics selected TAG Video Systems to provide OTT monitoring and multiviewing for its production of the Games of the XXXII Olympiad 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… 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 and 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 customer-driven roadmap to stay ahead of the competition.
TAG was implemented by the groundbreaking 5G-VIRTUOSA project to monitor video 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.
