Satnews Daily
September 24th, 2009

SatBroadcasting: IDC's Investment In Tiernan A Good Thing


International Datacasting Corporation, (TSX:IDC) has received orders valued at more than $700,000 USD for its newly acquired Tiernan video and audio lines of products.

Tiernan AVC4000-HD encoder The orders, for customers in Vietnam, Africa, and India, include Tiernan's MPEG-2/MPEG-4 HD and SD encoders with paired decoders and digital audio products. Tiernan's products have been selected for a major digital satellite news gathering project (DSNG) in Vietnam. Using Tiernan's encoders, the customer, will be able to broadcast HD and SD simultaneously, using a unique and compact DSNG design for the Third Asian Indoor Games, taking place in Hanoi, Vietnam, later this fall. In Nigeria, Tiernan's AVC4000-HD Professional High Definition AVC Encoders and HMR Multi-format Professional Decoders will be used for the distribution of MPEG-4 HD video from multiple locations across the country. Each site will be able to broadcast digital MPEG-2/MPEG-4 video to any of the other sites in the network and re-distribute that video signal to surrounding locations. Tiernan's ABR202A Professional Audio Broadcast Receivers are being deployed for the continued expansion of the All India Radio network, which provides a variety of programming throughout India and is one of world's largest radio networks.