Manchester company aiding 'news bureaus on wheels'

Manchester satellite technology provider SIS Live have signed a lucrative new 7 year deal with ITV and ITN to supply news-gathering services.

The company, operating from MediaCity in Salford, was chosen by the news providers as the “best operational, technical and most cost efficient solution” during the competitive tendering process.

As part of the contract, SIS will provide a customised fleet of 18 HD satellite news-gathering vehicles, downlinks, IP systems and satellite capacity.

Having worked with SIS for the past 20 years, ITV and ITN will become the first clients to benefit from the new SIS iDirect IP hub, which is being installed at MediaCityUK.

According to SIS it “effectively transforms the ITV and ITN fleet into ‘news bureaus on wheels’, delivering ‘source to studio’ file based content alongside breaking live news.”

David Meynell, managing director, SIS Live, said: “Having been heavily involved with the first major automated service for ITV and ITN back in 2004 SIS has an in depth understanding of their need for high quality, efficient SNG services delivered by the latest innovative, cost-efficient technology.

“ITV and ITN are pioneers, changing the face of the SNG industry, and together we have pushed the boundaries further by committing to the first major SNG fleet operating to Ka Band capacity.

“I am immensely proud of the efforts of our technical, operational and commercial teams who have got us to this position and look forward to the roll out of the brand new fleet in 2014, and to continuing to deliver the excellence that has facilitated ITV and ITN’s award winning news coverage.”

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