Dedicated In-Room TV Channel
Airwave Europe can supply, commission and support a dedicated in-room TV Channel "Hospital TV".
The channel will be broadcast over the internet and will be received at your hospital using a specially configured PC player. The player's output will then be converted to an analogue TV signal (much like a satellite channel would be), this signal will then be distributed to each of the televisions within the hospital.
The televisions will be configured so that they display the "Hospital TV" channel when powered on by a patient, so as to guarantee that the patient is presented with the dedicated channel. The patient can then, if they chose, switch to standard TV channels (BBC1, 2, ITV, CH4, etc).
The dedicated TV channel offers useful healthcare information and/or branding as well as advertising opportunities. A standard template layout exists (see picture), which can be easily modified to incorporate the Trust's name, logo and colour scheme. Additional designed changes can be made in-conjunction with management.
The standard template is shown, consisting of:
- Trust Branding
- On-Screen Clock
- Looping Video Feed
- Regional Weather Outlook (44 Regions)
- National News RSS Feed
- Motorway (Main Route) Traffic RSS Feed
- User Definable Graphical Areas (Branding / Advertising)
- Text Ticker Area (HQ and Hospital Messages)
The content can be changed from almost any location with Internet access.
The system is accessed via a password protected web-based control panel, and multi-user access enables authorised users to take ownership of specific areas within the TV channel layout, without having the ability to change any other elements.
The system also uses a simple scheduling structure that makes graphical, text or video elements "available" depending on a simple set of date/time rules. This can enable elements to be scheduled months or years in advance and ensures that time specific elements, such as special events, offers or promotions are removed when they expire.
