Comité Français de Radio-Télévision Uses NETIA MANREO
Comité Français de Radio-Télévision uses NETIA MANREOTM to repurpose "Le Jour du Seigneur" programs for public access via new online library system. MANREOTM content management system simplifies digitizing, repurposing, and distribution of popular program over multiple platforms.
CLARET, France - Nov. 14, 2006 - NETIA today announced that the Comité Français de Radio-Télévision is using the NETIA MANREOTM content management solution to support JDS.tv, a new online library featuring "Le Jour du Seigneur" ("Day of the Lord"), France's oldest broadcast program. The MANREOTM system is enabling Comité Français de Radio- Télévision staff to repurpose and organize more than 2,000 hours of Catholic religious documentaries and news magazines, originally broadcast on the France 2 television network, for public access via the JDS.tv Web site.
"We've basically kept material from "Le Jour du Seigneur" on tape and film in a cupboard for the past 50 years," said Bruno Luz, CIO, Le Jour du Seigneur. "Once the material was broadcast, it became virtually inaccessible to the public, and we wanted to digitize it to preserve it for the future, making it possible for viewers to see certain programs again. NETIA's MANREO content management systems provide a flexible solution for centralizing, sharing, repurposing, and distributing this valuable content across multiple channels."
The MANREOTM range of software is designed to allow content owners and producers to manage and add value to media through digitization, editing of raw footage, indexing, archiving, and browsing. The software offers comprehensive tools for managing processes from acquisition to broadcast on multiple platforms and channels.
The Comité Français de Radio-Télévision uses several MANREOTM modules including the Hypercast Editor, which segments, indexes, and catalogs all types of audio and video files; the Hypercast Encoding Service, which performs transcoding, FTP, and LAN transfers, and notifies other systems at Comité Français de Radio-Télévision of the videos and sound being produced; and MANREO TM Café, which automates the entire video acquisition chain, from triggering recording via image recognition or according to a predefined program schedule to file encoding and transmission to remote servers.
MANREOTM's Hypercast Warehouse also plays a critical role in Comité Français de Radio- Télévision's archiving and repurposing activities. The NETIA system allows the association to centralize, share, and view audio, image, and video archives, and broadcast them across multiple distribution channels.
The Comité Français de Radio-Télévision adds new content to JDS.tv weekly, ensuring viewers can access and enjoy "Le Jour du Seigneur" and its diverse programming well into the future.
About the CFRT
Since its first public broadcast on Dec. 25, 1948, the French Committee of Radio-Television (CFRT) has been committed to producing, each Sunday, "Le Jour du Seigneur" on the France 2 television network. Using experience gained over the past 60 years, the CFRT also supports the development of other productions in religious matter: a Catholic program on network RFO, cartoons for children, audiovisual teaching tools or institutional films for the networks connected with the church, programs of Christian inspiration on five local cable chains, and documentary guided by a religious and humanistic interest. More information about the CFRT is available online at www.lejourduseigneur.com.
First Private News and Financial Moroccan Radio
CLARET, France - Dec. 5, 2006 - NETIA today announced that Eco-Média, a leading Moroccan media group, is launching a new Casablanca-based radio station built on NETIA's complete Radio-Assist 7.5TM software range. Atlantic, the new French-language station, broadcasts nationwide with one broadcast focused on Casablanca and the other on the Rabat region.
"NETIA's Radio-Assist software provides Atlantic with specialized yet totally integrated news broadcasting software," said Mr. Younes Yamouni, director of the new radio station. "Radio-Assist offers the functionality we require to bring Eco- Média's professional reporting assets and knowledge to radio listeners across the country, and it provides the flexibility necessary for the evolution of Atlantic, one of Morocco's first privately held radio stations, as a leader in providing news and financial information."
Atlantic is deploying the whole range of Radio-Assist 7.5TM software. The facility is equipped with two On-Air studios running Air-DDO, 17 journalist workstations, two recording booths, one planning workstation, one feed workstation, and one administration workstation. NETIA's Script dispatch-processing module will be used in the Atlantic newsroom to capture, filter, and process news feeds from the Maroc Agence Presse and other news agencies.
NETIA's Radio-Assist 7.5TM range of digital audio software programs covers the entire operation of a radio station, so staff members at Atlantic are able to use a single application to record, edit, or prepare a playlist. With Radio-AssistTM each stage of the broadcast process is covered, from production to broadcast, including acquisition, sound-file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom systems, scheduling, multicasting, and administration. With its modular structure, the Radio-Assist 7.5TM range can adapt to the unique requirements of specific radio stations - both in the present and in the future as a station evolves.
"Atlantic is one of the first private Moroccan broadcasters, and it is the only such project - since private radio was authorized - to be launched by a professional press group," said Jean-Philippe Lasserre, Project Manager at NETIA. "Radio-Assist provides the station with the flexible tools necessary to bring sophisticated radio programming to its audience, and we're confident that Atlantic will make the most of our modular system in providing key news and financial data to the rapidly emerging Moroccan market."
Atlantic took its broadcasts live on NETIA's Radio-AssistTM on Nov. 15.
More information about NETIA and its products is available at www.netia.com.
About Atlantic and Eco-Média
Atlantic is a privately held radio station owned by leading Moroccan press group Eco-Média and operated out of Casablanca. It is the first privately held station to offer news and financial information, and it builds on Eco-Média's expertise as publisher of L'Économiste, the country's leading French-language economics-oriented newspaper, and Assabah, the leading Moroccan daily. Together the two papers claim 60 percent of the country's market share.
Radio Riyadh Uses NETIA's Radio-Assist to Speed Turnaround and Simplify Storage, Repurposing of Digital Media Assets
CLARET, France - Decemb.. 14, 2006 - NETIA today announced that Radio Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's national radio station, has installed Radio-AssistTM to enable a tapeless workflow from acquisition of audio through to playout. The digital audio software system, which was engineered and implemented by U.K.-based Audix Broadcast Ltd and Saudi Arabia-based Jamal Jaroudi Group, centralizes production and broadcast tools for faster turnaround of digital media content and easier repurposing of existing media assets.
The NETIA system has been integrated with the Audix mixing desk and now provides enormous time savings with respect to working with digital audio material. Radio Riyadh can now assign multiple editors to work on content simultaneously, and the Radio-AssistTMdatabase makes it easy for them to access and archive both new and existing media assets.
The Radio-AssistTM range of digital audio software programs covers the entire operation of a radio station. The NETIA software provides Radio Riyadh staff with simultaneous access to several products, so users can record, edit, or prepare a playlist within a single application. At the Riyadh facility, the central studio is equipped with Radio-AssistTM AirDDO custom control functionality while the secondary studio is equipped with AirCartstack. The production tools are available for staff use at dedicated workstations.
The whole system is based around a double server solution with a SAN dedicated to file storage. The mirroring between servers is controlled by NETIA's DBshare to provide a redundant solution. AirDDO functions as a stand-alone system to enhance playout security. If the entire network were to go down, the playout system would remain operational and playout would be unaffected in any way.
A third-party archiving system is attached to the production system, and exchanges between the two are achieved through AXML fields with proprietary data (copyright, user, associated data etc) encapsulated in the audio file. During backup within this new method of exchange, NETIA's Dispatcher coverts and writes the data in the file prior to FTP transfer. Restoration takes place in reverse, with NETIA's Autofill reindexing the data present in the file into the production database.
"The Radio-Assist implementation at Radio Riyadh represents a significant improvement to the facility's production capabilities, and we're pleased to have worked with Audix Broadcast and the Jamal Jaroudi Group to make it a reality," said Abderrahmane BESSAIH, Director of Operations at NETIA. "Radio Riyadh is taking a very forward-looking approach to the upgrade of its broadcast infrastructure, and this installation demonstrates the station's commitment to high-quality radio broadcasting."
More information about NETIA and its products is available at www.netia.com
ARTEC Named as NETIA Distributor in Mexico
NETIA has named ARTEC (Grupo Arte Y Tecnologia S.A. de C.V.) as the company's distributor in Mexico. As part of this new agreement, ARTEC will represent NETIA's range of audio ( Radio-AssistTM) and video ( ManreoTM, Media LoggingTM) products through its engineering, sales, and support staff, as well as showcase these product lines at regional trade shows.
"ARTEC is recognized for its ability to integrate innovative technologies in solving complex integration issues for leading Mexican broadcasters, and we're pleased that the company will be backing our products in the very active radio industry across the country," said Xavier de Vynck, vice president of business development at NETIA.
Mexico includes roughly 1,500 radio stations, all of which are facing new federal guidelines for digital broadcasting while also striving to accommodate the convergence of media outlets. This distributor agreement will position NETIA and ARTEC to meet the Mexican broadcasters' growing need for advanced content management and broadcast functionality.
"We have known of NETIA for years now, watching the company's success in Europe's competitive market for digital radio solutions," said Valentin Fernandez Bolland, Director at ARTEC. "We feel that together we can achieve the same success here in Mexico. This country has a long history of relying on radio for all types of communication, and our new relationship with NETIA will enable us to work together in bringing local stations the necessary solutions, support, services, and tools to improve their operations and workflows and enhance the way they do business."
About ARTEC:
From its creation in 1992, ARTEC has grown to become a leader within Mexico's television and video industry. Thanks to its solid infrastructure, ARTEC is able to represent manufacturers from all over the world, bringing new technologies to Mexico and creating solutions to satisfy the demands of its clients. The company is reliable, agile, and efficient, bringing a fresh and dynamic perspective to the country's broadcast market.
The company's clients include Mexico's leading producers, filmmakers, and broadcasters. More information about ARTEC and the products and services it offers is available at www.artec.com.mx.
NETIA Introduces Redundant IP-Based Control System for Lawo Nova73 Audio Routing Matrix
Radio France First to Install Solution Which Enables Easy Viewing of all Routing Options
NETIA announced that it has built an IP-based redundant control system, derived from its MANREOTM range of content management software, for the Lawo Nova73 audio routing matrix. The resulting system, recently installed at Radio France, greatly streamlines the routing process by giving facility personnel an instant overview of all routing possibilities through a single software interface. The French public service radio broadcaster installed the NETIA solution as part of its new Master Control Room project, which will act as a veritable nerve center for Radio France's operations.
" Our new control solution for the Lawo Nova73 router adds flexibility to radio broadcasting while reducing the complexity of handling audio flows within the facility," said Mustapha Rezzoug, radio products director at NETIA. " A complete user interface provides all the tools necessary for router control in moving media with the Nova73, so users can focus more on the quality of radio broadcasts rather than on the task of routing audio content."
" Based on the delivered Nova73 DSHS router, Radio France built a central audio switching system with the highest possible level of resilience and upgradeability," stated Jean-Michel Durand, Lawo's sales and project manager.
" The completely redundant concept in powering, control, and signal routing makes it fully protected from single points of failure in these areas. The concept of a Nova73 DSHS system and the wide range of different available audio, control, and signaling interface cards will allow Radio France simple, cost-effective, and reliable routing system upgrades if required," continued Mr Durand. " This is an extremely important feature for a broadcaster like Radio France, whose future growth and development seems inevitable."
Radio France is using the NETIA solution to control all internal audio flows - from one studio to another and for mixing between studios - from multiple workstations simultaneously. All master control activities involving the router are also controlled by custom software from NETIA. The system operates continually, on a 24/7 basis, in a redundant configuration to ensure the security of radio broadcasts.
Used by Radio France with great success for HD coverage of the World Cup, Lawo's Nova73 DSHS audio routing matrix features a routing capacity of its system core to over 2,500 mono input and output channels. This synchronous audio matrix provides ports for MADI directly at the system core. It is built on HD technology featuring Dolby E compatibility and the switching clock-synchronized via a GPS system supplied by Thum & Mahr.
Radio France Group radio stations controlled by this new solution include France INFO, France INTER, France BLEU, France CULTURE, France MUSIQUE, FIP, LE MOUV, SOPHIA, and VIVACE.
The integrated NETIA/Lawo solution is available from either NETIA or Lawo. More information about the ManreoTM product range and other NETIA solutions is available at www.netia.net.
About Lawo
specializes in the manufacture of digital mixing consoles and routing systems for radio and TV broadcasters and for the live domain. High quality standards and innovative technology are supported by over thirty-five years' experience in the field of professional audio technology. Lawo develops and builds digital audio mixing consoles for radio, broadcast, production and live applications together with the necessary software. Lawo also builds matrix systems and audio networks, carries out project engineering and acts as main contractor for radio OB vans.
Milestones of the 90s were the development of the fully digital mc series, the takeover and relaunch of the diamond console and the presentation of the mc²series. The latest developed products in this series are the mc²66 console ideally suited for OB vans and the mc²90 console with full redundancy, decentralized central operation and extreme surface modularity. Over the years, Lawo has developed a range of routing systems, including the Nova17 and the Nova73 HD for applications of almost any size as well as solutions for networked systems.
Order to refurbish 11 regional RTM stations with Radio-Assist 7.5
NETIA Secures Order to Refurbish 11 Regional Radio Television Malaysia Stations with Radio-Assist 7.5TM.
CLARET, France - June 2006 - Radio Television Malaysia (RTM), the government-owned broadcaster of Malaysia has recently commissioned NETIA to fully refurbish its 11 regional stations with Radio-Assist 7.5TM, the latest version of the company's content management software. The stations had already been using NETIA Radio-AssistTM solutions since 2001, and this latest order solidifies NETIA's position as a radio solutions market leader in Malaysia.
"The fact that the regional stations have continually tapped NETIA for radio solutions combined with this latest order demonstrates the trust RTM has in our Radio-Assist," said NETIA's Vice President of Business Development, Xavier de Vynck. "It shows they are committed to working with us into the future. We are truly gaining a strong foothold in this region."
As one of the largest broadcasters in Malaysia, RTM has 11 regional and eight national radio stations, spread throughout the country, which has a population of about 25 million. They have chosen Radio-AssistTM because of the range's modularity, which gives them the flexibility of fine-tuning and customizing the system's configurations for each regional station's needs. Also, as many Malaysians speak several different languages and regional dialects, the fact that Radio-Assist can manage multiple languages through one GUI makes it an ideal choice for the regional broadcasters.
The regional stations have been using most of Radio-Assist's modules to help streamline the management of their on-air content. Radio AssistTM allows RTM to automatically digitize analog files during acquisition, import and export files, access important database files, edit, and plan in the most efficient manner possible.
By taking advantage of Radio-Assist 7.5TM, the broadcasters will also have access to the Air-DDO module, which allows users to monitor and control on-air operations by simultaneously displaying four broadcast channels over two monitor screens and provides four on-air support tools: a playlist, which displays all the sounds scheduled in chronological order; several air cart stacks that gives users access to a range of various sounds, jingles and stingers; and a hotkey reserved for top-priority items. In addition, the presenter has access to a wide range of ergonomic tools that allows him to control sounds, playlist, and other functions. Presenters can also use the Air-DDO to record, edit, and schedule while on air, and add any metadata into files as needed.
Staffers at the refurbished regional stations will also be using Radio-AssistTM modules in order to communicate with other IT networks. Primarily, these will comprise the Import and Export modules, which will allow the regional stations' staff to send content via FTP into the servers of the national radio stations.
NETIA to Introduce New Media Logging Range
Modular and Intuitive Solutions Provide Media Companies With Rapid Audio and Video Repurposing Capability
NETIA's Media LoggingTM systems meet the increased worldwide demand for radio and TV monitoring systems by carrying out the capture, indexing, transcoding, and distribution of audio and video content.
"With its modular, user-friendly design, the Media Logging range of products is perfectly adapted for media companies and telcos active in the repurposing of content," said Xavier de Vynck, vice president of business development at NETIA. "This product line delivers workflow efficiencies that can increase the speed of delivery by a factor of 10 or more."
The Media Logging TM product range is designed to meet the needs of broadcasters, telecom and mobile phone operators, and Internet companies in adapting content for distribution over all variety of platforms. Media Logging TM applications capture video and audio files 24 hours a day, accumulating a database of files that are individually examined, segmented, and completed with the necessary associated metadata in an automatic or semi-automatic mode. This is carried out through the use of modern and future-proof speech-to-text and image recognition techniques.
The complete Media Logging TM range is naturally fully Web-based to provide a familiar interface that reflects current ways of working. More information about the new Media Logging TM product range and other NETIA solutions is available at www.netia.net.
RAI Radio Deploys NETIA's Radio-Assist Software Across Italy
CLARET, France - April 21, 2006 - NETIA announced today that RAI Radio, which currently employs NETIA's Radio Assist digital audio software solutions in its Rome-based radio stations, will now use the company's solution in all of its remaining offices and stations across Italy.
The flexibility of NETIA's network structure allows RAI to seamlessly share information between its sites in Rome, and now, throughout the entire country. Locations already equipped with Radio Assist software include Bolzano, Milan, Naples, and Trieste. Over the next few months, the software will be installed in Aosta, Cagliara, Torino, Trento. In total, Radio Assist will be launched in about 20 regional sites that will each be connected over the WAN to Radio Uno in Rome.
"Since 1998, RAI has counted on NETIA technology for its most critical radio operations," said Pascal Cima, NETIA project manager for RAI. "Today, RAI shows us the complete trust they have in NETIA as they have decided to equip their complete regional network with Radio Assist, which is again a major step forward in their nationwide architecture."
NETIA's software allows RAI to manage station activities simply and efficiently, improve overall productivity, and enhance the quality of on-air programming. Keeping pace with RAI's developmental needs, today more than 300 NETIA systems already installed in the Rome stations have been deployed to manage different production areas within each station, such as the newsroom.
RAI stations are interlinked and communicate with each other through high-output channels (optical fiber and leased lines), sharing their sound files as needed. For example, transferring sound files from the Parliament to Radio Uno is triggered directly from the browser of a Radio-Assist production workstation in the Parliament.
All on-air studios are equipped with NETIA's Playout workstations and the complete RAI system in Rome is secured with NETIA's DBShare and Media Management software programs to ensure total database reliability and consistency, regardless of circumstance.
NETIA Introduces Podcasting Module for Radio-Assist
CLARET, France - Sept. 26, 2006 - NETIA, a leading provider of software solutions for managing and broadcasting radio and television content, today announced the release of a new podcasting module for the company's Radio-AssistTM digital audio content management software. An extension for Radio-Assist's Dispatcher automatic converter software, the new podcasting module permits broadcasters to publish podcasts from media assets within the Radio-AssistTM content database.
"Radio broadcasters need a reliable and efficient means of publishing content via podcasts because it's a quickly growing broadcast platform," said Xavier de Vynck, vice president of business development at NETIA. "People can now decide what content they want to hear and when they want to listen to it, and the new Radio-Assist podcasting module gives broadcasters the tool they need to make content and updates automatically available to listeners on their digital media players."
As with all modules for Radio-AssistTM, the new podcasting module can be implemented easily by broadcasters already using NETIA's Radio-AssistTM software. Users simply install a dedicated PC within their Radio-AssistTM networks, and they are ready to begin publishing their podcasts. The process is highly automated, so content can be published without any human intervention.
The Radio-AssistTM range of digital audio content management software programs covers the entire operation of a radio station. Each stage is covered from acquisition to broadcast, including ingest, sound-file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom system, scheduling, multicasting, and administration. Radio-AssistTM provides simultaneous access to several products, so the user can record, edit, or prepare a playlist with a single application.
More information about NETIA and its products is available at www.netia.net.
TV Technology Star Award for Media Logging!
NETIA's new Media LoggingTM product range was honored with a TV Technology STAR (Superior Technology Award Recipient) Award at this year's IBC exhibition in Amsterdam. The Media Logging TM solution was recognized by a panel of TV Technology editors and columnists for its technical capabilities and overall contribution to the broadcast industry.
"STAR awards are given to interesting new products that help a user save money or accomplish a task in an easier way," said Mark Hallinger, Editor of TV Technology Europe.
Media Logging TM products feature a user-friendly design and offer broad functionality for the capture, indexing, transcoding, and distribution of audio and video content. Intended for media companies and telcos active in content repurposing for all variety of platforms, these systems provide workflow efficiencies that dramatically increase the speed of delivery.
About TV Technology Europe
TV Technology Europe is the region's leading magazine for broadcast technology. The magazine is published by IMAS Publishing, the world?s largest publisher of audio and video publications. Other IMAS products include a US version of TV Technology, Radio World, Pro Audio Review, Audio Media, and a family of country-specific publications and Web sites.