|
California:
The Danish Broadcasting Corp has chosen SGI equipment and
systems integration services for the second phase of its
new integrated news system.
The project, valued at US $6.5 million, has an estimated
completion date of December 2003. Based on the SGI Media
Server for broadcast system and designed by SGI, the Sports
and News Production System (SNPS) is a total solution that
provides a robust and flexible file-based digital production
environment built on a content-sharing asset management
system.
For DR personnel in 11 different news and sports departments
including television, radio and online operations, the breakthrough
move to a file-based digital system will significantly change
and enhance current workflows - resulting in more-effective
and more-efficient production methods, says a company release.
The first newscasts produced on the SGI system are slated
for broadcast in May 2003. DR, Denmark's oldest and largest
public service radio and television company, plans to implement
an all-digital workflow for all television production departments
and the TV-Byen, Arhus and Christiansborg locations by 2005.
The company operates two nationwide television channels
and three nationwide radio stations, owns and operates several
local television and radio stations and employs more than
3,500 people.
Once
Phase 2 is complete the staff will have even faster access
to archived material and will be able to share video and
sound material across TV, radio and online operations, the
release adds. For
Phase 2, SGI will design archival and Web interface functionality
into the SNPS system. The project includes the design of
the overall digital architecture, integration of the required
multivendor technologies, and a variety of professional
services, project management, and project-specific software
development. Hardware requirements for the second phase
of the project include eight SGI Media Server for broadcast
systems; a 24-processor SGI Origin 3000 series server; a
12-processor SGI Origin 300 server; two SGI(R) TP9400 storage
systems with 3.4TB of storage, and SGI Data Migration Facility
(DMF) software for moving data from disk to tape that will
serve as the foundation for archiving material.
Click here for more TV Technology Update
|
