2. Table of Contents
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About Broadleaf Recruitment 3
Technology 5
Services 6
Engineering Resources 7
International Focus 8
Clients 9
Case Studies 10
Contact 11
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3. About Broadleaf Recruitment
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Broadleaf Recruitment is based in the United Kingdom and offers specialist consultancy in the
payTV technology sector, focused particularly on software and systems used in digital video
distribution. We undertake a broad range of technical and commercial assignments, with
ongoing projects in areas including sales and marketing, professional services, technical
support, and software development.
Our services are offered worldwide, and a deep understanding of the
payTV market on an international level has provided us with a
unique perspective, enabling us to deliver staffing solutions in
over 50 countries to date. With established talent networks
and a client base spread across Europe, Asia, Africa,
Australasia and the Americas, there are few regions in which
we do not have existing experience to draw upon.
Whether you're looking to build an international sales team
or increase your engineering capabilities, our knowledge and
experience allow us to overcome all the challenges of
recruitment in this field.
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4. Technology
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Broadleaf Recruitment focuses on digital video technologies for the payTV segment, offering
highly specialised recruitment services for this very niche technology market. Our client base
across this sector is broad, and includes vendors, resellers, integrators and OEM/ODMs, ranging
in size from startup to long standing market leaders.
Our area of technological focus largely encompasses video distribution and digital headend
products used by operators of telco, cable and DTH services. Technology enabling TV
Everywhere and online video is also a core facet of our business. See below for an overview of
the main technologies we work with.
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DVB, ATSC,
IPTV, OTT, VOD,
H.264, MPEG-
DASH, HbbTV
TV
Everywhere,
interactive
television, TV
apps
Set-top box,
residential
gateway, PVR,
digital headend,
smart TV
Conditional
access system,
CAM, DRM,
watermarking
BSS/OSS
for payTV,
subscriber
management
system
Video encoding,
transcoding,
multiplexing, scrambling,
TV metadata, QoS and
monitoring,
middleware, UI,
EPG
Semiconductor,
SoC, decoder, tuner,
demodulator,
embedded
systems
Content delivery
network, video SaaS
online video platform,
streaming, media player,
advertising/ad
insertion
6. Services
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Broadleaf Recruitment offers highly adaptable recruitment solutions designed to meet the
demands of any organisation in the payTV space. Knowledge of the technology and global
market trends helps us appreciate the unique aspects of each company we work with, and
enables us to offer our clients a service tailored to each assignment we undertake. With all
clients we strive to create long-lasting relationships, providing an ongoing source of expertise
and advice for all staffing requirements. We offer a range of services to make this possible.
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Some of our services include:
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NEW
MARKET ENTRY
Recruitment services to
enable overseas expansion
in major and emerging
markets worldwide.
Excellent track record of
success in this area
CONTINGENCY
SEARCH
With one-off payment on
a success-only basis, for
permanent and
temporary staff
PAYROLLING
CONTRACTORS
Providing onsite and
offshore consultants
for short and long
term projects
RETAINED
SEARCH
Handling the entire
process of sourcing
candidates on a role-by-role
basis to conduct
comprehensive research
within talent markets and
provide detailed
short-lists
RECRUITMENT
PROCESS OUTSOURCING
Managing all internal
recruitment and sourcing activities
for organisations including
advertisement, shortlisting
candidates, and consultation on
defining an appropriate
recruitment process
7. Engineering Resources
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Broadleaf offers diverse engineering services including: technology consulting, new product
development, system integration, migration and testing.
We manage an extensive network of contractors and consultants, and work in partnership with a
select number of contract management organisations and engineering services companies who
specialise in media and entertainment technology. Our partners have a proven track record of
delivering outstanding results across six continents.
The utilisation of overseas engineering resources, coupled with our ability to combine onshore,
nearshore and offshore services depending on the needs of the client, ensures Broadleaf
enables companies worldwide to outsource their engineering work at high quality and lower
cost.
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System-Software Integration and Testing
Broadleaf can promptly serve needs ranging from individual consultants to larger more complex
teams.
- Digital TV end-to-end solutions - IPTV, OTT, TV Everywhere
- Set-top box - satellite, cable, terrestrial, IP
- Content protection - conditional access, DRM
- Subscriber management - BSS/OSS, billing, ERP
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Technical Services
Our objective is to provide engineering services in all major media technologies related to
payTV.
- RTOS: Linux, Unix, Embedded JAVA, Android, iOS
- Programming languages and frameworks: Java, C/C++, .NET, C#, Objective-C
- Industry Standards: H.264, MPEG, MHP, MHEG 5, OCAP- Tru2Way, HbbTV
- GUI: HTML5, Flash, Java, C
- Web services: XML, SOAP, WSDL
- IP streaming: HLS, HDS, MPEG-DASH, RTMP, RTP,
- Automation testing and QA
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Application Development
Broadleaf can help you address the challenges of developing interactive applications on all
major technology platforms, including cable, satellite, terrestrial, IPTV, OTT set-top boxes, smart
TV, smart phones, web portals, tablets, and other devices.!
- GUI development, rich/dynamic UI
- Live TV Player: HLS, HDS, HTTP, MMS streaming support
- DRM/CAS integration!
- EPG
- IPTV player enhancement: IGMP, RTMP, RTPS
- Push/pull VOD, PVR
- Gaming
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8. International Focus
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Broadleaf has experience in an expansive range of countries - over 50 in total and always
increasing. This, combined with extensive work assisting companies enter or expand into
overseas territories, has enabled us to acquire the knowledge and experience needed to
overcome the challenges encountered in many regions.
Our outstanding record delivering on international assignments, particularly in emerging
markets, is a demonstration of our ability to adapt modern sourcing techniques to the
challenges of global recruitment. We have undertaken assignments in all the countries below,
although our networks extend beyond these areas.
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EUROPE UK, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, France, Germany, Netherlands, Denmark, Norway,
Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Turkey
ASIA UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Lebanon, Kazakhstan, India, Sri
Lanka, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia,
Philippines
AUSTRALASIA Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia
NORTH AMERICA USA, Canada, Mexico, Cayman Islands, Jamaica
SOUTH AMERICA Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay
AFRICA Egypt, South Africa, Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria
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9. Case Studies
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Some examples of projects and assignments undertaken by Broadleaf
consultants, including individual vacancies.
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Contingency search assignments for a conditional access/DRM vendor looking to expand
across several continents.
Sales Directors – Vietnam, Indonesia
Pre-sales Engineer – Singapore
Service Engineers – Singapore, USA and the Netherlands
Service Engineering Manager – USA
Development and Integration Engineers – USA, Germany
Contingency search for a set-top box manufacturer growing sales team in EMEA and LATAM
following several acquisitions.
Sales Director LATAM – Brazil
Sales Manager ME - Dubai
Sales Manager French speaking Africa
Sales Manager CEE – Germany
Sales Manager Russia and CIS – Russia
Business Unit Manager – Germany
Retained search for an Asian set-top box and end-to-end headend system manufacturer
entering Europe.
Sales Director EMEA – comprehensive search conducted and detailed information
provided on candidate market and considerations on opening an office/employment in
the UK.
Engineering services provided to a South African manufacturer outsourcing project work to
onsite consultants.
Integration engineers with knowledge of Broadcom chipset, Android and Zigbee stack
for 6-12 month contracts.
Development engineers experienced with STMicro chipset and Conax conditional access
system.
Contingency search for a global SMS/billing vendor entering the payTV sector.
Sales Director APAC – Singapore/Australia
Senior Director of Global Marketing – USA
Sales Director EMEA - UK
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