Paris, October 3rd, 2011.
ATEME announced today that its Kyrion CM4101 encoder was selected by the Eurovision for MPEG-4 10-bit video transmissions by satellite. This selection – the result of extensive tests conducted by the European Broadcasting Union technical department since 2010 – crowns the maturity of MPEG-4 4:2:2 10-bit compression just two years after its market introduction by ATEME in 2009.
“We were impressed by the quality of the product,” said Paolo Pusterla, Head of Procurement & Network Partnerships at EBU Network & News. “ATEME’s Kyrion encoder meets our future requirements and we shall consider its usage for future events carried over the EBU Eurovision network,” added Mr Pusterla.
About Eurovision and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
The Eurovision network delivers news, sports, and events to EBU Members and other media organizations. Services to Members range from legal advice, technical standardization and development to coproduction and exchange of quality European content.
The EBU serves 85 national media organizations in 56 countries in and around Europe as well as the whole global media community across the footprint of its satellite leases and fibre network. It represents its Members and promotes the values and relevance of public service media in Europe and around the world. For more information: www.ebu.ch and www.eurovision.net/
About ATEME
ATEME is a world leading provider of MPEG-4 / H.264 and MPEG-2 bandwidth efficient compression technology. ATEME encoding solutions are deployed widely for broadcast contribution links, distribution, multi-screen live streaming, OTT and VOD applications.
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