Zixi and Comcast Technology Solutions have announced a strategic new integration to deliver C-band replacement solutions for linear broadcasters and content distributors.
The collaboration brings together the end-to-end video management capabilities provided by Comcast Media360 with the Zixi Software Platform to give operators a direct migration path from C-band satellite to IP-based content distribution.
With the C-band satellite transition underway, programmers and distributors are exploring solutions to migrate linear workflows to IP while maintaining the kind of reliability, rights compliance, and affiliate distribution control that C-band has historically provided.
At the core of the joint Zixi and CTS solution is a technical integration between the Zixi Software Platform and Comcast Media360, which provides customers with a 24/7 managed service backed by the proven reliability and scale of Comcast Technology Solutions.
Marc Aldrich, CEO, Zixi, said, “The C-band transition is not a distant deadline for our customers. It is a decision they are making now. Working with Comcast Technology Solutions means that we can offer broadcasters a solution that does not ask them to trade rights compliance and reliability for IP flexibility.
“The integration between the Zixi Software Platform and Comcast Media360 is the kind of joint engineering that makes a real operational difference.”
Together, the companies’ integrated platforms can provide broadcasters a single, intelligent, rights-aware distribution chain that combines signal orchestration, affiliate distribution, and rights enforcement enabling new monetisation and distribution capability, while removing the dependency on satellite infrastructure and maintaining compliance and control.
Bart Spriester, Senior Vice-President & General Manager of Streaming, Broadcast, and Advertising, Comcast Technology Solutions, said, “Broadcasters are looking for ways to operate their linear channels more efficiently while continuing to scale distribution as part of their C-band transition efforts.
“Comcast Media360 helps make that possible across broadcast and IP workflows and, together with Zixi, delivers a satellite replacement option that gives programmers and distributors a manageable path to IP and unlocks new monetisation opportunities."
