Il Premier Media Group profila un futuro multi risoluzione

... with Quantel for FOX SPORTS NEWS
Leading Australian sports broadcaster chooses Enterprise sQ for speed, quality and usability
Newbury, UK, July 2010: Australian sports broadcaster Premier Media Group (PMG) has purchased a Quantel Enterprise sQ system to provide a platform to help it continue to meet the new challenges of the fast-evolving, multi-resolution media landscape over the coming years.

FOX SPORTS NEWS has been produced using Quantel server-based production technology for a number of years. "While our existing Quantel system has served us well over the years, production imperatives have changed and we now need to be able to handle a range of formats including HD, in addition to speeding material to air, " said Tony Scanlan, PMG Chief Technology Officer.

"We of course reviewed all the broadcast manufacturers' systems very carefully before making our choice," Scanlan continued. "In the end though, it was a very straightforward decision - Quantel has by far the fastest flight time from ingest to air, produces great looking pictures, and has comfortably the most versatile and easy to use editing tools. It also allows us to mix HD and SD material on the same server - or indeed, on the same timeline - without having even to think about it."

The new system at PMG FOX SPORTS NEWS will be built around four Quantel sQ servers, offering approximately 1000 hours of SD storage (or 280 hours of HD). This will support 18 sQ Cut desktop editors and four sQ Edit Plus craft editors; a Quantel sQ Load application will look after ingest operations.


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Quantel is a world-leading developer of innovative, high performance content creation and delivery systems across post, broadcast and DI. We are passionate about creating the most open and efficient tools for the digital age. Quantel's product range includes: multi-resolution finishing systems; award-winning color correction solutions; stereoscopic 3D post systems and integrated news and sports production systems. They all deliver the creative, productive and profitable workflows that give post houses and broadcasters the edge they need to thrive and grow in today's highly competitive global media market.