Harris Corporation announced at CABSAT that it had secured its biggest order in the last thirty years from Jordan. The order from Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) will see Harris take on the role of supplier as well as systems integrator to provide a turnkey file-based news production, archive and continuity playout solution for […]
Harris Corporation announced at CABSAT that it had secured its biggest order in the last thirty years from Jordan. The order from Jordan Radio and Television Corporation (JRTV) will see Harris take on the role of supplier as well as systems integrator to provide a turnkey file-based news production, archive and continuity playout solution for the state broadcaster. The project is valued at approximately US $5 million.
CABSAT also saw Harris announce the global launch of its HView SX Pro, a scalable, high-density multi-display management system at CABSAT.
Based out of the broadcasters headquarters inAmman, this new facility is expected to roll out three new channels in late 2012.
The complete high-definition, file-based solution will support JRTVs current advanced media workflows and enable future upgrades to support high-bandwidth HDTV operations.
This Harris system will replace an aging analog transmission and tape-based news infrastructure that has been in place for more than 26 years, said Ramadan Al Rawashdeh, director general of Jordan Radio and Television Corporation.
The new infrastructure will enable us to launch three new HD channels with a capability to increase to five channels as requirements demand that serve the needs of our Arabic-speaking and multi-lingual viewers in Jordan and beyond.
The integrated Harris solution includes Invenio media asset management, ADC playout automation and NEXIO servers to streamline content ingest, management and restoration from storage. JRTV will incorporate the Harris NewsForce solution to enhance program turnaround time in news production. A Harris Platinum router will manage facility-wide signal distribution, and Harris master control and high-definition channel branding systems will enhance the on-air look across all three channels.
The Harris broadcast solution will allow us to easily manage a complex end-to-end workflow at Jordan Television studios and provide extensive cost efficiencies and future-proofing across the entire facility, said Sufian Al Nabulsi, director of engineering administration at Jordan Radio and Television.
The Middle East-based Harris support and solutions team has worked in close collaboration with our technical team to provide the assistance we need to ensure smooth implementation.
The Harris solution at JRTV will be supplied directly by Harris with the support of local Jordanian dealer May Electrical Engineering.
This sale underscores Harris as a trusted provider of fully integrated broadcast solutions that deliver the right combination of features and functionality to meet broadcasters like Jordan Radio and Television Corporation needs today and into the future, said Said Bacho, vice president sales and service, Middle East andSouth Asia, Harris Broadcast Communications.
Our global strategy to offer locally based, in-region service and support resources has been a critical factor in cementing this deal.
