Harmonic is bringing its UHD Channel featuring NASA Content to the Roku Platform.
The channel, which broadcasts in High Dynamic Range (HDR) has been created to show off the capabilities of Harmonic’s VOS 360 Video SaaS, along with partners Accedo and CenturyLink.
Roku users with a 4K-capable streaming player or Roku TV can download the channel from the Roku channel store
“As cameras have become available at the higher resolutions we’ve been able to capture that at 4K and 8K. We even have an 8K Camera on the international space station,” Bryan Walls, deputy programme manager of the NASA Imagery Experts Program at NASA, told a press briefing at IBC 2018 in Amsterdam.
Accedo is contributing its Accedo One video experience platform, while CenturyLink is providing the CDN.
Harmonic has also announced the launch of dynamic ad insertion (DAI) capabilities for disaster recovery scenarios for the VOS 360 Video software-as-a-service (SaaS).
VOS360 Video SaaS now enables operators to deliver advanced targeted advertisements and replace content during blackouts, increasing monetisation for OTT content and improving the end-user experience.
Content is replaced during local blackouts – still common in the United States – based on end-user location and device, leveraging SCTE-224.
