(27/04/2006) EVS BROADCAST EQUIPMENT : Swiss TV TSR selects the XT[2] Platform for studio tapeless production & o

NAB, Las Vegas, April 25th. The Swiss broadcaster Television Suisse Romande (TSR) has selected EVS to supply equipment for the new integrated tapeless production system at both its studios in Geneva as well as outside broadcast (OB) vans. The system will allow transfer, storage and instant availability of all media throughout a gigabit network. TSR chose the latest generation of EVS XT series servers - the XT[2] - managed by IP Director, the EVS video production management software. Both the ingest of content and the sharing of all audio or video material will be managed across an XNet[2] media sharing network. Five XT[2] servers will be located in the technical 'nodal area' and further servers will be in the OB vans; all channels on all the servers can be controlled by IP Director via the network. Centralized storage will be provided by Seachange which offers a fully secure 'media agnostic' system, the Broadcast MediaLibrary. Interoperability with EVS servers is facilitated through six EVS gateways with XFile[2] for archiving and moving media stored on the XT series servers. "Under the specifications of our EQUIPRO project, we needed to solve the long-standing problem of working with multiple file formats. With ingest, transfer, centralized storage and post production all using IMX50 we were half way there." Says Claude Mex, head of production at TSR "After a detailed study of potential solutions and suppliers, we recognized that the EVS Instant Tapeless Technology would be ideal for this important transition to an integrated tapeless production system." The system includes XT[2] servers that are fully SD and HD compatible thus allowing a smooth and cost-effective way to facilitate any HD productions in the future. For more information, please contact: Jacques GALLOY, Director & CFO, EVS Broadcast Equipment Liege Science Park, 16 rue du Bois Saint Jean, B-4102 Liège-Ougree, Belgium Tel : +32 4 361 7014; www.evs-global.com; mail : corpcom@evs.tv About EVS Group EVS Group designs, develops and markets professional digital equipment for Television (EVS Broadcast) and Cinema (XDC). The Group employs over 160 persons in 8 countries and sells its products to professionals of the video and audio sectors in more than 70 countries. EVS is a public company traded on Euronext Brussels: EVS, ISIN: BE0003820371. For more information, refer to www.evs-global.com. © CompanynewsGroup [109112]