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Eurosport chooses SGT Media Manager
Jan 30, 2004 12:00 PM
Eurosport, a European sports television network, has chosen SGT's
Media Manager solution for its new pre-transmission infrastructure
installed at its head office. This installation forms the core of the
distribution system for the channels Eurosport and Eurosport News
channels.
Ninety-seven million households in 54 countries in 18 different
languages receive Eurosport, a channel devoted to broadcasting sports
events. The sports news channel Eurosport News broadcasts to 18 million
households in 70 countries in six languages.
Operators at the main office will use SGT's Media Manager to trim
ingested files, check quality operations and manage its tape
library.
One of Eurosport's goals for its new system is to be able to
digitize several incoming live feeds simultaneously. The Media Manager
platform should enable it to record more than 10 sources at the same
time on its Thomson Grass Valley video servers.
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