Category: case studies

PlayBox Technology has completed a turnkey project in South Africa for the complete playout facilities of a new TV channel. ITV is the world’s first English speaking Islamic satellite television station to be broadcast from South Africa. ITV is based at the site of the Louis Pasteur Hospital in Pretoria PlayBox Technology (UK) Limited completed…
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PlayBox Technology and DELTACAST have been working together to extend the applications of the DELTA-hd SDI line of input and output boards into PlayBox Technology television solutions. The DELTA-sdi, DELTA-hd, DELTA-key and DELTA-dvi video boards are now supported in PlayBox servers that include AirBox playout, TitleBox CG and CaptureBox ingest high-end applications. Major features driving PlayBox Technology to…
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Playbox Technology has supplied and installed a 16-channel turnkey playback solution for the Arab satellite teleport Noorsat based in Bahrain. This adds 16 new channels to Noorsat’s existing 32 channels that focus on satellite-based DTH TV services to the Arab world, offering TV companies instant reach to all satellite TV dishes in the area. The…
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Ginx TV Romania will Broadcast in 18 languages across the emerging markets of Eastern and Central Europe Ginx TV is the new 24/7 multi-platform TV Channel devoted to the video gaming culture and lifestyle. Due to launch soon in Romania using PlayBox Technology automation solutions, the channel will be available on satellite and targeting 8…
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PlayBox Technology has supplied a two-channel redundant remote delivery and broadcasting solution to Fox International Channels. Christened ‘FoxBox’, this groundbreaking turnkey project enables Fox to deliver reliable, fully automated cost-effective playout solutions for smaller uplink, TV and IPTV markets. The programme content is comprehensive and includes local advertising, branding, multilingual audio and subtitles, as required,…
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PlayBox Technology has supplied 28 AirBox playout channels to Crawford Communications, Inc. of Atlanta, Georgia, one of the largest broadcast and post production facilities in the Southeastern United States. With these additional channels, Crawford expands its high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) disaster recovery capabilities. The initial interest for the PlayBox AirBox playout system…
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PlayBox Technology has supplied high definition playout equipment for the 24/7 BravaHDTV channel in The Netherlands. The initial launch is on cable with a satellite service due to start in the late summer. The PlayBox equipment makes up a large part of the playout chain. The content is supplied on HDCAM tapes in 1080/50i, with any…
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Seminole Government Television (SGTV), Seminole County, Florida, has transformed its playout from analogue to digital with a solution supplied by PlayBox Technology. The requirements included the provision of a soft transition to the new technology as well as supplying fully redundant backup and emergency broadcasting. Playbox supplied a standards-based solution with the main applications comprising…
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SHOWTV, has been on-air for nearly two years with very demanding workflow solutions from PlayBox Technology SHOWTV started broadcasting in 1994 with a tape based workflow from their Master Control Room using Sony LMS robotic VTR systems and in 2004 started a detailed research for an alternative modern IT based solution for their expanding broadcasting…
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PlayBox Technology HD Systems have been chosen by Cineaqua to playout 16 programme channels on 8 Dual Channel AirBox HD Servers to distribute HD movies to theatres and different display points around the leisure centre. This centre is themed on a salt water fish aquarium that also has an HD production centre, a large convention/event…
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