Wrestling Goes Hi-Def With Grass

    Thomson Grass Valley pins $12 million deal with WWE
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    Thomson said it’s working on an HD upgrade for World Wrestling Entertainment in a deal valued at $12 million. The renovation involves transitioning the WWE’s Stamford, Conn., infrastructure to a file-based workflow.

    The new system is based on Thomson Grass Valley’s K2 servers; its Aurora HD production editing system; Kalypso HD switchers; a Trinix HD router; and Kameleon and GeckoFlex conversion modules.

    For the full story of the WWE conversion, check out
    WWE Slams Into HD,”     from TV Technology contributor Sanjay Talwani.

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