Sam Boisson Email & Phone Number

London, England, United Kingdom

London, United Kingdom

• Deluxe Mediacloud (DMC) is a broadcast services platform with primary focus on playout and distribution and can be provided as a managed platform or PAAS. DMC delivers services directly from datacenters using IP.
• Launched and manage the European distribution of the NFL over IP, delivering up to 38 simultaneous feeds to 14 countries and 400+ hours content per week
• Helped develop the Deluxe Broadcast Delivery Network (BDN) to over 80 POPs globally
• Responsible for the seamless relocation of the MediaCloud NOC from Holborn to Perivale. Due to time constraints the move was carried out swiftly with no impact to live services
• Launched playout channel Now Jelli HD for PCCW. Fully utilizing the DMC platform, IP playout and delivery is managed in London and distributed to AIS, Thailand via the BDNResponsibilities:
• Working with internal departments and clients to identify new internal and external revenue streams

London, United Kingdom

• My main role as Senior Transmission Controller entailed daily management of a number of IP based playout and distribution services via the DMC platform. Achievements:
• Played key role in delivering the POC that led to Deluxe winning the playout contract for SBS in Australia, then worked closely with Deluxe Australia to launch the serviceResponsibilities:
• Downlinking feeds then on-passing via IP distribution (Deluxe BDN)
• Delivering OTT services to CDNs using Wowza streaming software
• Providing 2nd line support at IP and SDI level
• Designing and performing UAT and regression testing for all Operational hw/sw then feeding back to Deluxe R&D or third party providers

London, United Kingdom

• Monitoring and playout management of domestic/international channels (NBCU & Chart Show) in a server based multi-transmission environment
• Covering TOC shifts (Transmission Operations Coordinator). Providing daily feedback to clients, management and engineering and providing first line support to other TCs
• Representative for Operations in Service Improvement Plan (SIP), providing feedback to NBCU and internal departments from an Operational perspective
• Service recovery to minimize outages and compiling accurate TX logs
• Channel testing and feedback to Projects prior to client attended channel launches

London, United Kingdom

• Multi-channel transmission to domestic and European territories (Sony channels)

London, United Kingdom

• Duplication and QC of analogue, digital and HD formats, ensuring EBU broadcast specs are met using Tektronix waveform monitors, vector scopes etc.
• Encoding with Digital Rapids and Stream. File to tape transfer using AmberFin iCR
• Standards and aspect ratio conversions, watermarking and audio mixing

London, United Kingdom

• Assessing quality of dubs, assisting editors and client hospitality