CANALSAT Deploys TANDBERG Television MPEG-4 AVC System for HDTV Launch.SOUTHAMPTON, England -- TANDBERG Television  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . (Oslo:TAT) today announced that its award-winning high definition (HD) MPEG-4 AVC See H.264. video encoding and distribution system has been chosen by leading French satellite pay-TV operator CANALSAT for the launch of its HD service. The CANALSAT HD service starts later this month with the broadcast of the National Geographic Channel
To deliver its 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 service, CANALSAT has deployed a TANDBERG Television HD video head-end with statistical multiplexing See statistical multiplexor. and TANDBERG EN5990 HD MPEG-4 AVC encoders. The use of TANDBERG Television's first-to-market MPEG-4 AVC encoding systems will enable CanalSat to achieve very efficient HD bandwidth utilization, more than halving the bit-rate required by HD MPEG-2, while at the same time achieving the high picture quality that a HDTV service demands. "HDTV is a reality and as more and more content becomes available in HD format we are committed to ensuring that our subscribers enjoy a rich and varied choice of HDTV programming. TANDBERG Television's commitment to HD MPEG-4 AVC means that we can launch HD with high bandwidth efficiency and take advantage of the benefits of advanced statistical multiplexing as our service grows," says Christophe Hennequin, Technical Manager of CANALSAT. Supporting CANALSAT's HDTV launch is further validation of TANDBERG Television's technology and market lead in the advanced compression arena and builds on the company's growing list of global HD deployments of its first-to-market HD Intelligent Compression Engine. For CANALSAT's HD roll-out, TANDBERG Television has designed a redundant system based on the TANDBERG EN5990 HD AVC (1) (Advanced Video Coding) The video compression techniques used in the H.264 standard, jointly developed by ISO and the ITU-T. See H.264. (2) (Audio Visual C Encoder and TANDBERG Reflex(TM) statistical multiplexing. The TANDBERG EN5990 has been created for real-time TV delivery environments that need the highest quality encoding combined with the industry's highest quality of service (QoS) levels and takes advantage of more than 10 years of digital compression system Digital Compression System, or DCS, is a sound system developed by Williams Electronics. This advanced sound board, used for Williams and Bally pinball games and coin-op arcade games by Midway Manufacturing, has become the standard sound system for these names. development. "We are delighted to have been chosen by CANALSAT for this important HDTV roll-out in France. High Definition is taking TV viewing to a new level and is without doubt a key service differentiator for pay-TV operators like CANALSAT," says Eric Baron, president of TANDBERG Television EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) Refers to that region of the world. For example, one might see products packaged differently for the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific markets. . "Our market lead and global experience in HD advanced compression systems means that we are uniquely placed to provide advanced systems that enable our customers, such as CANALSAT, to confidently roll-out HD business models today." About TANDBERG Television Whether it's advanced compression systems, on-demand or interactive television, TANDBERG Television (TAT.OL) delivers the technology and expertise that is moving digital video forward. The company's award-winning solutions are used by the world's leading network operators, broadcasters and content owners to deliver new viewer experiences and advertising opportunities. With a broad suite of open, standards-based products, TANDBERG Television offers the highest quality digital TV solutions including IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. , HDTV, video-on-demand, advertising on-demand, and interactive TV applications to customers in the Americas, Asia Pacific, Europe, Middle East and Africa. For more information, please visit www.tandbergtv.com. |
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