Harmonics Rhozet Transcoding and Pharos Mediator Deployed at Viasat
Integrated Solution from Pharos and Harmonic Protects Archived Media Assets, Enables End-to-End HD Workflow and Extends Digital Workflow to Third-Parties
Rhozet Carbon Coder video transcoding solution has been selected by Pharos, a leading broadcast process management provider, for integration with the Mediator 3 media management system. The Pharos Mediator and Rhozet Carbon Coder solution is deployed at international broadcaster Viasat, part of the Modern Times Group of companies. Providing optimized workflow management solutions to broadcasters and television, radio, IPTV and telecommunications service providers, Pharos selected Carbon Coder to improve the digital workflow by integrating previously disparate broadcast and IT technology systems.
Carbon Coder is used directly within the Mediator workflow to increase efficiency in the production of content for Viasat Broadcasting's many TV channels, which reach 100 million people across 24 European countries. These workflow improvements include enabling migration from legacy file formats, desktop HD spot-checking and quality control, and digital file sharing with third-party post-production facilities that provide remote voice-over and subtitle services.
"Viasat Broadcasting processes as much as 200 hours of new content each day and broadcasts the content in 15 different languages, which requires a very efficient workflow. Viasat also produces promotional campaigns and trailers for all their channels," said Russell Grute of Pharos. "Rhozet Carbon Coder is used as a high performance core component of the Mediator system to enable very high throughput. We've found that Carbon Coder is easily integrated with Mediator and the high performance storage sub systems, tape-based archive and desktop post production solutions at Viasat to manage files and metadata seamlessly."
"Pharos' proven technology is used by major service providers to unify media management, workflow and channel management into a single enterprise," said David Trescot, Vice President of the Rhozet Business Unit at Harmonic Inc. "Carbon Coder expands their offering by providing a greater number of supported formats, as well as a significant increase in the efficiency of post-production for broadcasters and transmission service providers."
Harmonic's Rhozet Carbon Coder is a universal transcoding application that facilitates the transfer of media between a variety of platforms, including acquisition, editing, playout, archive, the Internet and mobile devices. Carbon Coder can run as a stand-alone application or as part of a multi-node, fully-automated rendering farm. Carbon Coder provides high-performance, scalable and cost-effective transcoding for a broad range of business environments, from specialized studios to enterprise-scale installations.
About Pharos Pharos is focused on developing software architecture to deliver better broadcast process management for service providers in television broadcast, radio, IPTV and telecommunications. For over 10 years Pharos has continually developed its unique Mediator, Playtime and Pilot desktop broadcast management solutions to offer a next-generation platform to better manage the flow of media through broadcast facilities. Visit www.pharos.tv for more information.
About Harmonic Inc. Harmonic Inc. is a leading provider of versatile and high performance video solutions that enable service providers to efficiently deliver the next generation of broadcast and on-demand services including high definition, video-on-demand, network personal video recording and time-shifted TV. Cable, satellite, broadcast and telecom service providers can increase revenues and lower operational expenditures by using Harmonic's digital video, broadband optical access and software solutions to offer consumers the compelling and personalized viewing experience that is driving the business models of the future. Rhozet, a business unit of Harmonic Inc., is dedicated to providing accelerated high-quality media transcoding solutions. The Rhozet solutions are offered in both off-the-shelf and customized software configurations for the production and content delivery markets. For more information about Rhozet technology please visit www.rhozet.com.
Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California with R&D, sales and system integration centers worldwide. The Company's customers, including many of the world's largest communications providers, deliver services in virtually every country. Visit www.harmonicinc.com for more information.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27(A) of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21(E) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including statements related to the anticipated benefits of the features and capabilities of Harmonic's Carbon Coder solution.
Our expectations and beliefs regarding the capabilities of Harmonic's Carbon Coder solution and the anticipated benefits to Pharos and Viasat Broadcasting may not materialize, and actual results could differ materially from those projected. The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are also subject to other risks and uncertainties, including those more fully described in Harmonic's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission including its recent Reports filed on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Harmonic does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements
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Published on 13 Jan 2008