
13th May 2014 rbb Potsdam Adds Snell's Flexible Advanced Hybrid Routers to its Main Control Room Earlier success leads rbbto invest in additional Sirius 800 routers for HD capabilities
Reading, UK May 13, 2014 Snell today announced that Germany's Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) Potsdam has deployed multiple routers from the Sirius 800 series for its main control room. rbb previously had a Sirius 830 multi-format hybrid router and has now added another 830 and an 840 router to further enhance its HD production capabilities.
The flexible high-performance routers support SD, HD, ASI, and 3Gbps signals, offering cost-effective routing of multiple formats. The compact Sirius 830 offers 140 additional multiviewer outputs and 288 x 288 video in a 15RU footprint. The Sirius 840 combines 576 x 576 video and 140 additional multiviewer outputs within its 27RU frame.
The Sirius 800 series uniquely offers Advanced Hybrid Processing, enabling extensive processing on all inputs and outputs including embedded audio routing, audio track swapping, frame or line synchronization. This functionality allows any combination of embedded, discrete AES and MADI signals to be routed without compromise and avoids the need for wrap-around signals, saving I/O, space and cost.
These new installations have allowed us to maximize our HD production and create greater efficiency throughout our workflow. The Sirius routers save space and power but also allow us to reconfigure our studios quickly and easily, saving set up time between different live formats and making our production process much smoother, explained Wolfgang Hanke, Head of Technology, rbb. The Catsii facility and built-in front door PC provide a wealth of immediately available status and diagnostic information but ultimately the routers' robustness and ease of operation were key considerations for us.
The Sirius 800 series offers the most advanced processing architecture where all inputs and outputs are format and timing independent. 3G routing capability is enabled as standard allowing the support of future formats, including 4K.
In a time where HD is now a given, rbb were quick to recognise that by upping their offering in this area they would be able to meet the growing demands of their viewers, said Stefan Geradts, Snell sales director for Central and Eastern Europe. We have a longstanding relationship with rbb of over 15 years; it's an indication that our customers value our reliability and commitment to delivering the highest quality output.
For more information about Snell's Sirius 800 family, visit http://www.snellgroup.com/products/routing/routing-overview/overview/
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About Snell:
Snell creates unique and Emmy award-winning technologies to help broadcasters, content owners and content providers to process and manage their valuable media assets. Recognized as global leaders in image processing, Snell applies over 40 years of media expertise to help customers achieve greater efficiencies and increase revenue while delivering their content to multiple distribution platforms. The company continues to innovate and is at the forefront of technology enabling customers to transition to IT, cloud, 4K, IP and UHD workflows. Through its core divisions TV Everywhere and Live TV it brings tangible business benefits across the production value chain, whether a single or multi-channel facility, national broadcaster or OTT provider. Snell serves more than 2000 broadcasters, post facilities and global media companies in more than 100 countries. Snell is a Quantel company. For more information visit www.snellgroup.com.
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About rbb:
As the public broadcaster in the German states of Berlin and Brandenburg, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg (rbb) (Berlin-Brandenburg Broadcasting) offers television, six radio programs and an online presence. It is situated in Berlin and Potsdam and was established 2003 through the merger of Sender Freies Berlin (SFB) and Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg (ORB). rbb is a member of the consortium of German public broadcasters, ARD, its Potsdam broadcasting centre houses the ARD Digital Service.
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