Broadcast News

Bookmark and Share
01/09/2004

ABS boosts capacity to 30 channels

Advanced Broadcast Services (ABS), the UK’s leader in the provision of low-cost, full-service playout, transmission and broadcast facilities, has increased its broadcast capacity by a further 15 channels with the opening of Unit 15, a new, state-of-the-art playout pod.
Situated adjacent to the company’s premises in West London, the new pod features Pharos System 7 Automation for playout control which together with ABS’s own remote playout capability gives users an ultra-high level of control over their playlist compilation and on-screen look.
ABS has set up dedicated terminals via internet links to give clients real-time, hands-on control and monitoring of all their output. This means content can be ingested remotely and transferred over the internet to the playout centre in London for final transmission.
Sass Jahani, Managing Director of ABS, commented: “We were taking bookings for Unit 15 well before it opened because of the excellent facilities. This new architecture is giving the channel full control of their content and playlist without the headache of managing a facility 24/7, so the international channels transmitting from our premises can manage their content remotely, from anywhere in the world, and they can sell commercials locally and get them to air within hours. This architecture is also ideal for interactive applications. We use Pinnacle’s latest MediaStream servers and full automation technology in an innovative configuration that allows us to achieve a lower cost structure without compromising reliability and flexibility.”
(gb/sp)
VMI.TV Ltd

Top Related Stories
Click here for the latest broadcast news stories.

10/11/2011
ABS Broadcast Selects Trilogy For New Playout Centre
Trilogy Communications, provider of digital intercom systems and Master Reference Generators, has announced that ABS Broadcast, one of the largest ind
15/01/2008
Simply Media Awards Major Playout Contract To ABS
Simply Media has selected Advanced Broadcast Services to play out three of its popular television channels to the Sky satellite television platform. T
07/12/2007
ABS Chosen As UK Playout Centre For Set Asia
Sony Entertainment Television Asia has chosen Advanced Broadcast Services (ABS) as the UK-based playout hub for its SET-Asia channel. The contract was
17/08/2015
OH-TV Expands Services With New AirBox Playout Channels
Broadcaster and international TV network provider OH-TV has expanded with 10 additional AirBox playout channels from PlayBox Technology. This new inve
18/08/2004
ABS announce IBC plans
Advanced Broadcast Services (ABS), a European leader in the provision of low-cost, full-service playout, transmission and broadcast facilities, will b
11/09/2019
Pixel Power To Add Uncompressed IP Playout Capability To Its StreamMaster Playout Technology
Pixel Power has announced it will be adding uncompressed IP playout capability, based on the SMPTE ST 2110 family of standards, to its already well es
28/11/2017
InTheBox, Gospel TV Launch Their First TV Channels With Veset's Cloud Playout
InTheBox and Gospel TV have announced the launch of their first TV channels using Veset Nimbus, the channel creation platform. InTheBox has introduced
19/05/2011
Grass Valley K2 Summit SAN Streamlines HD Playout For Croatia's Arena TV Channels
Working closely with local systems integrator Kapetanovic Sistemi, Grass Valley has supplied engineering support and equipment to improve operations a
29/08/2012
ABS Broadcast Design ABSolute Delivery Platform Transmission Service
ABS Broadcast has designed its ABSolute Delivery Platform transmission service to offer new and innovative services to assist its customers to better
07/08/2019
dock10 Acquires 15 Sony HDC-3500 4K Cameras
dock10 has acquired 15 Sony HDC-3500 4K cameras as it future-proofs its infrastructure for increased 4K/UHD output. The investment, made through Sony
11/06/2018
PATV 15 Supports Growing Public Access Offerings With Cablecast Platform
Cox Communications' Connecticut Public Access Channel 15 ("PATV 15") has supported its growing public access channels with the deployment of the Cable
05/05/2017
All About Humtracks – In Just 15 Seconds
We're thrilled with this short animated video that sums up what our Humtracks label is all about: quirky, unexpected and wondrous music – by artists –
01/12/2015
RTS Craft & Design Award Winners 2014/15 Announced
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has announced the winners of the RTS Craft & Design Awards 2014-2015. The Awards, which are chaired by Cheryl Taylo
18/11/2015
Sonnet Echo 15+ Thunderbolt 2 Dock Now Shipping
Sonnet Technologies has started shipping its new Echo 15+ Thunderbolt 2 Dock, a full-featured, 16-port docking station for computers with Thunderbolt
19/10/2015
RTS Launches Television Journalism Awards 2014/15
The Royal Television Society (RTS) has launched the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2014–2015. The awards, for news and current affairs, aim to recog