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hr Decides On BFE Expansion
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essischer Rundfunk (Hessian
Broadcasting Corporation; hr)
with headquarters in Frankfurt has
decided to commission BFE Studio
und Medien Systeme GmbH with
the renewal of the SRF dubbing list
that has been written using MSAccess.
The solution that organises and
manages the processes between
the areas of the administration ofﬁce,
control room, recording, programme
exchange, interim tape storage,
playout and document/archive.
In the process, BFE, as a general
contractor, is responsible for the
planning and installation all the
way to putting KSC Manager
product expansion into operation.
The installation of a KSC Manager
system, version 12 or higher, is a
requirement for this expansion.
Seeing that the KSC Manager
is a widely distributed product,
ﬁrst of all, the requirements set by
Hessischer Rundfunk have to be
coordinated with other broadcasting
institutions to develop a generally
accepted solution.
The structure of the KSC Manager
expansion, dubbed 'Organizer',
generally entails the implementation
of an ordering system, an ordering

process, and an interface to
the ARD administration ofﬁce in
Hamburg (LEISYS). An existing KSC
Manager is going to be used as an
infrastructural basis.
There are numerous benefits
associated with such an expansion.
On the one hand, it uses existing
system components such as data
protection and existing redundancy
switching. On the other hand, a
single application for the areas
referred to will reduce the degree
of complexity of the system as
well as the training requirements
of the personnel constituted of an
interdisciplinary team. By means
of joint data storage, data from the
administration ofﬁce can be directly
utilised as control parameters for
equipment in the control room.
Furthermore, complex resource
allocation between various systems
can be done without.
One of the most significant
characteristics of the Organizer
include the implementation of a
central ordering administration
system for the administration ofﬁce.
Order processing becomes a central
source of information for all the areas
involved with the dubbing process.
Seeing that registrations

Hessischer Rundfunk control room

for LEISYS can be generated
automatically deriving from the
KSC Manager, this results in a
complete integration with the ARD
administration ofﬁce in Hamburg.
All those involved who do not have
direct access to the KSC Manager
can communicate orders to the
administration ofﬁce over a browser.

When combining the individual
data areas (orders, contract orders,
events, etc.), special attention
was paid to avoiding critical
dependencies that could lead to
downtime in the operational process.
The project started in January
2013 and was accepted by hr
in May 2014.

wige BROADCAST Selects Barnfind's BarnOne Platform
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ige BROADCAST, a production
company based in Cologne,
Germany that deploys state-ofthe-art technology to domestic
and international broadcasters for
live sporting events, has selected
Barnﬁnd Technologies' BarnOne
platform as the heart of their signal
transport infrastructure.
Barnﬁnd supplied wige with several

BarnOne BTF1-02 frames uniquely
capable of routing, ﬁbre transport,
multiplexing and distribution all
within the same frame. In addition,
a separate optical housing for each
system was installed for CWDM
multiplexing that is easily expandable
with optical splitters for ultimate
redundancy. wige has also adopted
Barnfind's BarnStudio control
software.
Jürgen Blitz,
wige's Head
of Technical
Operations,
said
that
investing in the
new company
was both risky
and exciting:
"Barnfind has
not only proven
to have great
and flexible
products that
allow us to use
and change
any SFPs and
signal formats
on the ﬂy, but
their technical
and customer
service - before,
during and after
Barnﬁnd Technical Director Sebastian Skjelstad (standing)
installation -
and wige Engineer Christian Lohmeier (seated)

Barnﬁnd equipment is being used in wige's HD-one OB vehicle

is outstanding.
"It is easy to see that they enjoy their
jobs and are passionate about helping
us as a client. We are purchasing
through their German partner, SHM
Broadcast in Munich, but a lot of
the technical support comes directly
from Norway. wige is focused mostly
on motor sport production and does
Formula 1, DTM (Deutsche Touring
Meisterschaft), and the 24 Hours
race at Nürburgring etc.
"We need equipment we can trust to
operate ﬂawlessly and continuously.
We also like that Barnﬁnd has a large
and worldwide network of partners
and if we need any support for a
production anywhere in the world, for
example Brazil, we know that their

local partner will be there."
Wiggo Evensen, CEO at Barnﬁnd
said: "It has been very interesting
to work with wige Broadcast. They
have a lot of good ideas that we will
incorporate in the future development
of our Barnfind frames.
"Close cooperation with demanding
customers like wige drives our
company to the next level. Their
decades of experience in OB
production of sports events is an
advantage for us."
Barnfind
Te c h n o l o g i e s ,
headquartered in Sandefjord,
Norway, manufactures a multifunction, low power consumption
platform that supports numerous
signals in one frame.

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