Avid Connect 2019 Archives

Overcast Selected for AWS Booth At IBC 2019

Posted on July 9, 2019August 28, 2024 by Fiona Ashe

Overcast and AWS

Overcast HQ is delighted to announce that we have been selected by AWS (Amazon Web Services) to exhibit in their booth at IBC 2019, which will take place from 13^th to 17^th September in Amsterdam.

This is the second time this year the AWS team has selected us to exhibit alongside them. In April AWS chose Overcast HQ from technology companies worldwide as only one of 12 key tech enterprises to be on the AWS booth at NAB 2019 in Las Vegas.

Overcast HQ CEO Philippe Brodeur and CTO Zsolt Lorincz at NAB 2019

Overcast and AVID

It’s been a very exciting year so far in another way. We also attended Avid Connect 2019 in Las Vegas, where we initiated collaborations with some high profile Hollywood clients. Our Collaboration, Review and Approval application is now directly incorporated into Avid’s Media Central | Cloud UX platform.

Overcast HQ CEO Philippe Brodeur and CTO Zsolt Lorincz at Avid Connect 2019

About the IBC Show

IBC is a global media, entertainment and technology show. In 2018 it attracted more than 55,000 attendees from 150 countries around the world. This year’s speakers include former CEO of Warner Bros Claire Hungate, Head of YouTube EMEA Cécile Frot-Coutaz, and Director General of Irish broadcaster RTÉ Dee Forbes.

About Overcast HQ Ltd.

Overcast provides powerful video management solutions that streamline how businesses review, approve and collaborate on video using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Built on Amazon Web Services and integrated with Microsoft Azure as well as Google Cloud, Overcast is available around the world and delivers enterprise security, redundancy and scale. Overcast is offered as both a SaaS video and digital asset management service or as an OEM solution that can be integrated through its RESTful API directly into a tech stack.

For further information or to arrange a meeting at IBC 2019, please email Overcast CEO Philippe Brodeur: philippe@overcasthq.com

“Overcast’s Plan To Go Global” — The Irish Times

Posted on May 18, 2019August 27, 2024 by Fiona Ashe

Chief executive and founder of Overcast Philippe Brodeur with co-founder Zsolt Lorincz: Vodafone Ireland recently commissioned the company to stream VoD content directly to 35,000 household TVs.

Link to the Irish Time Article

Overcast CEO Interviewed On IABM TV in Las Vegas

Posted on May 10, 2019August 27, 2024 by Fiona Ashe

April 2019 was a very exciting month at Overcast HQ! We played our hand in Las Vegas and won.

We attended two global trade shows, announced two major partnerships and participated in an IABM TV discussion.

At Avid Connect 2019 we launched the integration of our software with the world’s premier edit suite. Our presence there has already led to collaborations with some high profile Hollywood clients.

At NAB 2019, we spent an exciting four days on the Amazon Web Services stand. We were selected by AWS from technology companies worldwide as one of its 12 key tech partners for the event.

While in Las Vegas, Overcast CEO Philippe Brodeur was invited to be a panellist on IABM TV’s discussion about trends in content creation. Here’s what he had to say:

IABM TV Panel

About Overcast HQ Ltd.

Overcast HQ provides powerful video management solutions that streamline how businesses review, approve and collaborate on video using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Built on Amazon Web Services and integrated with Microsoft Azure as well as Google Cloud, Overcast is available around the world and delivers enterprise security, redundancy and scale. Overcast is offered as both a SaaS video and digital asset management service or as an OEM solution that can be integrated through its RESTful API directly into a tech stack.

For further information, please contact Philippe Brodeur on +353-(0)86-834-7881 or philippe@overcasthq.com.

The Cloud In The Sky Is The Limit

Posted on April 26, 2019August 27, 2024 by Fiona Ashe

At NAB 2019 and Avid Connect 2019, we rocked Vegas! Well, maybe not in the traditional sense but we rocked it our way since we’re not as famous as Celine Dion (not yet, anyway).

Avid Connect 2019

We were delighted to launch our partnership with the world’s premier editing software at Avid Connect 2019. Overcast’s Collaboration, Review and Approval application is now directly incorporated into Avid’s Media Central | Cloud UX platform and our presence at Connect 2019 has already led to collaborations with some high profile Hollywood clients.

Overcast HQ CEO Philippe Brodeur and CTO Zsolt Lorincz at Avid Connect 2019

NAB 2019

From the Aria Resort we headed for the Las Vegas Convention Center, where we spent the rest of the week at NAB 2019. What a buzz! It was very exciting being on the Amazon Web Services stand, having been selected by AWS from technology companies worldwide as one of its 12 key tech partners for the event.

Overcast HQ CTO Zsolt Lorincz and CEO Philippe Brodeur at NAB 2019

Global Ambitions

Building technology partnerships with two of the biggest media players in the world is central to Overcast’s global ambition.

After 8 days and more than a hundred client meetings, we left Las Vegas on a high. We can’t wait for next year!

If you can’t wait until then to find out how our video management platform will save you time and money, you can contact our CEO Philippe Brodeur directly on philippe@overcasthq.com. We’d be delighted to give you a demonstration of the Overcast platform.