Radio France Transforms Maison de la Radio with Next Generation IP Technology with Orange Business Services and BCE
September 12 2019 - 04:00AM
Business Wire
- Radio France will benefit from next generation, flexible and
scalable IP-based infrastructure in Maison de la Radio’s
studios
- The biggest IP deployment in the media sector in Europe
Radio France, the leading French radio group, is transforming
the media infrastructure of its headquarters, Maison de la Radio,
to next generation, full IP technology. Following a public tender,
this project was entrusted to Orange Business Services, a global
digital services operator and integrator, and to BCE, a European
expert in media services, and is the largest of its kind in the
European media sector to date. The migration to the latest
generation of IP infrastructure is key to facilitate the
development of audiovisual broadcasting and production tools. This
project is part of Radio France’s ambition to invest heavily to
modernize its production and broadcasting tools for all radio and
radio-related content by 2022.
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The transformation program led by Orange
Business Services and BCE involves the infrastructure of all Maison
de la Radio's studios. (Photo: Business Wire)
The transformation program led by Orange Business Services and
BCE involves the infrastructure of all Maison de la Radio’s
studios. The new audiovisual production facilities will rely on a
robust, next generation IP infrastructure based on Cisco technology
for the transport and broadcast of voice and video.
“The combined expertise of Orange Business Services and BCE,
complemented by the professionalism of Maison de la Radio’s project
teams, will allow us to innovate and facilitate the production and
broadcast of programs while meeting the highest standards required
by the media sector,” comments Patrick Fasso, Technical and
Information Systems Director at Radio France.
To ensure perfect convergence of the IT and media broadcast
worlds, Radio France’s project teams are supported by Orange
Business Services, the market leader for solution integration.
Orange Business Services will ensure that all of Radio France’s
needs are met, including mastering its next generation tools. The
SMPTE 2110 standard, a specific protocol for the media industry,
has been retained.
Radio France’s teams are supported by BCE France because of its
recognized expertise in the customized integration of media
ecosystems, apparent at many European radio and television
stations. BCE has in-depth knowledge of the sector and the needs of
the media, and is a master of IP workflow infrastructures which it
has demonstrated to Radio France in the past, for example, during
the transition of France Info to the Maison de la Radio
premises.
BCE France
BCE France is a subsidiary of RTL Group. BCE is a European
leader in media services and the integration of software
development in the fields of television, radio, production,
post-production, telecommunications and IT.
Employing more than 200 highly qualified and motivated
individuals, BCE has around 400 customers in various sectors, such
as television channels, radio stations, film distributors,
producers, advertising companies, telecommunication operators, and
public services.
www.bce-france.fr
About Orange Business Services
As the B-to-B division of the Orange Group, Orange Business
Services focuses exclusively on serving enterprises around the
world. Both a network operator and a digital services integrator,
Orange Business Services leverages expertise in the areas of IoT,
Cloud, Data and AI, application development and cybersecurity. It
supports and protects companies at every stage of their data
lifecycle, from collection, transport, storage and processing to
analysis and sharing.
With companies thriving on innovation, Orange Business Services
places its customers at the heart of an open collaborative
ecosystem. This includes its 25,000 employees, the assets and
expertise of the Orange Group, its technology and business partners
and a pool of finely selected start-ups. More than 3,000
multinational enterprises, as well as two million professionals,
companies and local communities in France, rely on Orange Business
Services.
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customers worldwide at 30 June 2019. Orange is listed on the
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Marie-Charlotte Hue, Orange Business Services,
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