Digiturk Selects Harris Corporation for Major Transmission Facility Upgrade in Istanbul
September 08 2006 - 9:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Leading Turkish broadcaster represents first EMEA installation to
highlight the integrated high-definition product line-up from
Harris AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) today announced that Digiturk, the
largest digital satellite television provider in Turkey, has placed
a multimillion dollar order for Harris broadcast equipment spanning
its HD product portfolio, including the Harris(R) H-Class(TM)
D-Series(TM) Playout Automation application; multiple NEXIO(TM) XS
server platforms; a new Platinum(TM) router; IconLogo(TM) modular
branding solution; Inscriber (R) G3(TM), an HD/SD-selectable
character generator (CG) system; and Videotek(R) TVM-950 test and
measurement instruments. This new equipment will be used to upgrade
an existing installation, which will be supported by the Harris
distributor in Turkey, Erdemir Engineering. Headquartered in
Istanbul and launched in March 2000, Digiturk now has 154 channels,
consisting of pay-per-view TV services and radio services as well
as interactive channels. With more than 1.3 million subscribers,
Digiturk is the only authorised broadcaster of the national
football league in Turkey. The company transmits its channels via
eight transponders on EutelsatW3A and one transponder on Turksat
satellite. "Key to our decision to buy the H-Class D-Series Playout
Automation application is that it supports the existing workflow at
Digiturk. The system is very adaptable and enables us to interface
to different business models," said Mr. Emre Uysal, Head of
Operation, Digiturk. "The NEXIO XS servers are extremely flexible
and allow us to migrate between SD and HD for our playout
requirements without the need for additional devices. HD and SD
material can be upconverted or downconverted, and aspect ratios
easily adjusted to address the various studio requirements. "We
have complete confidence in Harris, as they have provided an
integrated solution at Digiturk that enables the automation, the
servers, the routers, cart machines, VTRs, branding and graphics
systems as well as the subtitling and archive libraries to work
together easily and effectively," Uysal continued. Digiturk uses
the H-Class D-Series Playout Automation application to control more
than 30 NEXIO XS server ports spread over two server domains, where
partial mirroring provides greater redundancy for the premium
channels. High-speed network connectivity delivers 1.2 Gbps
bandwidth between the digital archive and NEXIO XS server domains.
NEXIO XS servers are configurable between HD and SD formats and
include up, down and cross conversion. The H-Class D-Series Playout
Automation application and NEXIO XS servers offer simplified future
channel expansion. The H-Class D-Series Playout Automation
application will interface to the existing traffic and scheduling
system to import channel schedules and media data as well as send
"as run" logs to the database. This tight interface will constantly
update all new ingest data on the automation database to highlight
any upcoming problems for scheduled material. The H-Class D-Series
Playout Automation application will control 10 playout channels,
the NEXIO XS servers, the Platinum router, Sony(R) FlexiCarts(TM),
Sony(R) HDCAM and Digital Betacam(TM) VTRs, the IconLogo(TM)
branding tool, G-3(TM) CG system and the Screen Subtitling DVB
subtitling system. The H-Class D-Series Playout Automation
application also will control a Front Porch Digital DIVArchive(TM)
system that is controlling a StorageTek(TM) library. Said Dave
Dougall, vice president of Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA)
sales for the Harris Broadcast Communications Division, "This is a
terrific win for Harris, as it is the first installation in the
EMEA region where our expanded product offering has been deployed,
and it clearly demonstrates that our strategy of providing a total
solution mirrors the market demand. It also has enabled Digiturk to
achieve its business objective of working with one supplier to
provide a range of integrated products. Our products are proven to
be robust and reliable in mission-critical applications, and this
transmission centre win underscores the broad market acceptance of
our portfolio." Designed as a highly reliable automation solution
for direct-to-home (DTH) satellite delivery services platforms,
cable MSOs, and global and national commercial TV networks, the
H-Class D-Series Playout Automation application emphasizes workflow
efficiency. With complete scalability and redundancy, the
H-Class(TM) D-Series(TM) allows stations to manage complex,
multi-channel operations while employing a small number of staff.
In addition, D-Series(TM) customers can reconfigure and upgrade
their systems while remaining "on air." 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 $3.5 billion and nearly 14,000
employees -- including more than 6,000 -- dedicated to the
development of best-in-class assured communications(TM) products,
systems, software 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/. See Harris Broadcast Communications
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CONTACT: Laura Whitaker, Vice President, Marketing Communications,
Harris Broadcast Communications Division, , +1-408-782-1201; Meriam
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