KTRV-TV Lowers Operational Costs with Sundance Digital FastBreak NXT Automation System

February 28, 2008

Source: Sundance Digital

Sundance Digital, a part of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID) and an award-winning provider of high-performance television automation solutions, today announced that KTRV-TV, owned by Block Communications and the Fox affiliate for the Boise, Idaho market recently completed an upgrade to broadcast operations by installing a FastBreak® NXT Automation™ package enabling the station to increase operating efficiencies and decrease downtime associated with tape based playback.

KTRV-TV initially installed basic FastBreak software in 2006 to automate interstitials at the station. The newly upgraded FastBreak NXT Automation suite now allows the station to fully automate control of all on-air operations of the simulcast analog-digital channel, including syndicated programming via Intelli-Sat™, Sundance's recording-management system for satellite and other incoming feeds.

"The Sundance system has been a good investment for our station," commented Daniel Paixao, KTRV's Chief Engineer when asked about the transition to NXT. "Our main objective was to lower costs and allow the station to operate more efficiently. Our on-air look has improved and there is less downtime and maintenance."

In addition to the Intelli-Sat system, KTRV's NXT automation controls tape decks, a Thomson Grass Valley switcher, a Venus router, a Saturn switcher and two Omneon Media Decks.

"We also get payback by saving on tape costs," said Paixao. "We're migrating to a tapeless environment and can now record directly to the media decks." Paixao added.

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