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Broadcast Technology Reigns in Spain
For broadcast engineers and consultants, Madrid and Barcelona, the principal administrative
and cultural cities of Spain, are among the most enjoyable places in Europe to work...

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t is no coincidence that AMC
Networks International Southern
Europe (AMCNISE) have their main
offices in Madrid and Barcelona - two
superb locations.
Their operations in Spain are
channelled
through
AMCNISE,
a Madrid and Barcelona-based
television company running HD and
UHD channels in Spain, Portugal,
and France. They produce and
distribute
thematic
television
channels for these markets, designed
for all types of audiences: cinema
and series (AMC, Canal Hollywood,
Sundance TV, XTRM, Somos, Dark,
and Blast); factual (Odisea, Historia,
Crimen+Investigación, and Blaze);
lifestyle (Canal Cocina and Canal

"It's important for all
broadcasters to upgrade
to the latest
management
software"
Jan Fiser, Provys

Decasa); music (Sol Música);
and children's (Canal Panda
and Biggs). They have also
recently launched Planet
Horror, the first and only
direct-to-consumer service
of horror films in Spain, in
partnership with RedRum.
In 2017, AMCNISE decided
to upgrade its broadcast
management software and
opened a tender inviting
bids from several vendors
in the market. The final decision
on implementing Provys solutions
was supported by the advanced
functionalities of their applications,
their flexibility and their full support
on complying with the "end-to-end"
needs of AMCNISE's processes. A local
implementation partner, Datos Media
Technologies, was also selected to
provide on-site project support and
expertise.
"AMCNISE's vibrant and growing
business
requires
advanced
technology solutions, and in this new
era, it's important for all broadcasters

Palace of Communications, Madrid
(Picture courtesy of Carlos Delgado CC-BY-SA)

to upgrade to the latest management
software," says Jan Fiser, Main
Consultant for AMCNISE at Provys.
"In addition to providing a firstclass scheduling system, we are also
supplying a powerful control tool
which allows AMCNISE to track their
end-to-end broadcast operations.
Special thanks must be given to Jose
Nabais, CTO at AMCNISE, who with his
team gave invaluable support to the
implementation of the project."
The
technical
requirements
demanded first-class integration of

Provys with Tedial, in particular,
non-stop
communication
regarding the preparation of
content for delivery, including
requesting, confirming, quality
control and positioning for
playout. Further integration
for playout was required with
Pebble Beach Systems Marina
which is also to facilitate 4K
(UHD) delivery.
A further technical challenge
for Provys in this multichannel
organisation was the configuration
of user access rights to ensure
confidentiality within each programme
group.
"Implementing
an
enterprise
broadcast
management
solution
in such a complex organisation as
AMCNISE is a huge and demanding
professional task, for which, we did not
need that infamous 'Little Bit of Luck'.
On completion, the whole project was
a sheer delight for the Provys team,"
added Fiser.
See Provys on stand 2.B49.
www.provys.com
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