C-Cast
Encyclopedia
C-Cast is a software developed by the Belgian company EVS Broadcast Equipment
which allows broadcasters
to stream
live content, such as clips or alternative angles, from their video server
s XT3, to the audience's second screen
or smart TV
while watching the event on the television (main screen).
Released in 2011, C-Cast has been awarded several times
EVS Broadcast Equipment
EVS Broadcast Equipment SA manufactures live outside broadcast digital video production systems.Its recorders have become the dominant standard for broadcasters worldwide...
which allows broadcasters
Broadcasting
Broadcasting is the distribution of audio and video content to a dispersed audience via any audio visual medium. Receiving parties may include the general public or a relatively large subset of thereof...
to stream
Stream
A stream is a body of water with a current, confined within a bed and stream banks. Depending on its locale or certain characteristics, a stream may be referred to as a branch, brook, beck, burn, creek, "crick", gill , kill, lick, rill, river, syke, bayou, rivulet, streamage, wash, run or...
live content, such as clips or alternative angles, from their video server
Video server
A video server is a computer based device dedicated to delivering video.Unlike personal computers, being multi-application devices, a video server is designed for one purpose; provisioning video, often for broadcasters. A professional grade video server records, stores, and playout of multiple...
s XT3, to the audience's second screen
Second screen
Second Screen is a new expression which describes, in the broadcasting industry, the use of a smartphone, tablet computer or computer that audiences use while watching television.- Multi-tasking :...
or smart TV
Smart TV
Smart TV, which is also sometimes referred to as "Connected TV" or "Hybrid TV", , is the phrase used to describe the current trend of integration of the internet and Web 2.0 features into modern television sets and set-top boxes, as well as the technological convergence between computers and these...
while watching the event on the television (main screen).
Released in 2011, C-Cast has been awarded several times