ASIA-PACIFIC BROADCASTING

Nevion’s Ventura solutions transported video signals from outside broadcast (OB) trucks at the Kodak Theatre across the local network and throughout the country.

“We’re very proud that once again our solutions are being entrusted to bring the world’s best-known celebration of the big screen to the small screen,” said Eugene Keane, president of 
Nevion USA. “The fact that our Ventura solutions are being used to broadcast one of the most highly viewed events in the world is a testament to their carrier-grade reliability and quality.”
The Academy Awards was tele-vised live across the US, Canada and the UK, and attracted millions of viewers elsewhere throughout the world. Last year’s ceremony attracted 36.94 million viewers in the US alone. According to the Academy, the show has up to a billion viewers internationally.

Meanwhile, Al Jazeera Sports Network, part of the Middle East’s most influential TV network, has selected high-performance HD video transport equipment from Nevion, for the region’s first 
3G transmission.

Nevion believes its reputation and market leadership in global video transport has made the company an obvious choice for Tek Signals, the systems integrator working with Al Jazeera which is responsible for installing the selected video transport modules, as well as for the design, drawing, installation, testing and training of the first 3G studios in the Middle East.

Nevion equipment will transmit HD video with embedded digital audio over fibre between two studios at Al Jazeera’s central broadcast facility in Doha, Qatar. The solution features an all-in-one embedder/de-embedder with multi-format SD/HD support and transport using only one module — the Flashlink AV-HD-XMUX-T/R.

Only one module is em-ploy-ed on the receiver side too, which can be used as an optical receiver with a built-in de-embedder. “This solution represents the trademark of Flashlink modules,” said Nevion’s CTO, Thomas Heinzer. “Behind the award-winning technology is a commitment to simplicity — simple yet innovative engineering provides customers with price-competitive solutions with low resource requirements and a high degree of flexibility.”

As a choice for many broadcasters worldwide, Nevion said Flashlink features the broadest range of 3G-SDI products on the market, distinguished by their low-power consumption, extensive control capabilities and reliability.

Recent innovations include a world-record breaking, error-free signal transport of 3G signals over 120km, and the introduction of even smaller form-factor modules. Low power consumption that significantly lowers operational costs has been a Flashlink hallmark since the product line’s inception more than a decade ago. Flashlink also has no fans to clean or replace, eliminating noise and the time required for engineers to service units.

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