Archive for December 13th, 2007

BURLINGTON, Mass. — Dec. 13, 2007 — Volicon, the leading provider of media monitoring, recording, archiving, and streaming solutions, today announced that CBS affiliate KFMB-TV in San Diego has implemented the company‘s Observer® desktop monitoring system. At KFMB, the Observer provides around-the-clock recording and monitoring of off-air content to support the station‘s efforts to comply with ASCAP and BMI contracts and to troubleshoot transmission errors. more

SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Dec. 13, 2007 — Omneon, Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems for the broadcast and digital content storage markets, today announced that it has acquired Castify Networks, a provider of software-based solutions for managing the distribution of digital content over the Internet and private Intranets. more

Sutro Tower Upgrade Will Provide Optimized Solutions for San Francisco Bay Area Broadcasters

RAYMOND, Maine — Dec. 12, 2007 — Dielectric Communications, a division of SPX and a leader in broadcast antenna systems, today announced that Sutro Tower, Inc., has selected Dielectric as the provider of antennas, combiners, and transmission lines for its tower site in San Francisco. Sutro Tower‘s purchase, scheduled to be installed over the next three years, will complete the facility‘s transition to digital broadcasting, improve the systems coverage area, and allow the television broadcasters who use the tower to provide maximized DTV service to Bay Area customers. more