Televisa Powers Contribution Video Network with Media Links
Grupo Televisa Powers Contribution Video Network with Media Links MD8000 PlatformTelevisa interconnects several key transmission facilities throughout Mexico City with MD8000 Milford, CT – October 14th, 2009 – Media Links, Inc., a leading developer of Ethernet based video transport and processing solutions for the media and broadcast industry announced today that its MD8000 transport and switching platform has been delivered to Grupo Televisa, the largest broadcaster and media operator in Latin America. Televisa plans to upgrade their existing transport infrastructure to support full HD-SDI in order to deliver the highest quality level of video prior to network distribution. The MD8000 provides Grupo Televisa a fully protected 40 Gigabit ring topology, future expansion capacity up to 200Gb per location and hitless switching for all video and data traffic. “Media Links was selected for our project as their technology proved to be the best solution to meet our needs of delivering uncompressed HD-SDI over 10 Gigabit Ethernet network interfaces. As we look to expand our contribution video network and migrate existing services onto the new platform, we believe the MD8000 offers Televisa an evolutionary path towards future video and data applications,” said Televisa’s Director of Engineering, Mr. Antonio Pirron. Media Links’ MD8000, developed for the transmission of mission critical video, audio and data applications ranging from JPEG2000, 3G-SDI, HD-SDI, SDI, DVB-ASI, AES coupled with standards based SONET and IP/Ethernet user and network interfaces, provides a future proof based approach to upcoming network expansions. “The standards based network interfaces supported on the MD8000 allows Televisa the ability to capture and deliver the best quality sports and entertainment content to their consumer,” said John Dale, Vice President Product Management of Media Links. “Broadcaster’s throughout the world have been relying on Media Links technology and our proven ‘Hitless Protection Switching’ to maintain the level of Broadcast excellence users have come to expect when depending on our technology.” About Media Links, Inc.Media Links, Inc. is providing the technology of choice to transport professional video signals reliably over contribution and primary distribution networks. Offering the only product suite today that enables adaptation of video to dark fiber, SONET, 270Mb and Ethernet based networks enabling service providers to economically convert and move video onto their multi-service networks. For more information on Media Links please visit www.medialinks.com About Televisa Grupo Televisa, S.A.B., is the largest media company in the Spanish-speaking world and a major participant in the international entertainment business. It has interests in television production and broadcasting, production of pay-television networks, international distribution of television programming, direct-to-home satellite services, cable television and telecommunication services, magazine publishing and distribution, radio production and broadcasting, professional sports and live entertainment, feature-film production and distribution, the operation of an internet portal, and gaming. Grupo Televisa also owns an unconsolidated equity stake in La Sexta, a free-to-air television venture in Spain.
