CanalSatellite, France’s leading satellite distribution and direct-to-home broadcaster, has deployed Harmonic’s high-performance digital video headend systems to deliver premium programming for the CANALSATDSL TV-over-ADSL service. Specifically, CanalSatellite is using Harmonic’s DiviCom MV 100 platform to encode the CANALSATDSL premium channels into an MPEG-2 digital format. The headend is monitored and controlled by Harmonic’s NMX Digital Service Manager to ensure video quality and service availability. CanalSatellite has also deployed a series of Harmonic network interface devices, such as the Broadcast Network Gateway (BNG) and MediaNode MN 20, to more efficiently stream the entire digital lineup generated by the headend over the IP and ATM transport networks. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The recently introduced CANALSATDSL service offers 80 channels of broadcast-quality television to ADSL subscribers via the IP and ATM backbone networks of their telecom partners. http://www.harmonicinc.comhttp://www.canalsatdsl.com
- CanalSatellite, a 66% Canal+ Group subsidiary, is the leader in digital pay-TV in France with 2.83 million subscriptions at the end of June 2004. CanalSatellite offers over 260 channels.
