Al Rayyan Radio has selected Dalet Radio Suite powered by the Dalet Galaxy
platform to transform its operational efficiency. The new installation forms part of a
comprehensive station upgrade and includes Dalet On-Air playout, up to 10 edit
suites, and the versatile audio editor Dalet Onecut. Dalet Digital Media Systems is a
developer of Media Asset Management (MAM) solutions, software and services for
content producers.
Al Rayyan Radio, part of Al Rayyan Satellite Channel operated by Al Rayyan Media
and Marketing based in Doha, Qatar, broadcasts two national channels of
entertainment, music and cultural content. Regional systems integrator Media Group
International (MGI) was commissioned to lead a major upgrade and approached
Dalet to automate, streamline and unify all of Al Rayyan Radio’s media acquisition,
production and delivery under a single advanced MAM platform.
“MGI was commissioned to handle the upgrade on the basis of its technical
expertise and thorough knowledge of the technical systems Al Rayyan Radio wanted
to implement,’ explained Mohamed Makki Ibrahim, business development manager,
MGI. “The project involved installing a new two-channel control room, studio DJ
room and edit room. A priority for Al Rayyan Radio was for the new systems to
deliver on a far more efficient workflow than previously had. Dalet Radio Suite was
our first choice to fully automate each channel’s media lifecycle from ingest and
scheduling to editing and playout.’
Jamal Al Jaber, general manager, Al Rayyan Radio, said, “We embarked on this
major upgrade in order to achieve greater day-to-day efficiency and to maintain
and enhance the quality of our output for our audience. At the same time we did not
want to go off-air for a second. We knew that MGI and Dalet were the right partners
to help us achieve this business transformation.’
For this turnkey solution, MGI also demolished and rebuilt the acoustic system and
completely renovated the interior of Al Rayyan Radio’s building. Michael Meisel,
area sales manager of the Middle East at Dalet, commented on the complexity of
the installation. “It was a complicated upgrade because Al Rayyan Radio’s existing
system stayed on-air throughout the build, so the migration of databases to the new
system had to take place with zero downtime.’
Dalet Radio Suite’s centralised MAM content catalogue seamlessly manages all
programs and associated data. Combined with modular, task-specific tools, Dalet
Radio Suite meets the comprehensive demands of large-scale newsrooms as well as
the needs of multichannel music networks.
Dalet Onecut is an advanced audio editor that smoothly includes effects and
supports multiple HD formats. The Dalet Dashboard helps administrators by
monitoring the ongoing health and performance of their system. Dalet On-Air is a
proven and highly reliable automated solution used in some of the world’s largest
multichannel operations.
