Comark launches CDS.SOUTHWICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 1, 1997--Navroze S. Mehta, president and chief executive officer of Comark Communications Inc. has announced the formation of CDS (Comark Digital Services). The vision of CDS is to provide broadcasters with the most technologically advanced, reliable and cost effective solutions for the transition to Digital Television (DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. ). This announcement follows the appointment of Mark S. Richer as vice president and general manager. CDS will base its operations in the Washington, D.C. area. CDS will be focusing its activities on providing turnkey See turnkey system. solutions for the broadcasting industry's transition to DTV. CDS is working with industry leaders such as Sarnoff, Thomson, Sun, AF Associates, Philips and GE Capital, in a collaboration that will enable CDS to provide broadcasters with comprehensive technology and business solutions that are not available elsewhere. CDS will sponsor a "technology demonstration" in the Las Vegas Convention Center The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. At the end of 2004, the center had 3. room N209. This "technology demonstration" will showcase one of the innovative solutions that CDS can provide the broadcast industry in its transition to DTV. The significance of this particular demonstration is that it will present a cost effective approach to implementing the basic needs of a "pass-through" facility fully within the domain of the compressed (19.4Mb) ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. transport stream. The major breakthrough of this new approach is that this architecture offers seamless insertion of local content and commercials without the need for decoding de·code tr.v. de·cod·ed, de·cod·ing, de·codes 1. To convert from code into plain text. 2. To convert from a scrambled electronic signal into an interpretable one. 3. and re-coding of the 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 Network feed. Comark Communications Inc. is also displaying its digital age family of products and services in the Comark/Thomcast booth 7414 during NAB. This year Comark is celebrating its 25th anniversary. This quarter of a century in broadcasting brings a tremendous knowledge of current and future product needs. Comark, EMMY award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. winner and the world leader in high power UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. television transmitters, is the recognized pioneer in the emerging world of digital terrestrial broadcasting. Comark is a member of the Thomcast organization, which is the largest terrestrial broadcasting product and service organization in the world. For additional information, please contact Mark A. Aitken, director of marketing, at 413/569-0116, or via email: maitken@comarkcom.com or visit Comark's website -- http://www.comarkcom.com . CONTACT: Comark Communications, Southwick Mark A. Aitken, 413/569-0116 email: maitken@comarkcom.com website: http://www.comarkcom.com |
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