Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) is providing its NEXIO AMP(r) advanced media platform to German national public television broadcaster Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) to support the HD migration and centralization of ZDF's playout center in Mainz. The rollout started in October of 2009 and will continue through 2011.The first phase of the project is now complete and included the installation of two NEXIO AMP server domains.

The second phase is due for completion within the next few months and will increase the existing installation to five NEXIO AMP domains. This multi-phased project will provide Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen with an entirely tapeless workflow at its transmission center, which drives the broadcaster's main channel, as well as the ZDF Info, ZDF Neo, ZDF Theatre and 3sat channels. The project was managed by ZDF, with integration services performed by German systems integrator Studio Hamburg MCI.