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Sportsnet stays ahead of the gameSportsnet stays ahead of the game“Quantel is byfar the fastestturnaround systemI have ever seen”Vince Monteleone: EditorHigh octaneaction in theLogging areawhen the sportsaction begins.“Last summer we had staff coming back from the London Olympicshaving watched other people’s workflows, and they reported that theirQuantel system was better than anything else there ”Virginia Gibberd torhave the kit of parts on the server or the Ardome archivefor older jobs which is great for re-edits or working intodifferent stories.”Complete programming playoutAs you would expect, all studio production playout comesfrom the sQ system, but Sportsnet is also making fulluse of its Enterprise sQ system for program content too.Under the control of automation, the sQ system providesreliable, redundant playout to air of programming contentfor all six Sportsnet channels, with plenty of room for futureexpansion.Connected with QTubeQTube also plays a major role in helping Sportsnet sharemedia across the country. “I don’t know how I did my jobwithout it,” reflects Virginia Gibberd.“It means we can make content available to all ourstations and City operations, helping to make theirsportscasts richer.Nimble and creative“Quantel has been a very good product for us – it allowsus to have universal desktop access to media, throughhigh end editing and producing content for master control– ubiquitous usage of that content is what allows us tobe as nimble and creative as we are,” Gibberd explains.“Last summer we had staff coming back from the LondonOlympics having watched other people’s workflows, andthey reported that their Quantel system was better thananything else there – from the associate producer, producerand journalist perspective. It reminded us that we havea technology solution that we’re happy with – and that’sfour years on from installing it. And we’ve doubled liveevent content since then, added two channels and Quanteltechnology has sustained it – all we’ve done is added morestorage,” Gibberd concludes.at a glanceSportsnet installed a Quantel Enterprise sQ HD production system in 2008 followingan intensive three year research and evaluation programThe system handles thousands of edits a day across 250 hours of newmaterial recorded dailyOver the years Sportsnet has doubled its demands on the system, which has copedwithout problem; every day the system runs up to 90% full.“Quantel has been a very good product for us – it gives us the ubiquitous usage ofcontent that allows us to be as nimble and creative as we are.”www.quantel.com