Jordan Radio and Television Corporation Selects Harris Corporation Digital News, Playout and Archive Solution

Highlights:

  • Harris integrated newsroom solution to enhance production, archive and playout operation.
  • Accelerated processes to increase media throughput across the facility.
  • Order reflects largest broadcast project secured by Harris in Jordan to date.

MELBOURNE, Fla. & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--()--Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, has received an order from Jordan Radio and Television (JRTV), the state broadcaster in Jordan, for a complete digital file-based news production, archive and continuity playout solution.

Based out of the broadcaster’s headquarters in Amman, this new facility is expected to roll out three new channels in late 2012. The complete high-definition, file-based solution will support JRTV’s current advanced media workflows and enable future upgrades to support high-bandwidth HDTV operations.

“This Harris system will replace an aging analog transmission and tape-based news infrastructure that has been in place for more than 26 years,” said Ramadan Al Rawashdeh, director general of Jordan Radio and Television Corporation. “The new infrastructure will enable us to launch three new HD channels — with a capability to increase to five channels as requirements demand — that serve the needs of our Arabic-speaking and multi-lingual viewers in Jordan and beyond.”

The integrated Harris solution includes Invenio® media asset management, ADC™ playout automation and NEXIO® servers to streamline content ingest, management and restoration from storage. JRTV will incorporate the Harris® NewsForce™ solution to enhance program turnaround time in news production. A Harris Platinum™ router will manage facility-wide signal distribution, and Harris master control and high-definition channel branding systems will enhance the on-air look across all three channels.

“The Harris broadcast solution will allow us to easily manage a complex end-to-end workflow at Jordan Television studios — and provide extensive cost efficiencies and future-proofing across the entire facility,” said Sufian Al Nabulsi, director of engineering administration at Jordan Radio and Television. “The Middle East-based Harris support and solutions team has worked in close collaboration with our technical team to provide the assistance we need to ensure smooth implementation.”

The Harris solution at JRTV will be supplied directly by Harris with the support of local Jordanian dealer May Electrical Engineering.

In broadcast communications, Harris offers products, systems and services that provide interoperable workflow solutions for broadcast, cable, satellite and out-of-home networks. The Harris ONE solution brings together highly integrated and cost-effective products that enable advanced media workflows for emerging content delivery business models.

About Harris Corporation

Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has approximately $6 billion of annual revenue and about 17,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

Contacts

For Harris Corporation
MKM Marketing Communications Ltd
Meriam Khan, +44 208 141 4703
meriam@mkm-marcomms.com

Release Summary

Harris is shipping an integrated broadcast solution to Jordan Radio and TV in Amman. The solution will enhance the broadcaster's production, archive and playout operation throughout the country.

Contacts

For Harris Corporation
MKM Marketing Communications Ltd
Meriam Khan, +44 208 141 4703
meriam@mkm-marcomms.com