China gets into Focus

Reprinted from: The IBC Daily

14th Spetember 2008

A Hong Kong-based Mandarin Chinese television broadcaster that serves a substantial Chinese market is set to go live with ForeTV, the broadcast management system from MSA Focus.

MSA Focus' regional team based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, will handle training and integration of the system that is built around a distributed architecture. The system is hosted at the broadcasters Hong Kong headquarters, with access points at various satellite sites in mainland China, providing added redundancy and reassurance regarding service continuity.

The deal is the latest in a string of new contract wins for MSA Focus since it launched ForeTV in late 2006. Global broadcasters including US-owned networks in Latin America, a playout centre in Singapore, a large satellite operation in Malaysia, an Indian movie channel and IPTV stations in Northern Europe have already invested in the technology.