Fotios Tretas ୰

Fotios Tretas was born in Athens in 1975. He has 29 years’ experience in the Media Broadcast industry, specializing in TV stations design. He has extensive Management experience in Broadcast terrestrial & Satellite Transmission Communication. He has deep knowledge of media production, transmission, broadcasting and operation of telecommunications systems. He has deepened his knowledge on preserving audiovisual archives. He also has experience in team/personnel Management and in the implementation of new technological developments. He is a senior Engineer. He is experienced in working with leading brands in the broadcast industries -Solution Design Architect for OTT TV / Video - (HbbTV) -Broadcast Media | OTT | IPTV Consultant & Project Specialist -Knowledge of telecoms and video broadcast technologies, in particular technical skills, on IPTV, DVB-T/T2, DVB subtitling, NOC,Data Networks, Value Added Services -Managing TV circuits ,PAY Tv, Analoge,SDI ,HD, 3D and mpeg DVB-T/T2,DVB-S signals -Design, proposing and integrating Head-End, Disaster Recovery, Broadcast, PAY Tv, Continuity and Studio equipment -Design, proposing, implement and configuring all technical systems,satellite systems,Encoders, Multiplexers, multiviewers, video routing systems -Installing, upgrading, troubleshooting and maintaining all sorts of broadcasting equipment -Strong experience of the following components: (cloudified) backend, headend, video distribution, frontend/devices/ STB -Solid understanding of video encoding (e.g. H.264, HEVC/H.265), video packaging and OTT streaming (e.g. HLS, DASH, etc.),DRM solutions and headend (e.g. IP receivers, conditional access solutions), cloud infrastructures - Significant experience in broadcast IP processes and standards including SMPTE 2110 and 2022 to supports the transition to next-generation compliant architectures - Technical knowledge on several or all of the following: o Video/audio routers multi-viewers o Video/audio signal processing o Master control switching and branding o Live production studios/trucks o IP networking / Cameras / Switchers / Media Workflow / Cloud Architectures o AWS / Azure / Virtualization o 4k / UHD / Transmission / News Production / On-Air graphics / Virtual Studios o SMPTE 2110/2022 / NDI video / NewTek TriCaster / Video Walls / IP Studio o Multilingual Playout and Automation: Linear and Cloud based o Closed Captioning / Subtitling / SCTE104/SCTE35/EPG -member of EBU -member of SMPTE -member of IEEE ID: 93715531 -member of ISACA ID: 987627 -member of OWASP ID: 020006233