Montreal, Canada – July 30, 2024 – Grass Valley, a leader in live production solutions, proudly announces that it has played a transformative role at Bahrain TV, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s premier broadcast news and entertainment network. Grass Valley worked closely with its Diamond Partner in the region, systems integration leader First Gulf Company (FGC), to redesign Bahrain TV’s new highly complex live IP video production environment. As part of the modernization project, Grass Valley and FGC converted Bahrain TV’s master control suite, making it the first broadcast facility in the region to implement an IP playout system.
Considered a trusted source for news and information across Bahrain, Bahrain TV also upgraded its main live news studio with best-in-class IP-capable Grass Valley systems. The UHD news studio now features the latest Kayenne K-Frame switcher, EDIUS X Pro nonlinear editing solution and Sirius 840 576×576 router with integrated mutliviewer capability.
“Grass Valley demonstrated an unwavering commitment to delivering a cutting-edge IP broadcast infrastructure tailored to our evolving needs. In particular, we expect that our modular, scalable Grass Valley IP-based playout system will yield measurable benefits in the years to come,” said Eng. Abdullah Albalooshi, Undersecretary of Technical Affairs at Bahrain TV. “We anticipate significant cost savings by reducing hardware costs associated with traditional broadcast setups. And with our newly streamlined workflow processes and operational efficiencies, we also expect productivity gains by minimizing manual interventions and enabling faster content delivery.”
The IP playout solution features Grass Valley’s IP-capable Masterpiece IP UHD master control system, UCP 3901 video gateways, and a 2 rack-unit MV-821 IP standalone multiviewer, setup for four outputs. The suite also incorporates GV Orbit, configured for the dynamic orchestration of Bahrain TV’s IP broadcast environment
Other tangible benefits Bahrain TV expects to accrue include the ability to scale easily without the need to make high or large capital investments. They also anticipate advertising revenue growth resulting from an improved viewer experience and greater audience engagement.
“We’re very pleased to have actively contributed to this ground-breaking achievement by implementing and commissioning the first IP-based playout system in the region,” says Hany Bartella, Reginal Sales Director at Grass Valley. “The adoption of IP-based live broadcasting by Bahrain TV represents a leap forward in efficiency, scalability and flexibility, while positioning the network as a technological leader in the region.”
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About Grass Valley
Grass Valley is the leading technology provider for the live media and entertainment industry market. We work with 90% of the world’s major media brands, enabling their live production centers, mobile production units, 24-hour newsrooms, and sports streaming platforms to be ever more productive with SaaS and hardware systems. Our solutions enable content owners and service providers to create and deliver compelling live content in the most profitable way.
From IP-native cameras to state-of-the-art software and hardware production and playout systems, we’re at the forefront of ground-breaking live media innovation. We continue to pioneer market-leading advances to create and move live content more efficiently and generate new revenue streams.
Headquartered in Montreal, Grass Valley has been engaged in the media technology business for over 65 years and is now part of Black Dragon Capital. Learn more at grassvalley.com.
Montreal, Canada – May 14, 2024 – Grass Valley, a leader in live production solutions, proudly announces its collaboration with Fujairah TV, a prominent broadcaster in the United Arab Emirates, to upgrade their existing studio facilities. The upgrade features cutting-edge Grass Valley equipment including the LDX C98 compact camera with unique DPM imagers that enable both native 4K/UHD and native HD operation, providing exceptional quality in all studio and LED wall applications. The extremely powerful K-Frame XP production switchers with the Korona control panel, the high-performance Sirius 830 router and the modular Densité Processing Platform enable native HD and 4K/UHD operation without compromising on the number of input or output signals and offer exceptional flexibility and reliability. The Masterpiece Master Control Switcher, used for playout and with the innovative FormatFusion3 technology, provides an ideal solution for all standards from SD SDR to 4K/UHD HDR.
Fady Boustany, General Manager of Pharaon Broadcast S.A.L., systems integrator for the Fujairah TV project, commented on the decision to select Grass Valley. “Fujairah TV is committed to being at the forefront of the industry through both innovation and reliability. Their choice of Grass Valley’s advanced solutions demonstrates their dedication to maintaining a competitive edge and enhancing operational resilience.”
Boustany added, “This strategic investment reflects the exceptional value and reputation of the Grass Valley brand within the live production industry. It underscores the high quality and performance that Grass Valley’s traditional technology brings to the Fujairah TV studio infrastructure and highlights the strong trust and confidence they place in the brand.”
Mr Raphael Yammine, COO at Fujairah TV, commented on their decision to partner with Grass Valley, saying, “Our choice to integrate Grass Valley’s solutions was driven by several key factors. Foremost among these was the seamless integration, ensuring a smooth transition and continuity in our operations. Additionally, the renowned quality of Grass Valley’s services and the local support provided were critical in our decision-making process. This partnership allows us to not only meet but exceed the high standards of broadcast quality and innovation that our viewers expect.”
Hany Bartella, Middle East & Africa Regional Sales Director at Grass Valley, expressed enthusiasm about the partnership. ” We are pleased to be supporting Fujairah TV’s broadcasting capabilities and ensure they can leverage our technology for enhanced production quality. This collaboration is yet another example of how Grass Valley is setting the standard for innovation and excellence in the region, enabling media companies transform their operations to generate new revenue streams and deliver outstanding content to their audiences.”
Grass Valley is the leading technology provider for the live media and entertainment industry market. We work with 90% of the world’s major media brands, enabling their live production centers, mobile production units, 24-hour newsrooms, and sports streaming platforms to be ever more productive with SaaS and hardware systems. Our solutions enable content owners and service providers to create and deliver compelling live content in the most profitable way.
From IP-native cameras to state-of-the-art software and hardware production and playout systems, we’re at the forefront of ground-breaking live media innovation. We continue to pioneer market-leading advances to create and move live content more efficiently and generate new revenue streams.
Headquartered in Montreal, Grass Valley has been engaged in the media technology business for over 65 years and is now part of Black Dragon Capital. Learn more at grassvalley.com.
The Customer
PWCS-TV is the dedicated television channel for Virginia-based Prince William County Public Schools. The station can be found on the Comcast Cable System and on Channel 36 in the Verizon FiOS line-up, and is streamed live from www.pwcstv.com. The station offers a wide variety of educational and entertainment programming that targets the entire community of learners in Prince William County, Virginia — students, teachers, parents, and school division staff.
The Challenge
Broadcasting 24/7, PWCS-TV targets a diverse audience of parents, students, and employees throughout Prince William County, with a variety of locally produced programming as well as live satellite feeds and other content. When the school district recently moved to a new administration building, PWCS-TV used the opportunity to build a new broadcasting facility from the ground up to facilitate its transition from analog to digital operations.
The Grass Valley Solution
Equipping this new facility, Grass Valley has integrated state-of-the-art routing, automation, and master control solutions. The Grass Valley equipment, including a Sirius router, the Morpheus automation system, and a Masterpiece master control switcher, provides a seamless routing, control, and playout infrastructure that has greatly improved the station’s quality levels.
The Customer
ANO Sports Broadcasting (Panorama) was founded as an autono-mous nonprofit organization by OJSC Channel One, FGUP VGTRK, OJSC NTV-PLUS and the RIA Novosti news agency on December 24, 2009. Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister is the head of the Supervisory Board.
The Challenge
Panorama’s mission is to provide a national HDTV signal to enable millions of viewers in Russia to watch the Winter Olympic Games and the Winter Paralympic Games in Sochi in 2014, as well as the XXVII World Summer University Games in Kazan in 2013.
The Grass Valley Solution
This project is too large for any one technology provider to create an entire end-to-end solution. Panorama is in the process of creating a multivendor production platform where the most important pre-requi-site for any supplier is that the equipment supplied is “state-of- the-art and capable of keeping abreast of the very latest developments in broadcast technology.”
The Customer
Urumqi TV (UTV) is a broadcaster in China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
The Challenge
Equip UTV’s new 10-channel HD OB van with a flexible, future-proof solution to support high-quality live broadcasting of news, sports events, and various entertainment shows.
The Grass Valley Solution
The new 10-channel HD OB van has been equipped with an extensive deployment of Grass Valley equipment, including a Kahuna multiformat production switcher, Pyxis router, Kudos Plus TBS800 SD/HD/3G format converter, and IQ Modular infrastructure. These advanced systems, which represent UTV’s most significant broadcast equipment investment to date, will support high-quality live broadcasting of news, sports events, and various entertainment shows.
The Customer
In operation since 1992, the Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) is one of New York’s premier public access networks — giving citizens of Manhattan a powerful voice through the medium of cable television on an open, uncensored, and equitable basis. MNN broadcasts 24/7 on four community access channels that reach more than 620,000 cable subscribers on the RCN, Time Warner Cable, and Verizon FiOS systems. The network also offers free training and certification classes in video production, editing and broadcasting, and its studios, editing facilities, and camera equipment are available free of charge to Manhattan residents. For more information, visit www.mnn.org.
The Challenge
Replace existing automation and routing equipment with new, high-quality redundant digital infrastructure.
The Grass Valley Solution
Manhattan Neighborhood Network (MNN) has chosen Grass Valley’s Morpheus playout automation, ICE channel-in-abox, Sirius 128×128 router, and Hyperion monitoring system to drive its new digital broadcast infrastructure