South Africa's e.tv Chooses Omneon Spectrum(TM)
Servers for Johannesburg Facility Upgrade
July 31, 2008
Source: Omneon
Omneon, Inc. today announced that e.tv, South
Africa's only privately owned, free-to-air terrestrial television
channel, has purchased two Omneon Spectrum(TM) media server
systems, one to add capacity to the existing Spectrum server
in e.tv's 24-hour news production operation, and one to provide
on-air ingest and playout.
"As a longtime Omneon customer, we
elected to use Spectrum servers for our expanding operations
because of their signature reliability and resilience in mission-critical
environments," said Dave Stewart, e.tv chief engineer.
"Additionally, Omneon offers outstanding installation
and technical support."
At e.tv, the Spectrum playout server is under the direction
of Harris automation while the Spectrum news production server
interfaces with Apple(R) Final Cut Pro(R) for editing, and
a Dalet newsroom computer system (NRCS). Adaptable to playout,
production, and archive applications, the Spectrum system
is the media industry's most scalable, reliable, and cost-effective
video server and storage infrastructure. Spectrum servers
incorporate an open and advanced architecture, providing a
media facility with a readily scalable common server and storage
infrastructure. Uniquely flexible and HD-ready, Spectrum servers
offer a single file structure for both HD and SD content,
potentially saving broadcasters the time, trouble, and complexity
of setting up and maintaining individual storage for both
SD and HD.
Launched in 1998, e.tv by 2001 had become the largest English-language
station in South Africa and second-largest broadcaster in
the country, a position it retains with current viewership
at about 11.9 million. Its best-known programs include local
series such as "Scandal," "Rhythm City,"
"The Showbiz Report," and "Biggest Loser SA."
eNews, the broadcaster's flagship news program, is the most
viewed English-language news in South Africa.
"e.tv was a visionary when it adapted file-based workflows
for news production with Final Cut Pro and Spectrum servers,"
said Geoff Stedman, senior vice president of products and
markets at Omneon. "Clearly it has proven to be a good
choice, as the channel continues to expand its Spectrum system
as its business grows."
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