PLAYBOX TECHNOLOGY AIRBOX POWERS VIETV EXPANSION

PLAYBOX TECHNOLOGY AIRBOX POWERS VIETV EXPANSION 08 December 2014

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VIETV Network, the largest Vietnamese television network in America, has purchased five AirBox servers for integration into its production headquarters in Houston, Texas. Powered by AirBox, VIETV created the first Asian channel to broadcast in HD in America, and expanded its coverage to cities from coast to coast. The investment enables the network to expand the number of channels it produces while retaining full control of presentation, scheduling and playout. The sale was negotiated by PlayBox Technology USA, based in Atlanta.

"We have been using PlayBox Technology AirBox equipment since we commenced transmission in 2012," says Nhat Nguyen, IT Administrator/Architect, VIETV. "Our workflow is fairly traditional, ingesting from tape and using AirBox to play out content for each of our channels. AirBox is very cost-efficient and has proved highly reliable. The user interface is logical and easy to work with, and gives us the freedom to pre-schedule events or intersperse with live content."

VIETV Network delivers daily live broadcasts plus as many as five daily news programmes focused on issues relevant to the lives of Vietnamese Americans. Prompt news delivery and self-produced family entertainment programmes have earned the VIETV Network brand a unique bond and loyalty in Vietnamese homes. Because of this popularity and demand for more VIETV channels, the network launched more affiliates in 2014 to fulfill the desire of the Vietnamese community for high-quality television programming in its native language.

AirBox is a content playout and streaming system capable of operating both in standard-definition and high-definition. Designed for 24/7 unattended operation, it can be connected easily to third-party devices. AirBox supports MPEG1/2/H.264, HDV and DV streams from practically any production platform capable of providing AVI, MPEG, MXF, QuickTime or WMV content. Files from third-party servers such as Leitch or Seachange are natively supported.

Changes to the AirBox playlist can be made while on-air. Every listed clip except the one which is currently playing can be trimmed, edited or repositioned. Playlist order can be changed on-the-fly with commands such as skip-to-next or jump. Order changes are performed seamlessly without interrupting the current playout session. Live productions are controlled via a Live Show Clipboard which allows insertion and/or execution of various events or live streams.

About VIETV

In recent years, VIETV Network (www.vietv.com) has grown exponentially with eight additional digital channels that broadcast free television in cities with large Vietnamese populations. VIETV Network now operates 10 stations across the country. VIETV Network's management team consists of business leaders, experienced journalists and younger broadcasters born in America. With both generations working side-by-side, they bring a natural coalescence of traditional Vietnamese perspectives with modern influences and voices from the new generation.

VIETV Network produces five original news programs throughout the day: 24h News, News@Noon, Afternoon News, Evening News and News@Nite. Additionally, it features a special weekend review of news topics, and a separate weekly economic and financial review.

About PlayBox Technology

PlayBox Technology (www.playbox.tv) is an international communications and information-technology company serving the broadcast, corporate and digital signage markets in more than 100 countries. It is dedicated to the research, design, development and provision of the best products, systems, solutions and services. With over 15,000 TV and branding channels powered by PlayBox Technology, the chances are you will have experienced our broadcast solutions for yourself. Users cover a wide range of today's broadcast activities and include start-up TV channels, webcasters, DVB (IP/ASI) TV channels, interactive TV and music channels, film channels, remote TV channels and disaster recovery channels as well as satellite, local, regional, national and international broadcasters.

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