Europe s sat gs on air with Pebble Beach Systems Marina automation

Europe's 3sat goes on air with Pebble Beach Systems Marina automation 05 Jun 2013

Leading automation and channel in a box specialist, Pebble Beach Systems, announced that German national public television broadcaster ZDF (Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen) transferred the playout of 3sat to Marina automation control earlier today.

The 3sat channel is a collaboration between ZDF, ARD, ORF and SRG, and broadcasts from Mainz to serve German-speaking audiences across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. This is now the second channel at ZDF to be transferred to Marina control. ZDF and Pebble Beach Systems will continue to work together as the project evolves, with ZDFneo and ZDFinfo channels scheduled come under the control of Marina automation in the coming months.

Pebble Beach Systems' Managing Director, Peter Hajittofi, announced the news today, confirming I'm confident that over the coming phases of the project at ZDF we will only build on our formidable reputation for satisfying one of the most prestigious broadcast customers in the world. The installation at ZDF will incorporate approximately 40 operator positions that require controlled access across multiple systems, making it an ideal fit for Marina's distributed architecture. Marina provides a robust platform to support the most demanding operational requirements.

The 3sat installation features Nexio servers under VDCP and API control, nearline attached storage from Isilon, Evertz EMC switchers and keyers, router control via BFE and logos, subtitling and graphics from Miranda, FAB and Viz. In addition, Marina is controlling Sony and Panasonic VTRs for ingest and playout, and other sundry devices via Pebble Beach Systems' own generic driver.

About Pebble Beach Systems

Pebble Beach Systems is a world leader in automation, content management and channel in a box technology, with scalable products designed for multichannel transmission, news, sports and interactive television as well as content management, workflow and direct archive control. Installed in more than 50 countries and with proven systems ranging from single up to over 100 channels in operation, Pebble Beach Systems offers open, flexible systems which encompass ingest automation, workflow automation, archive automation and complex file-based workflows.

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