TANDBERG Television to Provide Digital Network Distribution Solution to NBC.Business & Technology Editors ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 2001 TANDBERG evolution 5000 Digital Encoding and IP Data Systems to Replace Current Analog System for Distribution of Programming to Network Affiliates TANDBERG Television, a leading supplier of open solutions for digital broadcasting, today announced that NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. will migrate from its current analog distribution system to multiple TANDBERG Television digital encoding systems to be installed in both its New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. and Burbank studios. This migration from NBC's current distribution system, which broadcasts to approximately 180 of the network's 217 affiliates via satellite, will enable NBC to embrace the benefits of digital transmission. In all, five redundant multichannel sytems will be installed at NBC's New York and Burbank facilities. The five systems will consist of TANDBERG Television's E5611 encoders, evolution 5000 multiplexers, 8PSK-compliant modulators and a total of three Director(TM) network management and receiver control systems. In addition, 975 Alteia plus(TM) receivers will be supplied to affiliates across the country. TANDBERG Television's E5611 encoders, coupled with it's statistical multiplexing capabilities, is the central part of the company's evolution 5000 product range of open solutions for encoding, multiplexing, modulation, statistical multiplexing and control software. The E5611 encoder produces high-quality pictures at highly efficient bit rates and allows the use of Reflex(TM) statistical multiplexing for even greater bit rate flexibility. The Alteia plus professional receiver and decoder sets the standard for high quality reception and monitoring and is an ideal solution for high-end contribution and distribution applications, providing unmatched functionality, control and diagnostic capability. The Director(TM) network management and receiver control system provides the ideal system to transmit contribution material over satellite to television studios, while ensuring against unauthorized access to the broadcast material. NBC has also selected a TANDBERG Television Platinum support contract to cover the systems' first five years of operation, with a renewal option for another five years. The Platinum support contract includes standard warranty repair services, on-site spare units, and continual firmware and software upgrades. In addition, a dedicated TANDBERG Television engineer will be available to NBC, as will Web-based product updates and repair follow-ups. Preventive maintenance and on-going service reviews are also part of this high-level support service. "TANDBERG Television is pleased to continue its relationship with NBC as it expands its digital services through our provision of a digital distribution network," said Eric Cooney, VP and General Manager, Americas, for TANDBERG Television Inc. "Through our effective utilization of 8PSK (1) See preshared keys. (2) (Phase Shift Keying) A simple digital modulation technique that uses two different phase angles for 0 and 1. Quadrature PSK (QPSK) uses four phase shifts for each two bits of input. See phase modulation and DPSK. and the newer opportunistic data capabilities, TANDBERG Television remains at the forefront of digital technology developments. And we look forward to further developing our relationship with NBC in the future." About TANDBERG Television TANDBERG Television (Oslo, Norway, Stock Exchange: TAT) is the market leader in the provision of open solutions for the digital broadcasting of audio, data and video across various networks including cable, satellite, terrestrial, IP and telecom. The company is an innovator in digital broadcasting and its broad offering includes professional receivers, 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). encoders, modulators, multiplexers, a range of solutions for transport stream processing, easy to use control and monitoring solutions, as well as market leading digital Satellite News Gathering and digital ENG ENG electronystagmography. ENG abbr. electronystagmography ENG enzootic nasal granuloma. . TANDBERG Television has proven systems integration and global support capabilities. Committed to open systems, the company's solutions are based on international standards and it plays a major part in developing standards such as MPEG-2, DVB (Digital Video Broadcasting) An international digital television (DTV) standard that is the European and Far Eastern counterpart of the North American ATSC standard. , ATSC (Advanced Television Systems Committee) An international digital television (DTV) standard adopted by the U.S., Canada, South Korea, Taiwan and Argentina. , SMPTE (Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, White Plains, NY, www.smpte.org) A professional society for motion picture and TV engineers with more than 9,000 members worldwide. It prepares standards and documentation for TV production. and DTTV See digital cable. . Headquartered in Norway, TANDBERG Television has sales and 24-hour support and monitoring operations in Asia, Australia, Europe and the US. TANDBERG Television's customers include major broadcasters, network operators and convergence players around the world including Australian Broadcasting Corp. (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ), BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. , BSkyB, FOX Sports, NTL NTL Nevertheless NTL National Transportation Library NTL Norsk Tjenestemannslag NTL National Training Laboratories NTL Never Too Late NTL Nothing to Lose NTL National Training Laboratory NTL None the Less NTL Number Theory Library , Televisa, Tribune Broadcasting and Warner Brothers. For more information visit: www.tandbergtv.com |
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