TNBC integrates Channel in a Box from PlayBox Technology

PlayBox Technology’s Channel in a Box playout system has arrived at Thailand’s TNBC television.

The playout system is already up and running, broadcasting two of the channels that TNBC offers under a subscription model. The integration has been executed by UBN Network, a Bangkok-based company.

Compatible with SDI, IP or hybrid infrastructures, PlayBox Technology’s solution features integrated 选择性RT 和 FTP applications that enable the automation of content ingest. In parallel, it provides a redundant 播出 服务, capable of controlling third-party equipment such as routers and master control switches. Graphics can be created in the Channel in a Box environment via an HTML5 interface.

Less physical equipment

Sawiss Viacharnarong 的 UBN Network believes that the future lies in solutions such as those from PlayBox Technology, which reduce the amount of equipment that broadcasters such as TNBC require: “It requires fewer operators, less power consumption, less air conditioning and simplifies operations. Technologies such as PlayBox mean big savings and a more reliable transmission service.”

Moreover, Philip Neighbor, COO of PlayBox Technology, highlights the value of their product: “We have long demonstrated that integrated playout offers real economic benefits at every level. TNBC is the latest broadcaster to realize that they can have high-availability broadcasts and low operating costs by using our Channel in a Box platform.”