VSN and British systems integrator VSC have executed the migration of Angolan channel TV Zimbo to HD. Part of the Medianova group, TV Zimbo is the first private channel in Angola that broadcasts nationwide over terrestrial and cable via the TV Cabo platform. Internationally it transmits via satellite on the DStv and Zap platforms. The solution […]
VSN and British systems integrator VSC have executed the migration of Angolan channel TV Zimbo to HD.
Part of the Medianova group, TV Zimbo is the first private channel in Angola that broadcasts nationwide over terrestrial and cable via the TV Cabo platform. Internationally it transmits via satellite on the DStv and Zap platforms. The solution powers up the interoperability of VSN modules through the VSNSPIDER framework, enabling communication between different solutions.
VSNs turnkey solution includes the upgrade of MCR baseband equipment to HD. The automation system, VSNMULTICOM PLAY, interfaces the new Miranda Imagestore and PresStation for channel branding together with the new NVISION 9000 router control, facilitating the automation for the linear distribution.
The VSNNEWS solution covers the complete newsroom and studio production. This solution includes the VSNWIRES module allowing for the reception of news wires from the agencies together with the associated video media. The newsroom houses thirty journalists and six craft editors. With the production tools module the Grass Valley EDIUS Pro projects in the EMC ISILON production storage are linked to the news stories as well as the management of footage from XDCAM or P2 cards via the MAM system.
Furthermore, the tight integration of the archive allows journalist to work over the PROXY while hi-res media is being automatically moved to be available for the craft editors, enriching the stories while increasing near-line storage performance for a newsroom environment. The Twitter and Youtube integrations also extend TV Zimbos publishing capabilities.
The media asset management and archive, based on VSNEXPLORER, provide tracking and management of the contents in all available storages. The occupation of all the online storages is set to a certain threshold for best performance, having set deletion rules based on broadcast scheduling. Content is archived to a Qualstar LTO library after the validation process and media is also moved to online storages automatically based on the scheduling for the next days.
The complete system has been designed to avoid single points of failure with frame accurate change-over for 24×7 uninterrupted operation.
