M6 replaces Volicon Observer with Mediaproxy as LogServer

After its installation at NextRadioTV and NRJ Group, Mediaproxy continues to grow in France with the supply of two LogServer servers to the French private national broadcaster M6 as its new video logging system.

Also known as Métropole Television (M6), it is the third most watched television service in the French-speaking world and the flagship of the M6 ​​group, owner of other television networks, radio stations and production companies.

In search of a new video recorder to replace their obsolete system Volicon Observer, M6 consulted Visionetics, Mediaproxy's technology partner in France. The chain chose LogServer not only for its logging capabilities, but also to increase the range of functions it can offer to the operators who use it. These include the full compliance monitoring and the channel analysis both in outings SDI as TSoIP (Transport Streams over IP), as well as social media. It is also planned to use LogServer to monitor log messages. SCTE-104 and SCTE-35 insertion.

Eric Hautefeuille, general director of Visionetics, comments that “after a rigorous diligence process, M6 has chosen Mediaproxy and Visionetics to replace its previous registration solution. “Mediaproxy’s broad range of features, reliability, and Visionetics’ expert support services during the proof of concept period made it an easy decision to choose LogServer for their next-generation platform.”

Visionetics, a specialist in digital multimedia, broadband access and wireless communications, has also supplied Mediaproxy systems to the NextRadioTV group, which includes BFM TV and RMC, and to NRJ Group, owner of 33 FM and 220 Internet radio stations, 12 mobile applications and replay television services.

“France is a vital and growing media market for us in Europe and we are delighted to be working with leading broadcasters such as M6, NextRadioTV and NRJ,” he says. Eric Otto, CEO of Mediaproxy. “With Visionetics as a partner and representative, we are well placed to expand our reach and work with other broadcasting groups there, both in television and radio.”

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