Broadcasting company TVW implements PlayBox NEO systems as key components in its overhaul of the playout infrastructure
TVW, Washington state's public-affairs network, has unveiled a new playout system featuring master and redundant PlayBox Neo and AirBox Neo systems. The system, designed in collaboration with systems integration and media technology company Key Code Media, offers a flexible and agile solution for TVW's unique broadcasting needs.
At the heart of the new workflow is the PlayBox Neo Suite, which centralizes control, monitoring, and administration of an optimized multimedia workflow. The key components and their roles are as follows:
- AirBox Neo servers handle the core playout, capable of mixing various media files and live inputs within a single playlist. This allows for live stream insertions, media trimming, editing, and repositioning on-air without interrupting broadcasts. Playlists can also be scheduled weeks in advance, giving flexibility for advanced programming and last-minute changes.
- The workflow supports seamless integration with third-party trafficking systems, enabling coordinated playlist changes and scheduling without delays or session constraints. This was critical for TVW's public affairs content, which often requires immediate updates and changes.
- TitleBox Neo is involved for graphics insertion and titling, allowing dynamic on-air graphics synchronized with playout, enhancing the broadcast with branded and informational visuals.
- ListBox likely serves as a playlist management tool, facilitating precise control over content scheduling and playout sequencing within the AirBox Neo ecosystem.
- Live Ingest functionality supports capturing live feeds or stream inputs directly into the system for immediate use or playback, supporting real-time production workflows in news or public affairs.
- The Multi-Backup Manager adds redundancy and reliability, ensuring continuity by managing backups of media and playlists to prevent outages—a critical feature for nonstop public affairs broadcast operations.
- Integration with the NVision 9000 router from Sony allows the PlayBox Neo system to control the network’s video routing infrastructure directly, streamlining switching and signal management within master control.
The overall workflow reflects a modular, scalable design where PlayBox Neo's platform centralizes control, monitoring, and administration of the entire multimedia chain. This modularity enables TVW to handle live and automated playout blending, live stream insertion, graphics, scheduling, and reliable signal routing all under one optimized, flexible system tailored for public affairs broadcasting requirements.
With the new system in place, TVW can continue to offer gavel-to-gavel coverage of all three branches of Washington state government, meetings and hearings of various state boards and commissions, original documentaries, in-depth interview programs, and educational content about Washington public policy, all while maintaining the highest quality broadcasts.
For more information about TVW, Keycode Media, and Playbox Neo, please visit their respective websites.
[1] Source: PlayBox Neo press release [2] Source: TVW press release
- TVW's new playout system, featuring Master and redundant PlayBox Neo and AirBox Neo systems, offers a flexible and agile solution for live production and transmission of media content.
- The PlayBox Neo Suite centralizes control, monitoring, and administration of an optimized multimedia workflow, with AirBox Neo servers handling core playout tasks, enabling live stream insertions, media trimming, editing, and repositioning on-air.
- Seamless integration with third-party trafficking systems enables coordinated playlist changes and scheduling for public affairs content, which often requires immediate updates and changes.
- TitleBox Neo is utilized for graphics insertion and titling, enhancing the broadcast with branded and informational visuals, while ListBox likely serves as a playlist management tool for precise control over content scheduling and playout sequencing.
- Live Ingest functionality supports capturing live feeds or stream inputs directly into the system for immediate use or playback, streamlining real-time production workflows in news or public affairs.
- The Multi-Backup Manager increases redundancy and reliability by managing backups of media and playlists to prevent outages, ensuring continuity for nonstop public affairs broadcast operations.
- Integration with the NVision 9000 router from Sony allows the PlayBox Neo system to control the network’s video routing infrastructure directly, streamlining switching and signal management within the master control.
