Broadcast · AV · Software · IT ON AIR

Broadcast engineering, from cable to code.

Evental Media designs, builds and supports broadcast and AV systems for broadcasters, production companies, rental companies and events. From studio infrastructure and live production to our own software, and the servers, websites and email your business runs on.

Our technology runs at
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What we do

The work, and what runs underneath.

Six disciplines, one team. Each comes with code the way we write it, some of it straight from our own products.

Telvi.Player.V3/Host/PlayerHost.csC#
// HARD START: wait until exact start moment
var now = DateTime.Now;
if (current.StartType == MediaStartTimeTypes.Hard
    && now < current.StartTime)
    await Task.Delay(current.StartTime - now, hostCt)
        .ConfigureAwait(false);

var (offset, hardStopUtc) = ComputeTiming(current);

// FOLLOW end: preempt when next normal item has HARD start
DateTime? followPreemptLocal = null;
if (current.EndType == MediaEndTimeTypes.Follow)
    followPreemptLocal = PeekNextNormalHardStartTimeLocal();

// Run playback with its own CTS so we can preempt it
using var playCts =
    CancellationTokenSource.CreateLinkedTokenSource(hostCt);
var playTask = Task.Run(() => _engine.PlayAsync(
    current, offset, hardStopUtc, playCts.Token), playCts.Token);
Telvi Player V3 · playout-loopshortened
Approach

From first sketch to ongoing support.

One-off jobs are fine, but most of our work is ongoing. We design, build and stay your point of contact afterwards.

01

Advice

We go through your current setup and workflow, on site or remotely, and make clear what's needed.

02

Design

Signal flow, rack and cabling plan, software architecture and a budget that adds up.

03

Build

Building, commissioning and testing. Handed over with documentation your own team can work with.

04

Support

Updates, support and licences through our customer portal, so a system runs just as well three years from now.

Hosting and IT

Your websites, email and servers too.

Alongside broadcast and AV, we do a lot of IT. We host websites, email and other services on our own servers, in data centres in the Netherlands, Germany and Finland.

That gives you one point of contact for all your technology: from the camera in the studio to the mailbox at the office.

  • Web hosting. Websites and web apps, with SSL certificates, updates and backups taken care of.
  • Email. Mailboxes on your own domain, on our own mail servers.
  • Servers and management. Servers for your own software, with monitoring and backups.
  • IT support. Help with your systems and network, remotely or on site.
Products

Software we build ourselves.

Our own software for broadcasters, conferences, concerts and the engineering behind them. Licences, updates and support run through our own customer portal.

ON AIR

Unattended playout for 24/7 television

Telvi plans, plays out and watches over your channel. The schedule is ready weeks in advance and then runs on its own, right on time. You can step in live at any moment.

  • Always on air. If there's a gap in the schedule, an emergency playlist takes over automatically.
  • Planned weeks ahead. Formats and rules fill up to 30 days of programming in one go.
  • Live control. With the Cue Clock you start a transition exactly when the director calls it.
  • Scalable. From one channel to four in 4K UHD, licensed per channel and connected to your own systems through an API.
1-4 channels · up to 4K UHD
TelviSilDe STANDALONE

Watches your broadcast for black, silence and freeze

SilDe watches and listens to your outgoing signal and raises the alarm the moment something goes wrong, before the first viewer calls in. Part of Telvi, but just as usable on its own alongside any other playout.

  • Any source. The screen of your playout PC, a capture card reading back the actual output, or a stream over SRT, RTMP, HLS or UDP.
  • No false alarms. Adjustable thresholds and hold times, so a quiet pause or the end credits don't count as a fault. A station logo in the corner won't mask a black picture.
  • Unattended. Starts with Windows and resumes monitoring by itself after a power cut or restart.
  • Works with Telvi. Within the Telvi package, SilDe reports every alarm straight to Telvi Server.
Windows · screen, capture card or stream
PPT-Sync NEW

Run every presentation from one place

For conferences, trade shows and events with several rooms or screens. The technical crew sees every presentation screen live and runs them all from a single workstation.

  • Always in sync. Linked presentations move slide by slide together; if one drifts, a single click brings it back.
  • Show preparation. Cues, presets and a pre-show check that finds problems before the room fills up.
  • For speakers. Stage monitors with next slide, notes and timer on any screen on the network.
  • Fits your control room. Operated from Bitfocus Companion and Stream Deck.
Windows · macOS · server + client
Timer-Sync NEW

Every speaker on time

A stage timer for conferences, events and broadcasts. Every timer of the show sits in one rundown on the operator PC and goes out to as many screens as you need.

  • A rundown with a schedule. Every timer gets a planned start, and you see at once how far ahead or behind the show is running.
  • A layout for every screen. Outputs on a screen of the operator PC or in any browser on the network.
  • Adjust during the show. Add or take time, and send messages such as "Wrap up" to the stage.
  • Fits your control room. Operated from a phone or tablet, Bitfocus Companion and Stream Deck.
Windows · outputs in any browser
FlowConnect BETA

From signal flow to complete documentation

A flowchart app built for the AV industry. Drag in devices from the library or add your own equipment, then connect them. FlowConnect turns it into wiring diagrams, connection sheets and IP lists: everything you would otherwise draw by hand in draw.io.

  • Your own equipment. Use existing devices or add your own, with a product photo and every port in exactly the right place.
  • Type to type. An output only fits an input that accepts that signal, so an SDI output never ends up on an HDMI input.
  • Documentation included. FlowConnect builds wiring diagrams, connection sheets and IP lists from your flow; the output keeps growing during the beta.
  • For jobs and classrooms. For AV and event companies, broadcast and education, with classes and student accounts.
In the browser · Evental Media account
Sarah Bakkers behind a studio camera
About

Video, engineering and software under one roof.

Evental Media is a technical agency in Rotterdam for broadcast, AV, software and IT. We bring together what is usually split across several parties: the crew that runs a production, the systems it runs on, the software that ties it all together, and the servers underneath.

That means fewer handovers. Whoever designs the studio also knows the playout, and the software is written by people who work behind the control desk themselves.

Evental Media was founded by Sarah Bakkers, an event technician with a background in automation and robotics.

What we work with

Video
Blackmagic, Roland Pro AV, PTZ cameras, projection
Lighting
Avolites, Resolume
Show control
PPT-Sync, Bitfocus Companion, OSC, HTTP
Software
C# and .NET 10, TypeScript, Python, SQL Server
Hosting
Our own servers in the Netherlands, Germany and Finland
Design
AutoCAD, Fusion 360, SketchUp
Safety
VCA, NEN 3140
Certifications
Aerial work platform, forklift, reach truck
For emerging artists

Just starting out with your music? We'll help you get going.

We have a soft spot for artists who are just starting out. Need a website, a proper recording of your first show or anything else that genuinely moves you forward? We'll make it at a friendly price.

In all honesty: we only build what you need or what genuinely makes it better. A simple site that works is often worth more than an expensive one nobody keeps up to date.

What we can help with

  • Your own website. Your music, shows and contact details in one place.
  • Footage of your gig. A recording or livestream that shows what you do.
  • Lighting and tech. For a showcase, a release party or your first headline night.
  • Honest advice. What you do and don't need, so your money goes to what matters.
Contact

Let's patch you through.

A new studio, a conference with five halls, hosting for your website and email, or software that doesn't exist yet. Tell us what you have in mind and we'll plan an introduction, on location or online.