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NETWORKS & PLATFORMS

VIDEO, HEADEND, AND BROADCAST ENGINEERING

Proven engineering for live video infrastructure, platform transitions, and broadcast operations.

20+

Years Video Domain Experience

~2K

Projects Completed

97%

Client Satisfaction Rate

F100

Enterprise Client Base

OUR APPROACH

Resilient Video Infrastructure for Every Signal, Stream, and Screen

 

Today, video operations now span more platforms, formats, and delivery paths than ever before. Cable, satellite, IPTV, and streaming operators have to maintain legacy platforms, protect linear channels, expand OTT and IP delivery, and keep compliance, monitoring, and service quality intact across every platform change.

pureIntegration supports the video infrastructure behind that reality. 

Our teams work across:

Video Engineering

Headend and video engineering:

content acquisition, signal routing, encoding, compression, monitoring, QC, and more.

Linear Broadcast Infrastructure

Linear broadcast infrastructure:

master control, playout automation, traffic, scheduling, compliance, and more.

Video Operations

Managed video operations:

24/7 NOC support, device management, streaming support, ad insertion monitoring, and more.

Tech Debt

Headend tech debt remediation:

platform audits, configuration cleanup, license recovery, governance, and more.

Throughout modernization, consolidation, migrations, and system clean-up, we protect live services and the viewer experience.

WHERE WE HELP

Broadcast Infrastructure for Operators Who Still Have Linear to Protect

 

Linear television is not going away. It is being rationalized, re-platformed, and run more efficiently. pureIntegration brings broadcast engineering experience across master control, playout automation, traffic and scheduling systems, and regulatory compliance. 

This helps operators maintain broadcast-grade reliability while managing the cost structure of a shrinking linear footprint.

  • Master Control & Playout Automation
  • Traffic & Scheduling Integration
  • ATSC & DVB Standards Compliance
  • Political Ad Compliance & File-Based QC
  • IP Playout and OTT/CTV Channel Distribution
  • SDI-to-IP Transition Planning (ST 2110)
  • Master Control & Playout Automation

    Keep your linear channels on air through platform transitions.

    Whether you're consolidating master control facilities, migrating playout platforms, or protecting key linear channels during infrastructure change, we support:

    • Master control design

    • Playout platform integration

    • Automation system engineering

    • Migration support

    • Live-file workflow design

    • Redundancy planning

  • Traffic & Scheduling Integration

    pureIntegration engineers understand the operational dependencies between traffic, scheduling, and the headend, and design integrations that hold up under live broadcast conditions.

    We close the gap between traffic, scheduling, and the headend, so what’s planned is what airs.

    • Traffic system integration with playout automation
    • Ad break management
    • Content scheduling workflows
    • SCTE-35 signal integrity across the full linear delivery chain.

  • ATSC & DVB Standards Compliance

    Regulatory requirements do not pause for platform migrations. Our broadcast engineers keep broadcast compliance standards intact through every infrastructure change.

    • ATSC 1.0 and 3.0 transition support
    • DVB standards compliance
    • PSI/SI table management
    • PSIP configuration
    • Closed captioning and audio description compliance

  • Political Ad Compliance & File-Based QC

    Automate compliance without losing the documentation chain.

    Our work with major broadcasters gives teams a proven path for political ad classification, QC documentation, and audit-ready review workflows:

    • Automated loudness compliance (CALM Act)
    • Political advertising classification and documentation
    • Format validation against broadcast specifications
    • Metadata enrichment with exception-based human escalation.

  • IP Playout and OTT/CTV Channel Distribution

    We provide end-to-end management of master control and playout facility consolidation.

    Our engineering execution and program management keep consolidations on schedule, and operational cutover sequencing maintains on-air continuity throughout:

    • IP playout platform design and deployment
    • Cloud-based channel origination
    • Automated scheduling and playlist management
    • Distribution to OTT and CTV platforms, including direct-to-consumer apps, FAST channels, and virtual MVPD services.

  • SDI-to-IP Transition Planning (ST 2110)

    Migrate your broadcast facility to IP without transmission signal chain disruption. pureIntegration supports assessment and migration planning for broadcast facilities moving from traditional SDI infrastructure to IP video transport.

    Using the SMPTE ST 2110 standard, we design the migration path, plan the infrastructure changes, and sequence the cutover, so live operations remain stable throughout the transition.

    For facilities that need a phased approach, we plan and execute each step at the pace your operations can support.

SERVICE OFFERINGS

Video, Headend, and Broadcast Engineering Services

 

Execution-focused service areas covering the headend programs that define video infrastructure for cable and IPTV operators today.

01

Content Acquisition & Signal Infrastructure

pureIntegration supports satellite, terrestrial, and IP content acquisition across live video environments. 

We help operators build acquisition paths that support traditional broadcast delivery and IP-based forward paths simultaneously without exposing subscribers to source failures.

Support across linear and VOD services includes:

  • Signal ingest, routing, and switching

  • Source redundancy

  • Conditional access integration

  • RF combining and signal processing

  • Transport stream management 

Outcome: A more resilient and auditable acquisition layer with clearer signal paths, stronger redundancy, and fewer weak points between source and headend output.

 

02

Encoding Transition & Compression Engineering

pureIntegration plans and executes compression format transitions across MPEG-2, MPEG-4, HEVC, and AV1 forward paths. 

Our engineers support:

  • Channel-by-channel cutover planning

  • Headend reconfiguration

  • Stat mux configuration

  • Encode ladder design

  • Bitrate optimization

  • Subscriber device compatibility validation

Outcome: Cleaner cutovers, better compression planning, and fewer surprises across headend hardware, channels, and device types.

 

03

OTT, IP & Streaming Platform Integration

pureIntegration supports OTT, IP, and streaming platform programs from acquisition workflow design through launch and operational support. We help operators connect the pieces so platforms can remain stable under subscriber demand.

Our teams work across:

  • Encoding pipeline

  • Delivery network engineering

  • Streaming origin architecture and cloud DVR design

  • Virtual MVPD integration

  • Device platform support

  • Existing service migrations to IP delivery.

Outcome: Streaming infrastructure with stronger delivery paths, cleaner platform handoffs, and the operational visibility needed after launch.

 

04

Video Monitoring & Observability

pureIntegration improves visibility across video quality, signal performance, ad delivery, and service experience. We can work with your existing tools or deploy pureIntegration’s Unified Observability Platform.

Our teams support the following capabilities with defined service levels:

  • Real-time video monitoring

  • Subscriber device probe deployment

  • Signal monitoring

  • Synthetic monitoring configuration

  • Ad insertion verification

  • AI-driven operations integration

  • Incident triage

Outcome: Full signal visibility, earlier issue detection, and faster response before an issue becomes an outage.

 

05

 

File-Based QC & Compliance

AI-powered review helps high-volume content teams scale file-based quality control, while exception-based human escalation keeps judgment where it belongs. 

The process also preserves the documentation compliance teams need for audit trails, regulatory review, and internal accountability.

pureIntegration supports automated review for:

  • Loudness compliance

  • Broadcast specifications

  • Format validation

  • Missing elements

  • Metadata enrichment

  • Political ad classification.

Outcome: Faster review, less manual workload, and stronger QC documentation across high-volume content operations.

 

06

 

Headend Consolidation & Lab Integration

pureIntegration manages headend consolidation and post-acquisition lab integration programs across complex video environments. We offer engineering execution and program management disciplines, helping operators reduce risk and maintain control of live operations.

Our teams support:

  • Encoding platform migration

  • Operational cutover planning

  • Hardware decommissioning

  • Systems validation

  • Program coordination and optimization

Outcome: A smaller, cleaner, better-documented headend footprint with fewer cutover risks and stronger operational continuity.

 

 

 ACCOUNTABLE OPERATIONS SUPPORT

Your Headend Platform. Our Operational Accountability.

pureIntegration provides ongoing managed video operations for telecom and video operators. We embed experienced practitioners into your headend environment under a team model that keeps institutional knowledge with the engagement, not with individual contractors.

We understand the systems, the history, the dependencies, and the consequences of getting it wrong.

From 24/7 NOC support to tribal knowledge capture and retention, our managed operations model is built for live headend complexity. We operate as an extension of your team with defined scope, fewer coverage gaps, SLAs, stronger continuity, and stronger accountability.

Video Transport Operations


  • MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and HEVC compression format management 

  • Content protection and rights management 

  • Bitrate and channel configuration 

  • Channel map maintenance for live and on-demand services

Subscriber Device Management


  • Set-top and streaming device operations

  • Over-the-air software management

  • Firmware management

  • Device lifecycle support

  • License reconciliation for legacy equipment

OTT & Streaming Pipeline Support


Ongoing OTT and virtual MVPD service support:

  • Streaming encoding pipelines

  • Delivery network performance

  • Origin health

  • Delivery quality

  • MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and HEVC compression format management 

Ad Insertion Verification & Quality Monitoring


Support across linear and streaming delivery paths:

  • Ad availability monitoring

  • Insertion signal verification

  • Ad delivery QA

  • Service quality monitoring

OPOPERATIONAL DEBT REDUCTION

Avoid Headend Tech Debt With Every Upgrade Cycle

When encoding transitions, platform cutovers, and headend consolidations without architectural discipline, they can leave behind: undocumented configurations, integration workarounds, stranded software licenses, and operational debt. 

When old equipment is removed and new platforms are installed, licenses and support contracts tied to the retired infrastructure often remain on the books unnoticed. 

pureIntegration's tech debt assessment and remediation service finds and addresses all of it.

Assess

Assess

Find What Previous Migrations Left Behind

We perform structured audits of:

  • Legacy headend systems

  • Configuration drift

  • Undocumented workarounds

  • Integration health across traffic, scheduling, CMS, and playout platforms

  • OSS/BSS data quality gaps

We deliver a prioritized debt register with risk, complexity, and cost scoring, including stranded licenses and support contracts for decommissioned hardware.

Remediate

Remediate

Move From Findings to Fixes

No handoff. No lost context. The findings feed directly into the work plan. Our assessment team can also drive remediation across:

  • Platform modernization

  • OSS/BSS integration cleanup

  • API consolidation

  • Workflow automation

  • Infrastructure as Code migration

  • License recovery

Sustain

Sustain

Governance That Prevents Re-Accumulation

For operators that desire continued support, pureIntegration can provide managed services with defined SLAs and ongoing operational discipline. This includes:

  • Automated compliance checks

  • Configuration drift detection

  • Documentation standards

  • Operating models that prevent debt from accumulating again as platforms evolve

REAL-WORLD PLATFORM EXPERIENCE

We Have Operated These Platforms. Not Just Designed Them.

 

pureIntegration video engineers have spent more than 20 years inside major MSO and IPTV environments. We understand the headend platforms, architectures, and operational realities that define video infrastructure today.

Platform Experience Beyond Vendor Documentation

Our practitioners are deeply experienced with MPEG encoding platforms, stat mux environments, live headend NOCs, and OTT pipelines across major MSO deployments. 

We bring knowledge shaped by sustained operation, not just vendor documentation or implementation checklists.

A Team Model That Keeps Context Intact

Our managed operations model keeps platform knowledge with the engagement. 

When one engineer rotates off, the next inherits the full context, documentation, and operating history necessary to keep work on track without delays or resets.

Advisory and Execution Without Handoffs

pureIntegration supports platform strategy, architecture planning, and vendor selection, then sees it through execution. 

That continuity reduces gaps between the plan, the cutover, and the operational realities that follow.

Continuity for Complex Programs

Headend transitions often run for years. Our long-tenured client relationships help preserve the history behind platform decisions, past workarounds, system dependencies, and operational constraints. 

That context matters when live service moves through major infrastructure change.

GET STARTED

Put the Right Team Around Your Headend Program

Whether you are planning an encoding transition, executing a headend consolidation, or looking for sustained managed video operations, we can scope the right engagement from assessment and strategy through execution and long-term support.