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Pro Sales Broadcast upgrades playout system SOUTH AFRICA
TBN Africa has completed a system upgrade and expansion at its Johannesburg studios that has seen PlayBox Neo AirBox ser vers integrated by the manufacturer’s local par tner, Pro Sales Broadcast. TBN Africa is par t of Trinity Broadcast Network, the largest religious television network in the world. TBN Africa produces a variety of programmes which are integrated with selected content from around the world. Its playout system is based on AirBox ser vers which allow it to preschedule in advance of transmission while retaining the ability to override with live content whenever required. Upgrading to the manufacturer’s latest-generation AirBox Neo-20 is said to make the workflow more ef ficient, also introducing full suppor t for HD and the potential to playout in UHD. The expanded PlayBox Neo system at TBN Africa includes a new fully redundant
Abu Dhabi Media calls on Dejero UAE
Abu Dhabi Media has deployed a range of Dejero equipment in order to enhance its live news repor ting. This has included Dejero EnGo 260 mobile transmitters, WayPoint receivers and CuePoint low-latency return video ser vers, following a 2020 tender that was won by local systems integrator and Dejero par tner, Ideal Systems. The Dejero technology has repor tedly been central to Abu Dhabi Media’s successful live coverage of a number of events since it was rolled out. The use of EnGo 260 transmitters, WayPoint receivers and CuePoint return ser vers allowed the national broadcaster to capture highquality, flawless coverage of a fireworks display, something that is notoriously complex to accomplish with low latency but was achieved using the Hybrid Encoding Technology built into the Dejero kit. “We are delighted to have been awarded the contract for the overall newsroom upgrade at Abu Dhabi Media,” said Ayman Alkhatib of Ideal Systems. “Switching the broadcaster’s live news repor ting technology to Dejero
playout channel comprising two AirBox Neo-20 ser vers. “A special requirement for this project was the need to configure the playout ser vers to conver t SCTE 104 inser tion cues to the SCTE 35 protocol,” explained Pro Sales Broadcast managing director, Jonathan Sack. “This was handled as a software process and integrated closely with the PlayBox Neo platform.” “Customer continuity is always a healthy sign that we have the right solutions to suppor t our user base,” fur thered PlayBox Neo CEO, Pavlin Rahnev. “TBN has proved a highly professional par tner over the years and we are pleased to be assisting both its established and expanding operations.” www.playboxneo.com www.prosales.co.za www.tbn.org
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Dejero’s EnGo 260 transmitter represents a significant win in the region. During testing, the EnGo outclassed other products in terms of picture quality and per formance. Abu Dhabi Media also uses CuePoint extensively for confidence monitoring and plans to leverage the technology for teleprompting in the future. Full 5G coverage is coming in the UAE and Abu Dhabi Media is ready to roll this out with Dejero.”
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