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Disaster Recovery

Many broadcasters need to provide a disaster recovery playout chain, but cannot afford a full additional channel of automation from one of the larger broadcast manufacturers.

TSL Control can provide a low-cost, simple playout solution that will interface with a scheduling system (via BXF) and provide scheduled control of multiple devices, including basic secondary events. This playout solution can be controlled remotely and fully virtualised.

Additionally, the solution can also be used to manage scheduled ingest of content, controlling the allocation of IRDs (integrated receiver decoder) and receivers to record devices based on a schedul,e which can be manually constructed or imported from a traffic system.

Benefits:

  • Avoid the pain and extra cost of becoming locked into full additional channel automation with a single, expensive vendor.
  • Ensure efficient and seamless management of content, smooth transitions and uninterrupted broadcasting.
  • Protect your reputation as a broadcaster from any potential disasters or technical failures that interrupt or stop your broadcast.

Use case: A Major International News Network relies on TSL Control for disaster recovery

In the rapidly evolving world of broadcast media, a major international news network faced a significant challenge in ensuring seamless disaster recovery in broadcast control.

The network, renowned for its around-the-clock news coverage and global reach, required a robust solution that could provide both primary and backup automation for playout control. This was crucial to maintain their reputation for reliability, especially in times of breaking news or unforeseen events. The solution had to be cost-effective, as the network couldn’t afford the expenses associated with a full additional channel of automation from larger broadcast manufacturers.

The network found its answer in TSL’s Playout Control System. This system offered powerful automation capable of handling program and commercial playout or record on a single video server channel, with the flexibility of managing secondary events. Key features included support for multiple playout/record channels, the ability to modify playlists in real-time, and support for multi-segment and multi-spot elements.

Implementing TSL’s solution transformed the network’s broadcast control capabilities. Not only did it provide a cost-effective alternative to more expensive automation systems, but it also offered enhanced flexibility and reliability. The network could now manage scheduled ingest of content and control the allocation of integrated receiver decoders (IRDs) and receivers based on a dynamic schedule. This level of control and automation was critical in maintaining uninterrupted broadcasting, safeguarding the network’s reputation, and ensuring they remained a trusted source for news worldwide, even in the face of potential disasters or technical failures.

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Router Control

Modern broadcasting technology offers a huge range of signal types which can vary hugely in complexity and that can have a big effect not only on the supporting engineers but the operational staff who are making the content. TSL Control offers a manufacturer-agnostic and cost-effective approach to the control of routing media regardless of format. Discover more

HMI Interfaces

TSL hardware panels give you solutions to niche problems in a simplified way, allowing control of external devices from the button panels without having to go via a control system. It’s direct control. They have their own logical functions and GPIO. Plus, a wide variety of comms mechanisms, that can talk of over IP, over serial and over GPIO. With a small footprint and big performance, the panels can control any GPIO, IP, RS422, or RS232-enabled device, located anywhere, with a single button push.

VIRTUAL PANELS

The TallyMan Virtual Panel (TMVP) is an incredibly powerful addition to the TallyMan control system. The fully customisable user interface brings signal flow management, monitoring and device management to users in an intuitive control surface, enhancing operational workflow to bring flexibility to outside broadcast and transmission facilities throughout the world. Discover more

Tally (UMD, Camera Delegation)

The modern broadcast system contains a vast array of devices that either produce, display or “consume” tallies. Most of these devices will produce or receive the tally information in different ways using different protocols and interfaces. Tally requirements can be very small and contained, but some can be very large systems that are spread across geographical locations. Discover more

Orchestration

Broadcasters deploying ST 2110 infrastructure face complex challenges in orchestrating media flows across diverse IP endpoints. TSL provides a scalable and cost-effective control layer that simplifies IP routing, reduces training overhead, extends the life of legacy systems, and accelerates adoption of ST 2110 without operational disruption. Discover more

Anything-to-Anything (Machine Control Routing)

A broadcaster may wish to have an array (or pool) of devices that can be dynamically allocated or routed flexibly on a production-by-production basis. These devices may be from different manufacturers (EVS, Evertz, Grass Valley, Black Magic etc) and have different control panels, interfaces, and protocols. Discover more

Dynamic Insertion (SCTE)

For broadcasters navigating the thrilling world of live sports and news, the unpredictability of highly reactive content can make signalling ad insertion challenging. Rapid changes in content increase the likelihood of failing to deliver ad breaks at the right time, risking reputational damage with advertisers. Discover more

Facility Control

The modern operator can be faced with a bewildering array of control surfaces, web pages and graphical user interfaces to control even a simple production. This can lead to delays and errors, affecting production values and output, and perhaps even causing a financial penalty (service Credits) from the broadcasters' customers. Discover more

Protocol Translation

Most broadcasters have a wide variety of new and legacy equipment that they need to work together in one cohesive system. These devices will utilise a vast array of different protocols and interfaces, everything from GPIs to xml. Do you need to use your old Evertz control panel with your new Grass Valley Router? Do you need to control your graphics keyer when it is routed to air? This all requires some form of protocol translation. Discover more

Monitoring (SNMP)

Monitoring the status of devices within a broadcast system is vital to its operation: Do you want to know where a fault occurs with a broadcast chain, which device has lost its input or reference, and whether there has been silence on a channel for too long? Has the power supply failed in a key unit? Discover more

IP Transition

More and more broadcasters are moving to IP-based infrastructure over traditional SDI. The promise is that the equipment required (IP switches, router etc.) are more cost-effective than their SDI equivalent as well as opening up broadcast to a huge amount of industry standard tools that are used in the IT industry. The problem is that doing reliable real-time media over IP is hard. There is a significant learning curve and a very different methodology used than with SDI. Discover more

Server/Clip Control (DDR)

Broadcasters may have a number of record/replay devices (DDRs) that they wish to control from a remote operational position, this device could be from a number of different manufacturers (EVS, Blackmagic, Evertz and GrassValley to name a few). It is common practice to bring in rental equipment for some productions, so the make and model can change frequently. Discover more

Disaster Recovery

Many broadcasters need to provide a disaster recovery playout chain but cannot afford a full additional channel of automation from one of the larger broadcast manufacturers. Discover more

Control Room Snapshot and Recall (Presets)

Modern broadcast systems often require reconfiguration, for example, where a production gallery switches the studio floor it has been assigned to or where you switch to a backup system. This action requires the reconfiguration of multiple devices or systems, which can be complex and time-consuming. Discover more

Graphics Management

Modern live news networks will prepare many graphics ahead of time for potential future events, such as various outcomes of elections or sporting events. Managing this workflow and ensuring that the proper versions of graphics make it to air can often fall on the graphics department which can make their daily work more complicated. Discover more

Scheduled Actions and Secondary Events

One of the primary pillars of modern broadcast workflows is reducing the number of manual functions that operators are responsible for. Many functions happen on a daily or weekly basis at specific times of day and can be easily automated to free operators up for more important tasks. Discover more

Control Servers and Other Hardware Solutions

From signal routing to remote device control, by grouping multi-level actions into a single, user-configurable interface, you can do things that will make your production much more efficient. By providing just the controls needed, from simple interfaces for specific tasks to unleashing the full power of a system built on a logic-based and open control layer, customers are able to maintain complete ownership of their systems.

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