Sky New Zealand grows HD
capabilities with an Enterprise sQ server-based production
system
February 26, 2010
Source: Quantel
Leading New Zealand broadcaster
chooses Quantel for sports, news and promos work
Sky Network Television Limited, the New Zealand broadcaster,
has purchased an extensive Quantel Enterprise sQ server-based
production system as part of a major investment which will
make Sky the pre-eminent source of HD content in New Zealand.
Live and close-to-air production of sports, sports highlights
and news, as well as highly post-produced promotions for sports
events, movies and general entertainment output will all be
handled by the Quantel system. Headquartered in Auckland,
Sky is watched in nearly 50% of New Zealand's households.
As the sole broadcast rights holder for the Winter Olympics
in New Zealand, Sky wanted the new system to provide the backbone
of its extensive coverage of the games. The Enterprise sQ
system was commissioned and on-air in time for Sky to benefit
in full from its integrated, file-based production workflow.
The Enterprise sQ system replaces an amalgam of legacy systems
with a single, integrated production centre where every journalist,
producer and editor has instant access to all stored material
for viewing, shot selection and editing. The system is capable
of handling HD and SD media alongside each other, and has
a total of 1200 hours of HD workspace. This supports 48 sQ
View applications, 18 sQ Cut fast-turnaround desktop editors,
17 sQ Edits and two sQ Edit Plus workstations for heavy-duty
compositing work.
"This new sQ system will revolutionise the way we produce
television here at Sky," said the project's sponsor,
Brian Himsley, Head of Production Services. "We expect
significant efficiency gains from a fully file based, non-linear
workflow, with the bonus of greater creativity."
"We are delighted to be working with Sky New Zealand
during this critical stage of the company's development,"
said Trevor Francis, Quantel Worldwide Marketing Manager.
"The new solution will simultaneously add full HD production
capability and will join the many production teams with shared
access to raw materials and edited projects, breaking down
the workflow barriers inherent in their current hybrid tape/server
technology. Sky's viewers will enjoy a fully-HD experience,
along with higher production values and the fastest possible
reaction to developing sports events."
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