MUMBAI: Khabar Bharti, the regional Hindi news channel from Sai Prakash Group, has partnered Harris Corporation for its complete news workflow solutions and is currently on air using Harris digital newsroom and playout solution.
The new channel buildout, coordinated by local dealer Nixon Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd, combines Harris digital newsroom and playout solutions to support file-based workflows that accelerate time-to-air for broadcasters — which the company asserts reduces costs associated with content acquisition, production, distribution and media management.
“We see a huge benefit in working with a single broadcast manufacturer like Harris to complete our entire news workflow, from ingest to playout and everything in-between,” said Creo Communications founder-director and chief technical consultant at the Khabar Bharti channel Neeraj Singh Chauhan.
“This complete, integrated file-based workflow solution provides cost-effective, yet powerful technology across the entire news production workflow chain to support our business needs. The Harris technical support team based in Noida, India, alongside Nixon Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd., provided fast and effective implementation to meet our tight on-air dates.”
The Khabar Bharti facility is built around the Harris NewsForce HD/SD news platform. The integrated Harris MOS Playlist Manager offers play-to-air control for news and production, driving Harris NEXIO AMP server channels to play stories to air with speed and efficiency.
“Broadcasters are seeking integrated solutions as they migrate to file-based environments, where all content is stored, processed and transferred as digital data. Khabar Bharti showcases how digital broadcast news facilities can better streamline workflow processes and optimize success," said Harris Broadcast Communications president Harris Morris.
Launched in November last year, Khabar Bharti is currently available in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, reaching more than 30 million homes.
