Fair
Integrated all-in-one 4K/HD playout.
An integrated HD/4K automatic playout unit covering the full broadcast workflow — material inspection, playlist scheduling, graphic overlay, and signal output — for 7×24h stable, secure broadcasting.
Overview
Fair Series is an integrated HD/4K automatic playout unit that covers the full broadcast workflow — material inspection, playlist scheduling, graphic overlay, and signal output — supporting 7×24h stable, secure broadcasting for media organizations. Every application module required for channel playout is combined in a single device, designed for converged media centers, enterprise TV stations, IPTV operators, and public media playback. Four models cover SDI and TS output in single-path and main/backup configurations.
Challenge
Running a channel around the clock with a small team means every manual step is a risk: unchecked files reach air, graphics need dedicated hardware, and a failed server at 3 a.m. becomes dead air.
Unattended reliability
Channels broadcast 7×24, but nobody staffs the playout room overnight — the system has to diagnose and switch over by itself.
Content integrity
Files arrive from many producers; airing them unchecked risks black frames, silence, and format failures on the output.
Graphics hardware
Logos, tickers, clocks, and crawlers traditionally demand a separate character generator and its operator.
Storage security
Playout storage holding the channel's content must resist tampering and malicious file replacement.
Solution
Fair integrates audio, graphics, QC, encryption, and monitoring functions in one device — running the full chain from the file arriving to the channel staying on air.
Key Features
- All-in-one integrated playout unit — Combined hardware and software with fully integrated functions — ready for immediate use after unboxing and power-on.
- Ultra real-time automatic QC — Materials undergo background automatic inspection without manual intervention: TR 101 290 three-level inspection blocks failing material before it reaches the playlist.
- Full format compatibility — No pre-unification of material formats required — it widely supports all types of media files for SD/HD mixed playback.
- Full workflow protection — Multiple security safeguard mechanisms — encrypted media storage, real-time monitoring, and automatic backup switchover — for long-term stable operation and worry-free signal output.
- Built-in broadcast-grade graphics — Corner logos, scrolling captions, clocks, countdowns, tickers, and bulletins, compatible with images, animations, and text files, with graphic grouping supported.
- Built-in audio engine — Fully automatic background processing without manual operation, delivering stable real-time processing for local and rebroadcast signals.
Scheduling & Playlists
- Playback modes — Sequential, timed, inserted, looped, and triggered playback covers daily scheduling and urgent insertion.
- Playlist management — Single-day and batch playlist printing for channel operations.
- Audit — Automatic playback statistics support review and compliance.
Municipal & County Converged Media Centers
All-in-one broadcast for daily official channel operation, news scheduling, and emergency information release — file pre-inspection, encrypted media storage, and automatic backup switchover support 7×24h unattended broadcast while cutting extra graphic and audio equipment costs.
Enterprise & Institutional TV Stations
Corporate campuses, hospitals, and government internal TV systems — looping training videos, corporate promotions, and real-time notice tickers, with auto audio balancing, flexible playback modes, editable overlay graphics, and automatic playback statistics for audit.
IPTV Operators & Multi-channel Distribution
Mainstream video formats with SD/HD mixed playback, rich SDI, Ethernet, and HDMI interfaces for dual-path SDI/TS signal output, and three-level QC that blocks faulty files for high-quality IPTV content delivery.
Exhibition & Public Media Playback
Exhibition halls, conference venues, and public info screens — real-time signal monitoring and instant graphic overlay support long-hour stable playback, on-site display, event signal scheduling, and remote multi-site signal rebroadcast.
Result
A channel in a box that stays on air unattended — full functionality out of the box, from file inspection to encrypted storage to emergency switchover, sized for the operations that can't staff a gallery.
Continuous unattended broadcast operation, hours a day, days a week.
Output channels per unit — single-path or main/backup, SDI or TS.
Inspection levels of TR 101 290 automatic file QC before ingest.
Models — A112, A122, A212, A222 — across SDI and TS output.
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