ABC defends joint playout centre
The ABC says it will retain control of its playout at the new facility co-owned with WIN TV with savings directed to new content.
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The ABC has defended news of a joint playout facility with WIN Television claiming it will retain control and that cost savings will be directed into producing more content.
“It is simply untrue to say that the new facility will not be controlled by the national broadcaster,” ABC Chief Operating Officer David Pendleton told Crikey.
“The ABC will co-own the new joint venture operation together with WIN TV, with the ABC continuing to control its play-out and presentation function within the facility.
“The ABC’s TV presentation infrastructure has reached its used-by date and needs replacing. New technology means the ABC can not only ensure that current functionality is replicated, but that quality assurance will be improved, with response times for the rectification of technical faults and disaster recovery much easier at the new facility, given it will operate from one single location.”
Pendleton said the new facility will also enable the ABC to provide state based versions of ABC1, ABC2, ABCHD and other channels nationally as well as providing breaking news into any region around the clock -a lesson learned from the Victorian bushfires.
Source: Crikey
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I wonder if this joint venture is a sign of things to come. WIN would be a great content provider for for any 24 hour News Channel launched by the ABC.
This only goes to prove that nearly all the money and time spent on Ultimo was wasted and it looks like they are going to do it again by building another “deathstar” in Campbelltown. All the proposed benefits are yet to proved – if they could not do it at Ultimo why would a new site be better?
@Reubot Thanks mate…. I can’t see any real issues if networks are being smart and joining forces… Money-saving measures like these are essential in big media.
mikeys: Basically where all the content is stored and the feed that goes out to the local retransmissions is sent from.
State based versions of digital channels will be a boon for the ABC.
This will also probably mean that the “ABC2” channel may evolve in time into a “second local channel” (possibly even running 24-7) and the ABC may pick up rights to other sport previously not considered under a one channel system, e.g. in Qld, local Rugby League on ABC1 and say, local AFL on ABC2.
With the expected increase in local content, that a return to a state based system would deliver, the current talent call for ABC3 may just only be the beginning…
What is a playout centre?
Is ABC having its ‘Television Studios in Campbelltown joining with WIN