Snell has announced Mediatec Broadcast of Oslo has integrated the Morpheus automation system with EVS production and playout servers to achieve rapid turnaround and playout of live and near-live sports coverage on Norway's Viasat Sport and Viasat Football channels, as well as the recently re-launched Rikstoto Direkte, a 24-hour channel for the Norwegian horseracing federation. With its flexible control features and its ability to playout directly from EVS XT[2] servers, Morpheus enables Mediatec staff to make a clip, turn it around, and play it to air in seconds. Oslo-based broadcast systems supplier Video 4 provided the Snell systems for both installations.

Working closely with Snell, EVS, and Video 4, Mediatec created a uniquely flexible, first-of-a-kind platform tailored to the demands of fast-turnaround productions. Built specifically to support transmission of Norway's two Viasat sports channels, the Mediatec transmission platform incorporates Morpheus automation along with EVS production and playout servers and a Final Cut Server. Morpheus incorporates a raft of powerful capabilities, supporting changes to the schedule seconds before air and even allowing direct, manual intervention live on air, including events that are also being recorded. Connected to a 20-TB Apple Xsan system with a Final Cut Server, the XT[2] servers handle all ingest and playout requirements for both of the Viasat channels. Ingest control, metadata management, and production content management for 10 recording inputs are executed through EVS IPDirector software integrated with Snell's Morpheus applications. All material cleared for transmission is managed by Morpheus, which controls 24/7 playout under the control of just one operator. For more complex live broadcasts, Mediatec simply adds a second technician.