Malaysian state broadcaster Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) has installed two complete channel-in-a-box (CIAB) systems at the Angkasapuri International Broadcast Centre in Kuala Lumpur to support its RTMKlik over-the-top (OTT) service.
The project was supervised by Selangor-based broadcast system integrator Amrick Solutions, in close partnership with data storage and broadcast solutions specialist Integriti Padu.
KC Veins, Founder & Managing Director of Amrick Solutions, said, “RTMKlik is one of the most prominent free-to-watch OTT services in Malaysia and is currently accessible to more than 20 million viewers.
“Together with Integriti Padu, we are honoured to be able to assist RTM closely.”
The challenges faced by RTM were to work out how to run its OTT service with the greatest possible ease, efficiency, stability and flexibility, while generating large audiences for its free-to-air (FTA) channels and video-on-demand (VoD) content.
RTM's technical operations team identified PlayBox Neo CIAB as the ideal choice, both for live and pre-scheduled automated playout.
Veins explained, “They particularly liked the combination of AirBox Neo-20 and Multi Playout Manager, which are easy to use and inherently future-proof.
“PlayBox Neo solutions are also very effective from an SI viewpoint — installation, commissioning and training were all accomplished effortlessly in a single day."
The new system supplied to RTM for its RTMKlik OTT service includes two triple-channel CIABs in primary-plus-one configuration, plus a Multi Playout Manager monitoring and control system. Each PlayBox Neo CIAB comprises an AirBox Neo-20 playout and IP streaming server, Capture Suite live ingest server, TitleBox Neo-20 interactive graphics and ListBox Neo-20 pre-transmission scheduler.
Pavlin Rahnev, PlayBox’s CEO, added, “Our CIAB system turnkey playout server solution for broadcasting single or multiple television channels in HD or UHD continues to be the world's best-selling playout