BMG selects Grass Valley for their latest Data Center Network Operations Center (NOC) project

BMG selects Grass Valley for their latest Data Center Network Operations Center (NOC) project

Supercharging Broadcast Production with Grass Valley's Game-Changing AMPP:

Broadcast Management Group (BMG), a dynamic players in the global broadcast media scene, is bringing a revolutionary upgrade to its production game with Grass Valley's solutions. The reimagined Network Operations Center (NOC) in Washington, D.C. serves as the nerve center of BMG's managed services and live production clients. This development is an extension of BMG's pioneering efforts, which includes its first Cloud Broadcast Center and fleet of REMI mobile units established between 2021 and 2025.

As a full-service media powerhouse catering to networks, film studios, agencies, and corporations, BMG delivers top-notch production services for large-scale news, sports, music, and entertainment events. The company has been breathing life into its new NOC facility since August 2024, meticulously installing systems and technology for its data center, master control, media asset management, transmission, insert studio, post-production, and video & audio control rooms.

Grass Valley's AMPP, an agile and open media production platform that powers production workflows for major industry players like Paramount, CBS, and Warner Bros. Discovery, takes center stage in BMG's new NOC. As part of the Grass Valley Media Universe, AMPP combines the robustness of traditional broadcast with the agility of software to create seamless, scalable, and high-performance workflows encompassing live production, content management, automation, and distribution.

"Our 20th year in business is an exciting milestone for us, and the development of our first cloud NOC is merely the beginning," said BMG's Chief Executive Officer, Todd Mason. "Grass Valley's technology offers us the unparalleled performance, scalability, and flexibility we crave to fulfill our clients' burgeoning production demands. By standardizing on Grass Valley solutions, we can cater to any production, be it fully remote or hybrid, all while ensuring broadcast-grade quality."

The deployment at BMG includes Grass Valley's Kayenne K-Frame production switchers, LDX 135 cameras, and, soon, the AMPP platform, comprising the Framelight X asset management system and other AMPP applications.

Grass Valley's Senior Vice President of Sales - Americas, Alex Keighley, highlighted, "The expansion of our partnership enables us to deliver superior production switchers, cameras, and control systems to BMG, equipping them to command this groundbreaking NOC. AMPP delivers the pinnacle of flexibility, enabling BMG to refine its capabilities in catering to a diverse clientele with world-class production solutions."

Currently, the technical systems implementation is underway, with BMG aiming to onboard its inaugural AMPP customer by the end of June. This deployment sets BMG apart by empowering it to serve enterprise clients with streamlined, remote-enabled productions from its D.C. NOC and OB fleet, overcoming conventional geographic and logistical constraints.

Grass Valley's AMPP, according to available information, boasts a cloud-native architecture for operational efficiency, automation features for orchestrating automated events, and integration capabilities to work alongside other cloud services. AMPP brings reduced operational costs, operational flexibility, enhanced cost-effectiveness, and improved quality and reliability to BMG's new NOC, positioning it as a pioneer in centralized, efficient, and secure broadcast operations worldwide.

1. The Network Operations Center (NOC) at BMG, now fully operational since August 2024, hosts Grass Valley's AMPP platform, a game-changer in the media industry.
2. Grass Valley's AMPP is an integral part of BMG's new NOC, powering production workflows for live production, content management, automation, and distribution.
3. As part of Grass Valley Media Universe, AMPP seamlessly combines the robustness of traditional broadcast with the agility of software, creating scalable and high-performance workflows.
4. The deployment at BMG includes Grass Valley's Kayenne K-Frame production switchers, LDX 135 cameras, and soon, the AMPP platform, with the Framelight X asset management system among its applications.
5. BMG's Chief Executive Officer, Todd Mason, views the partnership with Grass Valley as a significant step towards fulfilling clients' evolving production demands with unparalleled performance, scalability, and flexibility.
6. AMPP's cloud-native architecture, automation features, and integration capabilities make it a valuable asset in BMG's drive to reduce operational costs, enhance operational flexibility, and improve quality and reliability.
7. With AMPP, BMG can cater to a diverse clientele with world-class production solutions, even offering streamlined, remote-enabled productions from its D.C. NOC and OB fleet, transcending geographic and logistical limitations.
8. As a full-service media powerhouse, BMG delivers top-notch production services for networks, film studios, agencies, and corporations, and has been using Grass Valley's technology to upgrade its infrastructure and workflows since 2024.
9. The implementation of AMPP aligns with BMG's mission to continue innovating and pushing the boundaries of broadcasting technology, leveraging data-and-cloud-computing, infrastructure, and the latest media technologies to deliver exceptional content to its clients.

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