Channel Origination/Transmission
Andrita’s broadcast center offers a full range of broadcast services. Andrita offers satellite and digital fiber receiving and transmission of your media to cable headends, network affiliates and satellite systems all from the same convenient location. Our broadcast services include the latest equipment and compression technology, with 24/7 operations and engineering support.
 
ANDRITA Media Center Transmission Facilities And Services • HD/SD MPEG2, MPEG4 transmission • 32-channel redundant server-based origination • DigiCipher-based digital platform on three Galaxy 23 (formerly IntelSat Americas 13) C-band transponders, with additional capacity for multiple-channel distribution • Currently transmitting 20 networks 24/7 • Two C-band satellite uplinks and multiple C/Ku-band downlinks • Multiple fiber paths to all fiber carriers • Multiple ingest stations • Digital archive storage scaleable to 440 TB • Channel branding and commercial insertion • 24/7 Master Control with engineering support • “Live” Master Control video control with voice over booth • Interconnection to Andrita stages for “live” production Broadcast Equipment • Motorola DigiCipher II compression/encryption including authorization services • 24-channel fully redundant Pinnacle & Omneon playback servers • Harris/Louth automation • MassTech Digital Asset Storage Management System with Spectra Logic/SAIT digital tape deep-archive library system • Logomotion and Pinnacle Dekocast • Two climate-controlled tape vaults • Redundant C-band satellite uplink transmitters and antennas • Multiple, agile C/Ku band downlink antennas • Inbound/outbound digital video fiber circuits interconnected to AT&T TOC broadcast 
Hollywood hub • UPS and generator power 
back-up 24/7 Channel Origination Satellite & Fiber Services Master Control Room Broadcast Operations • 24-channel (three transponders) IntelSat Americas 13 digital channel platform • 16-channel fully redundant Omneon server playback • 16-channel fully redundant Pinnacle server playback • Harris (Louth) automation • Masstech Media Asset storage solution • SGL Spectralogic 440TB deep archive SAIT storage • Logomotion and Dekocast graphic generators for channel branding • Climate-controlled tape storage • Motorola II compression/encryption including authorization services • Redundant C-band uplinks • Multiple C/Ku band downlinks • Inbound/outbound fiber inter-connection “With a business like ours, where we have multiple networks running concurrently, we can not risk losing time or revenue due to downtime.   We elected to go with the Avid MediaStream playout server because of its reliability.  The level of service and support we receive from Avid allows us to spend our time on the programming – not worrying about the technology.” Steve Mankowski, VP of Broadcast Engineering for Andrita Studios.