A collective project, built for real broadcast work

Basique. The workspace for local broadcasters.

From stories to broadcast, Basique connects newsroom, scheduling and on-air operations. A platform designed together with the teams working in local broadcasting.

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Real Basique MAM user interface displaying media grid and search panel

Operational MAM Workspace

Multi-criteria indexing and MPEG media cards ready for broadcast playout and web

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End-to-End Pipeline

One platform, six workflows

Basique connects production, scheduling, playout and publishing in a single workflow.

01. PREPARE

Media & metadata

Ingest video, analyze its technical properties and find content quickly in the MAM.

02. PRODUCE

News & show rundowns

Build collaborative rundowns, monitor timing and send scripts to the studio teleprompter.

03. ORGANIZE

Scheduling & EPG

Build broadcast schedules and generate electronic programme guides for distributors.

04. BROADCAST

Playout & filler

Generate Softron playlists, fill schedule gaps and reconcile actual broadcasts.

05. MONETIZE

Ad traffic & invoicing

Manage campaigns, book ad breaks and prepare Peppol-compliant invoices.

06. PUBLISH

Web & apps

Publish articles and video to digital platforms with scheduled visibility.

Integrated Broadcast Modules

Built-in Production Modules

Every module addresses specific operational needs verified in TV broadcast facilities. Explore real-world features implemented directly in production.

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MAM — Media Asset Management

Indexing, In/Out Trimming & Asset Lifecycle

A unified digital library for all station media assets. From raw footage to finished broadcast masters, each file carries technical, editorial, and legal metadata.

  • Parent / Child Architecture & Multi-Format: Native support for sequence variations, standard 16:9 broadcast cuts, and 9:16 vertical video for mobile social distribution.
  • Frame-Accurate In/Out Cues: Exact timecodes, automated thumbnail extraction (VideoFrame), and comprehensive audiovisual stream probing.
  • Rights & Regulatory Compliance: Contributor tracking, image releases, broadcast ratings (-10, -12, -16), and automated music rights export (Sabam).
  • Archiving & Distribution Gateways: Managed technical archiving/restore and direct push integrations to BienVu and YouTube.
Multi-Format 16:9 & 9:16 MAM Indexing Engine Broadcast Stream Analysis Regulatory & Copyright Exports
In/Out trimming interface in Basique MAM
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NRCS — Newscasts & Show Rundowns

The Collaborative Core of the Newsroom

Engineered specifically for the pressures of live television, this module allows news directors, editors, and journalists to collaboratively assemble newscast rundowns with real-time timing controls.

  • Automated Timing & Live Pacing: Real-time recalculation of scheduled vs. actual durations, on-air overrun and underrun warnings.
  • Block-Based Rundown Architecture: Intuitive drag-and-drop ordering of segments, studio links, pre-recorded packages, and off-screen voice-overs.
  • Synchronized Studio Teleprompter: Dedicated progressive web app for studio presenters (high-contrast day/night/yellow modes, speed controls, instant updates).
  • Instant MAM & Web Linkage: Direct association between rundown stories, cataloged MAM video clips, and web articles.
Newscast Rundown Engine Live Broadcast Pacing Synchronized Teleprompter Real-time Collaboration
Television news rundown interface with segment breakdown and timing
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Broadcast Playout — Softron OnTheAir

Automated Playlists & Direct Playout Automation

Basique connects straight to transmission equipment. The module builds robust .xpls XML playout files used by the industry-standard Softron OnTheAir Video automation system.

  • Native Softron .xpls XML File Generation: Converts master programming schedules into strict broadcast playout instructions (item cue points, commercial breaks, block remarks, and graphics triggers).
  • Seamless Opt-Out & Opt-In Automation: Reliable synchronization for commercial pods, regional opt-outs, and live studio takeovers.
  • As-Run Log Reconciliation: Compares planned schedules with actual playout logs to generate certified proof-of-performance reports.
Softron .xpls XML Export OnTheAir Video Playout As-Run Log Reconciliation Transmission Automation
Scheduling playlist management with direct export to Softron playout
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On-Air Fillers — Precision Time Matching

Hitting Top-of-the-Hour Marks with Precision

Broadcasters must conclude program blocks on exact clock boundaries. Basique's completion engine selects station promos, weather clips, and musical interludes to fill airtime gaps down to the exact second.

  • Exact-Duration Matching Algorithms: Automated search and smart recommendations based on residual time deltas (e.g., exactly 1m34s).
  • Daypart Fill Templates: Granular rules tailored per daypart to ensure filler selections always match channel branding.
  • Automated Asset Archiving: Background commands monitor asset expiration dates and maintain clean active media pools.
Top-of-the-Hour Precision Smart Airtime Fillers Daypart Template Rotation Softron .xpls Generation
On-air filler and completion management table
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Program Scheduling & EPG Delivery

Master Grids & Carrier Electronic Program Guides

Managing a TV schedule demands seasonal foresight, recurring program blocks, and breaking news flexibility. The Planning module orchestrates forward-looking schedules and feeds digital program guides.

  • Recurrence Rules Engine: Automated scheduling for daily and weekly recurring slots with comprehensive holiday calendars.
  • Multi-Format EPG Syndication: Generates industry-standard XMLTV and customized delivery feeds for cable/IPTV carriers.
  • Broadcast Statistics: Analytics dashboards evaluating programming proportions (local news, culture, independent productions).
Recurring Rules Engine XMLTV / Carrier EPG Feeds Broadcast Holiday Calendars Grid Quota Analytics
Weekly broadcast planning grid showing time blocks
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Commercial Traffic — Orders to Peppol Invoicing

Built-In Ad Sales, Break Placement & E-Invoicing

Far beyond a basic tracking sheet, Basique delivers a full commercial traffic system for station sales teams. It manages ad bookings, spot placements, break compliance, and electronic billing.

  • Full Sales Cycle: Advertiser accounts, campaigns, insertion orders, and spot asset management with duration validation and product separation rules.
  • Break Inventory Booking: Exact spot placement in scheduled ad pods with strict duration caps and automated insertion into broadcast playout.
  • Peppol XML Standard E-Invoicing: Generates PDF invoices and compliant Peppol XML data streams required for European electronic invoicing standards.
Integrated Ad Sales & Traffic Peppol XML Standard Invoicing Break Inventory Booking Proof-of-Performance
Commercial traffic break booking interface
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Multi-Screen — Web CMS & Mobile Apps

Single-Source Editorial Publishing Across All Channels

Journalists compose stories in one unified environment: articles are written once, tied to rundown broadcast clips, and published automatically. Thanks to an open, standardized API contract, the solution can control any website and any native iOS/Android mobile app that implements this API contract.

  • Universal API Contract Control: Basique exposes a standardized, versioned API (REST / JSON:API). Any web frontend (news portals, custom CMS, headless architectures) and any iOS / Android mobile application complying with this API contract can be driven seamlessly without proprietary lock-in.
  • Decoupled Publishing & Video Encoding: Articles can go live immediately while adaptive multi-bitrate HLS streams are generated by an external transcode farm and automatically linked via webhooks once ready.
  • Homepage Curating & Scheduling: Visual featured management, pinned articles, media galleries, and scheduled publication/embargo windows.
Universal API Contract Powers Any Website & Mobile App HLS Stream Orchestration (External Farm) Decoupled Article/Video Publish
Web editorial management workspace with cross-platform publishing
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Core Principles

Designed by Broadcasters, for Broadcasters

Basique does not replicate generic SaaS templates. Its design directly reflects the operational requirements of multidisciplinary broadcast teams managing daily news and live transmissions.

Control & Data Sovereignty

Retain absolute ownership over media archives, relational databases, and daily workflows. No vendor lock-in or recurring per-seat fees.

Broadcast Interoperability

Seamlessly connects with established TV environments: Softron playout, adaptive HLS streams from external transcode farms, web portals & mobile apps, and Peppol XML invoicing.

Operational Pragmatism

Zero artificial bloat: purpose-built interfaces tailored for live newscast pressure, strict clock boundaries, and broadcast stability.

Shared Community Investment

Innovations developed for one station directly benefit all partner media outlets, maximizing technological return on investment.

Regulatory Compliance

Automated reporting for broadcast regulatory agencies (quotas, accessibility metrics, sign-language and subtitling ratios) and music copyright reporting.

Guaranteed On-Air Reliability

Asynchronous background worker architecture, network resilience, and strict dependency boundaries ensure transmission is never jeopardized.

Proven Architecture

A Dependable & Interconnected Foundation

Built for 24/7 reliability and instantaneous response times, Basique combines proven server frameworks with standardized broadcast data exchange protocols.

Core Application Framework

Robust modular architecture pairing high-performance backends with asynchronous worker queues and ergonomic production frontends.

  • Application Core Resilient High-Availability Architecture
  • Database Storage Transactional Relational Database (ACID)
  • Media Processing Automated Stream Analysis & Indexing Engine
  • Background Worker Queues Supervised Asynchronous Task Orchestrator
  • Access Security Multi-Factor Auth (2FA) & Granular Role Controls

Broadcast Standards & Connectors

Basique connects natively to mission-critical broadcast automation and enterprise services.

  • Playout Automation Softron OnTheAir Video (.xpls)
  • Video Delivery & HLS Streaming Orchestrating adaptive HLS streams generated by external transcode farms (Webhooks)
  • Program Guides XMLTV / Telecom EPG Formats
  • Electronic Invoicing Peppol XML European Standard
  • Websites & Mobile Applications Standardized API contract powering any compliant website or iOS/Android app
Genesis & Governance

A Joint Initiative by Community Broadcasters

Basique is a professional software platform born out of a joint initiative by several local television stations in the Wallonia-Brussels Federation (Belgium).

Faced with stringent broadcast technical requirements and focused production teams, local broadcasters joined forces to build their own tools rather than relying on ill-suited generic platforms or prohibitive enterprise vendor pricing.

"Pooling operational needs and technical expertise to develop the sovereign, practical platform each station needs every single day."

Continuously shaped and refined through daily work alongside journalists, video editors, control room operators, and chief engineers, Basique evolves continuously with changing broadcast workflows.

Shared Sector Initiative Designed by Field Professionals Shared Development Investment Technological Sovereignty
Human-Centered Broadcast

A Dedicated Team Rooted in Media Operations

Behind Basique is a multidisciplinary team of broadcast professionals and software engineers collaborating daily with production teams to build a responsive, dependable platform.

Olivier Greoli

Project Initiator & Strategic Vision

Head of Innovation at Qu4tre Liège Média and initiator of Basique. He steers the strategic product roadmap, anticipates evolving broadcast workflows, and maintains close alignment between station operational priorities and software development.

Jérôme Guiot

Lead Architect & Full-Stack Developer

Architect and lead engineer across both frontend and backend tiers. He translates rigorous live broadcast demands into intuitive, high-performance interfaces built for speed in control rooms and newsrooms.

Geneviève Goosens

Software Engineering & Continuous Quality

Overseeing feature evolution and ticket workflows, she ensures responsive continuous delivery and rigorous operational stability across all production deployments.

Thomas Lissens

Community Engagement & Training

The active bridge to user communities. He coordinates cross-station user groups, maintains living documentation, and delivers hands-on training sessions to maximize operational adoption.

Partner Technical Directors & Chief Engineers

Operational Advisory & Engineering Board

The continuous field-level anchor of Basique. Chief technology officers and transmission managers from participating stations bring daily live production feedback, ensuring every capability solves real-world broadcast challenges.

Professional Inquiry

Explore Basique for Your Station

Are you a station director, technical supervisor, or broadcast production manager? Connect with us to discover how Basique can optimize your daily operations.

info@basique.app

We organize tailored demonstrations and operational briefings with active production teams.