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Ericsson signs new contract to deliver live and
file based captioning across the ABC network
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Ericsson extends access services contract with
SBS for an additional three years
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Deals further strengthen Ericsson's position as
a leading provider of access services in Australia and around the
world
Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) today announced it has
signed multi-year access services contracts with Australian public
service broadcasters, ABC and SBS.
Ericsson has signed a new contract with the ABC to
deliver live and file based captioning across its television
network of ABC, ABC2, ABC3 and ABC News 24.
Ericsson and SBS are also continuing their
partnership with the extension of a captioning contract for an
additional three years. Ericsson will continue to provide both live
and file based captions for SBS TV.
Noel Leslie, SBS Chief Technology Officer, says:
"Our commitment to servicing diverse multicultural communities is
at the heart of SBS and this captioning agreement allows us to use
the best available technology innovations to ensure all Australians
can access SBS television."
Thorsten Sauer, Head of Broadcast and Media
Services, Ericsson, says: "We are very proud to be selected by both
ABC and SBS to provide captioning services for their TV networks.
We believe that television should be accessible to everyone and our
ongoing investment in technology and innovation reflects our
continued commitment to delivering the very highest levels of
service and quality to both our customers and their audiences.
Drawing on a blend of our expertise and technical innovation, our
aim is to ensure that we deliver the high standards of captioning
that audiences expect, particularly when it comes to higher
accuracy, lower latency and the availability of captions on all
platforms."
In November, Ericsson announced a multi-year news
captioning contract with ANC, Australia's leading 24-hour
multi-channel, multi-platform news service provider. As part of the
contract, Ericsson provides captioning services for SKY
NEWS-produced bulletins on Qantas flights.
Ericsson's closed captioning business is one of
the largest in the world, with hubs in Australia, the UK, France,
Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and the US. Ericsson has been
providing captioning services for over 30 years and delivers over
230,000 hours of captions every year, more than 100,000 of which
are live. It is also the world's largest provider of TV audio
description and sign-language translation.
Ericsson's real-time platform supports live
captioning in various languages for broadcasters around the world
by using speech-to-text, newsroom integration and rapid offline
content preparation.
The enterprise-level, schedule-driven software
platform, which was developed in-house, uses the best possible
speech recognition and stenography technologies to power Ericsson's
live captioning services. It allows multiple captioners to prepare
and deliver real-time services for clients while maximizing re-use
of the caption data after it has been broadcast - for example, by
helping to power content discovery and enrich archive search. The
platform is currently being used to deliver live captioning
services for major broadcast clients around the world.
More information about Ericsson's Broadcast and
Media Services portfolio can be found here.
NOTES TO EDITORS
About ABC Australia
The ABC is Australia's only independent, national,
commercial-free public broadcaster, operating four national radio
networks, 56 Local Radio stations, five free-to-air television
services on four channels, an extensive ABC Online network, as well
as International services.
About SBS
With a background as Australia's multicultural
broadcaster, SBS holds a unique place in the Australian media
landscape. As described in the SBS Charter, SBS's principal
function is to provide multilingual, multicultural and Indigenous
radio, television and digital media services that inform, educate
and entertain all Australians, reflecting Australia's diverse
society. SBS carries out this function through an ever increasing
number of distribution platforms including free-to-air television
channels, subscription television, analogue and digital radio,
online, and via mobile devices and apps. SBS inspires all
Australians to explore, appreciate and celebrate our diverse world,
and in doing so contributes to a cohesive society. For more
information visit www.sbs.com.au.
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