Encompass Digital Media Facilitates Channel Playout For IMG From Singapore Location

Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company delivering end-to-end video playout and distribution solutions to broadcast and digital media companies, will provide IMG with comprehensive channel playout services from its broadcast facility in Singapore, including live event acquisition and aggregation, real-time and recorded playout, and fiber delivery to the end platform.

“Encompass offers IMG a complete, end-to-end solution for the Hub Sports 1 and Hub Sports 4 channels that we manage for Starhub,” states Rob Peile, VP Production Asia, IMG. “We use their extensive global footprint to acquire the live feeds, playout, and deliver the services seamlessly.”

“We are delighted to continue our longstanding relationship with IMG in Asia via the extension of the service provision for Hub Sports 1 and 4,” comments Encompass’ Marc Bruce, Managing Director — APAC & EMEA. “The requirement to manage the complex workflows and playout of high-end sports channels, is a natural fit for our highly skilled team of operators and engineers within our sports arena master control suite.”