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Chinese Broadcaster To Contribute, Distribute HD, UHD Games With Harmonic Tech

August 9, 2017 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Chinese Television System (CTS) will rely on a video contribution and distribution solution from Harmonic during the 29th Summer Universiade, Aug. 19-30, in Taipei, Taiwan, the company announced today. CTS will use the gear to transmit live HD video content, as well as HEVC-encoded UHD during the grand opening and closing ceremonies, from the various sports stadiums […]

Filed Under: 4K, Encoders/Decoders, IP Delivery, IP Networking, Sports, Ultra-HD Tagged With: 29th Summer Universiade, Chinese Television System, CTS, Harmonic, HD, HEVC, UHD

Harmonic, EVS Sign OEM Deal

June 7, 2017 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Harmonic and EVS this week announced a new OEM partnership aimed at simplifying storage deployment for professional media environments. EVS has adopted Harmonic’s MediaGrid for nearline storage. It will offer the technology under the XStore brands, the companies said. XStore is intended for studios and broadcasters needing a flexible, scalable storage solution, they said. More […]

Filed Under: Storage Tagged With: agreement, deal, EVS, Harmonic, MediaGrid, OEM, XStore

NAB Show Blue Man Group Announcement Brings Back Memories

May 3, 2017 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

During the Harmonic press conference April 22 at the NAB Show, Ian Trow, senior director, emerging technology and strategy at the company, announced Blue Man Group would be making a couple of appearances at its booth during the show. It seems Harmonic had worked with the entertainers on a 360 VR experience, so their presence […]

Filed Under: Conferences and Conventions, Satellite Tagged With: Blue Man Group, Harmonic, Ian Trow, NAB Show, Professor Irwin Corey

Harmonic Tackles Channel Sharing ‘Fairness’ At NAB

April 23, 2017 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Two pieces of good news from Harmonic for TV channel-sharers — whether they’ve signed on to a sharing agreement as part of the TV spectrum repack or they’re looking at how to implement a strategy to keep ATSC 1 service on-air while taking the long road to an ATSC 3.0 market transition — emerged April […]

Filed Under: Compression, Encoders/Decoders, Stat Mux Tagged With: Andy Warman, ATSC 1, ATSC 3.0, Harmonic, Jean Macher, MPEG 2, stat mux, statistical multiplexing

New Guide Tackles ATSC 3.0 Transition, Implementation

October 14, 2016 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

A new guide released this week aims to make the transition from the existing standard for digital TV used by U.S. broadcasters to ATSC 3.0 a bit easier and more understandable for station and group management, engineers and other technical staff. Available online at the GatesAir website, the work, an 81-page PDF document entitled the […]

Filed Under: Antennas, ATSC, Transmitters Tagged With: American Tower, Anne Schelle, ATSC 3.0 Transition and Implementation Guide, Cox Media Group and Raycom, Dielectric, Digital Tech Consulting, Ericsson, GatesAir, Harmonic, Hitachi Kokusai Electric Comark, Jay Adrick, Meintel, Myra Moore, Pearl TV, Sgrignoli & Wallace, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Triveni Digital

NAB 2016 To Highlight ATSC 3.0 In Two Areas

April 7, 2016 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

The NAB Show, April 18-21 in Las Vegas, will showcase the ATSC 3.0 next-generation television standard in two large exhibit areas, the Advanced Television Systems Committee said today. The ATSC 3.0 Consumer Experience, being put together by ATSC, the Consumer Technology Association and NAB, will highlight the benefits of OTA ATSC 3.0 reception. Located on […]

Filed Under: ATSC, Conferences and Conventions, NAB Tagged With: 20167 NAB Show, ATSC 3.0, ATSC 3.0 Broadcast Pavilion, ATSC 3.0 Consumer Experience, Avateq, CRC, Dolby, Enensys, ETRI, Fraunhofer, GatesAir, Harmonic, Junger Audio, LG Electronics, Linear Acoustic, NERC-DTV, Pearl TV, Samsung, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Triveni Digital, University of Basque Country, Verance; Unisoft

Documentary Examines NASA UHD Channel

March 3, 2016 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Harmonic has an out-of-this-world ultra-high-definition documentary — literally. The company today announced it has published an online documentary about the making of NASA’s first ultra-high-definition (UHD) TV channel. The documentary examines the technical challenges of putting the UHD channel on-air via satellite along with the space agency’s existing SD and HD channels. To watch the […]

Filed Under: 4K, 8K, Satellite, Ultra-HD Tagged With: channel, documentary, Harmonic, NASA, ultra HD

IP Alliance AIMS Appoints Board

February 12, 2016 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

The Alliance for IP Media Solutions, AIMS, today announced the appointment of its board and chairs and deputy chairs. Formed late last year, AIMS is a trade group formed to promote open standards and interoperability in the transition to IP transport of  media. Three members compose the AIMS board: Chairman Michael Cronk, SVP, strategic marketing, […]

Filed Under: IP Delivery, IP Networking Tagged With: 5280 Broadcast, AIMS, Andreas Hilmer, Andy Warman, board, Chair, Cisco, Deputy Chair, Grass Valley, Harmonic, Imagine Communicaitons, Kerry Wheeles, Lawo, Michael Cronk, Roger Sherwood, Scott Barella, Steve Reynolds

Harmonic Makes Offer To Buy Thomson Video Networks

December 7, 2015 by Diana Marszalek Leave a Comment

Harmonic has made a binding offer to acquire 100% of Thomson Video Networks, Thomson announced today in a press release. Thomson, backed by private equity partner Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners, has given Harmonic exclusivity to make the acquisition while it secures financing for the transaction. The transaction is expected to close in the first […]

Filed Under: Acquisition, IP Delivery, IP Networking Tagged With: acquisition, buy, Harmonic, purchase, Thomson Video Networks

Harmonic Introduces Triple Play Cable System for Hard to Reach Distribution

May 15, 2014 by TVNewsCheck Leave a Comment

Harmonic has announced NSG Exo, a cost-effective cable edge device for enabling the deployment of a Distributed Access Architecture (DAA) cable system using coax networks. NSG Exo, a distributed CCAP system, allows service providers to move their RF-delivery requirements out of the headend or hub and deeper into the network. It simplifies network design and […]

Filed Under: Over-The-Top Tagged With: Harmonic, NSG Exo

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