OVERVIEW:

When Trans Video Communications decided to launch the “NET” a 24 hour a day, 7 days a week faith based cable TV network based in Brooklyn, New York they turned to Broadcast Integration Services (BIS) for the design and build of their new facility. The network was faced with many of the issues that confront broadcasters during these current economic times, mainly they needed to do more with less without sacrificing quality. The new facility needed to support TVC’s 24/7 operation and the focal point of the Networks launch “Currents” a half hour news magazine program produced daily for air. The design of the new facility would need to integrate all the elements of daily news production, programming and live production together. The sharing of all media resources and leveraging current advances in technology was going to be key to the facility success. To achieve a high level interoperability amongst systems and create efficiency during daily production while maintaining quality, Broadcast Integration Services and TVC implemented an IPS system (integrated production system). BIS and TVC leveraged advances in control room automation to enable a smaller staff to execute production and meet the demands of a daily news show. The IPS system stream lined and automated a number of systems during production including, production switcher, audio mixer and graphics/C.G. The result was the building of a highly integrated production facility that minimized operating expenses and maximized production capabilities.