Newzroom Afrika Deploys MatrixStore From Object Matrix

Object Matrix Ltd supplied 1PB of MatrixStore to the new and in demand 24/7 news channel in South Africa.

Praised for its innovation of broadcast news in South Africa, Newzroom Afrika provides news bulletins that are entertaining, informative and educational. With a demanding schedule of live feed via the in-house studios and remote contribution and delivering 24/7 playout to DStv, it had a need to address its storage requirements for both nearline and archive workflows. 

Newzroom Afrika required a storage platform that could be utilised for several purposes, but most importantly was able to securely manage, protect and give access to content created at all times. The platform needed to integrate with their Avid based newsroom environment to enable simple movement of assets from online to nearline. The platform also needed to integrate to the chosen Asset Management system to provide a secure archive environment to finished content.

As MatrixStore is a secure multi-tenancy platform, that is non-proprietary, integrated to many third-party platforms and has been deployed in similar workflows across the world, it was the logical choice. With the ability to grow/scale as the business requires whilst offering the future proof flexibility Newzroom Afrika required, MatrixStore delivered a transparent value proposition.

MatrixStore is a media-focused solution that is designed to meet the challenges faced by media organisations that log, share and archive video content. Its integrations and automated workflows guarantee that Newzroom Afrika has flexibility, more content protection and wider sharing options.

Jayosh George, HOD: technical operations, Newzroom Afrika, commented: “As our archive continues to grow, it is becoming increasingly apparent that we needed to better preserve that content whilst making it instantly accessible. MatrixStore was an attractive solution for us as it is a non-proprietary, extremely versatile and built for multiple media workflows and it offers everything we were looking for in a secure yet accessible archive platform“

MediaCloud Networks (Pty) Ltd, a partner of Object Matrix, assisted Newzroom Afrika with implementing the solution that meets their increasing demands for reliable and accessible storage. As a certified partner in South Africa who also offer a cloud-based storage service based on MatrixStore, the partner was able to showcase the benefits of deploying the most in demand object storage platform.

Peter Watling, Object Matrix, added: “The team at Newzroom Afrika is highly skilled and has already achieved rapid success. Having MatrixStore as a nearline and archive platform enables Newzroom Afrika to easily and securely manage its assets for the future, scale as the business demands and introduce further workflows. Newzroom Afrika shares the same dedication, passion and ethos as us at Object Matrix.“

The solution consists of 1PB MatrixStore object storage with access to content provided by standard interfaces, Interconnect (for Avid Interplay) and the Vision application to visualise their archived assets.

The cluster will be installed in a single location in the facility in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Other sustomers include of MatrixStore include BBC, Orange, France Televisions, BT, HBO, TV Globo, MSG-N and NBC Universal.