Grass Valley Chosen For PacTV's London Facility

Pacific Television Center (PacTV), a Los Angeles-based, global transmission and production company, has purchased an NVISION 8576 router from Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, for its new state-of-the-art London facility with IP and 4K capabilities.

The new router is a central component of the operation and will manage all of the global connectivity into and out of the London facility. The investment means PacTV now has Grass Valley routers in five of its managed locations in Los Angeles, New York, Washington D.C, Singapore and London.

"Reliability is critical, and we know from experience in our other locations that Grass Valley routers have a long life span," said Nick Castaneda, VP of Development of PacTV. "By using Grass Valley equipment at our facilities, colleagues can now manage each other's routers using similar, intuitive user interfaces and controls. For our customers, this means that we can minimize disruptions and provide reliable transmission services under the most demanding circumstances."

With the new router, PacTV operators are able to quickly have source/destination status for high demand resources, helping make quick decisions for customers. Programming can also be done with ease, while main components of the system can be monitored through the tabbed system in NV9000 SE Utilities.

The new router ensures an IP delivery method via Ethernet or Fiber link as video transport becomes more integrated toward IP delivery. PacTV will increasingly need to take the current video formats of HD-SDI and ASI and apply it into IP multicast or unicast applications. The Grass Valley router will provide an intermediate device to route these into various networks and take them away when the service is complete.

The NVISION 8576 router is part of the NVISION 8500 hybrid router series, designed for production and playout applications from trucks to the large engine rooms. It offers integrated audio processing, SMTPE 2022 IP routing and simplified cable management with no compromises on reliability.

"We have been providing innovative technology to PacTV for more than a dozen years, and are very excited to be part of the company's new leading-edge London facility," noted Said Bacho, senior vice president, EMEA, Grass Valley. "The NVISION 8500 series router is perfect for PacTV's workflow needs today, and with its ability to manage IP and 4K, this platform is also perfect for PacTV in the future."

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(JP)