Omneon Video Networks today announced that CNBC Europe has deployed an Omneon Spectrum media server system for streamlined and reliable transmission of all content for NBC Universal’s Sci Fi channel. The new Omneon system, installed at CNBC Europe’s London facility, plays out movies, interstitials, commercials, and programming for broadcast across the U.K. to the eight million viewers on the Sky pay-TV platform.

“We evaluated our needs and the products currently available on the market and found the Omneon server system to be the best fit for our operations. It offered excellent flexibility and scalability, and a very attractive price point as well,” said CNBC Europe Director of Operations John Turner. “We’re very pleased with how the Omneon system has performed. It has been very reliable and changed our workflow considerably ― for the better ― by making it easy for operators to move complete files, whether small or large, in and out of the server. Interfacing with our Pebble Beach automation was straightforward, and the two vendors worked well together in providing the solution and support we required. ”

An exceptionally cost-effective and flexible media server designed for the professional television industry, the Omneon Spectrum media server provides a reliable and scalable infrastructure for broadcast playout and storage applications. Integration of CNBC Europe’s new Omneon Spectrum system with Pebble Beach Neptune automation has allowed the network to run the Sci Fi channel solely from a single server system.

The distributed architecture of the modular Omneon Spectrum server system provides easy expansion capability, giving CNBC Europe a simple and affordable means of scaling system components and capacity in small or large increments as the facility’s playout requirements change. The server system currently has two terabytes of storage and will expand easily to support the launch of additional channels in the future.

More information about Omneon and its server systems is available online at www.omneon.com.

About Omneon
Omneon is a leading provider of flexible media server and active storage systems that optimize workflow productivity and on-air reliability for the production, distribution, and management of digital media. Omneon is a pioneer in the use of advanced IT technologies and open systems for broadcast applications, producing a modular and expandable video server architecture in the Omneon Spectrum. The company's MediaGrid active storage system delivers centralized content storage that is scalable in capacity, bandwidth, and media-processing power. The company has an extensive global presence with customers in 45 countries on six continents. Omneon is on the Web at www.Omneon.com.

About CNBC Europe
CNBC Europe is part of the global CNBC 24-hour broadcasting network reporting, live financial and business information from the major financial centers of the United States, Europe, and Asia. Globally, CNBC reaches some 200 million homes. CNBC Europe is the only pan-European real-time financial and business channel dedicated to European CEOs and senior corporate executives, the European financial services industry, and the European investor. Today the channel is available in 90 million homes, 1,400 banks and financial institutions, and 340,000 hotel rooms throughout Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. CNBC Europe is a service of Dow Jones and NBC Universal. NBC Universal is the broadcasting unit of General Electric Company (GE).

For the latest information on CNBC Europe, visit www.cnbceurope.com.

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