RGB Networks Signs Global Reseller Agreement With TANDBERG Television
RGB Networks, the leader in network video processing, recently announced that it has signed a global reseller agreement with TANDBERG Television, part of the Ericsson Group. The agreement will see TANDBERG Television integrate RGB's best-in-class Broadcast Network Processor (BNP) with its industry leading iSIS 8000 IP headend and video processing solutions for satellite, cable, telco and terrestrial networks. The deal will also provide RGB with increased scale and market presence through access to TANDBERG Television's global customer base.
With the broadcast industry facing constant growth in the number of available programming channels and the rapidly rising number of high definition (HD) channels, operators face the challenge of manipulating and managing a growing number of digital MPEG video and audio streams. To meet these video processing demands, operators must deploy scalable and flexible solutions, such as those provided by TANDBERG Television and RGB Networks, which match the growth and programming expansion of all broadcast networks.
"By combining RGB's BNP video processor with our compression and systems expertise, we are able to offer a ‘best-of-breed' solution with industry-leading performance for multiplexing, encoding, transrating and splicing in an all-IP environment," says Roger Bolton, Executive Vice President of compression solutions at TANDBERG Television. "The high density and scalability of RGB's BNP dovetails with our existing state-of-the art video processing solutions to make new business models a commercial and technical reality for our customers."
Housed in a one rack-unit platform, the BNP delivers the broadcast industry's highest density solution for digital video grooming, statistical multiplexing, transrating and digital program insertion. With the ability to process more than 500 video streams in a single rack-unit, the DVB-compliant BNP significantly lowers the cost of delivering advanced digital video services for all European operators, while also offering the ability to increase their revenues through digital ad insertion.
"It is a great tribute to the performance of our Broadcast Network Processor that it has been chosen by TANDBERG Television," said Ramin Farassat, Vice President of Product Marketing for RGB Networks. "We look forward to leveraging TANDBERG Television's market leadership to make RGB's BNP more widely available to broadcasters and network operators around the world."
Visitors to the TANDBERG Television stand at IBC (1.568) can see a demonstration of how RGB's BNP has been integrated with the TANDBERG Television product portfolio to offer ‘best-of-breed' video processing in an all-IP headend.
Based on RGB's Video Intelligence Architecture (VIA), the DVB-compliant Broadcast Network Processor (BNP) is designed to enable cable operators to deliver highly targeted and personalized video services. RGB's Broadcast Network Processor offers the scalability to support current and future network growth, while also providing the flexibility to sustain new applications such as targeted ad insertion and digital simulcast. The BNP also reduces the complexity and cost of deploying these services, allowing operators to focus on introducing more personalized, revenue-generating services.
About RGB Networks
RGB Networks delivers extremely high-density, flexible video processing solutions that enable video service providers to deliver highly targeted and personalized video content at considerably lower costs than conventional solutions. Based on its unique Video Intelligence Architecture (VIA), RGB's VIA product family simplifies management and delivers scalable, multi-function capability in a single, programmable platform, allowing video service providers to leverage existing infrastructure, while building an advanced foundation to meet the needs of the rapidly growing market for personalized video services.
For more information about RGB Networks and its advanced video processing solutions, please visit www.rgbnetworks.com.
SOURCE: RGB Networks