Chello Multicanal expands its HD services with Tedial

Chello Multicanal, the largest independent provider of thematic channels in Spain and Portugal, has expanded its Spanish installation by launching HD services while fully automating its internal processes. As part of this major expansion, it has updated its systems with Tarsys MAM and Tedial's Ficus Business Process Manager (BPM).

Chello Multicanal, the largest independent provider of thematic channels in Spain and Portugal, has expanded its Spanish installation by launching HD services while fully automating its internal processes. As part of this major expansion, Chello Multicanal has updated its systems with Tarsys MAM and Ficus Business Process Manager (BPM) from Tedial to enable its two headquarters in Madrid (production) and Barcelona (transmission) to be connected, thus completely integrating their workflows.

Production of all Chello Multicanal HD programming is taking place at the Madrid facility using Final Cut Pro, a new addition to Avid's Barcelona suites. Once edited, the material is sent to the headquarters in Barcelona for quality control, transmission and archiving under the complete control of Tedial's systems. This is the second phase of what began as a huge digitalization project for Chello Multicanal in 2007, when the Tedial systems were initially installed.

Rafael Dubois, commercial and marketing director of Tedial, commented that "Tedial's MAM and BPM systems, from the center of the Chello Multicanal facilities, allow material to move wirelessly from Madrid to Barcelona and vice versa. This major expansion is an excellent reference for a transparent multisite production flow that allows Chello to offer complete HD services to its clients. Tedial is a pioneer in the broadcast industry by providing an enterprise-level integration platform based on IT architecture, so broadcasters like Chello can take advantage widely database flows by optimizing and automating operational processes.”

Chello Multicanal, que pertenece a Chellomedia, es líder en producción independiente de canales temáticos de televisión en España y Portugal. La compañía produce 21 canales de televisión: Canal Hollywood Spain, XTRM, Somos, MGM, Cinematk, Odisea, Odisseia, Natura, Canal Cocina, Decasa, Sol Música, Canal 18, Buzz y Canal Panda Spain. HISTORIA, BIO y Crime&Investigation son producidas en el mercado ibérico en asociación con AETN. Canal Panda, Panda Biggs, Canal Hollywood y Mov son exclusivamente producidos y distribuidos en el mercado portugués mediante DREAMIA, una asociación 50/50 entre Chello Multicanal y ZON Multimedia. Chello Multicanal también proporciona servicios VOD por medio de su sede en Barcelona.