Chello Multicanal installs an Actus Digital monitoring system

Thanks to the Actus Digital monitoring system, professionals in the programming department can control all the distributed channels, while the commercial area checks the correct progress of the campaigns, managers have a global view of what is broadcast and technicians monitor the quality of the signals.

Chello Multicanal, the business unit of the Chellomedia group in Spain, has launched an advanced system for analysis and control of emissions in its Barcelona facilities. Chello Multicanal is the largest independent producer of thematic channels for Spain and Portugal, currently broadcasting around twenty services.

Thanks to the Israeli monitoring system Digital Act, the professionals in the programming department can control all the distributed channels, while the salesperson checks the correct progress of the campaigns, the managers have a global vision of what is broadcast and the technicians monitor the quality of the signals.

Rodolfo García Cosin, technology director at Chello Multicanal, maintains that the Actus system "offers a flexible and reliable business solution supporting all our monitoring and analysis needs. Its ability to simultaneously monitor transmission performance and share transmitted content and statistics with ease across all departments has helped us improve our broadcast quality. We are very confident in the possibilities of using Actus. The easy-to-use interface allows proactive management and analysis of live broadcasts by all groups... technical and non-technical. technicians.”

The installation of Actus in Chello Multichannel also entails the monitoring of up to 16 audio tracks per channel including multitrack subtitles and dubbing, as well as the recording and archiving of “near HD” data and screen format. The flexible architecture of the Actus system allows users to connect via LAN and remotely over the Internet.

Sima Levy, president of Actus Digital, stated that "Chellomedia requires not only a highly reliable surveillance system that is easy to use, but also advanced enough to withstand the rigors of a workflow that manages twenty channels. In addition to legal copying, it allows extensive content searches and analysis to be carried out at any time."

Levy added that "equally important is the integrated Actus View alert system that detects changes in quality. Whether it is an audio or video signal problem, Actus keeps Chellomedia constantly informed, allowing them to resolve the problem throughout the broadcast chain or reroute an entire multi-channel broadcast."