NOB SELECTS PIXEL POWER FOR FUTURE-PROOF GRAPHICS

Stand 7.138, IBC2006, Amsterdam, 8 September 2006: NOB Cross Media Facilities has selected Pixel Power’s graphics solutions for its expansion plans. The leading Netherlands playout facilitator is installing four Clarity 300 single-channel SDI graphics devices to increase 3D output and plans to add a fifth plus HD options as it rolls out a further playout channel.

NOB’s Clarity installation marks a major shift from disparate, single-function systems to a consolidated ‘all in one box’ approach under automated control. Clarity 300, a high performance, single channel SD character generator and still store, increases NOB’s 3D capabilities for clients including NOS, which oversees the country’s three national channels.

NOB, who purchased the Claritys from Dutch system integrator Digital&Media Solutions BV, now plans to install an additional Clarity 300 as it makes its transition to multiplex playout. Built on the same technology as the entire Clarity family, the mid-range Clarity 300 is easily upgradeable as the changing broadcast environment demands.

“As broadcasters’ graphics evolve to 3D, and beyond to HD, so too must playout facilities’ technology,” says NOB technical project manager Paul Postmus. “Pixel Power offers the only graphics solution that provides reliability, price-point and multiple layers of functionality in a single channel with the ability to automate them all. In addition, its architecture is the ideal platform for expansion as we increase the number of our playout channels and upgrade formats to HD over the next 18 months.”

“For smooth, effortless workflow, all elements of graphics must be automatable, and we worked closely with NOB to ensure its graphics solutions fit seamlessly within its technology suite,” says Pixel Power managing director James Gilbert. “

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Notes to editor

Pixel Power is a leader in the development and production of SD and HD broadcast graphics systems, news production workflow tools and live interactive content with more than 2,000 installations worldwide. With a local presence around the world the company’s award-winning solutions suit broadcasters, post-production houses and outside broadcast (OB) trucks of all sizes for distinctive, professional, reliable and cost-effective on-air graphics.

Established in Cambridge, UK, in 1987, the company also has a wholly owned subsidiary office in Florida, USA, and a dedicated network of distributors and support offices around the world.

NOB Cross media facilities provides broadcasting and narrowcasting facilities to Netherlands Public Broadcasting (Publieke Omroep) and a number of commercial broadcasters in The Netherlands. It facilitates the distribution and storage of moving images, sound and data, and provides operational and advisory assistance to TV and radio broadcasters, cable companies, internet service providers, telecom operators, producers and other businesses within the private and public sectors. NOB Cmf has a strong record in developing innovative multimedia services. NOB Cmf is located at the Media Park in Hilversum, The Netherlands.