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Satellite
& Cable
April
22, 2005
Scopus chosen by Rogers for high-speed
link
ISRAEL -- Scopus Network Technologies, a leading supplier
of digital TV networking solutions to the cable and
broadcasting industries, reported that it has supplied
Rogers Television, a division of Rogers Cable Communications,
Inc., with encoder/decoder pairs that will serve as
bi-directional links between the company's Mississauga
and Richmond Hill studios and its centraliSed master
control facility in Toronto.
The
Scopus CODICO E 1000 encoders and IRD-2900 receiver/decoders
will enable Rogers Television's remote facilities to
deliver high-quality, contribution-level feeds to master
control with virtually no delay. Rogers Television has
put the Scopus encoders and IRD systems through rigorous
engineering testing and plans to complete network provisioning
by the end of the first quarter. The new systems allow
the group of local stations to work with SDI video in
the 4:2:2 color space and therefore provide cable subscribers
in the greater Toronto area with exceptional image quality.
The
CODICO E-1000 encoder applies a state-of-the-art video
pre-processor to provide efficient bit rate and buffering
control, delivering flexible encoding capabilities and
high-quality pictures at any given bit rate. Housed
in a 1 RU rack-mount enclosure, the E 1000 combines
a variety of interfaces with a high-performance core,
high-speed data processing, VBI support, and advanced
program multiplexing in an advanced encoding solution.
Rogers
Television will use the new Scopus IRD-2900, a professional
receiver decoder rich in a variety of video, audio,
and customizable options with the added benefit of IP
connectivity for SNMP control. TVC Canada, a systems
integrator, facilitated the sale and coordinated the
installation. TVC is Canada's leading value-added reseller
in broadcasting and cable.
Pierre
Fortin, national manager of production engineering at
Rogers Television, said: "We recently completed
digital rebuilds of both our Mississauga and Richmond
Hill control rooms and we needed a system that would
allow us to deliver high-quality SDI feeds to our Toronto
facility in near-real time. Of all the encoders we tested,
only the Scopus products met this standard. Other systems
made transmission over about a 15-mile distance look
like a long-distance satellite hop. The Scopus CODICO
product line provides high-quality video output at modest
bit rates and, more importantly, offers the ultra-low
latency essential in video contribution for live two-way
transmission."
Contact:
Scopus Network Technologies
www.scopus.net
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