VSN deploys newsroom technology at Syrian national TV
Feb 2, 2011 3:46 PM
Syrian national TV channel ORTAS will use VSN systems, including the VMax playout server, for its new 24-hour news channel.
Syrian national TV channel ORTAS will soon be launching a new 24-hour news channel powered by VSN infrastructure. The broadcaster is moving its headquarters to a new location in Damascus with two studio sets for news production.
The VSN system includes scheduled ingest, MAM, 33 journalist workstations, two two-channel studio playout systems and teleprompters. Remote reporters will use vsnIPTransfer to link back to ORTAS.
The channel is using vsncg+ for graphics creation. Newscasts will be aired from VMax video servers in a redundant configuration under control of vsnmulticom automation. The station archive will use an LTO-4 robotic tape library managed by vsnarchive.
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