TV CHANNEL PLAYOUT

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STANDARD FEATURES:
- Fully digital technical infrastructure with advanced TX monitoring
- 24/7 off-air satellite return monitoring
- Interactive playout servers with logo, clock, graphics and text insertion
- Ingest system compatible with all tape formats
- Support for media delivery via FTP and DVD
- Terabyte of hard drive storage providing 300 hours of MPEG-2 video at 7 Mbits/s (extra space optional)
- Backup system carrying emergency schedule as standard (1:1 mirrored server optional)
- TV-Centre CM™ scheduling software provided with training and technical support
- Playout automation support for all popular types of TV schedules:
- Editorial type playout with live events
- Jukebox type with interactive voting,
- Regional break-out type with commercial blocks replacement….etc
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BSkyB EPG PUBLISHING SERVICES
Uploading of EPG data to BSkyB’s Broadcast Control Server where the client is responsible for the accuracy of all information including spelling, grammar and genre classification.
EPG schedule information is due 16 days ahead of transmission.
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OFCOM COMPLIANCE RECORDING (server based, last 3 months)
Monitoring recording system which stores the last 3 months of broadcast material recorded as 1 hour files suitable for OFCOM review. Media is stored on a rolling 3 months basis.
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1+1 REDUNDANCY BACK-UP PLAYOUT
This option provides a second server dedicated to the channel which carries a mirrored schedule and media. The first playout server is monitored by the system and in the unlikely event of failure the redundant server immediately switches in.
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DYNAMIC TEXT AND GRAPHIC SERVER
Info Channel type text and graphics can be used in a number of ways and can provide a dynamic financial, sports, weather etc. news display with animations, tickers and slides windows configured at any size and screen position. Content updates from various remote sources including the internet are supported. It can also be used to display SMS text messages. All features can be controlled and configured remotely.
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Full range of additional services available; please request the latest rate card
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