Swedens largest television broadcaster, TV4, has renewed its contract with ENPS, Associated Press electronic news production system, for another five years. The broadcaster, which started operating with this world-renowned newsroom technology in 2002, is now on track to mark a decade with ENPS in 2012.
TV4 is Swedens largest commercial channel, and made broadcast history in 1995 when it became the worlds first tapeless digital TV station. It has spearheaded interactive initiatives across the internet, teletext, digital text and mobile platforms.
The main installation in Stockholm now supports more than 300 reporters, writers, editors and producers using 300 workstations. TV4s largest department, News and Sports, uses ENPS to produce morning and evening programmes in addition to several daily bulletins. TV4 also offers the channels TV4 Plus, TV4 Film, TV4 Fakta and TV400. Tv4.se is one of Swedens largest media sites on the Internet.
Sweden has a reputation for innovation in technology, and we are thrilled that TV4 have chosen to extend their contract with us, said Eric Bowman, APs Director of International Business Development, Newsroom Systems.
ENPS has a firm hold in the Scandinavian market, and TV4 is a key client in a stable of broadcast organisations, all reliant upon ENPS for innovative, reliable, and scalable news technology.
As newsroom system of choice for Swedish Broadcasting Corporations SR, the national public-service broadcaster ENPS works at the heart of this impressive venture, connecting over 2000 journalists across 28 sites, to enable an integrated local, regional and national operation.
ENPS also has a long-standing partnership with Norwegian state broadcaster NRK. Norway’s largest broadcaster first installed ENPS in 1999, and now boasts an installation of more than 1800 workstations. It comprises 17 offices producing television and radio news and entertainment programming for regional stations and national networks all linked to the company’s main Oslo facility.
Other Nordic clients include Reykjavik-based 365 Media (Iceland), MTV Nyheter (Norway), TV2 Lorry (Denmark), TV2 East (Denmark), TV2 Nord (Denmark), TV Trøndelag (Norway), Luleå University of Technology (Sweden), Sjónvarp Føroya (Faroes-Denmark) and TV2 Bornholm (Denmark). TV 2 Bornholm recently marked its 3000th day using ENPS.
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