PRESS RELEASE
Press Contact
Ramzi Shakra
tel. 818 562 1101
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ascent Media Network Services Selects
Doremi Labs' V1-HD and MCS Video Servers
For Time Zone Delay
Burbank, CA - Jan. 6, 2006 - Doremi Labs' V1-HD and MCS Video Servers
are being utilized for time zone delay at the innovative origination facilities
at Ascent Media Network Services Asia, in Singapore, and the Discovery
Television and Technology Center in Sterling, VA. Thirty-one video channels
are delayed in total; nineteen video channels in Virginia and twelve in
Singapore.
Fifteen Doremi MCS-2r2p video servers perform time zone delay of thirty SD video channel feeds. In addition, a Doremi V1-HD server delays a single HD video feed. The V1-HD uses high quality JPEG2000 video compression and features independent record and play operation.
The MCS-2r2p features 4 independent channels; two record and two playback. Each MCS-2r2p can delay two video channels. The MCS Server features high quality MPEG2 4:2:2 video compression up to 50Mbs.
The delay operation can be set from the front panel or via serial RS-422 for remote operation. The Doremi servers installed by Ascent Media are configured with dual-redundant power supplies and external RAID5 or internal storage. The MCS Server can delay SDI, YUV, S-Video or Composite video and up to 8 channels of audio embedded on SDI. The V1-HD delays HD-SDI video and up to 8 channels of audio.
Commenting on the announcement, Doremi Labs Marketing Director Ramzi Shakra said, "We are delighted to have Ascent Media and Discovery Channels employ our video servers for their critical time zone delay operation. Doremi has strived to provide a reliable and high quality delay system and this is a significant sale that affirms the capabilities of our video delay solutions."
Doremi Labs provides broadcast delay solutions for SD and HD video as well as DVB/ASI streams. SD video delay utilizes MPEG2 4:2:2 compression up to 50Mbs and HD video delay utilizes JPEG2000 compression up to 320Mbs.
About Doremi Labs
Doremi Labs Inc. is a leading developer and manufacturer of video disk
recorders (VDR) and video servers for the professional video and audio
markets. Founded in 1985, Doremi Labs is based in Burbank, California,
with sales offices in France and Tokyo. The Doremi Labs V1 family of VDRs
is a market leader with thousands of installations worldwide. Doremi Labs'
product line has expanded beyond the video server market and now includes
DVI converters, test generators and HD MPEG2 encoders, decoders and video
players.
About Ascent Media Network Services
Ascent Media Network Services (AMNS) specializes in network origination,
content distribution and systems engineering, integration and support,
with facilities in Los Angeles, CA; New York, NY; Stamford, CT; Palm Bay,
FL; San Jose, CA., Washington, DC; Minneapolis, MN; London, UK and Singapore.
Channel origination, master control, transmission, creative and post-production
services are among the many offerings utilized by the major broadcast
and cable networks as well as other content providers, as well as a full
array of systems engineering and technical services for broadcast, cable,
satellite, and telecom clients. In London, Ascent Media Network Services
Europe (AMNSE) operates across three locations (Stephen Street W1, Hawley
Crescent NW1 and Chiswick Park W4).
AMNS is part of Santa Monica, CA-based Ascent Media Group,
which provides a wide range of services to the media entertainment industries
and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Discovery Holding Company (NASDAQ:
DISCA, DISCB). For further information, visit www.ascentmedia.com.
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