Its pioneering technologies Media Manager and CatchupTV are in the running to win awards for the best Streaming Innovation, Cloud Video Service, Media Asset Management System, Online Video Platform, Streaming Services Provider, Transcoding System and TV over IP Solution.

Simplestream has grown to become an industry-leading provider of Over-The-Top (OTT) technologies to broadcasters and media owners in the U.K. ‘Media Manager’, their modular, functionality-rich Online Video Platform (OVP), enables broadcast, media and content owners to manage their live streams, CatchupTV and VOD files and customise how they deploy, publish and syndicate their video to multiple platforms. Media Manager also includes bespoke elements, which can be configured to suit each client’s individual needs. ‘CatchupTV’, is a unique cloud based service powered by Media Manager that allows the rapid turn around and automated generation of high quality VOD assets with proprietary browser based editing software, comprehensive rights management and analytics to generate ‘Catchup TV’ assets from a linear broadcast feed. Commercial ad breaks are automatically removed.

Synapse, a joint venture between Simplestream and MHEG specialists Strategy & Technology, has also been nominated for the best TV over IP Solution. Synapse TV is an industry first, enabling broadcasters and media owners to stream live and on-demand content to both Freeview and Freesat compatible STBs and connected TVs over IP, while also simulcasting across multiple devices, all at a fraction of the cost of traditional OTA (Over-The-Air) broadcasting. The winners will be announced at the Streaming Media Forum, June 18th and 19th, 2013.