Information Affairs Authority (IAA), a government-owned broadcaster in Bahrain, has upgraded its news infrastructure with Avid Everywhere as the backbone of its new HD workflow. IAA has used Avid systems in its newsroom for many years. The broadcaster wanted to upgrade its legacy system to HD in order to take advantage of new technology and workflow […]
Information Affairs Authority (IAA), a government-owned broadcaster in Bahrain, has upgraded its news infrastructure with Avid Everywhere as the backbone of its new HD workflow.
IAA has used Avid systems in its newsroom for many years. The broadcaster wanted to upgrade its legacy system to HD in order to take advantage of new technology and workflow efficiencies, such as remote web-based ingest and editing, to improve the quality of its production. IAA also needed to minimise downtime and remain on air during the transition.
The facility was upgraded by INC as the key systems integrator.
“We trust Avid to provide the best solution for news production, said Eng. Abdulla Al-Balooshi General Director of Technical and Technology Affairs at IAA.
Our key requirements were to fully deploy the latest production technologies available, while continuing to broadcast throughout.
IAA installed an Interplay PAM with MediaCentral, with upgraded solutions from the Avid Media and storage suites. MediaCentral|UX provides the remote working that IAA required, with real-time access to production assets, metadata and iNEWS stories. ISIS 7000 shared storage solution delivers unparalleled SD, HD and 4K performance and collaboration capabilities. AirSpeed Multistream multichannel video server accelerates media workflows. Editing is handled by Media Composer with Newscutter. iNEWS and iNEWS Command give total control over every aspect of news content creation, automation and playout.
Avid and INC spent a lot of time with us in the planning of the new system to help us minimise disruption and keep us on air during the transition, added Eng. Abdulla Al-Balooshi at IAA .
We now have a sophisticated end to end tapeless HD workflow that is easy to use and provides the remote access we need. With built-in redundancy and the Avid name, we have the peace of mind that we can operate a quick news turnaround and offer a high quality production, without worrying about on-air delays or system failures.
We have built a solid relationship with IAA over the years, and they have put their trust in us to provide a reliable yet streamlined HD news workflow, said Amro Elbouhy, Territory Account Manager at Avid.
By embracing Avid Everywhere, Bahrain TV has increased its efficiency, improved its productivity, and has a workflow that is future proof.
