LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA –DigitalGlue, provider of equipment, integration services and software development for the production and distribution of digital video, was awarded a $10+ million contract by Defense Media Activity (DMA) to supply a full scope of design and engineering services, software, and equipment to upgrade The American Forces Network’s (AFN) transmission systems. AFN, part of the media outlets served by DMA, is the worldwide radio and television network serving U.S. troops, Department of Defense employees and government civilians and their families stationed overseas, as well as U.S. Navy ships.
The project will replace the network’s existing systems with four standalone MPEG-4 AVC multichannel compression systems with DVB-S/S2 RF modulation thus allowing standard definition channels to be upgraded to high definition. This new system is also deploying a Simulcrypt Verimatrix conditional access system with the existing PowerVu conditional access system, enabling an economical path to the latest technology as it is deployed while not interrupting the currently deployed set-top boxes. Through the talents of its in-house software development team, DigitalGlue is also providing several key software systems customized to DMA’s needs – subscriber management system, a high-level monitoring and control system, and an art work server for an audio-only channel.
“DigitalGlue has long provided services to government and military organizations but we are particularly honoured to play such a significant role in designing and delivering the transmission systems to AFN,” said Sean Busby, president of DigitalGlue. “This contract illustrates the U.S. Government’s continued confidence in DigitalGlue’s solutions and equipment, and we are especially proud of our ability to simulcrypt both the Verimatrix and PowerVu conditional access systems providing AFN and its viewers an economical upgrade path..”
About DigitalGlue
DigitalGlue provides equipment, integration, and software development for the production and distribution of digital video. The company analyzes clients’ workflows to build optimized solutions for collaborate editing, automation, media asset management, storage, and archiving. From contribution to distribution, the DigitalGlue team works with customers to efficiently deliver their programming over fiber, cable, satellite, IPTV, and OTT.
DigitalGlue designs, integrates, and supports systems based on today’s needs, yet draw from years of real-world experience to engineer a technology path for tomorrow. More information is available at www.digitalglue.com.
The DMA award to DigitalGlue for providing AFN with digitally encoded multichannel DVB-S/S2 transmission systems does not imply endorsement of DigitalGlue or its products and services. Product and company names used herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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