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Why is it so hard to come up with a universally accepted definition of CiaB? As one of the originators of the “TV Channel in a Box” term, or in the USA, “MCR in a Box” or “Master Control in a Box”, I can say the term was meant to convey that a single PC…
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Radiodiffusion-Télévision ivoirienne (RTI), state broadcaster for the Ivory Coast, has taken delivery of a new CG titling and television playout solution from PlayBox Technology, the world’s leading manufacturer of television channel-in-a-box systems. This was installed by Brussels-based systems integrator Periactes Broadcast Solutions at RTI’s production and transmission centre in Abidjan.  “We have been using PlayBox…
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MundoFox, a joint venture between FOX International Channels (FIC), News Corporation’s international multi-media business and RCN, the Latin American television network and production company, has chosen a PlayBox Technology AdBox system to automate digital program insertion for its WTTG FOX 5 free-to-air television channel, based in Washington DC. “We have been using PlayBox Technology systems…
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See PlayBox Technology on booth N5434, NAB 2014, Las Vegas Convention Center PlayBox Technology has chosen NAB 2014 as the launch venue for the latest version of its AirBox universal playout and streaming automation server.  AirBox provides automated content playout for satellite channels, cable head-ends, over-the-air broadcasters and corporate TV users. At a fraction of…
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See PlayBox Technology on booth N5434, NAB 2014, Las Vegas Convention Center PlayBox Technology is expanding the range of models in its TimeShiftBox series of television playout delay servers. Previously available in SD and HD/SDI, the new TimeShiftBox Duo allows simultaneous programme delay for more than one SD/HD channel.  “We have developed TimeShiftBox Duo in…
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by Ben Gunkel, Sales Director, PlayBox Technology UK If I started this article along the traditional lines of ‘BVE 2014 was a landmark exhibition for PlayBox Technology, coinciding with the 15th anniversary of the AirBox broadcast playout automation system‘ you would probably flip straight to the next page. But stay your finger. Enlightenment is here.…
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See PlayBox Technology on stand N05 at BVE 2014, London Ibrarn Television has chosen a PlayBox Technology channel-in-a-box platform for its new broadcast service, transmitting via satellite from the Libyan capital city, Tripoli. The project was managed by system integration specialist Libirel Communications Limited.  “A PlayBox Technology CIAB installation was the obvious choice for this…
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TTNET Turkey Adds Four Live Sports Channels Based on PlayBox Technology Channel-in-a-Box Systems TTNET, the largest internet service provider in Turkey, has chosen a broadcast playout system from PlayBox Technology for four high-definition live sports channels at its Esentepe transmission centre in Istanbul.  The installation forms a central element of TTNET’s expanding role as a…
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SI feature in December 2013 RFV PlayBox Technology has nearly 14 years of experience producing complete broadcast systems based on modular software and hardware.  “We pioneered what is today termed the ‘channel-in-a-box’ approach which gives broadcasters the resources they need to establish new programme streams quickly, efficiently and in minimal rack space,” explains UK Sales…
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STN Slovenia has chosen PlayBox Technology automated playout servers for the satellite teleport at its headquarters in Ljubljana. A total of 15 systems have been installed in an ongoing project, each configured for remote operation by STN’s clients. “We operate a fully file-based global television playout service,” comments Tomaz Lovsin, Managing Director of STN. “We…
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