Blue Ridge Public Television Purchases Largest Broadcast Digital Media Server System in U.S. From SeaChange International.Business/Technology Editors ROANOKE, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 12, 2002 Blue Ridge Public Television stations in Virginia This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U.S. state of Virginia. See also List of television stations in Washington, D.C. Full-power stations Area served City of license ch Callsign Network , WBRA-TV, Roanoke; WMST-TV, Marion; and WSBN WSBN Web Sports Broadcast Network (Shoutcasting station) , Norton have made a leap forward in the way the organization will manage its digital television content with the purchase of a Broadcast MediaCluster (BMC (BMC Software, Inc., Houston, TX, www.bmc.com) A leading supplier of software that supports and improves the availability, performance, and recovery of applications in complex computing environments. ) digital media server system from SeaChange International, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : 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) ). Set to go on-air later this year, Blue Ridge Public Television's BMC will be the largest media server of its kind in the United States and will provide unparalleled storage, flexibility, and efficiency for the stations' television operations. Blue Ridge Public Television's Broadcast MediaCluster 1637 will store over 8,200 hours (at 8Mbps) of television content ready for immediate playback on-air. The station had previously relied on mechanical archives to store its content and will now be able to transition all of its material onto the standalone Broadcast MediaCluster. "SeaChange's large capacity servers will help us reach our goal of building a hands-free television operation where all of our content can be stored and delivered reliably and efficiently," said Jack Neal, President and General Manager, Blue Ridge Public Television. "We selected the Broadcast MediaCluster not only because it handles all of our content right now, but for its ability to easily grow to meet our future storage requirements." SeaChange's valued partner The Whitlock Group provided system integration at Blue Ridge Public Television. The Whitlock Group's award-winning broadcast and presentation solutions division supports broadcasters, film, television, interactive content producers, and educators to find the best technology solutions for their professional video, audio and post-production needs. The division's Digital Transition Team works specifically with broadcasters to develop, design, convert and engineer television stations from analog to high definition digital television (HDTV (High Definition TV) A set of digital television (DTV) standards that offer the highest resolution and sharpest picture. Although some HDTV sets are available in standard (rather square) screen sizes, the overwhelming majority of sets are wide screen, which eliminates ) facilities. Through its Broadcast MediaCluster deployments in PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, affiliates, SeaChange provides video storage and delivery for a range of innovative broadcast models. SeaChange today proudly supports Connecticut Public TV, KAKM, KCPT KCPT Kinematic Carrier Phase Tracking , KCTS, KERA, KSPS KSPS Kilo Samples Per Second (audio/video electronics) KSPS Sheppard AFB TX (ICAO identifier) KSPS Kilo Symbols per Second , KTCA/KTCI, New Hampshire Public Television New Hampshire Public Television is a television company and public broadcasting mini-network in New Hampshire, licensed to the University of New Hampshire and is part of the Public Broadcasting Service network. , South Dakota Public Television, WCNY, WNIT, WSKG, WSRE, WUFT, WUSF, and West Virginia Public Television. Products in SeaChange's Broadcast MediaCluster (BMC) family are comprised of `server nodes,' which leverage SeaChange's patented RAID2 architecture to scale gracefully in storage and I/O capacity, while providing the only single copy, 100% fault-resilient media server in the broadcast market. The Broadcast MediaCluster 1630 series utilizes 16 disk drives (36, 72 or 180GB) per node with up to 56 I/Os in a seven-node Broadcast MediaCluster. Total storage on a seven-node Broadcast MediaCluster 1630 series is 28TB, or almost a full year (8,200 hours) of storage (at 8Mbps) using 180GB disk drives and expansion chassis. About SeaChange SeaChange International, Inc. is a 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 and has product development, support and sales offices throughout the world. More at www.seachangeinternational.com. |
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