Trans7 Expands Playout Facilities With PlayBox Technology

Television broadcaster Trans7 has deepened its broadcast playout facilities at its Jakarta headquarters with the purchase of a PlayBox Technology Production AirBox Neo.

Iulian Ionescu, APAC Regional Sales Director, PlayBox Technology, said: "This new system integrates closely with the network's existing infrastructure. Trans7 has performed broadcast playout with AirBox servers very successfully for many years, all of them recently upgraded to the latest-generation Neo series."

Agung Wicaksono, Technical Manager, Trans7, added: "We find the AirBox platform easy to use and highly reliable. Our existing AirBox servers were assigned to Studio One which is used for production of interstitials and Studio Two which is equipped for green-screen virtual set presentations. This latest addition is dedicated to Studio Three which is designed for use in a multiplicity of roles. The recent upgrade to Production AirBox Neo has added useful extra facilities including the ability to supplement our present HD and SD transmissions with a UHD channel if or when market conditions make that appropriate. PlayBox Technology Indonesia engineer Dandy Kurniawan and his team give us excellent after sales support which makes us very confident in using PlayBox Technology solutions. We are already in discussion both for system expansion and backup."

ProductionAirBox Neo is a media manipulation and delivery system with near-zero latency. A range of file formats and resolutions can be imported into the playlist, with up to 16 digital audio channels to accommodate multi-channel multi-language programmes. The feature set also includes forward or reverse shuttle at up to 32x speed, mixing of different video resolutions and formats in a single playlist, logical content trimming, multi-channel audio output, plus support for a variety of compression standards and media containers. The NewTek Network Device Interface (NDI) open protocol for IP production workflow is also supported.

As part of the TransCorp media group, Trans7 transmits a range of programmes in high-definition and standard-definition via terrestrial UHF plus a streaming online channel.

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(JP/LM)