WIN secures peace of mind with Pixelmetrix DVB-T monitoring

Australia’s largest regional television broadcaster, WIN Television has chosen the Pixelmetrix DVStation-Mini2 DVB-T fully featured monitoring probe to monitor DVB-T services at WIN transmission sites across Australia. Supplied and installed by local distributor, Techtel, the DVStation-Mini2 DVB-T systems provide unparalleled visibility into the quality of service reaching WIN’s network-wide audience.

The DVStation-Mini2 DVB-T offers high quality DVB-T RF measurements and in-depth TS analysis, providing WIN with 24/7 operational monitoring and assurance of the quality and continuity of their DVB-T services. The intuitive system will also generate video thumbnails for H.264 video streams in both SD and HD.

“We are very pleased to have had the opportunity to work with WIN on this project. Joining our DVB-T customers worldwide, they too have immediately benefited from greater visibility of service-affecting issues that our DVStation provides. The unattended remote control capability is particularly useful across their wide and hostile geographic coverage area,” said Danny Wilson, President and CEO of Pixelmetrix.

With a transmission span covering more geographical area than any other broadcaster in the world, WIN’s digital network required a solution that was able to effectively monitor and log data collected from a widespread selection of monitoring points within their DTT network topology. “Pixelmetrix were prepared to listen to our specific requirements, even offering to adapt their product to provide the results we needed”, said Transmission Broadcast Director at WIN Corporation, Greg Lederhose. “Their flexibility, coupled with a product that is easy-to-use and which offered us all the monitoring features we needed was ultimately what lead us to the decision. Pixelmetrix and Techtel installed the systems promptly and have done an excellent job”, he added.

Visit Techtel stand G35 at SMPTE, Sydney Exhibition Centre, July 19-22 to see the latest Test, Measurement & Monitoring solutions from Pixelmetrix.

About Pixelmetrix
Pixelmetrix Corporation is the global expert in Preventive Monitoring for digital, cable, terrestrial and IPTV networks. The company provides equipment and network intelligence systems to television broadcasters for the management and monitoring of quality of service and quality of experience. Headquartered in Singapore, Pixelmetrix has offices in the United States and Europe.

Pixelmetrix suite of quality assurance solutions are featured as the Emmy® Award winning DVStation, DVStation-Mini2, DVStation-Remote, DVStation-Pod, DVStation-IP3, DVStor2, IPGen, DVShift, DVProbe-C, DVProbe-S2, DPI Auditor, EndGame, Electronic Couch Potato, ECP Consolidator, StationView, Consolidator and ConsolidatorPlus. These are trademarks of Pixelmetrix Corporation.

Pixelmetrix clientele include CNN/Turner Networks, Viacom, Fox, CBS, ESPN, Disney, Univision, Telefutura, HBO, NHK, Japan Telecom, KPBS, NTL, Sky PerfecTV! Japan, British Telecom, Canal+, Towercast, AT&T, Verizon, Telus, NTT, Rai Way, Virgin Media and more.
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About Techtel
Techtel is a leading independent broadcast technology systems specialist, providing dedicated hardware and software to the Australian and New Zealand broadcast and telecommunications industries. Techtel’s expertise extends from consulting and systems integration through to the supply, installation and support of solutions from an elite class of worldwide partners. Visit www.techtel.com.au.

About WIN Television
WIN Television is the world’s largest privately owned regional television network and reaches more than 5.2 million viewers across six states of Australia and the nation’s capital. WIN Television transmissions span from Cairns to Hobart, South Australia and all of Western Australia from Albany to Kununurra. WIN was the first regional broadcaster to transmit a high definition digital service 12 months ahead of Government regulatory requirements. Broadcasting high definition digital in Wollongong, Canberra, Ballarat, Tasmania, Mildura and the Southern Queensland market, WIN is continually setting the pace for its rivals.