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Dejero’s cloud-based network supports Canadian coverage of Rio 2016 Games


WATERLOO, ONT. — Canadian broadcasters in Rio de Janeiro for the Summer Olympics are using video distribution technology from Waterloo, Ont.-based Dejero Labs to manage their coverage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.  This marks the first deployment of Dejero’s Live+ Multipoint video distribution network at a Summer Games, the company said in a news release on Monday. Dejero said its technology simplifies access to high-quality, live-streamed video for Canadian broadcasters CBC, Bell Media (TSN) and Rogers (Sportsnet), as well as several international broadcasters present in Rio.Live streams are distributed from a source location to multiple broadcasters simultaneously. Live+ Multipoint...