Digital Nirvana System Ensures Confident 4/7 Monitoring of Live Feeds at Discovery Communications

Digital Nirvana, a provider of monitoring, compliance and content repurposing systems for broadcast, cable, and satellite networks, has announced that Discovery Communications selected its Monitor IQ broadcast monitoring system. The system will be used to provide 24/7 confidence monitoring for 45 live channels for Discovery North America's broadcast operations.

Discovery is upgrading to the latest version of Monitor IQ. For a large cable network like Discovery, Monitor IQ's ASI (asynchronous serial interface) functionality is a key benefit. With an ASI, Monitor IQ can ingest and store MPEG-2 streams from ATSC/QAM and HD-SDI feeds. Its IP recording feature enables one server to monitor multiple channels- without need for a separate set top box for each channel.

ASI functionality means less hardware for across the North America services and provides greater data metrics with regards to DPI and CALM logging, said Tim Mazzacua, Director, TOC Operations, Discovery Communications, Inc. By reducing the total equipment footprint, we can free up valuable rack space. Additionally, the Digital Nirvana system gives us a much better idea of what our customers are actually seeing.

Arco Groenenberg, director of sales and marketing for Broadcast Products, Digital Nirvana, said Monitor IQ provides unique benefits to large, subscriber-based networks: Networks run the risk of losing subscribers if there are frequent signal losses. Often the provider doesn't know there's a signal loss until a customer reports the problem. Monitor IQ lets operators keep track of their channel feeds and react to any signal loss or impairment before customers call.

We look forward to a continued successful relationship with Discovery, he continued, and ensuring the network's programming is delivered to its customers at the highest possible quality 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

About Discovery Communications

Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the worlds #1 nonfiction media company reaching 2.5 billion cumulative subscribers in over 220 countries and territories. Discovery is dedicated to satisfying curiosity through more than 190 worldwide television networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Science and Investigation Discovery, as well as U.S. joint venture networks OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network and the Hub Network. Across the Nordic region, Discovery owns and operates SBS Discovery Media, a top-three portfolio of television brands that feature leading nonfiction content, as well as locally produced entertainment programs, sports and the best scripted series and movies from major studios. Discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools, including an award-winning series of K-12 digital textbooks, and a digital leader with a diversified online portfolio, including Discovery Digital Networks. For more information, please visit http://www.discoverycommunications.com.

About Digital Nirvana

Since 1996, Digital Nirvana has been empowering customers with innovative knowledge management technologies. By combining media and digital technology expertise, Digital Nirvana makes it possible for organizations to streamline operations and gain competitive advantage with advanced product and service offerings. The company's product portfolio includes the industry-leading Monitor IQ broadcast monitoring system, AnyStream IQ OTT monitoring solution, and the MediaPro content repurposing system. A comprehensive service portfolio includes media monitoring and analysis, market intelligence and analytics, and learning management services. Digital Nirvana is headquartered in Fremont, California with offices in Hyderabad and Coimbatore, India. For more information visit http://www.digital-nirvana.com.

###

LINK:	http://news.creativecow.net/story/875632...
	See more stories from creativecow

Most recent headlines