Telstra and Grass Valley team for Stan Sport

Long-standing Grass Valley customer and partner Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS) has selected GV AMPP (Agile Media Processing Platform) to enable cloud-based production and playout capability for Stan Sport.

Stan Sport, the premium, live and on-demand add-on sport package provided by Australian streaming service Stan, is now delivering UHD coverage of premium live sports, such as the UEFA Champions League, to its subscribers.

While GV AMPP is currently used by other customers in the Australian market, this is the first use of AMPP for cloud-native live sports in the Asia-Pacific region.

Greg de Bressac, vice president sales, APAC at Grass Valley, said: “Mirroring today’s vast and dynamic media landscape, Stan’s requirements sit at the intersection of traditional linear and streaming services. Working in a hybrid environment is a key component of the GV Media Universe. The combination of AMPP and TBS’s hosting and connectivity services is a perfect mix.”

At peak times, Stan can manage 32 simultaneous live channels to bring every Europa League game to Australian fans, and for the first time, key Champions League matches, live in UHD. No physical infrastructure is required.

TBS provisions each channel for the duration of the game, while Stan Sport operators manage each channel from a customised interface using a standard web browser from anywhere with a public internet connection.

Carl Petch, chief technology officer at TBS, said: “We wanted a truly cloud-first solution to deliver the flexibility that is absolutely essential to meet Stan’s requirements. We recognised the potential of AMPP when it launched in 2020, and we’ve seen several other successful global deployments of the technology. We’re thrilled to be named a managed service provider for AMPP and to have our first live customer streaming in UHD.”