Sun will provide various IT infrastructure solutions to support the launch of a new satellite TV service in India

The Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) said that Sun Microsystems, the creator and lead advocate for Java technology, has joined the DVD consortium's board of directors. The board is made up of various computing, consumer electronics, media, manufacturing, gaming and entertainment companies supporting the Blu-ray format.

The company also has announced Sun Streaming Software Release 2, which lets users scale from 500 to 1.5 million subscribers.

Sun Microsystems has developed a digital programming repository to stage and manage video program content for 15 HBO and Cinemax networks over the next three years. The system includes five TB of redundant storage, which can grow to 50 TB for 5,000 hours of content. It has a constant data rate of more than 300 MB per

iForce TV Services Network will provide revenue generating opportunities that include demand-generation programs and support from a growing number members.

Bexel, a leading U.S. broadcast equipment rental company, recently provided a varied array of support and services in the form of equipment rentals, fiber-optic technical expertise and engineering support to Turner Sport’s coverage of the 88th PGA Championship from the Medinah (IL) Country Club. According to Lee E

(November 4, 2003) Boston and Santa Clara--PBS content producer WGBH Boston and Sun Microsystems have announced the grand opening of the first Sun iForce Solution Center for Digital Asset Management. The center provides testing facilities designed to help broadcast networks, television stations, and other digital media-intensive businesses build architectures to better manage their digital assets and create new revenue streams from their content. The facility features Sun's Digital Asset Management Reference Architecture, which provides detailed methodologies for designing and deploying a digital asset management platform.