TANDBERG Television Wins Third DIRECTV MPEG-4 AVC HD Order for $7m+.OSLO, Norway -- 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 . (TAT.OL) today announced that it has received a further order from DIRECTV, Inc., a leading digital television service provider in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , valued in excess of US$7m. The contract will see TANDBERG Television deliver the third phase of MPEG-4 AVC See H.264. HD compression systems Compression Systems (formerly Cooper Compression / Cooper Energy Services / Cooper Turbocompressor / Cooper), a division of Cameron International,is a provider of reciprocating and centrifugal compression equipment and aftermarket parts and services. during the fourth quarter of 2005 and the first quarter of 2006. As DIRECTV accelerates its market-leading deployment of High Definition programming, it is using the TANDBERG MPEG-4 AVC 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 video head-end which includes award-winning TANDBERG EN5990 encoders in a fully redundant system complete with Reflex(TM) statistical multiplexing See statistical multiplexor. software. "DIRECTV is pioneering the mass-market roll-out of HDTV programming and is forging ahead with its consumer launch. We are delighted that our MPEG-4 AVC systems are playing such a pivotal role in DIRECTV's ground-breaking deployment and believe the investment DIRECTV has made in TANDBERG Television technology is a clear indicator of our strong position in the HD video compression market," says Eric Cooney, President and 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. "We look forward to HD compression continuing to grow as a proportion of our business, and continuing to lead the market in the availability and performance of our systems." First to market with MPEG-4 AVC HD compression systems, TANDBERG Television has developed the award-winning EN5990 to enable broadcasters and operators to respond to the dramatically increased consumer demand for more HDTV programming. By using the power, flexibility and bandwidth efficiency of MPEG-4 AVC the bandwidth required for the real-time delivery of outstanding High Definition images can be halved compared to traditional MPEG-2 solutions. TANDBERG Television MPEG-4 AVC systems are also being using by BSkyB in the UK and Premiere in Germany for the roll-out of European HDTV services in early 2006, as well as by several other unnamed operators. About TANDBERG Television TANDBERG Television (Oslo:TAT.OL) designs and develops professional systems that enable new business models in the media and entertainment market through the delivery of high quality live digital video and on-demand content. For more information visit: http://www.tandbergtv.com |
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