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In the November 18, 2009 Issue:

Centralcasting revisited
Chyron opens EAME HQ in London
Elemental Technologies releases transcoding appliance
Crystal Vision introduces new up/down/crossconverter
NDTV rebuilds playout with Harris

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 TOP STORY
Centralcasting revisited

As fiber costs fall and greater capacities and more routers become available, it’s time to take a fresh look at centralcasting.

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Address the Challenges of the Digital TV Transition

The digital transition from analog to 3G-SDI continues to present unexpected challenges. Our technical brief covers how to address the advanced monitoring and measurement challenges that you will face as you evolve your digital facilities. Learn more now!

 AUTOMATION NEWS
Chyron opens EAME HQ in London

The company has moved its creative services, sales and support to a new European headquarters.

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 NEW PRODUCTS
Elemental Technologies releases transcoding appliance

The transcoder uses GPU acceleration to replace multiple CPU-only solutions.

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Viz Video Hub Version 2.0 provides tape archiving

The new version also integrates with Avid NewsCutter.

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A Mechanism to Recover Lost MPEG / IP Delivery Data in Real Time
sponsored by: Sencore

In the ever advancing world of media content delivery, MPEG over IP (MPEG/IP) has been gaining popularity for a number of reasons. MPEG/IP delivery offers lower costs, higher bandwidth, greater efficiency, and new application possibilities over the traditional methods, such as: Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) and RF networks. Along with the benefits, come a number of challenges. One of the biggest challenges is a mechanism to recover lost data in real-time. This paper will attempt to shed some light on the inner workings of the real-time data recovery mechanism: Pro-MPEG Code of Practice #3 Forward Error Correction (CoP#3 FEC). Read Now

 MORE NEW PRODUCTS
Crystal Vision introduces new up/down/crossconverter

The Up-and-down-AAFD module provides flexible aspect ratio conversion.

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Volicon introduces Interactive Services Module for Observer RPM

The new module provides critical post-STB capabilities for testing and verifying the quality of on-demand and interactive content and advertising.

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Transmitting straight from the editor’s desk

In his new blog, Broadcast Engineering Editorial Director Brad Dick posts his rants, raves and reviews of what’s happening in the industry. To read his latest post, visit blog.broadcastengineering.com/brad.

 BUSINESS ANNOUNCEMENTS
NDTV rebuilds playout with Harris

The Indian broadcaster has installed six channels of ADC playout automation at two locations.

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Pilat Media signs new contract with Globosat

The Brazilian broadcaster will use IBMS for linear on-demand programming.

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India's Times Group builds end-to-end tapeless workflow on Omneon platform

MediaGrid storage and Spectrum ingest/playout support post-production and transmission at the group’s Mumbai facility.

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