TVBEurope looks at the advances in the tapeless playout and branding concept termed Channel in a Box TV, which integrates video, graphics, audio, automation, newsroom, MAM and more at low price points.
Following last month’s ‘Channel in a Box TV’ debate, industry consultant Russell Grute explores the future of Channel in a Box and asks whether there has been too much emphasis on the ‘box’ rather than ‘channel’ part of the discussion.
Taking advantage of the latest technological advances, VSN believes its Spider project brings a new generation of automation solutions to TV stations, generating important benefits to broadcasters and content producers alike. By Pedro Serrano, vice president, VSN.
Over the last few years IT-based playout and automation systems have become more common. The term ‘channel in a box’ has also been gaining favour and momentum, without much discussion or consensus about what it actually means, writes Mark Errington, Chief Executive Officer, OASYS.
Broadcasters and other television content originators are under unprecedented pressure to reduce the cost of delivering their content. Poor economic conditions in many regions have reduced advertising revenue, squeezing budgets, writes Mark Cousins, product line manager for Omneon (now part of Harmonic).
PlayBox Technology's boxes are at the centre of file-based workflows. By Krasimir Dachev, CTO and Kamen Ferdinandov, chief software developer, PlayBox Technology
Channel-in-a-box has become a popular Holy Grail solution, but real-world implementation is more difficult than what the channel-in-a-box marketing mythologies frequently claim. By Brian App, senior business development manager, Harris Corporation Broadcast Communications.
Simon Orme, BT Wholesale’s general manager of content services, explores the ‘Channel-in-a-Box’ and ‘Channel-in-a-Cloud’ concepts and their role in satisfying TV stations, content providers, communications providers and end users’ requirements in an efficient, sustainable and innovative way.
