Matrox Video today announced that the Matrox ConvertIP Series of encoders/decoders and converters has been awarded a three-year framework agreement supporting Rai’s ongoing transition from SDI to SMPTE ST 2110-based broadcast infrastructure. Working in collaboration with local systems integration partner Allyn Srl, Matrox Video supported the tender process and solution development that led to the framework agreement award.
As Rai (Radiotelevisione Italiana) continues to evolve its broadcast operations toward IP, the organisation is adopting ST 2110 workflows to support greater flexibility across production and playout environments.
“Our move to IP is a long-term transformation, and we need solutions that will let us migrate at our own pace without disrupting operations,” said Stefano Marchetti, head of playout and network engineering at Rai. “The Matrox ConvertIP Series will provide a practical foundation for how we want to build and manage our ST 2110 environments going forward, enabling incremental deployment, operational continuity, and long-term scalability.”
Under the framework agreement, the Matrox ConvertIP Series will support gateway and monitoring requirements within Rai’s developing IP ecosystem. The ConvertIP DSS and DSH models provide compact, standalone signal conversion and monitoring capabilities, supporting both SDI and HDMI interfaces and enabling broadcasters to bridge legacy and IP infrastructures with broadcast-grade reliability.
ConvertIP supports practical IP migration use cases, including signal transmission and reception in smaller environments, quad-split monitoring applications, and inter-site media transport. Its standalone design allows broadcasters to introduce ST 2110 incrementally without large-scale infrastructure replacement. By enabling SDI- and HDMI-to-ST 2110 conversion, the solution helps broadcasters adapt workflows without compromising quality or operational control.
“IP migration is a long-term transformation that requires solutions capable of supporting both current and future workflows,” said Francesco Scartozzi, vice president of sales and business development at Matrox Video. “Our early and sustained investment in SMPTE ST 2110 has not only enabled us to build robust, standards-based products, but also to collaborate with forward-thinking customers like Rai who share our vision for IP-based infrastructure. We are proud that the Matrox ConvertIP Series has been included in Rai’s framework agreement, delivering broadcast-grade reliability with the flexibility required for real-world IP migration.”
The framework award followed a competitive technical evaluation process, with ConvertIP meeting Rai’s requirements for standalone gateway functionality and monitoring in a standards-based ST 2110 environment.
“Rai is an extremely strategic customer with rigorous technical expectations,” said Alessandro De Felice, project manager at Allyn. “Working closely with Matrox Video, we developed a solution aligned with Rai’s technical requirements for this project.”