NRK Chooses Nevion Virtuoso for Cutting-Edge Media Processing and Transport
NRK Modernizes Media Operations with Advanced Technology from Sony’s Networked Live ecosystem
Weybridge, UK and Oslo, Norway – January 16, 2025 – Sony announces today that NRK, the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation, has selected the Nevion Virtuoso software-defined media node for its advanced media transport and processing needs. This follows NRK’s selection of Nevion VideoIPath for broadcast control announced previously, and underscores NRK’s determination to leverage cutting-edge technology to deliver on its vision of an agile and cost-effective distributed live production.
NRK operates from several main production hubs, including its headquarters in Oslo, with district offices across Norway. The broadcaster is now launching a modernization project to focus operations on content creation. It plans to centralize production equipment in two datacenters while maintaining a strong regional presence.
As part of this modernization project, and after a thorough evaluation process, NRK has picked Virtuoso – a key component of Sony’s Networked Live offering. Virtuoso offers a broad range of functionality, including video and audio processing, signal adaptation, transport with video compression, trust boundaries, and monitoring. Virtuoso is widely used by broadcasters and telecom providers globally in applications such as contribution, remote production, OB trucks, GCCG (ground-to-cloud/cloud-to-ground) and centralized media processing,
At NRK, Virtuoso will provide shared media processing capabilities in the datacenters, including video up/down/cross conversion. Virtuoso will also be used to handle video and audio adaptation and the transport between the broadcaster’s production locations.
To quote from the Norwegian broadcaster’s evaluation report: “Nevion’s Virtuoso stands out for its impressive density, which competes with the top products, and making it a versatile choice for a range of use cases. One of Virtuoso’s key strengths is the platform’s highly configurable parameters, which are further enhanced by its ability to run multiple firmwares on the same hardware. Sony demonstrate a commendable commitment to environmental sustainability by prioritizing product longevity and responsible manufacturing.”
Thomas Heinzer, CEO at Nevion, as Sony Group Company, adds: “Having previously won the NRK tender for broadcast control with our other flagship media orchestration platform VideoIPath, we are delighted that NRK has chosen to extend our relationship further by selecting Virtuoso for signal transport and processing. We believe that NRK’s transformation project can be a blueprint for many others in the industry, and we are really excited about helping to make this happen.”
For more information about Nevion Virtuoso and its applications, please visit https://nevion.com/virtuoso/.
About NRK
NRK – Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation – is the public service broadcaster in Norway. NRK offers the Norwegian public a wide range of content with three national TV channels, 14 national radio channels, and popular digital audience products: NRK TV, NRK TV, nrk.no, and YR.no. NRK’s platforms reach 89% of Norwegians daily.
NRK is Norway’s biggest media house. The broadcaster is state-owned, and the Parliament (Stortinget) has given the mandate and the owner role to the Ministry of Culture. NRK has a special mandate to be a non-commercial, politically independent public broadcaster. Around 3,400 employees situated in around 50 departments throughout Norway work for NRK. The main office is located at Marienlyst, Oslo. In Tromsø, Trondheim, and Bergen, NRK has bigger regional centers.
About Networked Live
Sony and Nevion’s Networked Live is an ecosystem of solutions, products, services, and partners that combines hybrid on-premises and Cloud processing with network connectivity to transform the logistics and economics of high-quality mission critical live production. It does this by enabling resources (places, people, and processing) to be connected, used, and shared optimally and seamlessly in productions – regardless of their locations. For more information, see: https://nevion.com/sony-nevion/
