Danish Broadcaster, TV 2 Bornholm, marks its 3000th day using APs Electronic News Production System today (26 January 2005). The station which is one of eight regional channels in the TV 2 Denmark network – was the first organisation outside of the BBC to implement the cutting-edge technology which is now used by 40% of the worlds newsrooms.
“The reliability of ENPS – 3,000 days with no break – has exceeded all of our expectations,” said Jan Jørgensen, Managing Director of TV 2 Bornholm. “Even when we had a power supply failure on the main server, it didn’t disrupt our ability to produce because ENPS backup systems worked as designed,” he added.
Designed for and by broadcast journalists, ENPS operates in all types of demanding news production environments, with powerful, easy-to-use features including scripting, rundowns, planning, contacts, messaging, archiving, third-party device control, news wire management, remote access capabilities, and the industry’s only fully-integrated search engine. Using the MOS protocol, ENPS supports integration of news production products developed by more than 50 companies.
“We’re very proud that ENPS is continuing to meet TV 2’s standards and needs,” said Lee Perryman, Deputy Director of AP’s Broadcast division and Director of Broadcast Technology. “Its praise indeed to know that we have provided seamless technical performance on a daily basis year on year. Its been refreshing to work with an organisation focused both on their future and on helping us create and refine a world-class product.”
Part of the largest broadcast network in Denmark, TV 2 Bornholm has a staff of 52, and its regional newscasts attract the country’s highest viewership. ENPS is used throughout all areas of its news operations for the station’s three daily news broadcasts. Three other stations in the TV 2 group – Lorry, Nord and Ost – also use ENPS.
AP provides production technology for many of the world’s largest and most demanding broadcasters, and the ENPS system is now used by more than 40,000 reporters, writers, editors and producers in more than 500 newsrooms in 48 countries.