The donation consists of the following:
- Two Uninterrupted Power System (UPS) units;
- Two new air-con units fitted in the Final Control Centre (FCC);
- A 48RU rack for ease of installation of equipment and operation as well as space utilisation;
- Partitioning of the FCC to cordon off the noisy equipment rack;
- Normally cold air-con;
- Painting the walls in the edit, quality control and playout area;
- Installed trays for the off-air decoders and supplied chairs;
- TV Monitors;
- Clocks; and
- Training and development.
The Spectrum media grid that was donated is used by some of the largest broadcasters in the world. Besides the storage size, it is a high throughput system that allows for fast file transfers. In addition to the Media grid, MultiChoice donated a Harmonic Media Deck playout server. The media deck is part of the Omneon family of robust playout servers used by all the reputable broadcasters in South Africa including SuperSport, M-Net, e.tv, SABC, CNBCA and other international broadcasters.
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