BROADCASTING PROJECT

Du–Samacom

HD channel playout expansion and broadcast workflow integration.

Summary

Du–Samacom is a leading regional satellite-support and teleport operator serving television broadcasters across the Middle East and Asia. Its Dubai teleport provides extensive international coverage and high-availability connectivity for a broad portfolio of channels.

This project expanded the platform to support eight new HD Discovery channels while maintaining resilient operation, high video quality and capacity for future growth.

Scope

  • Pebble Beach automation system
  • Pixel Power graphics system
  • Harmonic media servers
  • Telestream analysis and decoding
  • XenData library expansion
  • Polistream subtitling system
  • Evertz logo insertion and playout changeover
  • Tektronix Aurora file-based QC
  • Compliance recording and A/V monitoring

Core solutions provided

  • Evertz Xenon 128 × 128 router
  • Pebble Beach Marina automation for 8 + 8 channels
  • Pixel Power 3D Logovision graphics
  • Harmonic MediaGrid 3000 and Spectrum MediaPorts
  • XenData expansion from 285 TB to 735 TB
  • Screen Systems U8000 subtitling servers
  • Evertz redundant playout changeover
  • Cisco 48-port network switches

Project scope and delivery

Tek Signals provided analysis, design and evaluation of the technical and commercial options. The selected architecture prioritised flexible operation, robust redundancy, optimum video quality, high equipment density and straightforward expansion.

The system delivered fully redundant playout for eight new channels using Pebble Beach Marina automation and Harmonic Spectrum MediaPorts. The archive platform was expanded from 114 slots and 285 TB to 294 slots and 735 TB.

Pixel Power graphics integrated with the automation playlists, while Polistream servers handled subtitling. Telestream analysis, file-based quality control and automated archiving were incorporated into the overall workflow.

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Key highlights

  • Eight new HD Discovery channels deployed through a seamless, redundant playout system.
  • Dynamic graphics automatically integrated with each channel’s automation playlist.
  • Multi-language subtitling supported through an automated workflow.
  • Transmission media archived automatically to the expanded tape library.
  • Incoming media streamlined through analysis and transcoding where required.
  • Manual operations reduced to improve productivity and operational consistency.

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