Arabian TV network sets up news channel in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Michael Roberts - 12.09.2011
The Qatar-based news broadcaster Al Jazeera is further expanding its international portfolio. The broadcaster is planning to go on air with a new news channel for the Balkan region in the Bosnian capital of Sarajevo. As a leading system integrator, Qvest Media has been commissioned by Al Jazeera to handle the implementation of all the associated technical studio, production and broadcasting capacities.
As part of the German Wellen+Nöthen Group, the company has already undertaken various projects for Al Jazeera at its headquarters in Doha, and will now take on responsibility for the further technical expansion of the broadcaster’s international network. As well as the technical design, planning, system integration and commissioning of a new TV infrastructure, the company will also implement an IPTV solution for distribution and data exchange within the worldwide Al Jazeera network.
Once construction is complete, Al Jazeera will report live with about 100 staff on-site in the local languages from a glass studio with news spanning the various regions. At the end of 2010, Al Jazeera took over the Sarajevo-based station NTV 99 for this project, and this station is now being integrated into the Al Jazeera network as a pan-regional news channel. Therefore, Qvest Media has been commissioned to set up the entire production and broadcasting platform. Furthermore, in order to integrate the new facility into the worldwide Al Jazeera network, Qvest Media will also set up an IPTV solution tailored to the broadcaster’s requirements with systems from Teracue. This will allow the content of the news channel to be distributed internally throughout the Al Jazeera broadcasting network.
“Following the implementation of an SD/HD live infrastructure for Al Jazeera Sports and the realization of the technical media infrastructure of the Al Jazeera Media Training & Development Center in Doha, we are particularly delighted that Al Jazeera has again put their trust into our work and have assigned us the responsibility for one of its international projects,” says Peter Nöthen, Managing Director of Qvest Media. “As with similar major projects, our service and support will play a hugely important role here. We will also support the operational phase at Al Jazeera Balkan following commissioning with a response team on site and our 24/7 remote support.” Source: Qvest Media
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