Cox Stations KTVU and KICU Extend Monitoring and Repurposing Capabilities with Volicon Observer Upgrade

07/05/2014

Cox Stations KTVU and KICU Extend Monitoring and Repurposing Capabilities With Volicon Observer Upgrade

BURLINGTON, Mass. - May 7, 2014 - Volicon today announced that Cox Media Group stations KTVU and KICU, co-located in Oakland, California, have upgraded their Observer video monitoring and logging system not only to increase their channel density, but also to support rapid repurposing of high-resolution aired content for news promos. The resulting installation includes a six-channel Observer TS system, which records the two main KTVU and KICU channels along with four competitor stations, and a four-channel Observer Scout system, which is dedicated to audio compliance monitoring.

The Cox stations use the upgraded Observer system to record the transport stream for the main KTVU channel and also capture KICU and competitor channels in a lower-resolution format. Staff members often view these channels in a quad-split display to enable convenient competitive monitoring. In addition to supporting engineering operations, the Observer TS serves as a repurposing tool, enabling staff in the creative services department to access aired content for promo creation. The intuitive playback controller, with its powerful search features and a real-time shuttle feature, is key to a highly efficient repurposing workflow.

The Observer Scout system records the two stations' main and secondary channels. Engineers use the recordings to verify compliance with loudness regulations and to identify and resolve any issues quickly.

Because the Cox Media Group has deployed Observer systems across its broadcast stations, staff associated with these facilities can use the Observer platform and Web-based GUI to access and review content recorded at any other station. This capability allows all Cox Media Group stations not only to share the content on their Observer systems, but also to leverage the group's collective engineering expertise to the benefit of all stations.

Further information about Volicon and the company's products is available at www.volicon.com.

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About Volicon

Volicon is the leading provider of enterprise media intelligence solutions serving the needs of broadcasters, networks, cable operators, and governments worldwide. The Observer Media Intelligence Platform provides powerful tools for content creation and repurposing, compliance monitoring, ad verification, competitive analysis, and quality-of-service monitoring. Volicon solutions are used by all stakeholders in the media enterprise from engineering to the executive suite. Volicon systems are deployed by more than 1,000 customers in more than 65 countries worldwide. Volicon is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts. More information is available at www.volicon.com.

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