The Sky News NOC is at the very heart of our newsgathering infrastructure. This dynamic hub has been devised and built to ensure we stay ahead of the competition in the fast-paced world of delivery in any format, from any platform. The NOC has transformed how we receive content into the Sky News Centre. Prior to this, Sky News relied on traditional broadcast technology to deliver content in realtime over satellite and leased facility lines via Sky's MCR. Now using the NOC, a dedicated, standalone facility for Sky News, we can seamlessly contribute the majority of our media, including live video streams and packages from anywhere in the field and from our bureaus around the world via a variety of IP networks. Like other media organizations, we have become increasingly reliant on content fed via the Internet or through our private data networks. The NOC, coupled with the aforementioned infrastructure, allows us to be live and submit packages in higher quality, more quickly and in a more cost-effective manner than before. The NOC is uses a variety of IP providers, enabling Sky News to acquire content from multiple sources. Using the latest streaming technology, we have the flexibility to receive material across the whole spectrum, from low bit-rate, lower quality, highly portable kit to full broadcast-quality, full-bandwidth deployments in our major or fixed locations.
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