New stv Transmission Facility at Pacific Quay Goes Live With OmniBus Colossus 3.0
LONDON — Sept. 8, 2006— OmniBus Systems today announced that stv, which holds the ITV franchise for Central and North Scotland, has selected OmniBus Colossus 3.0 to provide a transmission control solution for the broadcaster's four regional channels, now broadcast from stv's brand new, state-of-the-art playout facility in Glasgow's Pacific Quay. The Colossus content management and playout system will control playout of material sources from tape, as well as live ingest, file ingest, and the overall transmission automation system.
Colossus 3.0 provides new functionality that allows stv to recognize master break and split break markers, in order for the ITV network feed to be rejoined at the appropriate place.
"As part of the move from central Glasgow to our new facilities, we empowered stv employees to design the facilities they required to create both a technically and aesthetically pleasing work environment," said Gary Welsh, project manager at SMG, the U.K.-based media business that owns stv. "After an extensive evaluation and tender process to ensure all our criteria were met, we chose Colossus 3.0 for its ability to deal with split breaks and integrate well with our existing and future broadcast systems."
stv has integrated its Colossus 3.0 with an AVID News facility, Omneon server systems, a FlipFactory clip delivery and transcoding system, and an ITV "Genersys" scheduling system and ITV interactive services. The Genersys business management system provides clip lists, playout schedules, and wipe lists to Colossus, which in turn manages playout operations from multiple sources, both live and prerecorded feeds.
In addition to delivery of its transmission software, OmniBus Systems provided stv with custom software that will enable the broadcaster to support interactive services.
More information about OmniBus Systems' automation solutions is available online at www.omnibus.tv.
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About stv
stv is the broadcast business of U.K.-based media company SMG, which also owns Virgin Radio, Ginger Productions, SMG Productions, Pearl and Dean, and Primesight. stv incorporates two services – one for the North of Scotland and one for Central Scotland. Together, these services produce 15 hours per week of dedicated regional programming to over 4.5 million viewers across Scotland.
stv is Scotland's most popular peak time TV station, bringing viewers first class programming including pop wannabes in X-Factor, the ever popular Coronation Street, brand new drama with the inimitable Ken Stott in Rebus, top flight football action in Scotsport, and up-to-the-minute news on Scotland Today – and this is just a taster from a jam-packed schedule. Their website, stv.tv is Scotland's essential source for information and entertainment, with dating and games, reviews and listings, and a whole range of other services at www.stv.tv.
About OmniBus Systems
OmniBus Systems provides broadcasting, cable, and satellite organizations with comprehensive automation and media content management solutions that address every area of television-related operations. Its newsroom, content, and workflow automation solutions include acquisition and recording of rich media material, low-resolution editing, media asset management and playout. OmniBus is a global company with headquarters in the United Kingdom and offices in the United States, Germany, and Singapore. More information is available at www.omnibus.tv.
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