ViewSat, based in the UK and specialising in delivering television and radio to sub-Saharan Africa as well as the Middle East, has expanded its channels. PlayBox has supplied two playout channels to ViewSat, bringing the total number of channels using the technology to 25. AirBox playout servers and TitleBox interactive on-air graphics generators are part […]
ViewSat, based in the UK and specialising in delivering television and radio to sub-Saharan Africa as well as the Middle East, has expanded its channels. PlayBox has supplied two playout channels to ViewSat, bringing the total number of channels using the technology to 25.
AirBox playout servers and TitleBox interactive on-air graphics generators are part of the latest extension offered by PlayBox. The configuration of most of the channels matched the existing operations at the facility.
We have been using PlayBox because of its reasonable price and the good delivery times, said Awaes Jaswal, the CEO of ViewSat. The channel-in-a-box facility is important as it wraps everything we need automated playout with interactive CG and graphics into one.
The user interface is important, he added. It is straightforward and a lot of our customers are used to it, especially those in the Middle East, which makes training much easier. Our customers use a variety of content mixes, including SMS call bars as well as advertising and the normal programme playout. So there is quite a bit of variety, and there is also a variety of people that work on the box.
The strength of the relationship between the two companies is reflected in the fact that PlayBox has been adding channels at a rate of one or two every six to eight weeks.
