Multi-channel

Digital television has driven the necessity for Multi-channel broadcasting, as has the move by networks to consolidate their transmission centres.

Technical advances are seeing the demise of conventional presentation suites with replacements being ‘Channel In A Box’ solutions. These playout systems provide audio mixing, character generation with supering, dissolves, inclusion of graphics and animation, all controlled by schedule and metadata.
Multiple channels can be played from the one box to reduce expenditure and space. Also the management of all the media in a multi-channel environment must be easily and accurately handled. Ruzz provides these solutions, with additional workflow enhancements to streamline the multi-channel operation.

When two differently equipped multi-channel centres combine we are able to merge the disparate schedule products together. With Conditional Access, there may be two different Pay Per View channels using the same program signal. In this case we can provide electronic program guides that support individual charge structures.