Integrated production for diverse distribution
With the digitization of content and the transition to file-based production, traditional broadcasting has expanded its scope. The technical challenge of engineering an integrated, diverse production and distribution infrastructure for multiplatform consumption to support this range of functionality is unprecedented. ...
Pennsylvania's public stations choose Triveni for data distribution
The SkyScraper system provides a platform for highly efficient point-to-multipoint content distribution and for targeted point-to-point delivery. ...
Focal Press publishes 'HDTV and the Transition to Digital Broadcasting: Understanding New Television Technologies'
The new book provides an introduction to digital television engineering for non-technical TV professionals and non-broadcast technologists. ...
Multicasting, targeted ad and Directed Channel Change
One of the least exploited revenue generating opportunities enabled by DTV technology is the capability to deliver multiple programs in a single MPEG-2 transport stream. If intelligently combined with Direct Channel Change PSIP features, broadcasters can offer targeted advertising over their available multicast channels....
SMPTE hires two new directors
Peter Symes and Heather Tomko will join the staff as director of standards and engineering and director of marketing....
LSI enables new video distribution applications with single-chip multiformat HD transcoder
The DX-1710 HD transcoder product line allows seamless distribution of MPEG-2, H.264 and VC-1 content over IPTV and broadband networks...
Ascent Media puts Omneon Spectrum media server systems at core of new European Transmission Center
The servers are controlled by Pro-Bel Morpheus automation and incorporate Miranda Imagestore presentation graphics....
BigBand Networks integrates switched broadcast with TV Guide’s i-Guide
BigBand and TV Guide demonstrated the interoperability of their technology at the Cable Show in Las Vegas. ...
Intransa announces certification program for 10GigE IP storage system
The program was developed in response to customers and StorAlliance partners’ requests for a certification program to insure optimum and reliable implementation of 10GigE storage. ...
Coding Technologies, Philips and Linear Acoustic develop MPEG Surround/PCM multichannel audio solution
The new system enables broadcasters to efficiently employ high-quality multichannel audio for contribution and distribution over existing stereo infrastructures. ...
TANDBERG Television and TVWorks demonstrate EBIF-compliant T-commerce application
The TVWorks ETV Platform enables interactive TV applications to be developed and deployed using the CableLabs’ ETV Binary Interface Format standard. ...
Service-oriented architectures gain traction
As broadcasters move to file-based infrastructures, they are increasingly deploying sophisticated software platforms that sit on top of existing system designs. ...
HBO's Zitter weighs in on copyright management
The cable exec said the phrase digital rights management emphasized restrictions....
Ciprico introduces SAS and SATA II RAID controllers
The new controllers offer a new level of performance at a lower cost....
SeaChange works with Cisco for new VOD compatibility
The companies plan to enable a wide range of service providers to take advantage of standards-based VOD architectures....
