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NORTH METRO TV <br />Services and Responsibilities <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Video Engineering <br /> <br /> Keep audio, video and networking operational for NMTV, the seven Member <br />Cities, and the mobile production van. <br /> Troubleshoot and maintain networks. A lot of the system’s video equipment runs <br />on an IP network. <br /> Coordinate with schools, public buildings’, and arenas’ network administrators on <br />subverting firewalls for live programming signal transport. <br /> Research methods of production as technology advances. <br /> Coordinate video equipment upgrades with vendors for any video related <br />equipment for NMTV and for City Council Chamber production systems. <br /> Oversee bidding process, tear-out, new installation, and training. <br /> Create and maintain wire mapping documents for video and audio systems. <br /> Ongoing new equipment replacement research and recommendations. <br />(Cameras, switchers, mics, audio boards, lights, recording devices, back-up <br />power, surge protection, networking, and video transport.) <br /> Equipment repair. <br /> Emergency and preventive equipment maintenance. <br /> Provide training for city and NMTV staff in usage of video production system. <br /> Install equipment for and monitor HD channel signal transport from city hall to <br />NMTV head-end. <br /> Coordinate with Comcast on transmission in Master Control, dedicated internet <br />and public internet connections, and city cable equipment and signal issues. <br /> On-call for troubleshooting during events and city meetings. <br /> <br /> <br />Channel Management <br /> <br /> Provide all equipment necessary to program NMTV and city channels. Including <br />devices to transport signals from City Hall, servers to record signal, software and <br />servers to play programs on channels, devices to create graphics pages on <br />channels. Servers to stream channels live on the internet and OTT ( Over the <br />top) channels like Roku and AppleTV. <br /> 24/7/365 programming of channels. <br /> Signal testing for live meetings on cable meetings and live Zoom meetings. <br /> On-call during live meetings to troubleshoot problems. <br /> Provide bandwidth for live meeting cablecast and recording, live streaming <br />channels on the internet and video on demand. <br /> Schedule all programs on channels. Coordinate all schedules with city staff. <br /> Upload city related videos to city websites/YouTube pages <br /> <br />