DirecTV buys Avid MediaStream servers

The new systems will enable DirecTV to expand its SD capabilities while building a foundation for future HD services.

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Oct 6, 2006

DirecTV has installed four Avid MediaStream systems, valued at about $1 million, that support 64 decoder channels with more than 25TB of dedicated RAID storage.

The new systems will enable DirecTV to update and expand its SD capabilities and build a foundation for future HD services as well, the company said.

Avid’s MediaStream systems come standard with native HD and native SD storage and playout capabilities, as well as built-in up/downconversion. When current SD broadcasters are ready to transition to HD delivery, there is no need to purchase new hardware systems.

MediaStream servers can be configured from just a few channels using a standalone server to up to 100 simultaneous channels using highly reliable storage area network technology.

For more information, visit www.avid.com.

Avid Technology announced that DIRECTV, the leading satellite television service provider in the U.S., has installed approximately $1 million of Avid MediaStream systems purchased in March 2006. The investment—which will enable DIRECTV to update and expand its standard-definition capabilities and build a foundation for

The new servers will allow the direct-to-home satellite providerto expand and update its SD capabilities and lay the foundation for future HD services.

Avid Technology Inc. said this week that DirecTV Inc. has installed about $1 million of Avid MediaStream systems purchased in March 2006. The investment, which will enable DirecTV--which has more than 15.5 million customers--to update and expand its standard-definition capabilities and build a foundation for future

DIRECTV expands compression platform with Grass Valley ViBE promo image

DIRECTV will add new SD and HD channels to its program lineup by managing its transponder capacity with Grass Valley encoders

NVISION supplies router for DIRECTV HD infrastructure promo image

The new systems ensure continuous, error-free delivery of DIRECTV’s newly expanded national HD programming.

Avid announces Unity MediaNetwork 5.0 promo image

The enhanced storage system delivers scalable SD, HD and 2K support.

Broadcasters using Avid can automatically mass-transfer video clips faster than real time from the MediaStream system to SeaChange’s Broadcast MediaLibrary/MediaClient

Harris launches NEXIO AMP server promo image

NEXIO AMP relies on an HD/SD architecture with a variety of software-enabled media services.