Harris Corporation announced that its Leitch NEXIO NewsNet server newsroom system – along with a range of content management and distribution products from the comprehensive Harris portfolio – was selected by Sao Paulo, Brazil-based TV Bandeirantes (Rede Bandeirantes de Televisão). Spanning from media ingest through storage, news production, post production and playout, the fully integrated system will provide TV Bandeirantes with a streamlined workflow throughout the total content delivery chain.
TV Bandeirantes is one of Brazils leading broadcasters, with its signals transmitted over 77 channels across the country and reaching 94 percent of television households in Brazil. The company will use the NEXIO NewsNet system to transmit a variety of programming, including local network news, 24-hour news and sports.
We have had a long-term, positive experience with Leitch newsroom solutions, as our entire 24-hour news channel, Band News, is built around a Leitch legacy server system and NewsFlash® non-linear editor, said Gilberto Verzoni, director of engineering and technology of Bandeirantes Group. We decided to return to Leitch server technology for our new network news operation because of this excellent history and because we know we can count on the company for superior service and support. Also, the new NEXIO systems multi-standard functionality, open interoperability and advanced software ensure that we are fully prepared for any future requirements.
The Leitch NEXIO NewsNet system comprises a NEXIO transmission server system, NEXIO NewsFlash® networked editing systems and a NewsFlash Preditor low-resolution browse and edit solution, all connected to a shared storage system. The system enables a news operation to ingest, edit and air material without requiring content transfer. Critical to the systems functionality are Ingest Control Manager, which streamlines acquisition; Rundown Manager, a MOS-enabled gateway and play-to-air system; NEXIO Remote, which enables control of up to four NEXIO channels over a standard LAN connection; and the NEXIO Playlist event sequencing application. In addition, the system features 14 TB of storage in a mirrored configuration.
Harris also supplied TV Bandeirantes with a complete peripheral system, which includes Leitch X75SD multiple-path converter/synchronizers; Integrator® large routers with a host of remote control panels; SuiteView multi-source display processors; and 6800+ modular interface products. Test and measurement is handled by Videotek® TVM-950 multi-format HD/SD-SDI video and audio signal analyzers and Videotek® PTM-305 handheld, multi-function, personal test monitors. Rounding out the system are Leitch VelocityQ non-linear editors for post production applications and the 1RU Leitch CCS Remote Control Panel, which provides control and monitoring of CCS-enabled devices on the network.