Asia's Top Sports Broadcaster Taps SeaChange; On-Air Programming for ESPN STAR Sports to Play from SeaChange Broadcast MediaCluster Video Server System.Business/Technology Editors ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network STAR Sports STAR Sports is a cable sports network owned by STAR TV. It shows sports programs. In partnership with ESPN, its corporate name is ESPN STAR Sports. They are the official Asian station of the English Premier League. has selected SeaChange International  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . , Inc.'s (Nasdaq: SEAC SEAC Student Environmental Action Coalition SEAC Spongiform Encephalopathy Advisory Committee SEAC Southeast Archeological Center (National Park Service) SEAC South East Asia Command (Allies WWII) ) Broadcast MediaCluster video server system for on-air delivery of television programming to millions of viewers in 25 countries. The leading sports television network in Asia, ESPN STAR Sports says the Broadcast MediaCluster's around-the-clock reliability, simple expandability and unique storage protection were the keys to winning its business. "Singapore is a hotbed hotbed, low, glass-covered frame structure for starting tender plants. It differs from a cold frame only in that the soil is heated—either artificially as by underground electric wiring or steampipes, or naturally with partially fermented stable manure, which of technologically advanced television operations that reach out across Asia. Through numerous noteworthy deployments here, SeaChange and its partner Magna Systems have earned a solid reputation for cost-performance and local service," said Andy Rylance, director of engineering, ESPN STAR Sports. "We surveyed a number of approaches for our on-air content playback and SeaChange's Broadcast MediaCluster really came out strongest on our top criteria - the ability to withstand any frame failure without any extended interruption to our services." ESPN STAR Sports combines the strength and resources of its parent companies, Walt Disney Noun 1. Walt Disney - United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966) Disney, Walter Elias Disney (ESPN, Inc.) and News Corporation Limited (STAR), two of the world's leading cable and satellite broadcasters. More than 500 field staff throughout Asia capture sports content for ESPN STAR Sports network programming, which emanates from a 60,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art production and transmission facility in Singapore. Here, SeaChange's Broadcast MediaCluster takes the role of on-air server. Over 360 hours of broadcast material will be stored on the stand-alone video server system; it will deliver eight regional television channels in English, Hindi, Mandarin and Cantonese. "ESPN STAR Sports is a staple to millions of television viewers across Asia," said Chris West This article is about the science fiction writer. For the Catholic author, see Christopher West. Chris West (born 1954) is a British writer. , vice president of Asia Pacific sales, SeaChange International. "This is the kind of role that MediaCluster was designed for, providing the complete fault-resilience without the outmoded and costly mirroring schemes that other servers require. With MediaCluster systems live in hundreds of television sites, Asia's operators are closing the door on server mirroring." SeaChange's Broadcast MediaClusters are comprised of `server nodes,' which leverage SeaChange's patented RAID2 ("raid squared") architecture to scale gracefully in storage and I/O (Input/Output) The transfer of data between the CPU and a peripheral device. Every transfer is an output from one device and an input to another. See PC input/output. I/O - Input/Output capacity, while providing the only single copy, 100% fault-resilient video server in the broadcast market. ESPN STAR Sports' choice, the Broadcast MediaCluster 1650 series, uses as many as 16 disk drives per server node and delivers over 40 I/Os in a seven-node configuration. SeaChange and its Asia distribution partner Magna Systems, Ltd. have brought the significant advantages of MediaCluster to television operators throughout Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. , Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. and Singapore. ESPN STAR Sports' Broadcast MediaCluster deployment will be live at the end of August. The operator has also taken on board a new Encoda Automation system, which has been integrated with SeaChange video server systems in customer deployments around the world. About ESPN STAR Sports ESPN STAR Sports is a 50:50 joint venture formed in November 1996 between two of the world's leading cable and satellite broadcasters, ESPN, Inc. and STAR. We are Asia's leading sports broadcaster reaching over 79 million households for ESPN and 56 million households for STAR Sports (as of August, 2001). Together, ESPN STAR Sports' nine channels (ESPN Asia, ESPN India, ESPN Taiwan, ESPN Philippines, MBC-ESPN, STAR Sports Asia, STAR Sports India, STAR Sports Taiwan and STAR Sports South East Asia East Asia A region of Asia coextensive with the Far East. East Asian adj. & n. ) bring the world's premier live sports and leading regional events to viewers 24 hours a day. The ESPN STAR Sports Event Management Group, formerly Sports Corporation, stages, manages and promotes sporting events around Asia. About SeaChange International SeaChange International, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEAC) is the world leader in digital video systems that are changing television. Its powerful server and software systems enable television operators to provide new on-demand services and to gain greater efficiencies in advertising and content delivery. With its Emmy-winning MediaCluster technology, thousands of SeaChange systems are helping broadband, broadcast and satellite television companies to streamline operations, expand services and increase revenues. SeaChange is headquartered in Maynard, Massachusetts Maynard is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2001 census, the town population was 10,037. History Maynard, located on the Assabet River, was first settled in 1638 and was officially incorporated in 1871. and has product development, support and sales offices throughout the world. More at www.seachangeinternational.com. MediaCluster is a patent and trademark of SeaChange International, Inc. |
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