Ericsson and France 24 have signed a five-year broadcast services contract effective January 1, 2014, following a tender process conducted by the international news and current affairs channel.
France 24 has renewed Ericsson?s playout management mandate and scheduled the deployment of modernised tools, including new control rooms and HD studios. Partnering with Ericsson for broadcast services will allow France 24 to equip its control rooms with more advanced tools and automated systems, thereby improving quality of service and achieving a double-digit percentage increase in productivity.
Ericsson has designed a specific training plan that will continue throughout 2014 to ensure its engineers are well acquainted with the new tools.
This contract further strengthens Ericsson?s broadcast services footprint in Europe and France in the field of managed services for television channels.
