http://www.omneon.com/ Breaking News from Omneon Copyright 2010 Omneon Inc. en-us webmaster@omneon.com webmaster@omneon.com http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0910.php Omneon Inc. today announced that leading French media company Métropole Télévision Group (M6 Group) is using seven Omneon Spectrum™ media servers, an Omneon MediaGrid™ active storage system, and six Omneon ProXchange™ transcoding systems in an end-to-end file-based workflow for on-air delivery. The Omneon video infrastructure supports M6 and W9 digital terrestrial channels, Paris Première, and TEVA pay-per-view channels, three music channels, and preparation and distribution of content for video on demand (VoD), IPTV, and iPhones®. Serving as the core platform for the M6 Group's tapeless workflow, the highly integrated Omneon systems enable a high degree of automation and faster, more cost-effective processes from media ingest to content repurposing and playout to multiple platforms. Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0909a.php Omneon Inc. today announced a new version of the Omneon ProXchange™ grid-based transcode application that adds support for the Apple® ProRes 422 media format. Leveraging the combined storage and processing architecture of the Omneon MediaGrid™ active storage system, Omneon ProXchange 1.6 is the only system on the market capable of faster-than-real-time transcoding of content between ProRes and popular mezzanine production formats such as DNxHD. This capability enables more efficient collaborative editing in facilities that use both Avid® and Apple edit systems. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0909b.php Omneon Inc. today announced a range of powerful new application services, provided by third-party partners including Starfish and Softel (captioning), Interra Systems (QC), and XenData (archive), that expand the functionality of the Omneon Media Application Server™ (MAS). Operating as specific media processing engines within the Omneon MAS, these application services enable automation of critical tasks associated with content production, verification, and archiving and, in turn, significantly reduce the time and complexity of media workflows. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0817.php Omneon Inc. today announced that China's TianJin TV (TJTV), one of the country's oldest broadcast stations, is installing 17 new Omneon MediaDeck™ server systems at the core of a new HD playout system. Implemented within TJTV's state-of-the-art multifunctional DTV facility, the Omneon MediaDeck systems will enable the broadcaster to launch its channel lineup in HD. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0720.php Omneon Inc. today announced that CTC Media, a leading TV network in Russia, is using Omneon Spectrum™ and Omneon MediaDeck™ server systems to support its broadcast of three entertainment channels across six time zones. With an open architecture that eases integration with other best-of-breed broadcast systems, the Omneon server systems provide highly automated and highly reliable playout within the network's new tapeless workflow. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0629.php Omneon Inc. today announced that The Home Depot Inc., the world's largest home improvement specialty retailer, has purchased an Omneon media processing and storage platform to enable more efficient handling of media at the Home Depot Television (HDTV) facility in Atlanta and to support the facility's migration to a tapeless production workflow. In supporting production from start to finish, the Omneon platform will simplify media ingest and management, make it easier for HDTV staff to find and repurpose content, and facilitate delivery of finished video in the required format. Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0615.php Omneon Inc. today announced that Electronic Media Network Limited (M-Net), South Africa's first private subscription television service, is expanding its Omneon installation to include two Spectrum™ media server systems and a MediaGrid™ active storage system. Integrated into M-Net's Johannesburg facility by Omneon's local partner and systems integrator Inala Broadcast, the resulting Omneon media storage and processing platform will support playout of M-Net's short-form content, which is broadcast to 3.6 million subscribers in 41 countries across Africa. Tue, 15 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0614.php Omneon Inc. today announced that Korea National Open University (KNOU), a Seoul-based university that specializes in distance learning, is expanding its Omneon video infrastructure to optimize its new file-based production workflow. The resulting Omneon platform, built on the Omneon Spectrum™ media server and Omneon MediaGrid™ active storage system, provides fast, convenient, and reliable media access from ingest through the editing of lectures and other distance-learning content created for broadcast and Web distribution. Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0608.php Omneon, Inc. today announced that Kazakhstan's 7 Channel, a new national channel based in Astana, is using an Omneon media storage and processing platform to support a highly automated tapeless news production workflow. Representing one of the first applications of tapeless broadcast technologies in Kazakhstan, the deployment of the Omneon MediaGrid™ active storage system and the Omneon Spectrum™ media server systems allows 7 Channel to realize fast, reliable processing of media in a flexible model for news production and playout. Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0518.php Omneon Inc. today announced that the Oireachtas Broadcasting Unit (OBU), part of the Irish National Archive, is using an Omneon media storage and processing platform to record and archive all proceedings within the Irish Parliament, known as the Oireachtas, and to make broadcast-quality content from these proceedings available to Irish broadcasters. Tue, 18 May 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0511.php Omneon Inc. today announced that Northern California Public Broadcasting Inc. (NCPB), the country's most-watched public television broadcaster, has purchased Omneon video infrastructure to support the end-to-end file-based workflow at its San Francisco facilities. The tightly integrated media processing and storage systems from Omneon will replace Pinnacle server systems and a legacy archive system, providing state-of-the-art media management and processing while enabling a more efficient workflow in delivering content to air and to other distribution platforms. Tue, 11 May 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0506.php Harmonic Inc. (NASDAQ: HLIT) and Omneon, Inc., a leading provider of video production and playout solutions for many of the world's premier media companies, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement pursuant to which Harmonic would acquire Omneon for an enterprise value of approximately $274 million in cash and Harmonic stock. The proposed acquisition would combine Harmonic's market-leading position in video delivery infrastructure with Omneon's market-leading technology for the production, management and distribution of digital media. Thu, 06 May 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0504.php Omneon Inc. today announced that Telenova Italy, a major multiregional broadcaster based in Milan, has taken an Omneon Spectrum™ media server system live in its move toward a fully tapeless production system. The Spectrum system, which replaces legacy video server systems, supports both ingest and playout of Telenova programming (Telenova in Lombardia and Telesubalpina in Piemonte) and offers an edit-in-place capability for a more efficient and streamlined overall production workflow. Tue, 04 May 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0427.php Omneon Inc. today announced that Guizhou TV has become the first broadcaster in China to deploy the Omneon MediaGrid™ active storage system. Installed along with Omneon MediaDeck™ media server systems, the Omneon MediaGrid replaces Guizhou TV's existing server systems to enable more flexible and reliable transmission operations. Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0410.php At its 2010 NAB Show press conference today, Omneon Inc. unveiled new components and enhancements across its product line, along with key production application partnerships, that further extend the Omneon platform to support a broad range of production workflows. Building on successful deployments supporting news, sports, and studio production workflows at leading facilities around the globe, the enhanced Omneon platform offers users an optimized solution that supports the end-to-end production workflow. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0408.php Omneon Inc. today announced that the Omneon Spectrum™ media server and MediaDeck™ server system now support XDCAM® HD recording compliant with RDD9 MXF interoperability specification. This enhancement to the Omneon media servers' interoperability not only allows RDD9-wrapped content to be recorded directly to either server system, it also enables content from the Spectrum or MediaDeck server system to be dropped as files into a Sony MPEG Long GOP device — camera, deck, or editor — for immediate use or placement on removable storage. Thu, 08 Apr 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0401.php Omneon Inc. today announced the promotion of Manuel Ferreira to the position of vice president of sales for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). Ferreira has been involved in both the technical and sales aspects of the broadcast industry for more than two decades, and in his new role at Omneon, he will leverage this depth of experience in overseeing the continued growth and development of the company's strategic relationships and sales efforts across EMEA markets. Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0323.php Omneon Inc. today announced that it has joined the European Association of Communication Directors (EACD), the network for communication professionals from all fields across Europe, as a technical partner. In support of the organization's mission to advance the state of professional communications across multinational companies, associations, institutions, and politics, Omneon will present on content production and delivery platforms at the EACD 2010 European Communication Summit, July 1 in Brussels. Tue, 23 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0316.php Omneon Inc. today announced that 24/7 HD cable television network WealthTV has expanded its state-of-the-art San Diego facilities with the installation of an Omneon Spectrum™ HD media server system for ingest and playout. The Omneon platform provides fully redundant ingest within master control and supports a fast, streamlined playout workflow, allowing WealthTV to maintain the best possible product from start to finish as it transitions toward tapeless HD operations. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0216.php Omneon today announced that Cowles California Media Company is using Omneon Spectrum™ media server systems in conjunction with Omneon ProCast™ CDN at its California broadcast stations KION-TV/KCBA-TV and KCOY-TV/KKFX-TV in a first-of-a-kind implementation supporting multichannel, multilocation master control. Integrated by Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS), the Omneon systems enable the Cowles stations to move high volumes of data from one station to another using a limited amount of bandwidth and, with this capability, drive master control for multiple stations from a single point. Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0126.php Omneon Inc. has been selected to provide storage, processing, and a high-speed content distribution platform to support NBC's live HD production workflow and to streamline delivery of all Internet and VOD content during the network's coverage of the XXI Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, Feb. 12-28, 2010. The announcement was made today by David Mazza, senior vice president, engineering, NBC Olympics and Geoff Stedman, senior vice president of marketing and business development, Omneon. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0119.php Omneon today announced that Jiangsu Broadcasting Corporation (JSBC), a leading Chinese media company based in Nanjing, has built a new television broadcast platform on Omneon Spectrum™ and MediaDeck™ server systems. Installed within Jiangsu TV's state-of-the-art broadcast center, the new transmission solution from Omneon supports reliable ingest and playout for 12 SD channels and one HD channel, which are broadcast across the Chinese mainland. Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2010/0105.php Omneon today announced that Phoenix TV, a Mandarin-language broadcaster reaching 42 million viewers on the Chinese mainland and audiences in international markets, has transitioned to file-based operations with the installation of Omneon Spectrum™ media server and MediaDeck™ server systems. Situated at the heart of Phoenix TV's new tapeless production and broadcast model, the Omneon systems ensure highly reliable transmission and versatile news playout. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/1214.php EVS Broadcast Equipment will be joining Omneon at the SVG League Technology Summit/Mobile Engineering Workshop, Dec. 14-15 in New York, to preview the integrated storage (Omneon) and instant tapeless production (EVS) workflow that will support NBC's coverage of the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games. The joint demo will highlight how the scalable high-capacity Omneon MediaGrid active storage system can be integrated with the high-performance EVS XT[2] production server to enable fast, seamless access to high volumes of HD media in live and near-live broadcast production environments. Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/1117.php Omneon Inc. today announced that KCSM TV, located in California's San Francisco Bay Area, has expanded its Omneon media storage and processing platform with the addition of an Omneon MediaGrid active storage system, an Omneon MediaDeck™ server, and additional HD/SD channels for an existing Omneon Spectrum™ playout server. With increased storage, support for SD and HD, and tighter integration within the station's production environment, the newly enhanced Omneon platform has allowed KCSM to migrate smoothly and cost effectively away from inefficient tape-based operations and to establish HD broadcast capabilities without the need to invest in a new server system. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/1110.php Times Group of India is using the Omneon media storage and processing platform as the basis of a multimillion-dollar renovation and expansion of its Mumbai facility. This state-of-the-art facility supports the post-production and broadcast of the popular 24-hour glamour and lifestyle channel, ZoOm, and playout of the leading 24-hour English news channel, Times Now and its sister channel, ET Now. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/1013.php Sahara Samay TV, the 24-hour multichannel, multilingual news and current affairs broadcaster based in Noida, has shifted its broadcast operations in Mumbai onto a new Omneon platform supporting ingest, production, and playout. In an upgrade to its existing infrastructure, the leading Indian news channel deployed two Omneon Spectrum™ media server systems, supplied and integrated by Shaf Broadcast Pvt. Ltd., to ensure reliable around-the-clock delivery of national and international news programming. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/1006.php At IBC2009 Omneon recognized three new members of the company's Authorized Service Partner Program, which leverages partner relationships in select territories and regions to augment the company's direct customer service capabilities. Leading systems integrators and distributors Netorium GmbH, Shaf Broadcast, and Ibertelco Electrónica represent significant additions to the program and bring their extensive technical skills, experience, and product and system knowledge to bear in providing Omneon clients a high level of responsiveness and customer service. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0929.php Omneon Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced that Omneon Spectrum™ media servers are being used for ingest and playout for BBC Persian TV, a new service launched in January 2009 by BBC World Service. Installed in BBC facilities in London, the Omneon server systems support an efficient and reliable tapeless workflow for BBC Persian TV, which currently broadcasts eight hours of daily current affairs and features news content for Persian speakers in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and around the world, complementing the BBC's existing radio and online news offerings in Persian. Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0910c.php Omneon Inc. today announced that German public broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR), a member of the ARD consortium, has expanded its Omneon media storage and processing platform with the integration of an Omneon MediaGrid active storage system. With this installation, the broadcaster has established a highly efficient, fully file-based workflow from ingest through to transmission. The replacement of tape-based storage with the Omneon MediaGrid system allows NDR to ingest content once and make it immediately available at journalists' desktops for the editing of news, political, business, lifestyle, and sports programming. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0910b.php Omneon Inc. today introduced the next-generation MediaDirector 2202 for the Omneon Spectrum™ video server system, designed to meet the growing demand for greater numbers of SD and HD channels, more network file access bandwidth, and a greater number of edit seats used in fast-paced production environments. The MediaDirector 2202 significantly extends the Omneon Spectrum server by delivering nearly an order-of-magnitude increase in total system bandwidth, enabling many more simultaneous real-time channels, and setting industry-leading IP file access performance. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0910a.php Omneon Inc. today introduced the new Omneon Media Application Server, the first dedicated application server designed specifically to address the needs of demanding media operations in broadcast and production workflows. Easing the development and deployment of dedicated enterprise media management applications from developer partners and customers, the Media Application Server ensures that content across complex environments can be easily managed and processed from a centralized platform. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0901.php Omneon Inc. today announced that All-Russia State Television and Radio Company (VGTRK), Russia's state-owned television and radio broadcaster, has installed multiple Omneon MediaDeck™ media server systems to support accurate, efficient playout at 11 regional television stations. Systems integrator I.S.P.A. Engineering installed the MediaDeck systems along with Omneon MediaControllers™ and PlayTool™ and ClipTool Pro™ software to enable a smooth transition to tapeless operations. Tue, 1 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0826.php Omneon Inc. today announced that TV Globo, Latin America's largest national network, is using Omneon Spectrum™ media servers for playout of both national and international programming from its main transmission center at the Jardim Botânico facility located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0818.php Omneon Inc. today announced that the Omneon MediaGrid active storage system integrates with Telestream's Pipeline™ video capture device to provide even faster access to material needed for fast-paced news, sports highlights, and studio production environments. Pipeline is among the expanding ecosystem of third-party solutions that integrate with the Omneon media storage platform to increase the efficiency of broadcast and production workflows. Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0728.php Omneon Inc. today announced that Discovery Communications has expanded the Omneon Spectrum™ media server systems at the Discovery Networks Latin America/U.S. Hispanic headquarters in Miami, from which 12 media brands reach nearly 130 million cumulative subscribers across 34 countries and territories. Tue, 28 July 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0616.php Omneon Inc. today announced that GMA Network, Inc., the Philippines' leading free-to-air media broadcast company, has expanded its Omneon Spectrum™ systems to establish a streamlined file-based workflow at its Manila facility. Tue, 16 June 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0609.php Omneon Inc. today announced that StarHub Cable Vision, Ltd. of Singapore has selected the company's MediaGrid active storage system as the core of its new, fully automated tapeless workflow. The MediaGrid system has already been installed and is in active operation. Tue, 9 June 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0602.php Omneon Inc. today announced that TV Bandeirantes, one of Brazil's foremost national broadcasters, has deployed Omneon MediaGrid and Spectrum™ systems at its São Paulo headquarters to support an all-HD news production workflow and to streamline playout of commercials and long-form programming. Tue, 2 June 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0526.php Omneon Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced that the Barrington Broadcasting Group is standardizing on the Spectrum™ media server system for master control rebuilds across select stations over the next seven years. In partnership with systems integrator Roscor, Barrington so far has installed Spectrum servers for ingest and playout at NBC affiliate WNWO-TV in Toledo, Ohio, and at NBC affiliate and satellite stations WPBN/WTOM TV 7&4 in Traverse City, Mich. Tue, 26 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0519.php Omneon Inc. today announced that Safeway Inc., a Fortune 50 company and one of the largest food and drug retailers in North America, is using the Omneon MediaGrid active storage system to support a cross-platform shared edit environment incorporating Avid® Media Composer® and Apple® Final Cut Pro® editing systems. Tue, 19 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0514.php Omneon Inc. announced today that Denis Maynard has joined the company as senior vice president of worldwide sales. Maynard brings over two decades of senior sales experience to Omneon, and in his new position with the company, he will provide leadership in the management of the company's global sales and systems engineering efforts. Thu, 14 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0505.php Omneon Inc. today announced that Prof-Media Business Solutions (PMBS), a major Russian-based diversified media holding group, has consolidated playout for four television broadcasters - TV3, 2x2, MTV Russia, and VH1 Russia - into a single, fully automated facility that relies on an Omneon digital platform. Mon, 5 May 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/news/press_releases/2009/090418_fuji-tv.html Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV), Japan's leading broadcaster, is using Omneon Spectrum™ media server and MediaGrid active storage systems as the foundation for the first fully HD file-based infrastructure implemented by a terrestrial broadcast station. Sat, 18 April 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0418a.php Omneon Inc. and Aspera Inc. today announced that they have agreed on the terms of a broad partnership in which Aspera will acquire the Omneon content distribution business unit and the two companies will collaborate on making CDN solutions more widely available to broadcast and technology markets. Sat, 18 April 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0418b.php Omneon Inc. today announced the release of the Omneon MediaBridge™ application, a software solution that enables users to make a smooth migration from Avid® MediaStream™ servers to the Spectrum™ or MediaDeckTM media servers. Sat, 18 April 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0418c.php Omneon Inc. and Pixel Power today announced a partnership to integrate more complete solutions for their customers. The two companies' collaboration enables delivery of best-of-breed platforms that leverage leading broadcast technologies to their fullest capabilities while maintaining the high level of performance typical of solutions from a single vendor. Sat, 18 April 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0407.php Omneon Inc. today announced that it is partnering with New York's Tekserve and Hollywood's Integrated Media Technologies (IMT) to deliver new workflow solutions targeted to the needs of the television and motion picture post-production market. Tue, 7 April 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0331.php Omneon Inc. today announced that the enhanced integration of its MediaGrid active storage system with Marquis Broadcast's Medway media highway software now enables seamless migration of edit timelines between Apple® Final Cut Pro® and Avid® editors. Tue, 31 March 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0326.php Omneon Inc. today announced the release of MediaDeck™ GX, a complete channel-playout solution that combines proven video server playout, world-class graphics, and advanced audio processing, all of which operate under the control of the user's preferred automation system. Thu, 26 March 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0317.php At the 2009 NAB Show, Omneon Inc. will introduce three new MediaPort modules for its Omneon Spectrum™ and MediaDeck™ server systems that extend real-time codec support to facilitate flexible, cost-effective production and playout of SD and HD content. Tue, 17 March 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0310.php Omneon Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced that Gallery has integrated its PictureReady software with the Omneon MediaGrid active storage system to enable direct ingest and instant editing of DVCPRO 25, 50, and HD material with Final Cut Pro®. The complete Sienna news automation suite from Gallery also is integrated with the MediaGrid system and Omneon Spectrum™ media server to enable a reliable and robust news production workflow, allowing users to edit in place with Final Cut Pro just seconds after capture begins. Tue, 10 March 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0302.php Omneon, Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced that Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI), the official public broadcaster for Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and a major Middle East satellite TV broadcaster, has installed a new Omneon Spectrum™ media server system. Supplied by systems integrator Tevido LLC, also of the UAE, the Spectrum server system provides reliable, centralized playout of all six DMI channels to air. Mon, 2 March 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0224.php Omneon Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced that Jordan Media City (JMC) has enhanced ingest and playout operations for the Arabsat satellite service with Omneon Spectrum™ media server systems. Installed at the JMC transmission center in Amman, Jordan, the Omneon Spectrum systems provide a scalable platform for the 28-channel Arabsat service and for additional growth of JMC's transmission business. Tue, 24 February 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0217.php Omneon Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced that the New York Racing Association, Inc. (NYRA) is using an Omneon Spectrum™ media server and a MediaGrid active storage system in a brand-new mobile production and broadcast facility that serves the Belmont Park, Saratoga, and Aqueduct racetracks. The Omneon systems provide real-time ingest and playout of racing coverage and commercials and also facilitate editing, packaging, and repurposing of this material. Tue, 17 February 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0210.php Omneon Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has implemented an Omneon Spectrum™ media server system for playout of church programming worldwide, with support for audio in 96 different languages. The Spectrum system enables the church to record 96 live audio channels and play out video and the complement of language tracks appropriate to each satellite transponder and its target broadcast area. The church's broadcasts reach an estimated 90 percent of the Earth's populated areas. Tue, 10 February 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0203.php SKAI Television of Athens, Greece, is using a 96-TB Omneon MediaGrid active storage system to archive daily news content and allow producers working at the desktop to bring archived clips into the news production system with drag-and-drop simplicity and speed. The MediaGrid system gives SKAI Television a centralized nearline source for clips, rushes, and programming, all available to news editors and journalists for immediate retrieval and reuse. The Omneon MediaGrid joins an Omneon Spectrum server already in place for commercial playout as a key element of SKAI's efficient, tapeless workflow. Tue, 3 February 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0130.php NBC Sports is using the Omneon ProCast CDN high-performance content distribution platform during its broadcast of Super Bowl XLIII to move large HD graphics and audio files from NBC's facilities in New York, to Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Fla., for on-air production on game day. Fri, 30 January 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0127.php Omneon, Inc. announced today that its board of directors has appointed Suresh Vasudevan as the company's president and CEO and as a member of the board. Vasudevan joins Omneon having most recently served as senior vice president of product operations at NetApp and as a member of the company's executive team, leading all product management and engineering for the NetApp product portfolio. Tue, 27 January 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0113a.php Omneon Inc. today announced that Lesotho TV, the country's public broadcaster based in the capital city of Maseru, is using an Omneon MediaDeck integrated media server to support a new file-based workflow that streamlines post-production and simplifies playout of the station's news programming. Systems integrator Inala Broadcast provided the MediaDeck media server, the first Omneon system installed in Lesotho, in a turnkey solution that also includes the Omneon MediaController panel and Omneon MediaTools software, including PlayTool, RecordTool, and ConformTool for integration with Avid edit applications. Wed, 14 January 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2009/0113b.php Omneon Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced that Vermont Public Television (VPT) has installed an Omneon Spectrum media server system at the heart of its operations to enable efficient SD and HD ingest and playout, right now and as local and national PBS programming moves to HD. Tue, 13 January 2009 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/1216.php Omneon Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced the appointment of John Ison as vice president of marketing. In this role, Ison will be responsible for worldwide management of all aspects of product, solution, and technical marketing for the complete Omneon product line. Thu, 16 December 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/1204.php Omneon, Inc., today announced that Lithuania's national broadcaster, Lietuvos Nacionalinis Radijas ir Televizija (LRT), has selected its Spectrum™ media server system as the foundation of a project that has moved the broadcaster to an efficient, end-to-end, tapeless workflow. Thu, 4 December 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/1202.php Front Porch Digital and Omneon, Inc., today announced that they have collaborated to deliver a tightly integrated system that combines the two companies' flagship products for active storage and content management. Tue, 2 December 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/1111.php Omneon, Inc. today announced that the Raj Television Network, South India's leading Tamil broadcaster for news and entertainment, has deployed the Omneon Spectrum™ media server for multichannel SD broadcasting, including four-channel ingest and six-channel playout. Tue, 11 November 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/1105a.php Omneon, Inc. today announced that Anhui Television, a regional broadcaster in eastern China, has purchased an Omneon Spectrum™ media server to support its expansion to a larger number of channels. Wed, 5 November 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/1105b.php Omneon, Inc. today announced that CCTV6 is relying on the company's Spectrum™ media server system to perform ingest and playout of five SD channels and one HD channel at its new Beijing facility. Wed, 5 November 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/1016.php New York's number one news station to implement end-to-end Dalet driven workflow incorporating Omneon media servers and storage for multi-platform distribution. Thu, 16 October 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0923.php Omneon, Inc., a leading provider of media servers and active storage systems for the global media market, today announced that the Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) has installed the company's Spectrum™ media servers to provide the foundation for an efficient file-based workflow. Thu, 23 September 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0911a.php Omneon Inc. today announced a new family of MPEG-2 MediaPorts for its Spectrum™ and MediaDeck™ video servers that will be showcased at IBC2008. Thu, 11 September 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0911b.php Omneon, Inc., today announced that PLAZAMEDIA, a full-service television provider that is also Germany's largest sports television producer, has selected Omneon storage and server solutions to form the basis of its new platform for highly efficient, file-based workflows. Thu, 11 September 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0904.php Omneon, Inc., today announced that at IBC2008 they will introduce a new 6.1 version of ProCast™ CDN, the high-performance content distribution platform that allows for high-speed, long-distance file transfers over IP networks. Thu, 4 September 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0903.php Omneon, Inc., today announced that Sky Italia, the Italian pay-TV owned by News Corporation Limited, has deployed the company's MediaGrid active storage system at the heart of its new file-based HD workflow. Wed, 3 September 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0821.php NY1, New York City's 24/7 all-news station, is using an Omneon Spectrum™ media server as an end-to-end field production solution to support up-to-the minute, comprehensive coverage at the two U.S. political conventions taking place this month. Thu, 21 August 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0805.php Omneon, Inc., today announced that Four Points Media Group has deployed the Omneon Spectrum™ HD media server in a redundant configuration to provide ingest and simultaneous playout of SD and HD content for WTVX CW-34, Four Points' station in West Palm Beach, Fla. The Spectrum system is sited at an unmanned transmitter facility in the Everglades, which is managed by remote control from master control facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah. Tue, 05 August 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0731.php Omneon, Inc. today announced that e.tv, South Africa's only privately owned, free-to-air terrestrial television channel, has purchased two Omneon Spectrum™ media server systems, one to add capacity to the existing Spectrum server in e.tv's 24-hour news production operation, and one to provide on-air ingest and playout. Thu, 31 July 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0722.php Omneon, Inc., today announced that French broadcaster M6 (Métropole Télévision) has selected the company's MediaGrid active storage system, featuring grid-enabled ProXchange™ transcoding, and Omneon Spectrum™ media server to underpin a major facility upgrade that will enable both a transition to HD and a fully file-based workflow. The M6 MediaGrid and Spectrum systems are scheduled to be installed this summer and on the air in October 2008. Tue, 22 July 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0715.php WCAX-TV, Vermont's CBS affiliate, has selected an Omneon Spectrum™ media server system for fully mirrored ingest and play out of three channels. WCAX selected the Spectrum servers not only for their well-known reliability and scalability but also because the system flexibility accommodates the broadcaster's mixed aspect ratio playout requirements. Tue, 15 July 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0714.php Omneon, Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems for the broadcast and digital content markets, today announced that it is partnering with Bycast Inc. to deliver highly scalable data protection and preservation to customers that need rapid access to vital data. The solution combines Omneon's MediaGrid clustered storage platform with Bycast's StorageGRID® storage management software. Mon, 14 July 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0620.php Omneon, Inc., today announced that the Japan Racing Association (JRA) has selected the company's Spectrum™ HD media server system to provide ingest and playout for its broadcasts of thoroughbred horse-racing programs and information to racetracks and off-track betting facilities. The Spectrum system installation, integrated by Ikegami Tsushinki Co., Ltd., of Tokyo, is part of a transition now underway at JRA to an all-HD environment. Fri, 20 June 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0617.php Omneon Inc., a leading provider of scalable media server and active storage systems, and Pharos, a developer of software architecture for desktop content management, today announced they have been selected by HBO Asia to provide an infrastructure upgrade that will enable a fully file-based workflow for HBO's Singapore facility. The combination of Omneon MediaGrid active storage and ProXchange™ transcoding with Pharos Mediator content management and Playtime automation will allow HBO Asia to achieve greater efficiency as it delivers programming to a base of 31 million subscribers across 22 countries in Asia. Tue, 17 June 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0612.php Omneon, Inc. today announced that Chello Multicanal, headquartered in Madrid, has deployed Omneon Spectrum™ media servers for ingest and playout of nine channels, each focused on theme programming ranging from food to biography. The network, owned by cable giant Liberty Global, reaches 13 million viewers in Spain and Portugal via cable, satellite, and IPTV. Thu, 12 June 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0603a.php Omneon, Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems for the broadcast and digital content storage markets, today announced that it has joined the Communications Media Management Association (CMMA) as a President's Circle Partner. New methods of communication such as social networking, video conferencing and multimedia are becoming more commonplace in today's enterprises, and as a leading provider of active storage systems for digital media, Omneon will work closely with CMMA members to help them manage and store rich media files associated with these new forms of communication. Tue, 03 June 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0603b.php Omneon, Inc. today announced that BBC World Service has selected Omneon Spectrum™ media servers to provide ingest and playout for its new news-based Arabic TV service, which will reach viewers in 22 countries across the Middle East. The free BBC Arabic satellite and cable television channel, with studio facilities in the U.K., launched in March with 12 hour service that will expand to 24 hours in the summer. Tue, 03 June 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0505.php Omneon, Inc. announced today that Joseph Kennedy is leaving as the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer. The Board of Directors has appointed Lawrence Kaplan, currently Vice Chairman of the Board, to serve as the Company's interim President and Chief Executive Officer, while conducting a search for a permanent successor. Mr. Kaplan co-founded Omneon in 1998 as President and CEO, and has been with Omneon since that time. Mon, 05 May 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0428.php Omneon today announced that Canal Overseas, which provides 24/7 satellite distribution of France's Canal+ programming to 500,000 subscribers in Africa, the Caribbean, Indian Ocean, and the South Pacific, has based its new HD playout system on the company's Spectrum™ HD media servers. Like all Spectrum servers, the Spectrum HD provides flexibility, scalability, and reliability, and in addition features the capability to embed World System Teletext (WST) data in the VANC (vertical ancillary) portion of the HD-SDI signal when programming is ingested, which was of particular importance to Canal Overseas. Mon, 28 April 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0414.php Omneon, Inc. has been selected to provide Omneon MediaDeck™ media servers, MediaGrid active storage systems, and ProCast CDN™ transport engines to NBC during the network's coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics from Beijing, China August 8-24. The announcement was made today by Dave Mazza, Senior Vice President, Engineering, NBC Olympics, and Geoff Stedman, Vice President of Marketing at Omneon. Mon, 14 April 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0412a.php Omneon, Inc. today introduced ProCast CDN™, a high-performance content distribution platform to optimize file transfers over any IP network, delivering dramatically increased efficiency over great distances. Incorporating advanced WAN acceleration technology, network management, and bandwidth prioritization, ProCast CDN enables organizations to initiate, monitor, and manage transfers of large files between multiple geographic locations faster and easier than ever before. Maximizing the utilization of available network bandwidth, ProCast CDN technology ensures that transfer performance is unaffected by distance or latency, and enables files to be sent around the world in a matter of minutes rather than the hours or days that it might take using traditional methods. Sat, 12 April 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0412b.php Omneon, Inc. today introduced the Media Services Framework (MSF), an integrated Web services platform that enables more efficient, best-of-breed file-based workflows by easing third-party integration and providing unified content management capabilities across server and storage systems. The MSF enables a common view into content that may be stored across multiple filesystems, and allows partner applications to manage complex workflows more easily through a single programming interface. Sat, 12 April 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0408.php Omneon, a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced the appointment of Niels Thomas as vice president of sales for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. In this role, Thomas will be responsible for managing EMEA business for Omneon, including sales and channel strategy, market expansion, and management of the company's U.K. offices. Tue, 08 April 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0403.php Omneon, Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems, today announced the release of ProXchange™ 1.1, which adds Windows Media VC-1 and Flash Video to the already broad range of formats supported by the transcoding system. ProXchange converts media residing on central storage between a wide range of broadcast-quality high bit rate video formats, as well as H.264, VC-1, and Flash Video. Thu, 03 April 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0402.php Omneon, Inc. and Interra Systems today announced that they have worked together to deliver the industry's first grid-powered quality assurance application, the Interra Baton. The Baton application harnesses the inherent media processing capabilities of the Omneon MediaGrid active storage system. Employing the Omneon MediaGrid Processing Framework, the Baton software is now able to use the MediaGrid system's many CPUs in parallel to deliver automated quality control of media files, while eliminating the need for separate QA hardware and additional external storage to perform the quality control (QC) function. Wed, 02 April 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0313.php Omneon, Inc. and Vizrt, Ltd. today announced that their flagship products for active storage and media asset management, the MediaGrid and the Viz Ardome™ family respectively, have been integrated and successfully tested together. The combined systems deliver a streamlined workflow for media operations. The Omneon media servers provide ingest and playout functionality with the MediaGrid acting as central storage, and the Viz Ardome system oversees all management of media operations, directing the flow from ingest through archiving including production and playout. Thu, 13 March 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0310.php Omneon, Inc., today announced that the Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC) has selected the company's Spectrum™ server system for media ingest, storage, and fully mirrored playout at its new broadcast facility in the city of Abu Dhabi. A key factor in ADMC's selection was the Omneon MultiPort 4102, the Spectrum system component that will ease the broadcaster's transition to HD while enabling it to make the most of its extensive library of SD content. Mon, 10 March 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0306.php Omneon, Inc. today announced that Arab Media Group (AMG) has selected both the company's MediaGrid active storage system and its Spectrum™ media servers as the foundation for a tapeless infrastructure for its television broadcasting company, Arabian Television Network (ATN), located in Dubai Studio City. ATN, the home of MTV Arabiya, represents the region's first deployment of the MediaGrid, which uses an innovative grid-based architecture to provide active online storage. Thu, 06 March 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0129.php Omneon, Inc. today announced that Equity Media Holdings Corporation is relying on the Omneon MediaGrid system for active online storage and Omneon Spectrum™ media servers for ingest and playout of content to some 70 stations nationwide, including playout for the fast-growing Retro Television Network (RTN). Equity Media's unique and innovative Central Automated Satellite Hub (C.A.S.H.) system, located in Little Rock, Ark., originates and distributes more media content than any other single facility in the world. The C.A.S.H. system even replaces local station master control because it also manages accounting, spot inventory, promotion, and production functions. Tue, 29 January 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0123.php Omneon, Inc. and Pro-Bel have announced that the two companies have worked together to integrate Pro-Bel's Morpheus automation and media management systems with Omneon MediaGrid active storage and Omneon media server products. The combined solution gives broadcasters an enterprisewide storage and playout infrastructure under the control of a single management system, greatly improving workflow and overall efficiency. Wed, 23 January 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2008/0110.php Omneon today announced that France's Cognacq-Jay Image (C-JI) is installing five Omneon MediaDeck™ integrated video servers. C-JI will use the MediaDeck servers to provide mirrored playout of four television channels now and will be adding additional channels in the near future. This is the first deployment of the Omneon MediaDeck in France. Thu, 10 January 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/1213.php Omneon, Inc., a leading provider of media server and active storage systems for the broadcast and digital content storage markets, today announced that it has acquired Castify Networks, a provider of software-based solutions for managing the distribution of digital content over the Internet and private Intranets. Thu, 13 December 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/1127.php Omneon, Inc., a leading provider of flexible media server and active storage systems, has named Toronto-based Majortech its master systems integrator for Canada. All sales of Omneon equipment to customers in Canada will be directed through Majortech, which will also provide service to other resellers and systems integrators serving the area. In addition, Majortech will be responsible for spares provisioning, as well as installation and technical support in Canada on behalf of Omneon. Tue, 27 November 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/1120.php At Inter BEE 2007 (stand 5508), Omneon, Inc. announced server support for the AVC-Intra high-performance HD format. The new MediaPort modules for the Omneon Spectrum™ media server and the Omneon MediaDeck™ integrated server will provide realtime encoding and decoding of HD material using the AVC-Intra codec. Tue, 20 November 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/1107.php Omneon today announced that Fisher Communications, Inc. is relying on Omneon Spectrum™ media servers for an innovative application in which three CBS affiliate stations and four Univision affiliate stations share a single remote master control facility. Wed, 07 November 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/1106.php Omneon, a leading manufacturer of media server and storage systems for the global media market, today announced that Al-Watan, the first fully HD broadcaster in the Middle East, will rely on an Omneon Spectrum™ media server for two channels of HD playout at its facility in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Tue, 06 November 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://omneon.com/news/press_releases/2007/071022_Direct8.html Omneon today announced that France's Direct8, an innovative new network based on live programming and studio productions, will deploy four Omneon Spectrum™ media server systems at multiple facilities to support tapeless content production, ingest, backup, and playout. Mon, 22 October 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/1022-fr.php Omneon annonce le déploiement de quatre serveurs media Spectrum destinés aux régies de Direct8, chaîne française innovante par ses nombreux programmes en direct et ses productions en studio. Les systèmes Omneon fournissent une infrastructure entièrement numérique pour la production, l'importation, la sauvegarde et la diffusion de contenu. Mon, 22 October 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/1022.php Omneon, a leading provider of media server and active storage systems for the broadcast industry, today announced the appointment of Katsumi Yamamoto as general manager for Omneon Japan K.K. Yamamoto brings extensive experience and knowledge of the broadcast and post-production business in Japan. Mon, 22 October 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/1002.php Omneon, a leading provider of flexible media server and active storage systems, today announced that China's Jinan TV is relying on the company's Spectrum™ media server system for ingest and redundant playout of news, entertainment, and business programming from its new facility in Shandong province. The modular Spectrum system gives Jinan an interoperable, reliable, and scalable platform for transmission of 10 channels. Tue, 02 October 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0925.php Omneon today announced that Israel Educational Television (IETV) will become the first Israeli broadcaster to use the Omneon Spectrum™ media server platform for content acquisition, tape ingest, transmission, and archiving. The all-SD project is part of an upgrade to a file-based workflow at the IETV facility in Tel Aviv. Five Spectrum server systems were delivered in January and will go live in November, integrated by local SI and Omneon partner, AVCOM. Tue, 25 September 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0919.php Omneon today announced that True Visions, Thailand's top cable satellite television operator, has selected an Omneon MediaGrid content library to provide central line storage for its facility in Thailand. True Visions, previously known as UBC, has more than one million subscribers in Thailand for its own original programming and for syndicated programming on more than 90 channels. The MediaGrid installed at the True Visions facility provides 192 TB of raw storage space for their operation and also provides the bandwidth to allow more than 100 clients simultaneous and unrestricted access to the content via a Gigabit Ethernet network. wed, 19 September 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0829.php Omneon today announced that Funoon TV has selected a Spectrum™ video server system to support tapeless end-to-end production and playout at the NileSat broadcast facility in 6th October City, Egypt. Funoon, a Kuwait company that began operations in January 2006, is the Middle East's first free-to-air comedy channel. Wed, 29 August 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0725.php Omneon Video Networks today announced MTV Turkey has deployed an Omneon Spectrum™ media server system to support file-based, tapeless operations in a new custom-built facility in Istanbul. MTV Turkey, Viacom's newest station operating under a license shared by Turkish media company Multi-Channel Developers (MCD), is the first broadcaster to deploy a Spectrum server system in the country. Wed, 25 July 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0717.php Omneon Video Networks today announced that MediaFLO USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of QUALCOMM Incorporated, has deployed an Omneon Spectrum™ media server system to support FLO TV™, MediaFLO USA's mobile entertainment service now available in select markets across the U.S. With FLO TV, MediaFLO USA aggregates and delivers TV-quality entertainment and information services to mobile phones. FLO TV programming currently includes eight channels of content from some of the world's best-known entertainment brands. Mon, 17 July 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0709.php Omneon Video Networks today announced that Russia's only direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV system, NTV-Plus, has deployed an Omneon Spectrum™ media server system to support ingest, storage, and playout for Russia's first HDTV channel. NTV-Plus offers more than 90 channels, including 15 sports channels and the new HD sports channel. Mon, 9 July 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0627.php Omneon Video Networks today announced that Lifetime Entertainment Services, a diverse multimedia company that includes the two most-watched women's networks in Lifetime Television and LMN, as well as having a significant Web presence, has deployed Omneon Spectrum™ media server systems to support tapeless SD ingest and playout of four channels at its new 50,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art technical facility in Manhattan. Wed, 27 June 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0612.php Omneon Video Networks and AM Tecnología (AMTEC) today announced that Grupo Televisa, the world's largest Spanish language media corporation, has purchased an Omneon MediaGrid active storage system and five Omneon Spectrum™ media servers for ingest, storage, and playout in their Chapultepec and Santa Fe facilities, both located in Mexico City. Mon, 12 June 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0604.php Omneon Video Networks, a leading provider of media server and active storage systems for the broadcast industry, today announced the appointment of Shin Yung Chul as country manager for the company's business in South Korea. Mon, 04 June 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0514.php Omneon Video Networks and Vernick Technology, Inc., today announced that WEDU, the most watched PBS station in Florida, has installed a 2 TB Omneon Spectrum™ media server for ingest and playout of local and national programming on its three channels. The installation is part of a ground-up rebuild of station master control as part of a renovation of its 30-year-old building. Tue, 14 May 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0508.php Omneon Video Networks today announced that Ascent Media's new European Transmission Centre (ETC), located in London, has integrated two Omneon Spectrum™ media server systems for playout of as many as 32 channels. Among the Ascent Media clients served by the facility are Sony Pictures Television International, Info TV, and Teachers TV. Tue, 8 May 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0425.php Omneon Video Networks, Inc. today announced that Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) has deployed an Omneon Spectrum™ media server system to support tapeless operations in a new state-of the-art facility in Munich. BR, public radio and television broadcaster for Bavaria, worked with German distributor Netorium to integrate the Spectrum media server system as a key element of its transition from traditional tape-based to more efficient file-based operation. The operation went live in March 2007. Tue, 25 April 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0414d.php Omneon Video Networks today announced the launch of the new Omneon MediaDeck™ fully integrated video server at NAB2007. The Omneon MediaDeck is a multichannel video server built on the same technology as the company's flagship product, the Omneon Spectrum™ media server, enabling optimal interoperability and rock-solid reliability. With support for both HD and SD media, the Omneon MediaDeck delivers full server functionality at a price point that's right for small and medium-sized broadcasters and other applications where a compact integrated system is desirable. Sat, 14 April 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0414c.php At NAB2007 Omneon announced the launch of ProXchange™, a high-performance transcoding system designed for high-volume, multiformat media environments. ProXchange is the first media processing application specifically designed to run on Omneon's MediaGrid active storage system, taking advantage of MediaGrid's combined storage and processing architecture to deliver scalable and efficient grid-based transcoding. The integration of transcode processing within the MediaGrid active storage system streamlines file-based workflows by eliminating the need for external processing systems and multiple file copies. Sat, 14 April 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0414b.php Omneon Video Networks, Inc., today announced that it will introduce a new family of media interface components for the Omneon Spectrum™ media server at NAB2007 that adds new HD encoding and other advanced media processing capabilities to the platform. Built on the principles that have made the Spectrum widely accepted — scalability, flexibility, and reliability — the MediaPort 5000 series provides integrated HD ingest, enabling an end-to-end HD or SD ingest and playout solution from Omneon. Sat, 14 April 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0414a.php TVNZ, New Zealand's national television public broadcaster, has selected Omneon to provide the principle storage and playout devices for the television network's transformation to a completely tapeless digital operation. TVNZ has been using an Omneon Spectrum™ server since early 2006 for production storage and playout, and is now adding a 34-TB, 1000-hour MediaGrid for central storage, collaborative production, and archiving. In addition, three MediaDecks™, Omneon's new fully integrated compact video server, will attach to the MediaGrid to provide ingest and playout of both SD and HD content. Sat, 14 April 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0410.php Omneon Video Networks today announced the appointment of Andrew Thornton as vice president of sales for the Asia/Pacific region. Thornton, who previously was Omneon's business development director working out of Japan, has nearly two decades of experience in the broadcast industry. In his new role with the company, he will be responsible for directing sales, customer support, and business development initiatives in the Asia/Pacific market. Tue, 10 April 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0409.php Going into this year's PBS Technology Conference, April 11–14 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Omneon has announced that in the first quarter of 2007, the company reached a benchmark 75th PBS member station server installation. “The Spectrum™ media server has proven to be the right solution for a wide variety of broadcasters, and we have made a real effort to focus on the needs and special requirements of PBS member stations in terms of flexibility, reliability, and price,” said Geoff Stedman, vice president of worldwide marketing for Omneon. “Our new MediaDeck™, which we will premier at the Tech Conference, goes another step in addressing the requirements of small- and medium-sized stations.” Mon, 9 April 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0327.php Omneon Video Networks today announced that, for the second consecutive year, it was chosen to receive a Digital Studio Industry Leadership Award for its Omneon Spectrum™ media server. The award for “Best Server” was announced at CABSAT 2007, the Middle East's largest cable and satellite exhibition. The Industry Leadership Awards recognize companies that have shown their commitment to the growing industry in the Middle East region. Tue, 27 March 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0326.php Omneon Video Networks today announced that Education Broadcasting Station (EBS), Korea's largest free-to-air public education broadcaster, is using an Omneon Spectrum™ media server system to provide redundant playout of four channels. The modular Spectrum system delivered through digital media system consultancy group IISN Systems gives EBS a reliable, scalable, and space-efficient platform for multichannel transmission from the broadcaster's Seoul facility. Mon, 26 March 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0319.php Omneon Video Networks today announced that Jakarta's Own Channel (O Channel) is using Omneon Spectrum™ media server systems to support ingest and playout for television operations within a virtual facility, split between two buildings located nine miles apart. The Spectrum server system and Omneon MirrorTool™, provided by systems integrator Roscor Corporation, help O Channel bridge this gap for smooth, reliable transmission of its lifestyle and entertainment programming Thu, 19 March 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0305.php Omneon Video Networks today announced that Oklahoma Educational Television Authority (OETA), a PBS affiliate based in Oklahoma City, has expanded its new Omneon Spectrum™ SD/HD media server system with the recent purchase of the Omneon ConformTool™, which enables full integration of Avid systems into a highly flexible Omneon broadcast server infrastructure. Mon, 5 March 2007 16:00:00 GMT http://www.omneon.com/company/news/press-releases/2007/0102.php Omneon Video Networks and Pro-Bel Systems today announced that the Defense Information School (DINFOS), responsible for training U.S. armed services personnel in broadcasting technologies for reporting, entertainment, training, and video analysis, is installing a 12-channel redundant Omneon Spectrum™ media server along with Pro-Bel routers and router control as part of the digital upgrade of its studios in Fort Meade, Md. Tue, 2 January 2007 16:00:00 GMT