deltatre delegates will take part at the Faber Meeting which will be held from June 13th to 14th, 2013 at the Virtual Reality & Multi Media Park in Turin. During the event, the 32 selected Faber winners will be celebrated and the author of the most interesting project will be offered a work experience in deltatre’s HQs in Torino.

deltatre’s recruitment strategy aims at contributing to the creativity and proactivity of young minds and was delighted to have joined the Faber Contest and is happy to participate in the upcoming event in June.

To see a full list of Faber winners, please see the image below or visit the Faber website:

Channel 4’s Commissioning Editor, James Rutherford, said of the win, ‘A large team of people put in a terrific amount of hard work around this project and it’s fabulous they have been recognised on such a prestigious evening.’ Rutherford also noted, ‘It was always our ambition to raise the UK’s appreciation of Paralympic sport, but we were staggered by the response from C4’s digital audience. deltatre’s contribution to the success of Channel 4’s Paralympics coverage was integral and hugely appreciated.’

In addition to celebrating deltatre’s role in the design, development and hosting across C4’s website, smartphone Apps and tablet Apps, the award also reflects the sports technology firm’s growing footprint providing engaging content as part of its full service, multi-dimensional sports coverage. This unique end-to-end approach allowed ground breaking workflows across TV and online that helped achieve new traffic records on Channel4.com and the channel’s mobile platform. The day’s editorial agenda was often set online using a combination of social media journalism and audience interaction. deltatre also provided all of C4’s on-screen TV social media – including athlete and audience tweets, polls, photos and trending information.

deltatre’s Creative Director, Steve Boulton, acted as Executive Editor for the Games with responsibilities spanning Editorial, Innovation and Digital Service provision. ‘Having influence across the full breadth of C4’s digital offering, including their technical solution, provided an agility which allowed us to achieve much more than would normally be possible. Our focus was always on telling the true story of the world’s elite Paralympic athletes,’ said Boulton. ‘We are very proud to have been trusted with delivering Channel 4’s Paralympic vision. To be recognised by BAFTA for our Digital Creativity is a tribute to a brilliant and wonderfully committed team.’

Other experience enhancing services that deltatre provided for C4 included:

• a multi-platform Optical Tracking solution for Wheelchair Rugby & Basketball, capable of detecting live impact speeds;
• three additional commentated TV channels for Sky, Virgin, Freesat and Freeview;
• fast turnaround video highlight production;
• deltatre’s ground breaking Diva video player. Its unique quad-split functionality allowed viewers to watch all four of C4’s simultaneous video streams at the same time, with the ability to switch between audio feeds.

To watch a short film showcasing Channel 4’s digital offering for the Paralympics, please click here.

A full list of 2013 BAFTA Television Craft Award winners and nominees is available here.

The award for ‘Best Production of the Year’ honors the channel’s multi-screen coverage of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. RTVE’s Iris Award adds to the growing list of honors won by deltatre clients for work associated with London 2012 Games, including a Webby Award given to LOCOG and a BAFTA Award presented to Channel 4.

With more than 2,200 hours of comprehensive and continuous sports coverage generating a total of 11 million users across web, mobile phone, tablet computers, games concoles and smart TVs, the Television Academy acknowledged RTVE’ multi-platform work as one of the best projects in the history of Spanish television.

To see a short film showcasing RTVE.es’ award, please click here.

A full list of 2013 Iris Awards winners and nominees is available here .

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Working with Channel 4’s Commissioning Editor, James Rutherford, deltatre’s inventive approach helped achieve new traffic records on Channel4.com and the channel’s mobile platform. ‘It was always our ambition to raise the UK’s appreciation of Paralympic sport, but we were staggered by the response from C4’s digital audience,’ said Rutherford. ‘deltatre’s contribution to the success of Channel 4’s Paralympics coverage was integral and hugely appreciated.’

As well as providing design, development and hosting across C4’s website, smartphone Apps and tablet Apps, deltatre also acted as the channel’s digital editorial team. This unique end-to-end approach allowed ground breaking workflows across TV and online. The day’s editorial agenda was often set online using a combination of social media journalism and audience interaction. deltatre also provided all of C4’s on-screen TV social media – including athlete and audience tweets, polls, photos and trending information.

deltatre’s Creative Director, Steve Boulton, was Executive Editor for the Games with responsibilities spanning Editorial, Innovation and Digital Service provision. ‘Having influence across the full breadth of C4’s digital offering, including their technical solution, provided an agility which allowed us to achieve much more than would normally be possible. Our focus was always on telling the true story of the world’s elite Paralympic athletes,’ said Boulton. ‘We are very proud to have been trusted with delivering Channel 4’s Paralympic vision. To be recognised by BAFTA for our Digital Creativity is a tribute to a brilliant and wonderfully committed team.’

Other experience enhancing services that deltatre provided for C4 included:
• a multi-platform Optical Tracking solution for Wheelchair Rugby & Basketball, capable of detecting live impact speeds;
• three additional commentated TV channels for Sky, Virgin, Freesat and Freeview;
• fast turnaround video highlight production;
• deltatre’s ground breaking Diva video player. Its unique quad-split functionality allowed viewers to watch all four of C4’s simultaneous video streams at the same time, with the ability to switch between audio feeds.

Have a look at a short film showcasing Channel 4’s digital offering for the Paralympics and the full list of 2013 BAFTA nominees.

PFT’s award winning CLEAR Hybrid Cloud technology platform and digital content services can now be integrated with deltatre’s digital media technologies including their market leading CMS, Forge, and world renowned data integrated video application, Diva.

Says Ramki Sankaranarayanan, Founder, President and CEO, Prime Focus Technologies, “Our customers have been urging us to develop a solution that effectively addresses their need for Over The Top (OTT) platforms and an enhanced consumer experience. We are thrilled to join hands with deltatre to offer our customers a solution that will allow direct consumer outreach and enhanced viewer experience. In this area we are targeting a business of Rs. 100 crore in the next three years”.

PFT and deltatre have shared local human resources to ensure both teams understand the technologies and have the expertise across the relevant platforms, allowing the best possible coordinated solutions for clients.

“This new partnership with PFT and our successful Starsports project marks our entry in to the Indian market. By working so closely together, our companies benefit from sharing international experiences and knowledge while providing local manpower and expertise to our clients,” says Paul Bristow, CCO, deltatre. “The strategic partnership will mean we can offer more clients engaging digital content solutions through personalization and interactivity.”

The working relationship between the two media companies will provide clients with the most innovative digital solutions using an efficient global workflow at competitive local rates.

About Prime Focus Technologies

Prime Focus Technologies (PFT) is the technology arm of Prime Focus, the global leader in media and entertainment industry services. PFT brings together a unique blend of Media and IT skills backed by a deep understanding of the global media and entertainment industry.

CLEAR™, our award-winning Hybrid Cloud technology enabled enterprise digitization platform and digital content services help broadcasters, studios, advertisers, sports bodies, news agencies, the government and service providers drive creative enablement, enhance ecosystem efficiencies & sustainability, reduce cost and realize new monetization opportunities.

PFT works with major content owners like News Corporation-owned STAR TV, EROS International, SONY Music, Viacom 18, SONY MSM, BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India), IPL (Indian Premiere League), Hindustan Unilever Limited, The Associated Press, A & E TV Network, Netflix, Schawk! and WPP.

Prime Focus’ worldwide network of studios and WorldSourcing® model supported by a Global Digital Pipeline allows PFT to offer customers transformational solutions that help them manage their business of content better.

Prime Focus is listed on the NSE and BSE in India and AIM of LSE in the UK.

The European Tour’s digital media services provider, deltatre, will initially deliver VOD streamed archive content using their video platform, Diva, and transcoding and storage will be managed through an agreement with Microsoft to use Windows Azure Media Services.

 The channel will launch with the most compelling highlights from The European Tour and The Ryder Cup over the last ten years, which will grow into a library of over 500 hours of content. In the second half of 2013 live streaming of tournament coverage in territories that currently do not benefit from any local television distribution will also be made available. The ETTV service will sit behind the European Tour’s free fan registration section (My European Tour) and will provide daily, curated playlists.

The launch of European Tour TV is a landmark development for The European Tour’s global coverage, enabling golf fans anywhere in the world to watch The European Tour along with highlights of the Challenge Tour, Senior Tour and Ryder Cup. ETTV will be a 24×7 online golf channel available in every territory across the entire planet.

“Meeting the expectations of our global fan base is extremely important and we wanted to find a mechanism to deliver our tournament highlights and extensive archive directly to our consumers,” says Mark Lichtenhein, the European Tour’s Head of Television, Digital Media and Technology. “We also wanted to ensure that everyone in the world is able to access European Tour video content and using the Windows Azure platform to enable us to reach fans beyond our regular broadcast footprint”.

About The European Tour

The European Tour is committed to celebrating the game of golf from the origins of the professional game, building a proud history of achievement, sportsmanship and integrity as well as showcasing our diverse global talent and rich landscapes. The European Tour’s innovative approach enables us to embrace the world, combining championships of tradition with new tournaments in the cities and countries of the future. The European Tour International Schedule, which from 2009 has incorporated The Race to Dubai, is a thriving global brand which, in 2013, features 45 tournaments spread across all five continents of the world; the European Challenge Tour focuses on the up and coming players of the future; while the European Senior Tour provides a new start for champions celebrating their 50th birthday. The European Tour’s corporate identity features the iconic silhouette image of six-time Open Champion Harry Vardon who gives his name to The Harry Vardon Trophy, presented to the player who is crowned European Tour Number One and winner of The Race to Dubai at the end of the season.

Always leading the ultimate technology trends, deltatre will provide valuable insights on major sport events including upcoming FIFA World Cup and Winter Olympic Games.

Visit us at Elemental’s booth (SU2724, South Upper Hall) to get to know our products among which Diva, our innovative digital video application.

Visit us at Forbidden’s booth (SL5521, South Lower Hall) to see a selection of DEMOs on deltatre’s cutting-edge video tools and combined solutions such as Diva, Magma, FastForward and the FORscene platform.

If you would like to meet with us at the show, please come by at the booths. If you wish to schedule a meeting instead, please email us at nab@deltatre.com with a preferred date and time to meet.

AFP will enrich its Olympic editorial content with real-time sports information including live results, medal tables, event schedules and athlete profiles to be available on PC, tablet and mobile devices. This turnkey service will give AFP’s clients a great user experience for the next Olympic Games.

Emmanuel Hoog, Chairman and Chief-Executive Officer of AFP said “combining deltatre’s world-leading sports technology and AFP’s unrivalled editorial content, our clients will have access to a whole new set of premium interactive applications. This partnership matches perfectly our global sport strategy on web and mobile. We are looking forward to developing a long-lasting relationship together.”

“deltatre’s cutting-edge products smoothly integrate with the high quality editorial content provided by AFP, delivering an advanced media solution and comprehensive coverage of the Olympic Games to sports fans” said Giampiero Rinaudo, deltatre CEO and Co-Founder, “we believe this partnership is a perfect fit to serve the digital media industry with a market-leading solution”.

About AFP
AFP is a global news agency delivering fast, accurate, in-depth coverage of the events shaping our world from conflicts to politics, sports, entertainment and the latest breakthroughs in health, science and technology. With 2,260 journalists spread across almost every country, AFP covers the world 24 hours a day in six languages. AFP delivers the news in video, text, photos, multimedia and graphics to a wide range of customers including newspapers and magazines, radio and TV channels, web sites and portals, mobile operators, corporate clients as well as public institutions.

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