ABP Network
Website:
abpnetwork.com
Job details:
About ABP Network:
ABP Network is an innovative media and content creation company, reaching 535 million individuals across India through its multi-language news channels. As a group entity of ABP, a leading media conglomerate with a century of incorporation, ABP Network fearlessly imparts news nationwide through its four national and regional TV news channels, digital news platforms in eight languages as well as social media platforms. Since 2003, the network has been a pioneer in curating unbiased news in various Indian languages, leaving a prominent footprint in the Asian sub-continent.
Driven by the vision of becoming thought leaders in India, ABP Network strives to create an informed and open society, delivering impartial information for the greater good of the nation. As bold storytellers, the network engages the public with ground-breaking content, adding drama to rationality and meaning to facts. With cutting-edge technology and quality content, ABP Network continues to evolve digitally, reaching every corner of the country.
Department: Broadcast Technology
Role: Deputy Manager / Assistant Manager – Broadcast Operations
Role Summary
The Deputy Manager, Broadcast Operations, splits equally between hands-on engineering and team leadership. On the technical side, the role requires strong expertise to diagnose and troubleshoot hardware, software, and signal flow issues in real time across PCR, MCR, Studios, Feed Room, and Data Centre operations, ensuring zero disruption to 24/7 on-air delivery. On the management side, the role involves leading, mentoring, and scheduling the broadcast engineering team, coordinating with Editorial, IT, and vendor partners, and driving operational discipline across shifts. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable getting into the technical details to solve a live issue and stepping back to manage people and processes a true engineer-manager built for a fast-paced, mission-critical environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage daily live production workflows and operations across Studio, PCR, MCR, and CER
- Supervise and lead the broadcast engineering team
- Troubleshoot hardware, software, and signal flow issues quickly and effectively
- Coordinate with Editorial, PCR, MCR, ENG, and IT teams to ensure smooth live news production
- Liaise with OEMs and vendors for technical equipment support and issue resolution
- Maintain backup systems and disaster recovery readiness for uninterrupted broadcast operations
Required Qualifications:
- Experience: 10–12 years in live news broadcast television and digital broadcast operations
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering or a related field
Skills:
- Strong knowledge of AV HD/3G-SDI and IP workflows
- Video Router systems
- Time Sync protocols
- Virtual Tracking systems
- Automation systems
- Studio workflow and live news setup design & integration
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