RTÉ's Aertel go digital with SysMedia's Plasma Magenta

SysMedia have been awarded the contract to provide the production solution for RTÉ's new digital text service on the Sky platform.
In a two-phase project commencing March 2003, SysMedia's technology will enable RTÉ, Ireland's public service broadcaster, to bring digital teletext to satellite viewers.
The new service will allow satellite viewers of RTÉ's two television channels, RTÉ1 and Network 2, to browse a digital version of their Aertel text service. At the completion of the project RTÉ will have a single production system for both analogue and digital AERTEL services.
Using SysMedia's Plasma Magenta content management and production system, RTÉ journalists will be able to author and publish common content on both analogue and digital platforms. Content will also be taken from RTÉ's existing content management system and from other external content providers in XML format.
Through the advanced user interface, editors can preview all content exactly as it will be displayed on viewers' screens, and Plasma Magenta gives them considerable flexibility to create a dynamic information service that can quickly respond to changing editorial needs.
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