(Urbana, IL) – Cobalt Digital Inc., a designer and manufacturer of conversion gear for the broadcast television industry, is teaming up with MediaCorp at the APEC (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation) 2009 conference in Singapore. As Host Broadcaster of the event, MediaCorp will build the International Broadcast Centre, which will include the operation of broadcast quality cameras, a live video and audio feed distribution system, and master control room.
The audio feed distribution system at APEC is based on SDI embedded audio, and will rely on Cobalt’s award-winning 9000 series of cards for openGear™. Cobalt’s 9321 (HD/SD-SDI Audio Embedder) and 9322 (HD/SD-SDI Audio De-Embedder) will enable the feed to be easily distributed to a variety of media partners.
“Cobalt is pleased to partner with MediaCorp for this major event,” said Chris Shaw, Vice President of Sales for Cobalt. “We see this as a strong vote of confidence in the quality and reliability of the 9000 series product line.”
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About Cobalt Digital Inc.
Cobalt Digital Inc. designs and manufactures award-winning conversion gear for the broadcast television environment. Distributed through a worldwide network of dealers, system integrators, and other partnerships, Cobalt products are backed with a 5-year warranty. For more information, visit www.cobaltdigital.com.
About MediaCorp
MediaCorp is a leading broadcast transmission infrastructure operator and service provider for digital and analog broadcasting services. For more information, please visit www.mediacorp.sg/. For more information on APEC 2009 in Singapore, visit www.apec2009.sg/.
