Star TV Leads With New iTX-Based Channels

Channel Launches Include MTV Greece With iTX GFX Graphics

"OmniBus iTX offers Star TV the most evolved platform for further expansion and development of our services," said Dionisis Vasilakopoulos, operations and engineering co-director at Star TV. "The iTX technology gives us an extremely versatile and scalable file-based solution for launching channels quickly and providing very highly crafted services customized for our different audiences worldwide."

All five channels are SD output with master control, logos, live, dynamic schedule and sequence software plug-ins, with fully redundant framework services and SQL on a clustered server. Schedules are provided by a Provys system, with Star TV's own software converting Provys schedules to iTX format.

One of the new channels for Star TV includes iTX GFX, the advanced real-time 2-D and 3-D graphics option, for MTV Greece. This powerful graphics tool features template-based animation and scripting variables available to external control.

"From an operational point of view, the flexibility of iTX makes the launch of our channels very easy to implement," said Dimitris Agelis, continuity supervisor at Star TV. "The G3 technology, for example, means we can build our own interfaces to suit individual workflows. This means that, as a longtime Colossus operator, we can streamline the training of staff moving over to iTX by replicating the Colossus desktop for those who don't need access to the full range of iTX functionality."

"Star TV has chosen iTX to consolidate a technical lead in the file-based broadcasting revolution," said Phil Eade, vice president of sales, Southern and Eastern Europe, OmniBus Systems. "The complete package of automation and playout functionality provided by iTX gives forward-thinking broadcasters a very powerful platform for developing the next generation of television services integrated into an IT-based, information-driven world."

More information about OmniBus Systems' digital asset management, automation and transmission technology is available online at www.omnibus.tv.

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