#1 Broadcast Data and Hybrid-TV Service Management Platform
Icareus Playout is a highly robust and future-proof DVB broadcast service management platform used by world leading TV operators and broadcasters like SES (Luxemburg), Cyfrowy Polsat (Poland) and Mediaset (Italy).
The modular platform grows with your business requirements and our high-quality service and support guarantees broadcast grade 100% uptime.
Read more about the product editions:
- EPG and PSI/SI
- Carousels and HbbTV
- SSU and OTA updates
- Compact Lab
Icareus Playout has been in production since 2004 and is trusted by leading operators and broadcasters serving customers in 50 countries
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Benefits of Icareus Playout products
In production since 2004 in 20 countries. Our extensive reseller network offers local support for even the most challenging of customer needs.
Supported by the best vendors of broadcast industry such as Imagine Communications, Ateme, Rohde&Schwarz, etc.
All processes have been optimized to meet the highest criteria and reliability requirements of broadcast systems.
Flexible and Modular platform where you can select the modules you need and don’t need to pay for features you don’t use.
Icareus Playout is constantly developed to adopt the latest standards and feature requests of our customers. Become a part of our team!
It's possible to start from one channel, and grow up to hundreds of channels and multiple outputs from a single server.
Three different SLA levels to choose from, all the way to 24/7.
Our intuitive user interface decreases the training requirements and configuration mistakes.
APIs for total integration and real-time monitoring of services. SNMP interface provides easy integration to automation systems .
Runs on any hardware - You can select your favorite server provider, whether it is Dell, HP, IBM or SuperMicro.
Comprehensive EPG platform to manage DVB services
Icareus Playout EP enables broadcasters and network operators to manage multiplatform EPG on a single integrated platform.
Generates all necessary PSI/SI and EIT –tables needed for a premium DVB network or to serve the IPTV /OTT middleware platform.
The Icareus Playout EPG server automates the service and program information generation and frees resources for other activities.
With optional modules, you can extend the feature set of the EPG server to include e.g. interactive applications or data carousels.
World leading DSM-CC Object and Data Carousel
Icareus Playout CS is a professional DSM-CC Object and Data Carousel server.
Icareus Playout CS is used for streaming TV Applications based on HbbTV, MHP, OpenTV and MHEG-5 standards.
The DSM-CC Carousel can also be used for other datacasting services, and offers features Normal Play Time (NPT) and playout of Stream Events. The server can also be integrated with third party automation systems for synchronisation with play lists and schedules.
The solution is fully integrated with Icareus Playout EPG server and Icareus Suite TV and Video Cloud.
The carousel has been tested with more than hundred different set-top box and TV sets.
DVB OTA (Over the Air) updates made easy
Targeted at DVB network operators, the Icareus Playout CS200 bootloading server provides a central point for the broadcasting firmware upgrades to set-top boxes. Icareus Playout CS200 OTA SSU Server supports the following methods for bootloading and downloading of firmware upgrades:
- DVB-SSU (Simple&Enhanced profile)
- Nordig
- Playout of proprietary streams
Compact Lab server for development, testing and piloting
Icareus Playout PC100 Compact is the perfect solution for broadcasters, system integrators, academic institutions and practically anybody who needs a complete broadcasting solution for interactive and videoservice testing and development.
PC100 provides all the basic functionality needed for managing and broadcasting interactive content. It consists of a DSM-CC object carousel generator, a PSI/SI generator, a scheduler and a transport stream multiplexer. Pre-recorded TS/PS audio/video streams are used as a standard option. Additionally, an optional real-time video encoder can be used for broadcasting live content.
Thanks to our video player, you can embed the stream either on your own homepage or create your own video site, where you can also import recordings and other video clips from the event.
If you distribute premium content, we offer a variety of tools to commercialize your content.
Latest Icareus Playout related news and blogs
Icareus and Divitel deliver Telenet a complete datacasting solution
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Icareus delivered second Satellite TV EPG and Apps management solution to Telespazio
Relying on Icareus Playout was a natural choice as RTB had verified Icareus Playout EPG server to be the best, most robust and feature-rich platform in the market. It enables RTB to offer better TV experience to its broadcaster customers and TV viewers while managing the channel lineups and network parameters in the most efficient way possible.
ZoneSystems delivered Icareus Playout EPG solution to RTB in Brunei
Relying on Icareus Playout was a natural choice as RTB had verified Icareus Playout EPG server to be the best, most robust and feature-rich platform in the market. It enables RTB to offer better TV experience to its broadcaster customers and TV viewers while managing the channel lineups and network parameters in the most efficient way possible.
World Class Services to guarantee the highest availability
You can choose the support package that suits you
We offer various support service packages up to 24/7 support.
You can also count on our help when you start using the Icareus Suite service. We strive to make your life as easy as possible
Our basic support includes e.g.
- Email, phone and online support and assistance with installations and configurations
- Agreed response times in problem situations
- Software updates and fixes
- Priority functionality requests
