Harmonic has announced that Weigel Broadcasting, a leading North American broadcaster, is simplifying its video distribution using Harmonic’s VOS® Media Software. This cloud-native solution enhances efficiency, reduces costs, and enables seamless ATSC 1.0 centralcasting.

Scalability & Efficiency for Weigel Broadcasting

With a growing number of stations, Weigel sought a software-driven, scalable approach rather than expanding hardware infrastructure.

"With Harmonic’s end-to-end playout-to-delivery solution, we can scale compute power instead of managing stand-alone appliances. This has streamlined our workflows and given us the flexibility to expand without traditional infrastructure complexities," — Kyle Walker, VP of Technology, Weigel Broadcasting

Benefits of VOS Media Software for Weigel

End-to-End Cloud-Based Workflow – Covers ingest, centralcasting, playout, branding, encoding, transcoding, statistical multiplexing, and distribution.
Automated & Scalable Operations – Enables easy station expansion based on data center capacity.
Advanced Capabilities – Supports AI captioning, Dolby upmix, PSIP fetch, Nielsen watermarking, and delay-line integration.
Web-Based Playlist Monitoring – Simplifies automation-free channel delivery.

Future-Proofing Broadcast & OTT Delivery

By adopting Harmonic’s next-generation playout-to-delivery platform, Weigel is streamlining operations while preparing for the future with:

ATSC, OTT, and split signal support on a unified platform
Enhanced flexibility and cost efficiency
Seamless content distribution across multiple stations

"Weigel is at the forefront of broadcast innovation, leveraging VOS Media Software to optimize operations and future-proof video delivery," — Gil Rudge, SVP, Products & Americas Sales, Video Business at Harmonic

With Harmonic’s VOS Media Software, Weigel Broadcasting is maximizing efficiency, reducing costs, and expanding effortlessly while staying ahead in the evolving broadcast landscape.