Indian Broadcaster Reaches Domestic and Middle-Eastern Viewers with Software Playout and Automation Solution
DENVER — Oct. 2, 2007 — OmniBus Systems, the award-winning provider of comprehensive broadcast automation and content management solutions, today announced that New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) has launched two new channels in India and the Middle East region using OmniBus iTX. NDTV GOOD TIMES, on-air since Sept. 7, 2007 was followed on Sept. 10, 2007, by NDTV ARABIA, a channel aimed at expatriate Indian viewers in the Gulf. more
Broadcasters in Australia, New Zealand, and Miami Can Now Transmit Video Content to Locations Across the Globe
NEW YORK — Oct. 2, 2007 — Genesis Networks, a provider of next-generation global video transmission services, today announced that it has added three new third-party switching centers to its worldwide network for occasional video transmissions as additions to its extensive network of broadcaster locations and distribution hubs. Joining Genesis Networks‘ global roster of switching centers are Telstra DVN in Sydney, Australia; Telecom NZ (Albany) in Auckland, New Zealand; and The Switch in Miami. Genesis is also building into the Azzurro switching center in New York. more
LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., October 2, 2007 - Capturing widescreen High-Definition video in a tightly confined radio studio was the challenge faced by the YES Network, the most-watched regional sports network in the country, which launched a 24/7 HD channel earlier this year. YES, which televises the New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets and also simulcasts WFAN Radio‘s top-rated “Mike and the Mad Dog” show live daily, met the challenge by selecting four of Canon U.S.A. Inc.‘s revolutionary DIGISUPER 22xs Compact Studio lenses, which deliver the performance of traditional “box-style” HD studio lenses in a size scaled for portable HD cameras.
VERSUS, the national cable television home of the National Hockey League and the Stanley Cup Playoffs as well as best-in-class events like the Tour de France and the America’s Cup, has acquired a Solid State Logic C100 HD Digital Broadcast Console for its new, 18,000 square-foot facility.
The C100 HD will be used in live sports programming at the new facility, adjacent to its previous location and constructed to accommodate the company‘s explosive growth. VERSUS, a wholly owned company of Comcast Corporation, has constructed a 25,000 square-foot space. The complex will meet the increased demand of the network‘s expanding sports entertainment offerings, which now includes college football action from the Pac 10 and Big 12, Mixed Martial Arts, this year‘s Rugby World Cup, and the track and field world championships from Japan.
RF Central, a leading digital microwave technology provider, will introduce its new RFX-RMR-II 2GHz rack-mounted receiver at HD World 2007 (Booth #221). The unit offers complete HD upgradeability with the latest in high-quality, low-delay, HD decoding technology.
The RMR-II will receive both standard and high definition signals and output composite video, SDI (HD) or DVB-ASI depending on the source. Featuring an array of audio capabilities, including analog, digital and fully embedded audio outputs, the RMR-II is designed to provide exceptional performance for central receive sites, ENG and fixed link applications. The RMR-II offers robust RF performance with exceptional adjacent channel rejection and is built with a state-of-the-art fully upgradeable COFDM decoder. Demodulation modes include QPSK, 16 QAM and 64 QAM with auto detection. While presently available in the 2GHz frequency band, additional frequencies will be available upon request.
E.W. Scripps Company‘s broadcast division, Scripps Television Station Group, is finding a way to simplify and ease its Broadcast Auxiliary Spectrum (BAS) relocation thanks to Nucomm Inc., a leading provider of digital and analog microwave systems for the broadcast industry, common carrier, cable, government, military and international marketplace.
Nucomm is providing WPTV News Channel 5, based in West Palm Beach, Florida, new digital 2GHz hardware. WPTV is one of ten Scripps stations that have chosen Nucomm equipment for their BAS relocation.
NEW YORK, NY, OCTOBER 1, 2007 - Wireworks, the leading innovator of audio/video cabling systems and custom panels, introduces its newest line of digital cable assemblies, AESX Series, at AES 2007, booth #1200. Wireworks new AESX top of the line digital interconnect cable assemblies are manufactured with next generation, Neutrik XX Series XLR connectors offering improved signal integrity and mechanical enhancements.
The new AESX Series includes both single pair and eight pair 110 ohm AES/EBU digital cable assemblies. The single pair cords provide two digital signal paths and are available in 10 to 100 ft lengths, while the 8 pair multicables allow for 16 digital signal paths configured with XLR fanouts on each end. Two application specific models are available; studio select featuring 26 gauge conductors for added flexibility in 10 to 50ft lengths and Road-Tough assemblies featuring extra low loss 24 gauge conductors and super durable cable jacket in lengths from 10ft to 250ft.
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The new AESX Series includes both single pair and eight pair 110 ohm AES/EBU digital cable assemblies. The single pair cords provide two digital signal paths and are available in 10 to 100 ft lengths, while the 8 pair multicables allow for 16 digital signal paths configured with XLR fanouts on each end. Two application specific models are available; studio select featuring 26 gauge conductors for added flexibility in 10 to 50ft lengths and Road-Tough assemblies featuring extra low loss 24 gauge conductors and super durable cable jacket in lengths from 10ft to 250ft. 
