Harris Corporation HDTV Conversion Chosen by CHUM Television to Power Canada's First HD Daily Newscast
June 27 2006 - 12:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
CINCINNATI, June 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation
(NYSE:HRS) today announced that Toronto-based CHUM Television, one
of Canada's leading broadcasters, has placed a significant order
for Harris standard- and high-definition (SD/HD) conversion,
processing, and control and monitoring equipment to support its
latest HD initiative. Beginning in September, CHUM Television's
Citytv plans to broadcast Toronto's number one morning show,
"Breakfast Television," in HD, as well as "CityLine" and "CityNews"
at noon, 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. With this announcement, Citytv is
positioned to become the first daily newscast in Canada to air in
high definition. The order from CHUM includes X75(TM)HD M-Path
Multiple-Path Converter/Synchronizers, NEO(TM) XHD
broadcast-quality, modular HDTV converters and the 6800+(TM)
modular down-converters for utility applications. Also included in
the order are CCS Pilot(TM) control and monitoring software and
NUCLEUS(TM) user-configurable, network control panels, which
support centralized operational control of all the conversion,
processing and routing equipment. "Since Citytv Toronto became the
first over-the-air Canadian broadcaster to transmit an HD signal in
2003, choosing the best available technology has been fundamental
to our success," said Bruce Cowan, director, broadcast technology,
CHUM Television. "The Harris HD conversion portfolio is proven
technology that offers an unmatched range of options that enabled
us to work with a single vendor to meet all the conversion
requirements of this ambitious project." Harris offers a range of
high-quality, compact HD conversion solutions to meet every
application and every budget. Designed for multi-function,
broadcast-quality applications, the powerful X75(TM)HD is ideal for
a dynamic environment where multiple signal types may be
encountered and multiple path processing desired. The NEO(TM) XHD
series offers single- or multi-function, broadcast-quality
conversion modules in an advanced-application platform. For utility
applications, the 6800+(TM) HUC/HDC series delivers
single-function, broadcast/monitoring conversion products in a
flexible, exceptional-value platform. "CHUM has led the Canadian
broadcast industry with HD initiatives, and we are pleased to
support their latest venture," said Tim Thorsteinson,
president-elect of the Harris Broadcast Communications Division.
"Our expanded conversion portfolio presents broadcasters with a
unique level of flexibility as they transition to high definition
-- especially in terms of control. With the new NUCLEUS(TM) control
panel, broadcasters benefit from having easier access to device
control parameters, a higher level of user customization and
superior, centralized control over their operations." Providing
user-configured control at the center of an operation, NUCLEUS(TM)
offers real-time control and monitoring of any Leitch CCS(TM)
Protocol-enabled device, including products within the NEO(TM) and
6800+(TM) platforms. NUCLEUS(TM) provides more knobs for parameter
adjustments, more buttons to quickly invoke parameter value changes
and an enhanced display to improve overall operation. The X75(TM)HD
combines SD to HD upgradeability with up/down/cross conversion,
SD/HD frame sync and extensive video and audio processing
capabilities all in a space-saving 1RU package, allowing
broadcasters to do much more with less equipment. Leveraging the
sophisticated technology of the X75(TM)HD in a compact, modular
design, the NEO(TM) XHD series offers broadcast-quality, up-, down-
and cross-conversion products that perform many of the key
functions of the X75(TM)HD, including embedded audio pass-through,
audio and video syncs, closed captioning translation and optional
discrete audio support. The 6800+(TM) HDC/HUC series provides
utility up- and down- conversion, supports commonly used 1080i and
720p formats at various frame rates, provides a variety of aspect
ratio selections from several common preset ratios and allows
user-configuration of custom aspect ratios. About CHUM Television
CHUM Television is a division of CHUM Limited (TSX: CHM/CHM. B,
http://www.chumlimited.com/ ), one of Canada's leading media
companies and content providers which owns and operates 33 radio
stations, 12 local television stations and 21 specialty channels,
as well as an environmental music distribution division. Through
international format licenses and program sales, CHUM's original
content is seen in over 130 countries worldwide and is distributed
via new media platforms, including interactive television, wireless
services and exclusive CHUM-branded Internet properties. About
Harris Corporation Harris is an international communications and
information technology company serving government and commercial
markets in more than 150 countries. With headquarters in Melbourne,
Florida, the company has annual sales of over $3 billion and more
than 13,000 employees -- including 5,500 engineers and scientists
-- dedicated to the development of best-in-class assured
communications(TM) products, systems, and services. The company's
operating divisions serve markets for government communications, RF
communications, broadcast communications, and microwave
communications. Additional information about Harris Corporation is
available at http://www.harris.com/ . DATASOURCE: Harris
Corporation CONTACT: David Cohen, Senior Marketing Communications
Manager, Infrastructure and Digital Media, Harris Broadcast
Communications Division, +1-610-327-2292, or ; or Laura Whitaker,
Vice President, Leitch Marketing Communications, +1-408-782-1201,
or , for Harris Web site: http://www.harris.com/
http://www.chumlimited.com/
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