Current Rating:
No rating yet

Kuwait: New Kuwaiti channel, Al-Watan Television, has chosen to implement Dalet tapeless newsroom and production system, making it the first to launch a tapeless HD newsroom in the region. The station was launched September last year.

Nearly twenty Dalet workstations will be deployed at Al-Watan TV. The Dalet News Suite platform will provide a fully integrated newsroom and tapeless news production system. From their Dalet News Suite workstations, journalists and producers will consult incoming agency wire stories, browse available video feeds, script rundowns and make shot selections.

HD packages can be put together using a combination of Dalet and Apple Final Cut Pro editing tools. Gallery automation will be streamlined thanks to Dalet News Suite native integration with Omneon playout servers and a Dalet MOS gateway to a WASP3D

template-based, real-time CG engine.

“Al-Watan will the first tapeless HD channel in Kuwait and it was essential that we opt for a flexible digital newsroom computer system that can help us provide the best news coverage to our Kuwaiti viewers,” said Mr. Ihab El Baba, CTO of Al-Watan TV.

“With Dalet News Suite, we will be able to combine the flexibility of our Apple Final Cut Pro edit suites with the reliability of our Omneon play-out Servers,” he added.

“We are truly honored by Al-Watan’s choice,” says Mr. Stéphane Schlayen, chief operating officer of Dalet. “It not only proves the unique potential that Dalet News Suite brings to newscasters, but also demonstrates our increasing success and commitment to servicing Middle-East broadcasters”.