Alpha TV News Production Systems
Client:
Alpha TV
Solution:
Broadcast
Industry:
Media & Entertainment
Country:
Greece
Project Summary
In 2005, Alpha TV awarded Telmaco the turnkey project for a tapeless news production system at its new Athens headquarters. Based on Avid technology, the solution included shared storage, ingest automation, newsroom integration, digital archive, editing suites, studio cameras, vision mixer, monitoring, and playout servers. Telmaco completed delivery, training, and commissioning within just 8 weeks.
12
NewsCutter Editing Suites
10
Ingest Channels with Scheduling
12
Ikegami Studio Cameras
2005
Completion Year
The Outcome
Gallery
Overview
Alpha TV required a fast and reliable transition to tapeless workflows. Telmaco designed and implemented an end-to-end Avid-based solution, integrating ingest, newsroom, editing, archive, and playout into a single ecosystem. This modernized Alpha’s news production pipeline, enabling faster turnaround and streamlined operations across four studios.
The Challenge
Upgrading Alpha TV’s news operations to a fully tapeless workflow.
Replace legacy tape-based workflows with file-based ingest and editing.
Integrate newsroom automation with shared storage and proxy workflows.
Ensure broadcast reliability with redundancy in ingest and storage.
Deliver the project within a strict 8-week on-air deadline.
The Solution
A unified Avid-powered tapeless news production environment.
Shared Storage
Avid Unity MediaNetwork with 4 × 2.88TB chassis, managed via dual File Managers, Ethernet and Fiber Channel.
Ingest Automation
10-channel Avid Capture Manager controlling Airspeeds, with synchronized low-res proxies for journalists.
Newsroom & Browsing
Avid iNews newsroom automation, with Media Browse for logging and quick edits.
Editing
12 Avid NewsCutter suites for high-resolution finishing, fully integrated with Media Browse.
Studios & Control
12 Ikegami HC400 cameras with Triax patching, Ross Synergy 4ME vision mixer, Barco iStudio monitoring.
Studio Playout
Airspeed servers across 4 studios in 2 locations, IP-connected for flexible playout routing.
Digital Archive
Oracle/StorageTek L700e robotic library (200 tapes, dual LTO2 drives), managed by SGL FlashNET for ingest-to-archive workflows.
Tailored Services
iNews newsroom automation with rundown management.
Oracle L700e robotic tape library with SGL FlashNET.
Ross Synergy 4ME vision mixer with Barco iStudio monitoring.
12 Ikegami HC400 cameras with Triax system.
Full integration, commissioning, and workflow design.
On-site operator training and knowledge transfer.
