A new 24-hour TV news channel based in Chennai, India has confirmed a deal to deploy ENPS as their newsroom computer system at IBC today (9 September).
This makes the broadcaster, Raj TV, the 7th TV station in India to choose the Associated Press award-winning software, following in the footsteps of the worlds biggest terrestrial broadcaster, Doordarshan. The station, which will broadcast exclusively in Tamil, plans to go live by the end of this year.
We evaluated all newsroom computer systems and decided upon ENPS, for its ease of use, seamless integration with other newsroom hardware and track record said Mr Ravindran, Director of Raj TV.
The deal was won by Shaf Broadcast, ENPS authorised distributor in India. Other components of the Raj TV newsroom will include Omnibus, Omneon, Orad and the Apple Final Cut Pro editing system. Regional roll-out is currently under discussion and is expected in the early 2008.