PlayBox Neo’s playout solutions deliver efficient broadcasting to the Philippines
Pasig City, Metro Manila, The Philippines, 19 June 2025 – ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. (ZBNI/ZOE TV), a valued customer of PlayBox Neo for over a decade, has further solidified its position among global television networks by upgrading its infrastructure with PlayBox Neo’s fully integrated channel branding and playout solutions.
ZBNI is a leading multimedia network that is well-respected in the Philippines and is one of the country’s most established free-to-air television networks, transmitting programmes over the network and using direct-to-home satellite infrastructure.
Supervised by PlayBox Neo’s APAC regional office, in close collaboration with technology partner EMAM, the latest project involved the deployment of comprehensive PlayBox Neo Channel-in-a-Box (CiaB) systems, seamlessly integrated with the eMAM™ Vault solution at ZBNI’s studio headquarters in Manila. The eMAM Vault platform manages media processing, storage and archive in the cloud and on-premise environments. It can run on one or two servers locally, in the cloud, or as a hybrid to manage any quantity of media in storage and archive.
“This powerful combination ensures high operational efficiency, reliability, and scalability, tailored to meet ZBNI’s evolving broadcasting needs while building on over 10 years of successful collaboration with PlayBox Neo.” PlayBox Neo’s APAC regional office Sales Manager Iulian Ionescu points out.
EMAM, Inc. President David Miller adds, “The PlayBox Neo system with our eMAM Vault allows reporters and video editors to quickly and easily ingest and archive video clips, graphics and images for news editing using Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects. Other departments at ZOE TV, such as programming and traffic operations, have full access for browsing the media library, where they can upload and download material from the eMAM Vault platform for other daily playout scheduling and other workflow needs.”
Generio B. Perdigon, Head of the ZOE TV Technical Department notes, “Our vision at ZBNI is to be the most trusted and consistent world-class multimedia network, which is only achievable by having the best technological back-up. We are in a safe pair of hands with the PlayBox Neo team to help steer us into the future, to reach out to every generation. With over 25 years of successful innovation to their name, PlayBox Neo is a global leader in the development and manufacturing of broadcast playout and channel branding solutions, and we are proud to have the support of a company that has pioneered the development of high-efficiency server-based and cloud-based playout to support the scaling of our communication networks. We value our long term partnership with PlayBox Neo.”
PlayBox Neo’s CEO and Founder Pavlin Rahnev comments, “The excellent relationship we enjoy with ZBNI, underscores their ongoing trust in PlayBox Neo’s cutting-edge technology to deliver reliable and efficient broadcasting solutions. We are very proud to support them and play a part in their valuable legacy as they continue to expand their reach and maintain their established standing in the region.”
Operating television and radio stations across the Philippines, ZBNI has become the home to “the latest TV experience for Filipinos” offering “relevant, informative, and entertaining content geared toward “uplifting and inspiring shows of life, love and hope,” educational programs, local and foreign movies, and best-loved ABS-CBN shows through a free-to-air block-time arrangement including programmes from the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN Asia), Knowledge Channel and others. ZBNI provides Bible-based programming to transform and uplift lives in the Philippines and across the globe by producing and broadcasting competitive, creative, and informative content using innovative technology. Using broadcast media efficiently for global outreach to share the good news of the Gospel message appealed to the original founder Eddie Villanueva, who established the network in in 1984.
About PlayBox Neo
Building on 25 years of successful innovation, PlayBox Neo Ltd. is advancing its role in the multi-platform future of broadcasting. Having pioneered the development of high-efficiency server-based and cloud-based playout, we are fully geared for today’s world in which broadcasting is expanding to support every scale and type of one-to-many communication. PlayBox Neo products and solutions power over 20,000 playout and branding channels worldwide. Fully scalable, modular, open and available on as hardware or as a service, PlayBox Neo solutions are customer-oriented, easy to commission, logical to operate and highly robust. PlayBox Neo Suite is a professional media platform that enables centralized control, monitoring and administration of a multimedia workflow. PlayBox Neo Suite is a multi-user, multi-server environment that offers an enhanced user experience in a highly cost-effective package. Our server-centric product series is based on the PlayBox Neo Channel-in-a-Box system (AirBox Neo, TitleBox Neo, Ingest and Media Gateway). This turnkey solution integrates seamlessly with PlayBox Neo Suite to optimize your investment and enable a unified interface for future updates. Available for all PlayBox Neo systems, the optional ASM&TS (Annual Software Maintenance & Technical Support) subscription offers extended 24/7 support and software upgrades, ensuring maximum operational reliability and future-proofing. With its commercial headquarters in Europe, PlayBox Neo has offices in the USA (PlayBox Neo LLC), Singapore (PlayBox Neo Asia Pacific), India (PlayBox Neo India), and the UK. www.playboxneo.com
About EMAM, Inc.
Since 2006, leading organisations have been using the eMAM™ platform to collaboratively create, share, and distribute media. The eMAM product line (eMAM Vault, eMAM Publish, eMAM Workgroup, eMAM Enterprise, eMAM Cloud Service, and eMAM Cloud Platform) meets the media asset management and workflow management needs of broadcast, media, government, faith and corporate organisations in local, hybrid, and cloud environments. With dozens of system integrators and over 100 technology partners, users can have automated, integrated workflows to work faster and wiser with local support. EMAM, Inc. is a closely held Delaware C corporation headquartered in New York City. www.emamsolutions.com
About ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc.
ZOE Broadcasting Network, Inc. (ZOE TV or ZBNI) is a Philippine broadcast media arm of the Jesus Is Lord Church. Based in Ortigas Center, Pasig, it operates a network of television and radio stations in Mega Manila, Baguio, Bacolod, Calamba, Laguna, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro, Davao, Iloilo, Zamboanga and Puerto Princesa. The company owns television station DZOE-TV 11 and its DTT companion UHF channel 20 , which currently airs the A2Z network, a joint-venture partnership between ZOE and ABS-CBN Corporation through its block-time agreement. A leading multimedia organisation transforming and uplifting lives & families in the Philippines and the world by producing & broadcasting competitive, creative, informative, and values-oriented content utilising innovative technology for the glory of God. Jesus Is Lord Church (JIL), is a Christian megachurch based in the Philippines. It describes itself as a Full Gospel, Christ-centred, and Bible-based church, with over one million members in 60 countries as of 2023. Most members abroad are overseas Filipino workers and their families. https://zbni.ph/
