TV Broadcaster TeleZüri Opts for DVS SAN

TeleZüri, Switzerland’s regional TV broadcaster, has upgraded its production chain with a total of six DVS VENICE video servers as well as a DVS-SAN storage solution with 96 TB from DVS.

In spring 2011, the private broadcaster switched from the previous method of tape-based operation to file-based workflows. At the same time, the sports channel Schweizer Sportfernsehen (SSF), which is located at TeleZüri’s premises, also uses this technology.

The six VENICE systems provide 22 video channels spread across the entire workflow and are responsible for broadcasting tasks such as ingest, news play-out and on-air play-out. The DVS video server manages native real-time capturing and play-out of numerous common broadcast formats such as Panasonic DVCPRO, AVC-Intra, Avid DNxHD and Sony XDCAM EX, simultaneously scaling the different formats in real time. Thanks to its range of interfaces such as VDCP, MOS and SOAP, VENICE can be controlled via Media Asset Management Systems (MAMs), Newsroom Control Systems (NRCSs) and play-out automation systems, thereby meeting the prerequisites for broadcast workflows.

The GUI in VENICE also impressed the Zurich-based TV broadcaster: via remote access, users can control the video server anytime and conveniently coordinate server tasks. The playlist features allow broadcasts to be arranged creatively, while the new multi-view user interface enables users to monitor and control multiple server channels at the same time. The DVS-SAN is configured as the central storage and provides TeleZüri with an additional archive connection. Thanks to its 24/7 high-availability operation, the DVS-SAN ensures smooth operation, providing TeleZüri with treliability thanks to its redundant design and failover functionality.

Peter Canale, Head of Business and Technology at TeleZüri, said: "We’re already looking forward to tapeless workflows using DVS technology. The six VENICE systems will bring considerable time savings, allowing us to respond more quickly and flexibly in our current broadcast operations."

Michael Jordi, Managing Director of Jordi AG Communication, said: "As a systems partner, it was particularly important to make integration easy for TeleZüri. DVS equipment allowed us to meet this aim and equip our most important Swiss customer with high-end technology."

Niklas Fabian, Product Manager at DVS, said: "The renowned TV broadcaster TeleZüri is an extremely important customer to us. The six-unit configuration of our VENICE video server solution will offer TeleZüri greater stability, speed and efficiency ñ which the TV audience in Switzerland will very soon be able to realize."