Australia's Nine Network Chooses TANDBERG Television for Pound 2.3 Million Digital TV Contract.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 21, 2000 TANDBERG Television, a leading supplier of open solutions for digital broadcasting, today announced that it has been selected by Australia's Nine Network to supply a comprehensive suite of broadcast solutions for the broadcaster's new digital terrestrial television Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV or DTT) is an implementation of digital technology to provide a greater number of channels and/or better quality of picture and sound using aerial broadcasts to a conventional antenna (or aerial) instead of a satellite dish or network. In a deal valued at (pound)2.3 million, TANDBERG Television is providing the Nine Network with its evolution 5000 high definition and standard definition compression, multiplexing and broadcast management systems for the new network. The Nine Network is set to deliver digital TV to Australia's five major cities of Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney in time for the Australian government's on-air deadline of January 2001. "TANDBERG Television's open product architecture meant that we could choose its solutions with the confidence that they are interoperable with the other parts of our new network. The company's track record in digital terrestrial broadcasting around the world ensures that we were able to buy a proven solution that minimises our risks as we embark on an exciting and challenging new venture," says Bruce Robertson, Executive Vice President of Engineering for the Nine Network. "We are delighted to have been chosen by the Nine Network for this important contract and are excited to be playing such a major role in Australia's move to digital terrestrial TV. With the introduction of digital TV, the Nine Network's viewers will be able to enjoy enhanced television services such as 'multiview' camera angles of sporting events and email directly to their TV screens. In turn, the Nine Network will be able to benefit from having a direct relationship with its viewers and being able to introduce new revenue generating services," says Joergen Bredesen, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of TANDBERG Television. About TANDBERG Television TANDBERG Television (Oslo, Norway, Stock Exchange: TAT) is the market leader in the provision of open solutions for the digital broadcasting of audio, data and video across various networks including cable, satellite, terrestrial, IP and telecom. The company is an innovator in digital broadcasting and its broad offering includes professional receivers, MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). encoders, modulators, multiplexers, a range of solutions for transport stream processing, easy to use control and monitoring solutions, as well as market leading digital Satellite News Gathering (SNG) and digital ENG ENG electronystagmography. ENG abbr. electronystagmography ENG enzootic nasal granuloma. . TANDBERG Television has proven systems integration and global support capabilities. Committed to open systems, the company's solutions are based on international standards and it plays a major part in developing standards such as MPEG-2, DVB, ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. , SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, White Plains, NY, www.smpte.org) A professional society for motion picture and TV engineers with more than 9,000 members worldwide. It prepares standards and documentation for TV production. and DTTV See digital cable. . Headquartered in Norway, TANDBERG Television has sales and 24-hour support and monitoring operations in Asia, Australia, Europe and the US. TANDBERG Television's customers include major broadcasters, network operators and convergence players around the world including Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ), BBC, BSKYB, FOX Television Stations The Fox Television Stations (FTS) are a group of television stations located throughout the United States which are owned-and-operated by the Fox Broadcasting Company. FTS also produces the Fox program COPS. , NTL, and StarTV. For more information visit: www.tandbergtv.com |
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