Omneon Video Networks today announced that Paxson Communications Corporation, owner and operator of the largest broadcast television station group in the United States, has selected the Omneon Spectrum™ media server system to sit at the heart of a newly rebuilt network operations center (NOC). The Omneon server system will provide the on-air programming and commercial content for 12 digital streams, main programming feeds, as well as backhaul channels, delivered via satellite to 60 owned and operated Paxson TV stations across the country.

“We chose the Omneon server to replace our legacy servers because it offers superior system design, an open architecture, and system scalability that will enable us to handle future changesand growth easily ,” said Paxson Communications Vice President of Network Operations Mark Greenlee .

The Omneon server solution implemented at Paxson consists of 10 inputs and 20 outputs, with both main and backup server systems for a fully mirrored operation. Each of these

two systems currently has a capacity of just over eight terabytes, or 1,200 hours of playout at 10 Mbps. In addition to handling feeds delivered to broadcast group stations, the server outputs are used for quality control and monitoring. The server system operates in conjunction with Harris automation and Masstech asset management software and is expected to go live, fully on the air, by the end of 2005.

Designed for the professional television industry, the Omneon Spectrum media server provides a reliable and scalable infrastructure for broadcast playout and storage applications. Its open architecture enables support of a broad variety of third-party applications for control and transmission, media management, archiving, and collaborative production. The system is available in a broad range of configurations to meet the specific needs of each installation.

Because the Omneon Spectrum server system is highly modular, built on a scalable, distributed architecture, it offers companies like Paxson Communications the utmost flexibility in scaling system components and capacity in small or large increments as desired. Brian Reitmeyer, Senior Systems Engineer for Paxson Communications Network Operations noted, “Of all the server systems that we tested and evaluated, only the Omneon solution allowed us to buy what we needed now. Therefore it allows our company to purchase additional system capabilities incrementally, making it easy for us to upgrade when that time comes.”

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 Paxson Communications Corporation
Paxson Communications Corporation is a television broadcasting company that owns and operates the largest broadcast television station group in the United States, as measured by the number of television households in the markets its stations serve. The company currently owns and operates 60 broadcast television stations (including three stations operated under time-brokerage agreements) that reach all of the 20 top U.S. markets and 40 of the top 50 U.S. markets. Paxson Communications reaches 84 percent of prime time television households in the United States via its broadcast television station group and through arrangements with cable and satellite distribution systems. More information about the company is available at www.paxson.com.

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