OPEN TV New Broadcast Facility & Integration
Client:
OPEN TV
Solution:
Audiovisual & Broadcast
Industry:
Media & Entertainment
Country:
Greece
Project Summary
In 2018, DIMERA Group invested in a new Broadcast Facility in Paiania to support the rebranded OPEN TV channel. The complex included three buildings with multiple studios, control rooms, news, and production areas. Telmaco delivered turnkey broadcast integration covering studios, control rooms, newsroom automation, ingest, playout, continuity, digital archiving, intercom, and a large-scale video wall.
3
Buildings
16
HD Cameras
90
LCD Screens
2018
Completion Year
The Outcome
Gallery
Overview
OPEN TV, part of the DIMERA Group, is a national free-to-air broadcaster with a strong presence in the Greek media sector. After acquiring Epsilon TV in 2017, the channel was rebranded as OPEN TV in 2018. The new facility in Paiania was designed to deliver state-of-the-art studios, newsroom, and production capabilities, enabling modern operations with scalability for the future.
The Challenge
Designing a complete new broadcast hub.
Develop three buildings with studios, control rooms, and master control.
Deliver tapeless workflows across production, ingest, playout, and archiving.
Provide newsroom and journalist teams with real-time access to content.
Ensure redundancy and resiliency across continuity and master control.
Integrate a large video wall for broadcast presentation.
Support migration of legacy continuity systems with zero disruption.
Offer training and operational support for editorial and production teams.
The Solution
End-to-end broadcast infrastructure with advanced workflows.
Studios & Cameras
16 Grass Valley LDX-82 HD cameras with Fujinon lenses, Vinten pedestals, and fiber cabling for flexible studio use.
Control Rooms
Grass Valley Kahuna vision mixers, Avid Airspeed servers, and iNews Command automation.
Audio Production
LAWO mc236 mixers, interconnected via Nova 73 HD router for intelligent resource sharing.
Intercom System
Clearcom Eclipse HX Omega for seamless communication across all technical areas.
Newsroom Integration
iNews NRCS with Avid Interplay Central, enabling fast ingest-to-edit workflows.
Editing
Avid Media Composer with NewsCutter, Interplay Assist for collaborative production.
Ingest Systems
12-channel ingest with Glookast servers, Telestream Vantage for file ingest & transcoding.
Playout
Integrated Avid Airspeed servers with iNews Command playout automation.
Archive
Spectra Logic Stack robotic tape library with SGL Flashnet management.
Continuity & Master Control
GV ICE systems with Morpheus automation, upgraded with GV Masterpiece master control switcher for resilience.
Video Wall
90 LCD screens with controller for dynamic studio display.
Migration
Redesign and rewiring of continuity infrastructure, ensuring smooth transition to new systems.
Tailored Services
Multi-studio environment for diverse productions.
Advanced production and master control.
Cameras, audio consoles, routing, and comms.
90-screen video wall control and studio branding.
NRCS integration for newsroom operations.
Centralized archive with managed retrieval.
Continuity chain and channel transmission.
Infrastructure installation and system migration/rewiring.
