NETIA Boosts Eastern Europe Focus, Appointing Elena Peredelskaya as Sales and Business Development Manager
CLARET, France - Jan. 19, 2010 - NETIA has strengthened its presence in Eastern Europe with the appointment of Elena Peredelskaya as the company's sales and business development manager for the region. Within this new role, Elena Peredelskaya will be responsible for establishing relationships with new dealers and for building and maintaining relationships with broadcasters and other media companies.
" Elena joins NETIA as a highly experienced regional sales director with strong management abilities, excellent communication skills, valuable language fluency, and extensive knowledge of and contacts across Eastern European countries," said Christine Jecko, vice president of sales at NETIA. " We see a great deal of potential in this market for our products and solutions, and we're looking forward to working with Elena as we continue to build our business in Europe and worldwide."
Elena Peredelskaya has more than 15 years of experience working in the IT and communications industries. Prior to joining NETIA, she held senior sales, management, and business development positions with Tata Communications (formerly Teleglobe/VSNL International), ITE Group Plc, and Iteca. In these roles she successfully introduced new products and technologies to new markets, oversaw development and implementation of sales strategy and marketing efforts, and negotiated contracts with leading companies across Russia, CIS Countries, Turkey, and Eastern Europe.
Elena Peredelskaya is fluent in English and Russian.
Ethiopia's Radio Fana Installs NETIA Radio-Assist for End-to-End Management of Entire Broadcast Content Workflow
CLARET, France - January 4, 2010 - NETIA today announced that Radio Fana, Ethiopia's first national commercial broadcaster and multi-lingual radio station, has selected NETIA's Radio-Assist digital audio software suite. Radio-Assist will enable Radio Fana to automate and streamline its entire content workflow from production to broadcast, including ingest, scheduling, editing, transmission, and archiving. This project is being conducted in collaboration with Fortune Enterprise Plc. in Addis Ababa and Radio Fana will represent NETIA's first installation in Ethiopia.
" Radio-Assist will integrate very well into our existing environment, and it will provide access to a robust set of tools for managing every aspect of our operation efficiently and cost-effectively," said Mulugeta Mahari, Technical Director for Radio Fana. " All of these features, plus NETIA's excellent reputation and impressive list of industry references, made Radio-Assist the ideal choice for us", added Ato Woldu Yemessel, General Manager for Radio Fana.
Operating from two main and two backup studios in the capital city of Addis Ababa, Radio Fana broadcasts a daily schedule of news, talk, and variety programs in different languages in Amharic, Afan Oromo, Somali, and Afaregna (Radio-Assist's compliance with the Unicode standard provides critical support for Radio Fana's multilingual broadcasts). NETIA will install Radio-Assist on 30 workstations across all four studios and will cover every aspect of the station's content workflow. This includes an integrated news management system that enables automatic ingest of news wires coming from the Ethiopia News Agency, and an archiving feature that integrates with the production system to provide smooth and seamless digitization of tape-based content. NETIA's DB SHARE provides automatic redundancy for all metadata produced by Radio-Assist and provides an extra measure of security for Radio Fana's database.
" We are very pleased that we were able to work with Radio Fana to tailor a solution specifically to its needs," said Mustapha Rezzoug, NETIA's Director of Products. " The multilingual support, integration of content from the local news agency, and digitization of archives were all very important requirements, and all were easily met by our comprehensive solution."
Visit NETIA at CABSAT2009, Stand A2-21 More information about NETIA and its products is available at www.netia.com.
About Radio Fana
As Ethopia's first national commercial broadcaster and multilingual radio station, Radio Fana's mission is to inform, entertain, motivate, and connect Ethiopians in transforming the nation towards prosperity and democracy. Radio Fana stands for and promotes progressive values in Ethiopian society. Currently, Radio Fana broadcasts 252 hours of service every week on both the national service and FM 98.1, broadcasting in Amharic, Afan Oromo, Somali, and Afar languages. The format is news-talk-variety with call-in audience participation. For more information, visit www.radiofana.com.
L'Équipe 24/24 to Showcase NETIA-Based Digital Media Workflow at TVBEurope IT Broadcast Workflow Conference
L'Équipe 24/24 , a leading French sports news media company, will be showcasing its NETIA-based archiving and workflow management system at TVBEurope's IT Broadcast Workflow conference, Dec. 1 in London. Speaking at the one-day event, Sebastien Valere, operations and marketing director at L'Équipe 24/24, will discuss his company's successful implementation of NETIA software to streamline the use of audio and video across radio, TV, Web, and other new media platforms.
" Today's multimedia organizations must be equipped to repurpose and distribute file-based assets across any current or new platform. The flexibility and high interoperability of the NETIA Manreo MAM platform were key to our establishing an archiving and repurposing workflow tailored to such operations," said Sebastien Valere. " I look forward to the inaugural IT Broadcast Workflow conference and to sharing our experiences in setting up a straightforward, efficient digital workflow."
L'Équipe 24/24 manages new media for L'Équipe TV sports news channel, the company's Web site L'Équipe.fr, and the RTL-L'Équipe digital radio station. As a whole, the company has a collection of more than 10,000 videotapes, as well as still images and newspaper and magazine articles that document a variety of sporting events dating back to 1920. The company has deployed NETIA?s Manreo Hypercast Warehouse MAM platform and the new NETIA Workflow Engine automation system along with a Quantel editing platform and the powerful Sinequa search engine to enable a seamless exchange of media between the edit platform and archive system, to allow archivists to enrich ingested material with metadata, and to provide journalists with an intuitive and consistent interface for image, text, and video searches.
Hypercast Warehouse interfaces with acquisition, production, automation, and storage applications to manage audio, video, and images in all file formats (MXF, XDCAM, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV, etc.). The NETIA Workflow Engine automates all of the powerful archiving features found within Hypercast Warehouse, in turn streamlining the overall workflow, saving time, and preventing human error. Direct access to media from the desktop adds further convenience and efficiency to this workflow.
" The TVBEurope conference is slated to showcase some of the most exciting and innovative digital workflows being implemented," said Christine JECKO, Sales VP at NETIA. "L'Équipe 24/24 offers a valuable case study for media organizations seeking better ways to leverage file-based workflows for more effective distribution and monetization of their media assets."
Scheduled for Dec. 1 at the Royal College of Physicians, The IT Broadcast Workflow is a new and unique TVBEurope event that will explain how media organizations can remove cost from the mechanics of producing and delivering television. The conference will consist entirely of end-user broadcasting case studies from around Europe, with presentations consisting entirely of real-world digital workflow installations.
NETIA Builds Momentum in Africa and Middle East
Implementations With Key Broadcasters and Media Organizations Illustrate Markets' Continued and Growing Confidence in NETIA Solutions.
CLARET, France - Feb. 1, 2010 - NETIA today announced that over the past 12 months, the company has increased its presence in Africa and the Middle East, where new and existing customers have demonstrated their confidence in the company's solutions and contributed to its 16 percent growth over the course of 2009. NETIA's success in Africa and the Middle East is reflected through a series of sizeable projects in Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, and Ethiopia.
" These encouraging results are the fruit of long-term relationships and a superb process of exchange with our clients in this area, with the main objective being to forge bonds of trust and to establish lasting connections through which every party finds success," said NETIA CEO, Christophe Carniel.
New NETIA implementations include preserving audio archives and the installation of a complete radio automation system for Saudi Arabia's Radio Riyadh , as well as local archiving at Radio Jeddah and an installation in Mecca. NETIA also provided systems for digitizing all radio networks in Algeria and was deeply involved in the launch of Radio Tunis Chaine Internationale in Tunisia (RTCI). Additionally, the company recently announced that it teamed with Radio Fana , a leading Ethiopian media group, on an archiving initiative that included digitizing the broadcaster's media assets and upgrading its broadcast infrastructure with NETIA's Radio-Assist . In Morocco, the company provided solutions key to the launch of a new radio broadcast chain.
" A key element in our business model is the careful analysis of our clients' needs," said Mustapha Rezzoug, product director at NETIA. " Building on this knowledge and understanding of our clients, we systematically adapt our solutions to their specific requirements and provide advice, training, and support in helping them meet their workflow goals."
NETIA anticipates continued growth in all markets throughout 2010, and a more than 75 percent increase over the company's 2009 growth figures.
Broadcast Video Expo 2010
Stand G6 du 16 au 18 février 2010 à Londres.
NETIA and GlobeCast at Broadcast Video Expo 2010:
Media Sharing and Delivery Demonstration
GlobeCast and NETIA will take advantage of their shared space at Broadcast Video Expo 2010 to demonstrate the progression of content from contribution to playout and through delivery using a broad selection of products and services. In the spotlight at stand G6, GlobeCast's Content Exchange video sharing and transfer solution, NETIA's
Hypercast Warehouse media asset management platform, and GlobeCast's playout and delivery services will be demonstrated together in a workflow that highlights the company's new position as an integrator of broadcast technology and a leading service provider.
NETIA Productsat Broadcast Video Expo 2010:
Manreo2
With the introduction of Manreo 2 at IBC in September 2009, NETIA has added powerful new automation and archiving tools to streamline workflow and simply and efficiently repurpose and broadcast content assets to multiple platforms.
Designed with an open, scalable architecture, Manreo 2 has all the tools needed to simplify the cataloging, indexing, accessing, and distribution of media. Manreo 2 is designed to maximize productivity gains in asset management and the use of rich media, which in turn can be repurposed and published to platforms such as Web portals and mobile devices. The solution supports all industry-standard formats, ingesting content, generating browse proxies, enriching media through speech-to-text functionality, and providing easy access to media.
With this new version, Manreo 2 now incorporates the new NETIA Workflow Engine , designed to allow media companies to visualize, create and execute their own workflow with ease. NETIA Workflow Engine facilitates and harmonizes exchanges between all existing applications found in a broadcast environment. Accessed via a user-friendly graphic interface, NETIA Workflow Engine orders tasks to optimize efficiency and load balancing, automates content distribution processes, and includes a security warning and notification system. NETIA Workflow Engine can also perform automated transcoding and publishing of media and metadata to the Internet, VOD, mobile services, and IPTV.
Manreo 2 now also incorporates NETIA's Hypercast Warehouse set of archiving tools, a flexible platform entirely dedicated to media asset management. This powerful archiving manager at the heart of the system interfaces with acquisition, production, automation, and storage applications. Owing to its adaptive flexibility, Hypercast Warehouse integrates with any environment and can be used to manage audio, video, or images in all file formats (MXF, XDCAM, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, wmv, etc.). Video is ingested at a high resolution and converted automatically to a low-resolution proxy used for indexing.
GlobeCast and NETIA at the 2010 NAB Show
Content management and delivery company GlobeCast and subsidiary NETIA have joined forces to secure their position as an integrator of broadcast technology and a leading service provider. Together they reach the whole broadcast chain from contribution to playout and delivery using their broad selection of products and services.
NETIA Products at the 2010 NAB Show.
Radio-AssistTM 8
At the 2010 NAB Show, NETIA will demonstrate its entire Radio-Assist 8 range of digital audio automation software, highlighting its two new modules, CamDirector and Workflow Engine. The company will also illustrate the tight integration between Radio-Assist and NETIA's Manreo asset management system. Equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows, this latest version of NETIA's acclaimed Radio-Assist 8 software suite now extends beyond traditional broadcasting, allowing users to prepare publication at an early stage of the workflow.
CamDirector for NETIA Radio-AssistTM8
At the 2010 NAB Show, NETIA will demonstrate for the first time its unique and innovative CamDirector, a new Radio-Assist? module that brings direct camera control and automated video switching to the company's Radio-Assist 8 suite of digital audio automation software. With this capability, radio broadcasters can create live, switched programs for broadcast, streaming, or podcast. Using automatic voice detection, CamDirector enables complete automation of the production of in-studio interviews and special on-set events by triggering the switching of cameras according to the speaker and microphone currently in use.
Workflow Engine for NETIA Radio-AssistTM8
NETIA understands that increasingly, radio stations are enriching their content, working with more complex workflows and publishing to multiple platforms. With this in mind, Radio Assist 8 now incorporates the new NETIA Workflow Engine, designed to allow media companies to choreograph easily their own workflow. NETIA Workflow Engine facilitates and harmonizes exchanges between all existing applications found in a broadcast environment.
ManreoTM2
Manreo 2 offers an open, scalable architecture along with all the tools needed to simplify the cataloging, indexing, accessing, and distribution of media. The solution was highlighted at IBC 2009 for the first time. Manreo 2 is designed to maximize productivity gains in asset management and the use of rich media, which in turn can be repurposed and published to platforms such as Web portals and mobile devices. The solution supports all industry-standard formats, ingesting content, generating browse proxies, enriching media through speech-to-text functionality, and providing easy access to media.
Manreo 2 now incorporates the new NETIA Workflow Engine as well as NETIA's Hypercast Warehouse set of archiving tools, a flexible platform entirely dedicated to media asset management. This powerful archiving manager at the heart of the system interfaces with acquisition, production, automation, and storage applications.
"NETIA solutions are used by more than 10,000 users in 200 installations in more than 40 countries worldwide. NAB offers us the opportunity to meet with our clients, partners, and prospective clients and highlight our full range of integrated, modular audio and video content and workflow management solutions." said Christophe Carniel, NETIA CEO and President.
NAB South Upper Hall - stand SU3502 - 12 / 15 april 2010 - Las Vegas.
NETIA Announces New Dealer in Mexico, Sistemas Digitales en Audio y Video S.A de C.V
Visit NETIA at the 2010 NAB Show, Booth SU3502.
CLARET, France - April 7, 2010 - NETIA today announced that Sistemas Digitales en Audio y Video S.A de C.V, a broadcast systems integrator and distributor based in Mexico City, is now a dealer for NETIA's Radio-AssistTM range of digital automation software and ManreoTM media asset management platform. Serving all of Mexico, Sistemas Digitales en Audio y Video S.A de C.V will provide new and existing NETIA customers with presales consultation, sales, and product support.
"NETIA's comprehensive media management solutions are an invaluable addition to our product portfolio, as they enable broadcasters to realize greater efficiencies in leveraging media assets across their workflows and enterprises," said Enrique Gutiérrez, managing director at Sistemas Digitales en Audio y Video S.A de C.V. "We look forward to working with NETIA in the continued expansion of its presence here in Mexico."
Sistemas Digitales en Audio y Video S.A de C.V specializes in providing state-of-the-art solutions for film, radio, and television. Founded in 1988, the company has more than 20 years of experience in meeting the needs of media organizations and offers expertise in system design, sales, and integration, as well as support, training, and maintenance.
"Adoption of NETIA products worldwide has grown dramatically over recent years, and we feel that our new relationship with a recognized leader in Mexico's broadcast market will contribute to our growing momentum in this region," said Christophe Carniel, CEO of NETIA. "We're pleased to be working with Sistemas Digitales en Audio y Video S.A de C.V to provide Mexico's broadcast industry with best-in-breed solutions for streamlined media management and delivery."
Sistemas Digitales en Audio y Video S.A de C.V will showcase NETIA products at the Expo Cine Video Televisón (Telemundo) trade show, May 25-28 in Mexico City.
More information about NETIA and its products is available at www.netia.com.
GlobeCast and NETIA at CABSAT 2010
Hall 2 - Booth A2/21 ; 2-4 March in Dubaï.
GlobeCast and NETIA at CABSAT 2010:
Content management and delivery company GlobeCast and subsidiary NETIA have joined forces to secure their position as an integrator of broadcast technology and a leading service provider. Together they reach the whole broadcast chain from contribution to playout and delivery using the companies' broad selection of products and services.
NETIA Products at CABSAT 2010:
At CABSAT 2010, NETIA is pleased to highlight its Manreo 2 asset management solution and Radio-Assist 8 range of digital automation software. The company will also demonstrate the close integration of Radio-Assist 8 into Manreo 2.
Manreo 2
Designed with an open, scalable architecture, Manreo 2 has all the tools needed to simplify the cataloging, indexing, accessing, and distribution of media. First introduced at IBC2009, Manreo 2 is designed to maximize productivity gains in asset management and the use of rich media, which in turn can be repurposed and published to platforms such as Web portals and mobile devices. The solution supports all industry-standard formats, ingesting content, generating browse proxies, enriching media through speech-to-text functionality, and providing easy access to media.
With this new version, Manreo 2 now incorporates the new NETIA Workflow Engine , designed to allow media companies to visualize, create, and execute their own workflow easily. NETIA Workflow Engine facilitates and harmonizes exchanges between all existing applications found in a broadcast environment. Accessed via a user-friendly graphic interface, NETIA Workflow Engine orders tasks to optimize efficiency and load balancing, automates content distribution processes, and includes a security warning and notification system. NETIA Workflow Engine can also perform automated transcoding and publishing of media and metadata to the Internet, VOD, mobile services, and IPTV.
Manreo 2 now also incorporates NETIA's Hypercast Warehouse set of archiving tools, a flexible platform entirely dedicated to media asset management. This powerful archiving manager at the heart of the system interfaces with acquisition, production, automation, and storage applications. Owing to its adaptive flexibility, Hypercast Warehouse integrates with any environment and can be used to manage audio, video, or images in all file formats (MXF, XDCAM, MPEG-4, MPEG-2, WMV, etc.). Video is ingested at a high resolution and converted automatically to a low-resolution proxy used for indexing.
Radio-Assist 8
NETIA is pleased to highlight its Radio-Assist 8 range of digital audio automation software at CABSAT 2010. Equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows, the newest version of NETIA's acclaimed software suite now extends beyond traditional broadcasting, allowing users to prepare publication at an early stage of the workflow. Publication is prepared at the same level as the on-air thanks to new planning tools.
Radio-Assist 8 is now also integrated with NETIA's Media Asset Management system, offering an automatic publishing engine for all media as well as managing associated metadata and linked media. By interfacing with NETIA's Media Asset Management system, Radio-Assist 8 responds efficiently to the needs of media groups having to manage and share video, audio, images, and text throughout their entities.
Radio-Assist 8 provides instant access to all types of media, archived or online. Regardless of the storage medium, items can be previewed and restored for repurposing and distribution, both for broadcasting and for multiplatform distribution.
Radio-Assist 8 makes three different types of publishing available to users. With the software's new " Publication" tab, journalists can publish audio-only content and its metadata; publish audio and associated media, such as video, text, or images; or prepare a group of items for automatic conversion and publishing to an array of destinations, such as a podcast, posting on the Internet, or delivery to mobile devices.
NETIA's Radio-Assist family of digital audio software programs covers each part of the production and broadcast workflow, allowing users to record, edit, or prepare a playlist. In addition to new browse and publishing tools for full multimedia functionality, the software features tools for acquisition, sound-file editing, commercial and music production, newsroom systems, scheduling, multicasting, administration, and more.
NETIA Boosts Automation of Key Radio-Assist 8 Production Tasks, Optimizes Media Management
Visit NETIA at the 2010 NAB Show, Booth SU3502.
Addition of NETIA Workflow Engine Facilitates Exchanges Between Radio-Assist 8 and Other Applications.
CLARET, France - April 7, 2010 - NETIA today announced that it has paired its NETIA Workflow Engine with its Radio-AssistTM 8 suite of digital audio automation software to bring users even greater efficiencies and functionality across key broadcast workflow processes. Designed to facilitate exchanges between all applications in a broadcast environment, NETIA Workflow Engine gives users one graphical interface through which to automate processes involving Radio-Assist 8 and any third-party application.
NETIA Workflow Engine makes it easy for media companies to visualize, create, and execute their own workflows. When deployed in conjunction with Radio-Assist 8, it enables users to tap into greater functionality through improved automation of key processes," said Mustapha Rezzoug, NETIA's director of products. "Administrators can now simply rely on NETIA Workflow Engine to provide easy workflow automation setup, execution, and status monitoring. The powerful combination of NETIA Workflow Engine and Radio-Assist 8 allows media companies to do more with audio, video, text, and images - and to do so with greater efficiency, accuracy, and flexibility."
Equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows, the acclaimed Radio-Assist 8 software suite extends beyond traditional broadcasting by streamlining the preparation and publication of media. Radio-Assist 8 also optimizes the management of associated metadata and linked media and gives instant access to all types of media, archived or online. It then allows items to be previewed and restored for repurposing and distribution. The pairing of Radio-Assist 8 with NETIA Workflow Engine empowers media groups to manage and share video, audio, images, and text throughout their entities, optimizing the overall life cycle of their content.
The NETIA Workflow Engine is an open system that choreographs, visually represents, and then executes processes or workflows to provide a faster and more direct interface between Radio-Assist 8 and other applications. In managing these interfaces, the NETIA Workflow Engine increases performance of tasks such as transcoding, audio extraction, speech-to-text transcription, archiving, and publishing in a transparent, highly automated process. In publishing, for example, the NETIA Workflow Engine can automatically deliver content from Radio-Assist to the right distribution platforms (Internet, VOD, mobile services, and IPTV) in the right formats, all at the press of a button. Likewise, the system can automate the movement of audio and video between Radio-Assist 8 and HSM (hierarchical storage management) systems; automate the sharing of push/pull content between different sites or platforms; or automate the ingest of incoming content from other sources and partners.
Together, Radio-Assist 8 and NETIA Workflow Engine linked with the company's popular ManreoTM Asset Management System offer users a wider range of capabilities in managing and distributing a variety of content. In addition to simplifying media management across workflow tasks, the higher level of automation enabled by the NETIA Workflow Engine reduces the potential for error and improves facilities' ability to manage and process larger volumes of content at any given time. As part of its media management features it also monitors content, and informs administrators of content errors as necessary with security alarms and notifications.
CamDirector for NETIA Radio-Assist 8 Automates Sophisticated Recording of Live In-Studio Video Programs
New Radio-Assist Module Debuts at NAB!
Enables Low-Cost Switching and Production of Richer Video and Audio Content for Web Streaming and Podcasts
CLARET, France - April 7, 2010 - NETIA today announced the release of CamDirector, a new module that brings direct camera control and automated video switching to the company's Radio-AssistTM 8 suite of digital audio automation software. CamDirector will be shown for the first time at The NABShow 2010. Using automatic voice detection, CamDirector enables complete automation of the production of in-studio interviews, shows or any special on-set events by triggering the switching of cameras according to the speaker and mic currently in use. Radio broadcasters can create live feeds or recorded programs for repurposing to multiple broadcast, streaming, podcast and mobile platforms.
"Radio listeners - and younger audiences, in particular - increasingly demand the ability to 'visualize' what's going on in a studio while a program or special interview is on air," said Christophe Carniel, CEO and president at NETIA. "CamDirector provides greater sophistication than a single still camera without requiring the investment and resources typically required for more complex multicamera program recording. With this simple, cost-effective means of creating video content that complements their on-air offerings, broadcasters can easily expand the type and quality of content they offer to today's media consumers."
The automation of switching processes through NETIA's Radio-Assist 8 software suite enables radio broadcasters to maximize the value of interviews and other events for distribution to multiple platforms, while minimizing the associated burden on station staff.
CamDirector operates within existing installed Radio Assist automation systems and does not require an additional dedicated IT infrastructure, database or server.
The CamDirector module allows cameras installed in a radio facility to be controlled directly from NETIA's Radio-Assist 8. Positioned to capture each speaker participating in the program, individual cameras within the studio are triggered by CamDirector as associated voice-activated microphones pick up speakers' voices. When a host or guest begins to speak, the software automatically switches the feed to that person's mic and camera.
Flexible configuration options within CamDirector are complemented by a variety of preset parameters. To give the production a more authentic look and dynamic feel, users can take advantage of a built-in scene-creation program that lends even greater fluidity and interest to the video and dialog. For example, the program can be set so that after two minutes, a particular camera will zoom to wider angle, or zoom in. These tools give the broadcaster a variety of choices in defining how cameras and mics are used to create video pieces.
The Radio-Assist 8 range of digital audio automation software is equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows. This acclaimed software suite extends beyond traditional broadcasting by streamlining the preparation and publication of media, as well as the management of associated metadata and linked media. Radio-Assist 8 gives instant access to all types of media, archived or online. Regardless of the storage medium, items can be previewed and restored for repurposing and distribution, both for broadcasting and for multi-platform distribution. By interfacing with NETIA's Media Asset Management system, Radio-Assist 8 also responds efficiently to the needs of media groups having to manage and share video, audio, images, and text throughout their entities.
CommunicAsia 2010 preview
At CommunicAsia, NETIA and parent company GlobeCast join to reinforce their combined position as an integrator of broadcast technology and leading service provider. The two companies together reach the entire broadcast chain from contribution to playout and delivery with a wide range of products and services
ManreoTM 2
Within the GlobeCast booth at CommunicAsia, NETIA will highlight its ManreoTM 2 asset management system. Manreo boasts an open, scalable architecture along with all the tools needed to simplify the cataloging, indexing, accessing, and distribution of media. Manreo 2 is designed to maximize productivity gains in asset management and the use of rich media, which in turn can be repurposed and published to platforms such as Web portals and mobile devices. The solution supports all industry-standard formats, ingesting content, generating browse proxies, enriching media through speech-to-text functionality, and providing easy access to media.
ManreoTM 2 now incorporates the new NETIA Workflow Engine as well as NETIA's Hypercast Warehouse set of archiving tools, a flexible platform entirely dedicated to media asset management. This powerful archiving manager at the heart of the system interfaces with acquisition, production, automation, and storage applications.
Booth: 6G2-01 / 15-18 June, Singapore.
Morocco's Luxe Radio Takes to the Air and Internet With NETIA's Radio-Assist 8
Newly Launched Radio Station Builds Streamlined, Highly Automated Production and Broadcast Workflow on Radio-Assist 8 Software Suite
CLARET, France - May 31st, 2010 - NETIA today announced that Morocco's Luxe Radio, a new radio station dedicated to luxury and the art of living, was launched deploying the latest version of the Radio-AssistTM 8 suite of digital audio automation software. The NETIA software not only supports and streamlines the end-to-end production and broadcast workflow at Luxe Radio, but also makes it easy for the station to leverage its official Internet portal, www.anaka.ma, the first Moroccan luxury magazine on line.
"Luxe Radio is the radio of taste, elegance, and refinement, with programming that responds to Moroccans' passion for art, fashion, luxury, and lifestyle," said Abdessamad Aboulghali, president of Luxe Radio. "We are proud to showcase the exceptional artistic talents and creative elements within our country and to share with listeners the finer aspects of living in the international global village. As we strive to deliver the best of Moroccan and international life, NETIA's Radio-Assist 8 software suite provides a complete, intuitive, and efficient platform that ensures the quality and continuity of our radio and Internet broadcasts."
This project was implemented in close partnership with systems integration company AVTM - EUROCOM Morocco, based in Casablanca, which ensured the integration and technical implementation of the whole project.
One of just four new stations to have received a private broadcast license from Morocco's Higher Council of Audiovisual Communication, Luxe Radio broadcasts from Casablanca to six cities: Rabat, Marrakech, Agadir, Essaouira, El Jadida, and Casablanca itself. The NETIA installation in Casablanca includes 15 workstations tailored to the jobs of journalists and technicians, with two dedicated to playout and a backup used to provide redundancy.
Together, these production workstations cover the entire production workflow, providing tools such as NETIA's RA Feder-All, which automatically designs and generates schedule templates while giving users all of the functionality required to prepare a playlist. The system also manages scheduled streaming of the audio broadcast to www.anaka.ma, where listeners can tune in via Internet radio. Luxe Radio uses the Air DDO module for automatic playout of programs overnight.
Two servers run NETIA's DBShare, which systematically maintains the synchronous redundancy of all the metadata the system produces and the consistency of database contents. The media logging module within Radio-Assist 8 records everything that is broadcast, with its Feed In/Feed Plan automatically capturing and recording all audio feeds for compliance with legal requirements.
"Equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows, Radio-Assist 8 allows broadcasters to optimize the efficiency of their operations, from ingest through to delivery on multiple platforms," said Christophe Carniel, president and CEO at NETIA. "The installation at Luxe Radio demonstrates the Radio-Assist 8 software suite's excellence in supporting both traditional and online productions and broadcasting from one comprehensive yet easy-to-use interface."
BroadcastAsia 2010
Radio-AssistTM 8
Visitors to BroadcastAsia this year will find NETIA in the BCI booth 7C4 - 01/02. BCI is NETIA's master distributor for South East Asia. NETIA will demonstrate its entire Radio-AssistTM 8 range of digital audio automation software, highlighting its two new modules, CamDirector and Workflow Engine. The company will also illustrate the tight integration between Radio-Assist and NETIA's Manreo asset management system. Equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows, this latest version of NETIA's acclaimed Radio-Assist 8 software suite now extends beyond traditional broadcasting, allowing users to prepare publication at an early stage of the workflow.
CamDirector for NETIA Radio-AssistTM 8
At BroadcastAsia, NETIA will demonstrate for the first time its unique and innovative CamDirector, a new Radio-AssistTM module that brings direct camera control and automated video switching to the company's Radio-Assist 8 suite of digital audio automation software. With this capability, radio broadcasters can create live, switched programs for broadcast, streaming, or podcast. Using automatic voice detection, CamDirector enables complete automation of the production of in-studio interviews and special on-set events by triggering the switching of cameras according to the speaker and microphone currently in use.
Workflow Engine for NETIA Radio-AssistTM 8
NETIA understands that increasingly, radio stations are enriching their content, working with more complex workflows and publishing to multiple platforms. With this in mind, Radio Assist 8 now incorporates the new NETIA Workflow Engine, designed to allow media companies to easily choreograph their own workflow. NETIA Workflow Engine facilitates and harmonizes exchanges between all existing applications found in a broadcast environment.
Chile's Videocorp Offers Full NETIA Product Line
Leading Supplier and Integrator of Broadcast and Professional Systems Embraces NETIA Solutions for Media Asset Management
CLARET, France - July 5, 2010 - NETIA today announced that Videocorp, a pioneer in broadcast and professional video and systems integration in Chile, now carries NETIA's entire product range, including solutions for radio, television, and multiplatform broadcasting. Videocorp supplies products and services to virtually every television network across Chile.
"Videocorp is constantly growing, and we are always eager to find new and diverse solutions for our clients," said Alfonso Vergara, general manager at Videocorp. "Our new partnership with NETIA is in line with our objective of working with the market's principal vendors and leading brands to give our customers complete solutions."
As a leader within the Chilean broadcast market, Videocorp has supplied and integrated all variety of professional broadcast products including video cameras, recording systems, automation for news and commercials, infrastructure products, high-resolution monitoring, and storage systems. Rounding out its offerings, the company will now also offer its customers NETIA's full line of Radio-AssistTM digital audio software modules as well as the company's ManreoTM media asset management (MAM) solutions.
"It is very important to Videocorp's customers that we can offer solutions for the management and content distribution, and we have been looking to be able to integrate MAM solutions into our portfolio for a while but wanted the best possible fit," added Jorge Sobenes, business manager for broadcast and professional video at Videocorp. "We decided to work with NETIA because it is a company with a high potential for technological development along with versatile, flexible solutions."
"Videocorp provides media companies across Chile with powerful solutions for media management and delivery, and we are excited to be working closely with them," said Jérémie Roudaire, NETIA Sales Manager for Latin America. "The company has an excellent reputation within the South American market, and we look forward to a successful partnership in serving Chilean customers."
Videocorp - SOBENES Jorge
San Crescente 240 - Las Condes - Santiago - Chili
Phone: +56 - 2 - 431 6100
Mail : jsobenes@videocorp.com
NETIA Provides France Telecom/Orange With Comprehensive Content Management System
NETIA Software Solution to Simplify and Automate Multiplatform Content Delivery Workflow for Leading Telecommunications Brand.
CLARET, France - May 5, 2010 - NETIA today announced that it has provided Orange, the key brand of leading telecommunications operator France Telecom, with a content management system (CMS) designed to support Telco operators' end-to-end media management and distribution needs. Built on NETIA's versatile ManreoTM media asset management (MAM) system, the CMS will enable Orange to store, manage, and distribute content to any service provider or multimedia platform.
"Manreo allows for a very flexible workflow management that is designed graphically and is easily configurable. It also allows us to manage metadata at several levels which fits our needs perfectly," said Pierre Louis Pipitone, head of department, Major Projects TV. "The content division team will use a global GUI to achieve a full view of the entire content management system, and will be able to supervise both workflows and the actual cataloging of content more efficiently."
The CMS also supports preparation of content for delivery, performing metadata extraction, transcoding, quality checking, image processing, and subtitle management.
In managing the entire workflow, the CMS leverages the NETIA Workflow Engine to organize media management processes, harmonize exchanges between different applications, handle prioritization across the system, and automate content distribution processes. To streamline content delivery itself, the CMS provides tools for content packaging, metadata tagging, and rights management, with workflow-supervision guiding these processes. Configurable rules govern the delivery of content to specific service providers and numerous platforms ranging from VOD to set-top box, CatchUpTV and Internet news portals.
"The NETIA CMS for Orange builds on the strengths of our well-established media asset management solutions to provide a straightforward multiplatform content delivery solution engineered for Telco operators and broadcasters," said NETIA CEO, Christophe Carniel. "In deploying the CMS for management of its content distribution workflow, Orange will be positioned to maximize the value of content more easily and efficiently across a broader range of target platforms."
NETIA Teams With New Colombian Channel Dealer
Compañia Comercial Curacao de Colombia S.A. Will Add NETIA MAM Solutions to Its Portfolio of Leading Professional Broadcast Products
"As our client base increasingly embraces workflows that rely on digital media, our customers require a sophisticated yet straightforward means of managing that content," said Aldo Buenahora, General Manager at Curacao. "NETIA's MAM solutions provide the quality, functionality, and flexibility our customers want, as well as the ease of use they need to employ effective media management. We're very pleased to be incorporating NETIA's offer into our product offering."
Curacao began operations in Colombia in 1962 from offices in Bogota. Since then, the company has specialized in the marketing and distribution of products from both domestic and foreign vendors. The Technical Department at Curacao represents high-tech leaders in developing systems and solutions for the video industry, and the company has represented professional video products from industry leaders such as Sony Broadcast for more than 30 years.
"Our new relationship with Curacao is a critical move in the development and expansion of our dealer network across South American markets," said Jérémie Roudaire, NETIA Sales Manager for Latin America. "Curacao is a clear leader in the Colombian market, and we look forward to working even more closely with the company in building adoption of our media asset management solutions by the region's broadcasters and media companies."
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GlobeCast and NETIA to present joint MAM demonstration at Satcon CCW Booth 830
New York and Claret - 29 September 2010 -- GlobeCast and NETIA will be present at SATCON 2010 in New York from 13 to 14 October 2010, highlighting their ability to transport, manage and play content to multiple platforms in multiple regions and to streamline the workflow of media players around the world.
GlobeCast, a content management and delivery company and subsidiary of France Telecom/Orange, will highlight its geographic and technical expansion, with new satellite capacity and fiber links in the Americas and worldwide. With its subsidiary NETIA, GlobeCast will also highlight its Media Asset Management solutions
NETIA will focus on its new line of audio and video content life cycle management and preparation solutions - highlighting the convergence of the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors. NETIA is at the heart of this convergence, with efficient, flexible and effective technologies that empower multiplatform delivery, growing volumes of on-demand audio and video content and multiple content formats
Joint demonstration of new MAM solution
More on the NETIA Content Management System (CMS)
The users can now manage all of the processes within the production environment - from editing through post and distribution - through one unique, and easy to use interface. The new web-based interface, built on Silverlight technology, allows for more performance and greater security.
All modules provide for ingest and quality control; metadata extraction and tagging; search, browse and low-res proxy generation; integration with key 3rd party systems including QA, tape/disk-based archive, non-linear editing, playout and traffic automation; and Multiplatform Delivery to Mobile TV, VoD/Catch Up TV, IPTV, Web Streaming, HD and SD distribution platforms.
Company Overview:
GlobeCast (www.globecast.com): a subsidiary of France Telecom/Orange, GlobeCast is a leading provider of media management and global content delivery services for broadcasters and content creators. With a secure fiber and satellite network connected to 12 teleports and technical operations centers worldwide, GlobeCast manages and transports an estimated 10 million hours of video and other rich media each year. An integrator of audiovisual technology and a full service provider, GlobeCast works with all the actors in the audiovisual chain from production companies to broadcasters, retail organizations, cinema chains and more. The company provides on-site service from major news and sporting events for coverage in SD, HD or even 3D. Present in Europe, the Americas, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia, GlobeCast is also an expert in international television markets, and works with new and established broadcasters to reach and secure coverage with leading pay TV operators around the world.
About NETIA
NETIA, a GlobeCast company, is a leading provider of software solutions that enable efficient management and delivery of content to today's full array of media platforms. Relied on by more than 10,000 users in 200 installations in more than 40 countries, NETIA solutions allow content producers and owners to manage content from ingest to delivery, targeting multiplatform outlets including the Internet, VOD, IPTV services, and mobile devices.
NETIA provides content management solutions to major radio and television brands and multimedia groups around the world, and recent wins have made the company a significant new player in the Telco market, as well. Clients include BSkyB, RAI Italy, Radio Riyadh, France Telecom/Orange, RTM Malaysia, Mediacorp Singapore, Radio France, the Associated Press, France Televisions, and L'Équipe 24/24. NETIA has its headquarters in France, with offices in the United States, Paris, Rome, and Sydney, in addition to a global network of professional distribution partners. For more information visit www.netia.com
NETIA Radio-Assist 8 to Support Multiplatform Production and Delivery Model at Romania's Radio Iasi
NETIA's Digital Audio Software Suite Streamlines Workflows Supporting Over-the-Air and Streaming Broadcasts
"NETIA's Radio-Assist 8 will streamline our production workflow in numerous ways, not only improving our efficiency in delivering media across multiple platforms, but also making it easy for us to add value to new and existing assets," said Constantin Burloiu, technical director at Radio Romania.
The NETIA software is set to allow Radio Iasi to manage its over-the-air broadcasts, as well as its multiplatform distribution of multimedia elements including sound, video, images, and text. The Radio-AssistTM 8 range of digital audio software programs covers the entire operation of a radio station, addressing acquisition, sound file editing, commercial and music production, scheduling, multicasting, data security, and administration. Because the software suite also offers a variety of features tailored for multimedia workflows that extend beyond traditional broadcasting, Radio Iasi can more efficiently prepare for multiplatform publication at an early stage of its radio production workflow.
Radio Iasi is using six Radio-Assist clients for production, 35 for audio editing, and three for its live studios. These systems, supplied by systems integrator AVC Group in conjunction with his partner CENTRON Group through Bucharest-based distributor C.Y.B.E.R. SRL, have been newly integrated along with new control room and master control room (MCR) systems. Each control room is equipped with, among other solutions, a NETIA editing and playout station.
"NETIA solutions offer our customers the robust functionality required for smooth production and broadcast workflows, whether for traditional broadcasting or for cost-effective and timely multiplatform delivery of media," said Hrvoje Balasko, general manager for AVC Group. "Radio Iasi has invested in a state-of-the-art facility, and its Radio-Assist 8 software will enable staff to make the most of the broadcaster's sophisticated audio production tools and resulting media assets."
RFO Extends Its Partnership With NETIA
New IP Mosaic System to Offer Unified View of Media Across Nine Production Sites While NETIA Media Asset Management System Enables Search and Browse Functions
CLARET, France - Aug. 31, 2010 - NETIA today announced that RFO (Réseau France Outre-mer, or France Overseas Network), part of the France Television Group, has signed an agreement engaging NETIA to develop a new IP Mosaic system along with a custom system for synchronization of audio and video content across servers at multiple sites. The new IP Mosaic system created by NETIA will allow RFO staff in Paris to view, all at once and on a single screen, the complete flow of video from each of RFO's nine production sites, located in Guadeloupe, French Guyana, Martinique, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Mayotte, Reunion Island, New Caledonia, Wallis and Futuna, and French Polynesia.
"Over the years, we have built a strong and successful relationship with NETIA, as the company's solutions continue to help us expand our business with intention and intelligence," said Christian Augereau, technical director at RFO. "We are constantly looking for new ways to improve our efficiency across our broadly distributed operations, and it was a natural decision to engage NETIA in further enhancing our media management capabilities. The company excels in meeting the unique demands of our business."
RFO already has integrated NETIA's media asset management (MAM) system with acquisition, production, automation, and storage applications across its Paris headquarters and nine regional centers to store and enrich audio, video, and still images and subsequently facilitate the publishing of content through various delivery platforms. Now, media assets on servers across RFO production sites will be synchronized through automatic replication, and NETIA's software suite will provide staff with the tools to search and browse the content stored on these multiple servers.
NETIA MAM manages storage, consultation, indexing, segmenting, and repurposing of content, referencing all types of objects, files, and physical media. Through the system's Web-based interface, authorized users can identify all copies of a given media asset, regardless of version, format, or location, and view them over the Internet in JPEG, GIF, Real, and Windows Media® formats or over an intranet in any format. Even as it centralizes media enterprisewide, the solution also supports the building of media databases according to content type or use.
One of the most advanced television and radio networks in the world, RFO distributes 17 television channels from its head office in Paris to French-speaking territories located tens of thousands of kilometers from one another. The broadcaster's regional production facilities are connected by satellite and ADSL to support the exchange of programs and news (both radio and TV) in real time.
"In building out its production and media-sharing capabilities across numerous sites, RFO has taken a very forward-looking approach to media management," said Yoann Poizeau, product director at NETIA. "The IP Mosaic system extends the company's flexibility in working with assets, despite the distances that separate RFO production sites and media storage systems."
NETIA Adds Russia's Vidau Systems to Its Worldwide Dealer Network
Leading Systems Integrator Joins NETIA Network With a Decade of Experience Serving Russia's Professional Broadcast Industry
CLARET, France - Oct. 22, 2010 - NETIA today announced that Vidau Systems will join the company's worldwide dealer network as a distributor of NETIA products and solutions across the Russian and CIS markets. The Moscow-based company has a decade of experience in engineering, integrating, and delivering complete A/V solutions to the country's professional TV and radio broadcasters. Vidau will showcase NETIA solutions at key industry events, including the upcoming NAT'Expo trade show in Moscow, running from November 16 -19, 2010, Stand C-54, Hall 1.
"NETIA's advanced media asset management solutions give us a valuable tool in empowering our clients with intelligent, flexible, and highly automated handling of assets within and across their broadcast and production facilities," said Daria Globus, Commercial Director at Vidau Systems. "The NETIA product line makes our rich product and service portfolio even more robust, and we're very pleased to be representing the company here in Russia's professional broadcast and media marketplace as well as throughout CIS countries."
Vidau Systems offers a full spectrum of system integration and installation services, as well as delivery of equipment for TV broadcasters, radio stations, and concert halls. With a staff of 80 and engineers qualified for installations of any complexity, the company has expertise in project architecture and in construction of technical facilities that meet the requirements of clients' broadcast projects and their production workflows.
"Vidau Systems is a leading Russian integrator of broadcast equipment, with a wide range of successful installations with key media companies," said Elena Peredelskaya, NETIA sales representative for Eastern Europe. "The company's commitment to providing clients with forward-looking media management solutions is very much in line with our product strategy, and we look forward to working with Vidau Systems to further adoption our sophisticated MAM solutions in the Russian and CIS markets."
IBC 2010 Show Preview
IBC 2010 RAI Center - Amsterdam 9-14 October / Stand 1A29
Focus is on Convergence for NETIA at IBC 2010
At IBC this year, NETIA will focus on the convergence of the broadcasting and telecommunications sectors with a new line of audio and video content life cycle management and preparation solutions. NETIA is at the heart of this convergence, with efficient, flexible and effective technologies that empower multiplatform delivery, growing volumes of on-demand audio and video content and multiple content formats. At IBC the company will co-exhibit with parent company GlobeCast, securing their position as an integrator of broadcast and telecommunications technology and a leading service provider. Together the two companies will introduce technologies that reach the whole broadcast chain from contribution to playout and delivery.
NETIA will be demonstrating its new content management solutions, based on proven applications, that aid media players in their quest to provide cost effective audio and video content and manage and monitor combined activities and content for television, internet, telephony and mobile platforms.
Introducing for the first time at IBC:
NETIA Content Management System
The users can now manage all of the processes within the production environment - from editing through post and distribution - through one unique, and easy to use interface. The new web-based interface, built on Silverlight technology, allows for more performance and greater security.
All modules provide for ingest and quality control; metadata extraction and tagging; search, browse and low-res proxy generation; integration with key 3rd party systems including QA, tape/disk-based archive, non-linear editing, playout and traffic automation; and Multiplatform Delivery to Mobile TV, VoD/Catch Up TV, IPTV, Web Streaming, HD and SD distribution platforms.
Radio-Assist 8
At IBC 2010, NETIA will also demonstrate its entire Radio-AssistTM 8 range of digital audio automation software, highlighting its two new modules, CamDirector and NETIA Workflow Engine. These modules were first introduced at NAB earlier on this year. The company will also illustrate the tight integration between Radio-Assist and NETIA's asset management system. Equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows, this latest version of NETIA's acclaimed Radio-Assist 8 software suite now extends beyond traditional broadcasting, allowing users to prepare publication at an early stage of the workflow.
An important addition to Radio-Assist is CamDirector. First introduced at NAB this year is a new Radio-Assist module that brings direct camera control and automated video switching to the company's Radio-Assist 8 suite of digital audio automation software. With this capability, radio broadcasters can create live, switched programs for broadcast, streaming, or podcast. NETIA will also highlight is Workflow Engine for Radio Assist, a new workflow management system, designed to allow media companies to easily choreograph their own workflow.
NETIA's Radio-Assist Simplifies Repurposing of Multilingual Broadcast Content at Australia's SBS
Radio-Assist Software Automates Delivery of SBS Radio Content to SBS Online Service in 50 Different Languages.
CLARET, France - September 21, 2010 - NETIA today announced that Australia's Special Broadcasting Service (SBS), a public radio and television broadcaster delivering media in 68 different languages, is using NETIA's Radio-AssistTM automation system to publish content to its website simply and cost-effectively. Dedicated to meeting the needs of diverse communities and cultures across Australia, SBS gathers programming from content creators worldwide and uses Radio-Assist to deliver this content online in 50 different languages.
The Radio-AssistTM publishing module provides all the media asset management capabilities required by SBS to manage both media and metadata for accurate, efficient multilingual publication to the Web.
Advances in communication have made it necessary for radio broadcasters to reach listeners wherever they may be. NETIA's Radio-AssistTM offers a smart, straightforward solution for extending broadcast content to the Web using minimal resources. The software goes beyond conventional radio automation to make it easy for journalists and other staff to repurpose content in multiple languages for additional platforms and, in turn, meet SBS's objective of informing, educating, and entertaining all Australians.
The multiple-language programs available through SBS Television, Radio, and Online ensure that all Australians, including the estimated 3 million Australians who speak languages other than English in their homes, are able to share the broadcaster's content. SBS Online delivers world news, current affairs, sport, film, food, and a full range of SBS television and radio programming to a monthly audience of 900,000 people.
SBS has extended features of its current Radio-Assist automation system to interface simply and efficiently with its online service. Within the NETIA solution, SBS has expended the metadata model of its production database to support all the data needed for online publishing of its radio content in multiple languages and unicode scripts. For any program audio clip, staff can associate images and rich metadata content in any language. Online publishing is then completely automated.
"SBS is a clear leader in creating, aggregating, and broadcasting programming that reflects the diverse cultures, experiences, and viewpoints in today's Australian society, and the use of Radio-Assist demonstrates that even the most complex operations spanning language and content aggregation barriers, can realise a streamlined workflow for the multi platform delivery of content. " Said Peter Stavrianos, Manager Broadcast Engineering at SBS.
With the Radio-AssistTM platform acting as a Media Asset Management System, encoding, packaging and movement of the content with its associated metadata to the Web as a multimedia package, is as simple as marking the item with a single mouse click. Repurposing of program content for on demand in multiple languages has never been made so easy and does not require a complex system between Radio-Assist and the web site anymore.
"Large broadcast operations working in multiple languages can face a difficult challenge in repurposing content for a variety of distribution platforms, but with metadata content managed inside the production system itself, multimedia packages can now be sent directly to the web without having to manage the complexity of an intermediate Content Management System" said Benjamin SCHVENT, APAC Operations Manager at NETIA.
NETIA Radio-Assist 8 Supports Flexible, Highly Automated Workflow at SHEMS FM in Tunisia
NETIA Software Will Simplify Management, Production, and Delivery of Uncompressed WAV Audio for Broadcast, Internet Streaming, Podcasts, and Audio on Demand
CLARET, France - November 8th, 2010 - NETIA today announced that SHEMS FM, a new privately owned radio station based in Tunis, is being equipped with the Radio-AssistTM 8 suite of digital audio automation software to support both traditional and Internet broadcast operations using only uncompressed WAV files. The NETIA software will enable SHEMS FM to establish efficient media logging, management, and production for its Internet streaming, podcasts, and on-demand services.
"Our broadcast model requires a robust and flexible solution for managing and preparing a tremendous volume of high-quality content for various Internet-based services," said Fathi Bhoury, General Manager at SHEMS FM. "NETIA is an established leader in providing sophisticated media management in a multiplatform environment, and its Radio-Assist 8 software offers valuable functionality across our full production and delivery workflow."
SHEMS FM was officially launched on Monday, September 27th. The new radio is the fourth station of its kind in Tunisia. "SHEMS FM" (Sun in Arabic) is general-interest radio broadcasting in local dialect and whose mission it is "to inform, entertain and grow". The station is intended to reflect the Tunisian society in all fields, economy, sports, arts and entertainment. Its programs will be available initially in Greater Tunis and along the north-east coast (Bizerte) and south (Sfax), before covering the regions further west and center. President Ben Ali kicked off the station's formal launch in a message broadcast by the government press agency TAP, stating that he has "the hope that the station will be a new pillar of information and culture."
Radio-AssistTM 8 is being installed on 16 workstations to provide SHEMS FM with a complete toolset for streaming this content using both automatic playout and the live playout features within the Air DDO broadcast module, as well as for radio on demand and podcasting. Radio-AssistTM 8 users will also perform highly automated logging on full-quality WAV content and logging of lower-quality content for legal purposes as well as to track broadcasted content.
"The Radio-Assist 8 installation at SHEMS Radio will streamline delivery of content through a number of online channels, in turn providing customers with convenient access to quality online radio services," said Pascal CIMA, Export Manager at NETIA. "The software's high degree of automation and ability to manage full-quality and lower-quality versions of media within a single workflow offer significant savings with respect to time and storage overhead."
More information about NETIA and its products is available at www.netia.com.
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Premier National Broadcaster RTL Is First French Radio Broadcaster to Deploy NETIA Radio-Assist 8 Software
NETIA Software Installed on Nearly 300 RTL Workstations
CLARET, France - Sept. 3, 2010 - NETIA today announced that RTL Radio has become the first French national radio broadcaster to deploy the Radio-AssistTM 8 digital audio software suite. This latest release of Radio-AssistTM addresses the entire RTL radio production workflow, providing tools for preparing and airing program audio, news, music, jingles, and commercials. The Radio-AssistTM architecture and operating system make it the ideal solution for centralizing and automating RTL's 24/7 operations, and the broadcaster has currently installed the software in nearly 300 workstations.
With this latest version of Radio-AssistTM 8, RTL enjoys the benefit of many new features. Version 8 is equipped with a broad range of tools for end-to-end multimedia workflows, and it now extends beyond traditional broadcasting, allowing the broadcaster to prepare for multiplatform publication at an early stage of the workflow. Using Radio-AssistTM 8, RTL can now manage multiplatform distribution of multimedia elements including sound, video, images, and text - all as metadata - and add value to existing and new content while realizing greater efficiency in delivering online media.
About RTL
RTL, part of the Bertelsmann group, employs more than 100 journalists and 20 radio hosts and is on air 24 hours a day, seven days a week, with more than six million listeners tuned in each day.
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