Two New Satellite Channels Reap Benefits of Harris ONE™ Approach
(Hong Kong--May 15, 2008) Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology company, announces that India’s Kalaignar TV is using a range of products from the Harris broadcast portfolio for two new satellite TV channels — a news and general entertainment channel and a music channel.
Kalaignar TV is a regional Tamil-language channel that broadcasts from the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India.
“Harris has played an integral role in helping Kalaignar TV broadcast high-quality news and entertainment to the people of Tamil Nadu,” said Mr. Sharad Kumar, director, Kalaignar TV. “Key factors in our decision to select Harris include the reliability, scalability and collaborative, seamless workflow environment that the NEXIO™ system provides, along with the company’s comprehensive local support and fast system rollout. Harris provided us with a truly interoperable broadcast solution, and we are reaping the benefits of the speed and flexibility inherent in the NEXIO server workflow.”
The Kalaignar TV installation includes a Harris server solution for playout and editing, including NEXIO servers with 19.2 TB storage; the Velocity NX™ full-featured HD promotions craft editor; the NEXIO™ Ingest Control Manager™ application for managing scheduled line feed recordings; and the NEXIO™ PlayList™ application for sequencing and playing content to air. The installation also includes a peripheral system, including 6800+™ modular core processing products, the SuiteView™ multi-source display processor, the Panacea™ Clean/Quiet Switch router, master clocks and sync generators.
The sale was facilitated by Harris Corporation’s local distributor, Primeasure Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
Harris Broadcast Communications offers products, systems and services that provide interoperable workflow solutions that span the entire broadcast delivery chain. The Harris ONE™ approach brings together highly integrated and cost-effective products that are ideal for emerging media business models and for customers upgrading media operations to digital and high-definition services.
About Harris Corporation
Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of more than $5 billion and 16,000 employees — including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications® products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at
http://www.harris.com.
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