Broadcast-Quality, Multiple-Feed and Portable Digitizing System Unveiled by Convizion; Fox Sports Network Operations Center Served as Testing Grounds Before Debut At NAB2001.Entertainment Editors/High-Tech Writers FORT LAUDERDALE Fort Lauderdale (lô`dərdāl), residential, commercial, and resort city (1990 pop. 149,377), seat of Broward co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled around a fort built (c.1837) in the Seminole War, inc. 1911. , Fla.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--April 17, 2001 Convizion, Inc., a leading source for digital media content, is unveiling its Digital Video Ingestion ingestion /in·ges·tion/ (-chun) the taking of food, drugs, etc., into the body by mouth. in·ges·tion n. 1. The act of taking food and drink into the body by the mouth. 2. System (DVIS DVIS Domestic Violence Intervention Services DVIS Defense Vision Information System DVIS Digital Voice Intercommunications System DVIS Digital Voice Intercom System ), which enables the portable digitization, encoding and indexing of up to eight simultaneous feeds at broadcast quality, at the National Association of Broadcasters Annual Conference and Exhibition for Converging Electronic Media, taking place in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. from April 22 to 26. Convizion's DVIS, currently tested and deployed at the FOX Sports Network Operations Center See NOC. Network Operations Center - (NOC) A location from which the operation of a network or internet is monitored. Additionally, this center usually serves as a clearinghouse for connectivity problems and efforts to resolve those problems. in Los Angeles, is renowned for its speed and efficiency, with all feeds being captured at broadcast quality (50 mbps) and transporting data over one 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). stream - thus reducing bandwidth and transport costs. The DVIS is capable of transporting over fiber, ATM, satellite or direct to self-encased storage. In contrast, today's standard broadcast solution offers capture on only one feed, with the quality suffering exponentially as multiple feeds or applications are added. The DVIS is also scalable to handle high-definition capture and transport. "Digital media is a burgeoning industry, but there do exist obstacles in gathering the actual content. As a major source for round-the-clock sports coverage with more than 4,000 live sporting events across the globe, FOX needs to gather broadcast-quality content quickly and easily," said Jerry Gepner, Executive Vice President, Operations & Engineering, FOX Sports Networks. "After hearing about the DVIS and its capabilities, we formed a joint initiative that allowed Convizion to install a unit at our ATM NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network, to explore and understand the potentials of their system in a true broadcast setting." "Being at FOX was helpful because it allowed us to utilize both live and non-live feeds to demonstrate the system's ability to manage multiple video feeds at broadcast quality," said Jeremy Ring, 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 Convizion. "We are servicing a need in the broadcast community rather than creating one." "The DVIS will be packaged as a managed service offering, combining the system with the on-going support and integration services by our enterprise team," said Ring. "This proactive approach to digital solutions emphasizes Convizion's goal of securing long-term partnerships with media companies, rights holders and service providers." Convizion's Enterprise Services team has combined more than 100 years of Project Management experience in all areas of Information Technology and Business Process Re-Engineering See reengineering. (business) Business Process Re-engineering - (BPR) Any radical change in the way in which an organisation performs its business activities. BPR involves a fundamental re-think of the business processes followed by a redesign of business activities to to develop a project style that is flexible enough to address projects of any size. The team has extensive experience working in the digital video and film industry, including systems, network and satellite integration for several of Hollywood's top Film Studios. Convizion will conduct demos of the DVIS at the upcoming NAB2001 (www.nab.org), April 22-26 in Las Vegas (Sands Lower Level, Booth No.E2903). About Convizion Convizion is a worldwide leader in the aggregation, distribution and syndication of digital, broadcast-quality media. A privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Convizion's Enterprise Services Division offers comprehensive Digital Media Management Solutions to media companies, right holders and service providers through managed service offering, utilizing its proprietary Digital Video Ingestion System (DVIS). The Company's Content Services Division, which has secured more than 20,000 hours of content and programming for its digital library, allows content producers to maximize distribution and the ability to re-monetize their evergreen assets. For more information, go to www.convizion.com. |
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