New BBC Persian Television to employ Dalet digital newsroom solution

The system will let BBC journalists produce news and information programs for Iranian viewers that will be distributed via TV, radio and the Internet.

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Apr 11, 2008
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BBC World Service has chosen Dalet NewsPro as the digital production platform for BBC Persian Television, the new Persian channel to be launched later this year.

The multimillion-dollar Dalet system will let BBC journalists produce news and information programs for Iranian viewers. The media asset management platform will control ingest of video feeds and field material as well as provide 90 journalist desktop workstations with editing tools and seamless digital archiving.

The system is being installed two floors above the one already in operation at BBC Arabic. It will rely on Omneon Spectrum media servers for ingest and playout and integrate with a number of systems, including the AP ENPS newsroom computer system and an IBIS playout automation platform. Stories produced with the system will feed the TV channel and be repurposed for output on the Web and for radio broadcasts.

For more information, visit www.dalet.com.

The BBC World Service has chosen GlobeCast as its distribution partner for the launch of its new Farsi-language channel BBC Persian TV. The channel will be available via the Telstar 12 and Hot Bird 6 satellites to IPTV, DTH and Cable Operators across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

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Dalet newsroom and playout technology will drive television, radio, Internet news production and playout for approximately 3000 users.

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Sept. 29, 2009 — Omneon Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced that Omneon Spectrum™ media servers are being used for ingest and playout for BBC Persian TV, a new service launched in ...

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The media produced will feed the TV channel and also be repurposed for output on the Web and radio broadcasts.

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Dalet will provide equipment and project management.

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