Rogers diventa il primo cliente di QTube

Canadian broadcaster chooses workflow over IP technology to deliver truly global workflow
Newbury, UK, 15th August 2011: Rogers Media, one of Canada's largest communications companies, has purchased Quantel's QTube for its Sportsnet, OMNI and CityTV stations. QTube will be used to breakdown geographic barriers by linking Rogers Media bureaux right across Canada so that editors can browse and edit media wherever it is stored.


Frank Bruno, Rogers Media Vice President of Engineering, said, "QTube removes the geographical boundaries of when and where we can create content. It allows us to cover breaking news and sports events in ways not previously possible or imagined. QTube empowers us with the ability to access and bridge our sQ systems globally using economical and readily available network connectivity."


Bruno continued, "QTube's intuitive interface and scalability, aligns nicely with our growing production needs. Its elegantly simple execution by Quantel is underpinned by a genuinely innovative combination of COTS hardware with Quantel's special know-how to produce a solution which can help us change the way our business operates for the better."


Quantel launched QTube at NAB 2011. QTube enables fast, flexible workflows that span countries, continents and even the globe. QTube allows media assets to be securely accessed and edited with frame accuracy from anywhere in the world. The Quantel Virtual File system (QVFS) gives instant access to content over Microsoft Smooth Streaming technology which enables adaptive streaming of media over HTTP. The Rogers installation is a Canada-wide network deployment.



Ray Cross, Quantel CEO added, "QTube is rapidly gaining traction in the market and this is the first in a number of significant QTube installations across the world. There is nothing like QTube out there - it uses highly innovative techniques and unique Quantel technologies to solve fundamental business challenges. It allows our customers to access media anywhere in the world as if it was in their own office. Our customers can really exploit the power of the internet and their own wide area networks in media acquisition and editing for the first time."

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Quantel is a world-leading developer of innovative, high performance content creation and delivery systems across post, broadcast and DI. We are passionate about creating the most open and efficient tools for the digital age. Quantel's product range includes: multi-resolution finishing systems; award-winning color correction solutions; stereoscopic 3D post systems and integrated news and sports production systems. They all deliver the creative, productive and profitable workflows that give post houses and broadcasters the edge they need to thrive and grow in today's highly competitive global media market. For more information visit www.quantel.com



Rogers Media Inc., a division of Rogers Communications Inc., (TSX: RCI; NYSE: RCI), operates Rogers Broadcasting and Rogers Publishing. Rogers Broadcasting has 55 AM and FM radio stations across Canada. Television properties include 5 Citytv stations as well as 5 OMNI multicultural television stations, Rogers Sportsnet consisting of four regional channels and the nationally distributed Sportsnet ONE, and the Shopping Channel, a televised and Internet shopping service. Rogers Publishing produces many well-known consumer magazines such as Maclean's, Chatelaine, Flare, L'actualité and Canadian Business, and is the leading publisher of a number of industry, medical and financial publications. All media properties are integrated with their own popular web sites. Rogers Media also owns The Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club and Rogers Centre, a year-round sports and entertainment facility. For more information visit www.rogers.com