CAST STREAMLINE PLAYOUT SERVER OPERATIONS

MULTICHANNEL broadcast television company, Cable & Satellite Transmission (CAST) have streamlined part of their operations with automated digital video storage and delivery through the collaboration of Harris Automation solutions and SeaChange International.
A division of UK-based Barnes Trust Television, CAST are one of the major playout facilities in the UK.
The configuration of SeaChange’s Broadcast MediaCluster MPEG-2 video server system with Louth ADC-100 automation equipment from Harris Automation Solutions currently supports five television channels. CAST plan to expand their SeaChange-originated output with the addition of at least three channels, which will take advantage of SeaChange’s Time Delay capability to delay satellite broadcasts from London to other time zones.
CAST Director, Roger Morris, said: “SeaChange have been the ideal solution to CAST’s expanding multistream and the multichannel requirements.”
The Louth Media Client is used to prepare tapes and record over 300 hours of programming in Broadcast MediaCluster, while the Louth Air Monitor provides a multichannel timeline display. The system is interfaced to the CAST central Transmission Control area, which is a state-of-the-art signal, audio and picture quality control area.
Available in incremental upgrade capabilities, the SeaChange Broadcast MediaCluster is available in various configurations to support small stations and the large multi-channel requirements.