Seoul, Korea – SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC), the global leader in broadcast and multi-screen video, announced the deployment of its Universal MediaLibrary (UML) at Korean multi-channel satellite television provider KBSN, a subsidiary of the national broadcaster KBS.
The SeaChange UML is an all-in-one, enterprise-class, IT-based storage solution that ensures openness and reliability. At 9RU, the UML accommodates 72x 1TB SAS drives, ensuring high availability and real-time performance. As KBSN is poised to switch from SD to HD programming, the operator has selected the UML as a core component to its significant upgrade. The UML provides KBSN with greater storage capabilities to accommodate HD content files.
The new UML storage system expands KBSN’s current playout platform through integration with SeaChange’s Broadcast MediaLibrary (BML) 24000ex. Integration and synchronization of the UML with the BML will be automated via the SeaChange MediaGateway (SMG) Pro software, which manages transfers between the different generations of SeaChange servers and storage, third-party production systems, Media Asset Management and archive systems.
“To KBSN, a reliable storage solution as a central part of its tapeless workflow represents stable operations,” said Shin Geun-Cheol, Technical Director of KBSN. “The massive storage capacity of the UML assures us that KBSN is ready to go for HD. Its fast throughput, compatibility with SeaChange and third-party systems, and RAID-6 reliability assures our subscribers that we can deliver high quality content, whenever they need it, where they need it.”
“The KBSN infrastructure featuring SeaChange solutions is a demonstration of how far SeaChange has gone in the broadcast industry,” said Stephane Jauroyou, Vice President for Broadcast Sales, SeaChange International. “Today, SeaChange offers IT-based solutions for an end-to-end broadcast workflow: from content capture, production, transmission, to monetization.”
Learn more about the SeaChange Universal MediaLibrary at Booth S2F3, Hall SSH2 at CABSAT Dubai at the Dubai World Trade Center from February 8-10, 2011.
For more information about SeaChange in CABSAT Dubai, visit the SeaChange booth and ask for Marcello Dellepiane (+33 679126424) or Issam Hanna (+33 685838458).
About SeaChange International
SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) is the global leader in multi-screen video and one of the largest software companies worldwide. The Company provides innovative, Emmy award-winning solutions and services for back office, advertising, content, in-home devices and broadcast to hundreds of media companies globally, including blue chip companies such as Comcast, Virgin Media, AT&T, Hutchison Whampoa, Vodacom and DISH Network. Headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, SeaChange has product development, support and sales offices around the world. Visit www.schange.com.