Rose Parade Broadcast on Univision in HD Thanks to Adtec Digital
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On New Years Day, Flying Cow Satellite Services was able to broadcast the 121st Rose Parade live and in high definition on the Univision Network thanks to Adtec Digital’s mediaHUB-HD Pro encoder.
Flying Cow Satellite Services provided the transmission of the vividly colorful parade in 1080i HD using Adtec Digital’s mediaHUB-HD Pro high definition MPEG 2 encoder. This marked the first high definition remote transmission in Univision history.
The parade, which was themed “2010: A Cut Above the Rest,” featured a plethora of flowers, equestrians, and music and was seen by hundreds of thousands of viewers on Univision, the No.1 rated Spanish-language network in the U.S.
The mediaHUB-HD Pro is a real-time contribution-quality MPEG 2 HD encoder, which is designed to support contribution, ATSC, DVB and IPTV distribution, and Cable Labs compliant VOD and DPI studio encoding requirements. The auto-detect HD/SD SDI video input eliminates the need for user resolution and frame rate configuration. It boasts dual stream on-board audio encoding of Dolby Digital and MPEG 1 Layer 2 audio with Dolby E and Dolby 5.1 passthrough support.
Standard features include three ASI outputs as well as a GIGE output, AES3 Digital Audio, SDI and analog audio inputs and BISS 1/E encryption. User interfaces include a front panel interface and on-board web application server for configuration and monitoring.
Unique features include a built-in confidence decoder with HD/SD-SDI, HDMI, and D1 outputs as well as “Constant Capture” hard drive acquisition for studio, contribution, and distribution applications.