How is the EVS Logistics Company bringing the highest quality football images to my home and the world?
The programming of the television networks consists primarily of broadcasting prerecorded images which, until very recently, were stored on tapes. But linear editing (or editing on tape) is being replaced by digital media or non-linear editing. Today, digital technology on hard disk (non-linear, by definition) is the common alternative. There has been clear confirmation of a migration towards this technology for some years, even though it will still take another 5 to 6 years or so for the hard disk penetration rate to increase from 30% to 70%. Television stations began migrating to tapeless interoperable computer platforms beginning in the late 1990s. Video recorders are rarely used nowadays for live productions. EVS type digital media servers are the norm in Broadcasting. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
EVS Broadcast Equipment S.A. (Brussels: EVS) (PINKSHEETS: EVBEF), the leader in Professional Digital Video applications for Live TV Production announces today it has signed a major agreement with the UEFA for the rental of technology and the providing of service and support to the organisation of UEFA EURO 2008TM, the largest pan-European soccer tournament. The Host Broadcast planning and operations for the tournament will be implemented by UEFA Media Technologies SA (UMET) on behalf of UEFA. The EUR 2 million deal includes 60 XT[2] servers, many Multicam LSM, SpotBox, Keyword Assignment and IPDirector applications, as well as XNet[2] networking functionalities. The 4 dedicated HD OB Vans that are part of the UEFA Host Broadcast Operations shall each be equipped with 11 XT[2] servers, together with IPDirector applications for highlight package and clip compilation. As part of the Host Broadcast Operations Teams planning for UEFA EURO 2008TM, a major Central Media Server Architecture in
