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.