Observed Signal · Apr 2, 2026 · Technical Release · Source: https://martechseries.com/feed/ · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
Globo Moves Primary Distribution to SRT over IP
Synamedia announced that Globo, Latin America’s largest commercial media group, has migrated its primary contribution and distribution workflow to Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) running over a fully IP-based managed backbone using Synamedia Quortex PowerVu and a virtualized Digital Content Manager (vDCM). The project — delivered with systems integrator Convergint — centralizes management, adds proactive endpoint monitoring, remote configuration and real-time dashboards, and increases capacity on PowerVu D9800 receivers via new software. The new architecture emphasizes high availability, latency control, packet recovery and adaptive retransmission to preserve signal integrity and meet Globo’s latency and quality requirements for linear pay‑TV distribution.
Demonstrates maturity of IP-based and SRT transport for primary linear distribution, indicating broadcast-grade viability of IP/SRT architectures and vendor capability—but not a major industry-shifting platform announcement.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- Synamedia announced Globo transitioned primary content distribution to Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) over a fully IP-based managed backbone.
- The deployment uses Synamedia Quortex PowerVu and a virtualized Digital Content Manager (vDCM) as an SRT-capable IP gateway.
- Convergint served as the lead systems integrator responsible for solution delivery and ongoing support.
- Synamedia deployed software updates to increase capacity on PowerVu D9800 receivers to support more video feeds.
- SRT adoption provides advanced packet recovery, selective retransmission and adaptive optimization for improved resilience and latency control.
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