It is the VEDA 16 products, which are scalable, reliable and robust software solutions designed by SGT and already in production on many systems worldwide, that have been integrated into this project, thus ensuring seamless service continuity. The eight HD channels were broadcast on November 12, 2019, which is about four months after the project initialization.

RTL Croatia operates eight television channels - RTL, RTL2, RTL Living, RTL Kockica, RTL Crime, RTL Passion, RTL Croatia World and RTL Adria (which is expected to be launched in January 2020), secured by two backup channels to ensure redundancy. The VEDA 16 range, integrated by BCE and designed by SGT teams in 2019, is the perfect fit for the Croatian group's needs, by including reliable and efficient MAM (Media Asset Management) and multi-channel broadcasting (Automation) features, while providing an intuitive and fully customizable user interface.

On customer request, multiple workflows and features have been established to optimize and facilitate operations, adapting entirely to specific requirements, such as automatic archiving, on-demand video file transfer, low-resolution video file generation, complete and automatic metadata management (MAM update, adding editorial information, scheduling VOD export to AWS for client’s RTL Play VOD service).

The migration to this new VEDA system was even more challenging due to RTL Croatia's specific needs. Indeed, it was necessary to recover and reinsert all the data from the former system. Also, some equipment already in production has been reused into this whole new infrastructure.

Through the combined expertise of BCE, SGT and RTL Croatia's teams, the entire project was successfully carried out in about four months, from July to November 2019, thereby overcoming the challenges of a tight planning and high technical constraints.

Technical specifications :

The equipment controlled by VEDA Automation and Media Asset Management:

• Harmonic video servers in shared storage
• Video branding equipment: Grass Valley Intuition, Intuition XG, ImageStore IS750 and LGK-3901, CasparCG, DVE Evertz
• Subtitles: Screen
• Switching equipment: Riedel & Evertz
• ISLON (NAS) storages, K2
• Interfacing with BCE's "Adonis" Traffic System
• Interface to a Rhozet farm in WFS