Managed Headend Services

Streamline your headend operations with NCTC’s managed headend replacement services. Our solutions can help members reduce costs, simplify processes, and increase flexibility by providing members access to affordable, geographically diverse, hosted headend solutions that deliver both linear and on-demand content.  Through our partners, members can access a comprehensive suite of channels available in a variety of streaming formats, all tailored to meet the specific needs of QAM-based distribution, IPTV platforms, or streaming ecosystems.

Through our agreements, NCTC supports members’ strategies related to:

  • Headend Replacement Services: Modernize or replace outdated and inefficient infrastructure.
  • Headend Backup Services: Establish a reliable contingency plan for your headend operations.
  • Headend Supplementation Services: Enhance your headend infrastructure with additional channels, or technical components without needing a complete overhaul.

Local Channel Acquisition

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NCTC can help members quickly and easily acquire local broadcast channels for distribution to their video service subscribers. NCTC’s local channel acquisition partners enable members to easily acquire and integrate local content into their managed video system enabling members to launch Pay-TV service to new markets or replace existing infrastructure for often hard to acquire or unreliable over-the-air services.

Video Backplane

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NCTC partners with industry leaders in video backplane technology to provide innovative solutions that meet our diverse member needs, helping them more efficiently transmit and manage their video signals. These solutions are one component of a next-gen video solution that modifies signal inputs into alternative formats and profiles for use in delivering streaming (Adaptive Bit Rate) video. This modification to video signals allows members to deliver and play out programming via Android (DASH) and iOS (HLS) powered devices.

Our agreements can help you:

  • Modernize your video product
  • Reduce operational costs associated with your video product
  • Optimize video quality of experience
  • Seamlessly transition from QAM/RF to streaming
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