A&E Television Networks picks Scientific-Atlanta PowerVu technology
Apr 29, 2003 12:00 PM
A&E Television Networks (AETN) has chosen a Scientific-Atlanta
PowerVu digital video compression system for converting its North
American content distribution system from analog to digital.
The PowerVu Program Receiver D9850
features less rack space in headends, automatic ad insertion for local
advertising and Dolby Digital (AC-3) balanced audio.
When the new PowerVu system goes into operation this fall, west
coast affiliates of A&E and The History Channel will be the first
to begin receiving their AETN program feeds through PowerVu
receivers.
Conversion to a digital feed for west coast affiliates for A&E
will begin in August and will be complete by September 30; those who do
not convert to PowerVu as of that date will go dark. The History
Channel west coast conversion to a digital feed will start October 1
and will eliminate its analog feed by the end of the year.
The new PowerVu system and the PowerVu Program Receiver (Model
D9850) offers features:
Improved video and audio quality
Less rack space in headends -- 1RU high
NTSC, DVB/ASI, MPEG-2 support
Automatic ad insertion for local advertising -- affiliate revenue
opportunities
Dolby Digital (AC-3) balanced audio
Smooth programming migration to digital tier when needed
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