Nevion, formerly Network/VPG, has supplied Star TV’s state-of-the-art play-out facility with its highly reliable and easy to use VikinX Modular 256x256 SD/HD video routers for master control. The facility is based in Noida, India, and is operated by Essel Shyam Communication Limited (ESCL), a systems integrator and provider of telecom, IT and broadcasting technology solutions for enterprises, media companies, governments and security agencies. When Star TV’s play-out facility was designed, one of the most important criteria was to ensure that it the facility is reliable and fail-safe. ESCL had used Nevion’s various routing solutions in the past, and for this particular project, decided Nevion’s VikinX Modular 256 expandable and upgradable router was the right product for the heart of its play-out system to help interconnect servers and edit suites, and produce final output for transmission, as well as other applications. The VikinX Modular range of powerful routing products has been designed and built with flexibility, reliability and affordability as the most important design criteria, which fitted with the requests for the Star TV facility. The VikinX Modular router accommodates the industry’s widest range of signal formats, including 3G/HD/SD-SDI, ASI, analog audio and AES/EBU, with the ability to mix signals in the same frame.





ScheduALL Linking Up (Transmission Platform) [SatBroadcasting™] ScheduALL is advancing Golf Channel's production operations with best-practice business tools for bookings, resource management, and invoicing.

ScheduLINK, ScheduALL's transmission platform, delivers built-in tools to allocate capacity, configure and route satellite and antenna transmissions for viewing. ScheduALL serves a majority of leading sports organizations, including MLB, NBA, NFL and the NBC Olympics, among others, that have particularly high scheduling demands. ScheduALL's flagship product triggers actions throughout the media production supply chain, alleviating human error and promoting project integrity with regard to planned deadlines and costs. It also tracks and manages resources to empower businesses with the visibility to bring resource utilization in line with production capacity. ScheduALL continues to build solutions that assist sports organizations in driving operational efficiency and business growth by promoting an open exchange for future planning, as exemplified by the ScheduALL Sports Summit. Golf Channel uses ScheduLINK to book domestic and international transmission feeds with vendors, such as Intelsat and NEP. Feeds can include tournaments, news events, and weekly shows. With ScheduLINK, they are able to book work orders for satellite or antenna transmissions, determine requirements and request confirmation from vendors for standard 18MHz and HD broadcasting, all in one cohesive, interoperable platform.





WEGENER + Microspace... Wegener Corporation (OTCQB: WGNR.PK) has received an order from Microspace to expand the deployment of WEGENER receive equipment for a retail client. Microspace uses WEGENER equipment to process video broadcasts sent via satellite to digital signage displays within the client’s stores across Europe to support and increase brand awareness with consumers. The new order will expand the deployment of receive equipment to the client’s locations within the United States. As business partners with a 20-year relationship, Microspace has long supported the WEGENER media distribution platform. Using WEGENER’s Compel® network control system, Microspace is able to support multiple clients with a variety of receive options for digital signage, television, radio or data broadcast applications.