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11/09/2015

Jordan Media City Chooses ViBE VS7000 Multi-Screen Encoder From Thomson Video Networks for New OTT Service 11 September 2015

Jordan Media City Chooses ViBE VS7000 Multi-Screen Encoder From Thomson Video Networks for New OTT Service

Leading Satellite Teleport and Playout Company Extends Thomson Video Networks-Driven Headends With ViBE VS7000 s Proven Picture Quality and Ease of Management

RENNES, France Sept. 11, 2015 Thomson Video Networks today announced that Jordan Media City (JMC) has chosen the award-winning ViBE VS7000 multi-screen encoding/transcoding platform to drive its new OTT service offering. Based in the Jordanian capital of Amman, JMC provides comprehensive and state-of-the-art broadcasting and playout services to regional and international media organizations. With premium encoding provided by the ViBE VS7000, JMC began streaming 33 new OTT channels on YouTube at the end of July.

"Thomson Video Networks is the ideal partner as we continue to diversify our service offerings to take advantage of the rapidly growing demand and exploding audience for OTT content," said Eng. Radi Alkhas, CEO, JMC. "Since we already have a full complement of Thomson Video Networks compression solutions in our operation, we know we can expect top-notch service in addition to state-of-the-art compression technology."

Added Eng. Hani Al Khararbeh, teleport manager, JMC, "The ViBE VS7000 is a highly versatile solution that delivers outstanding picture quality with maximum bandwidth savings, and its user-friendly integrated management system works seamlessly in our environment."

In its role as a regional hub for satellite TV broadcasts, JMC operates more than 350 playout, backhaul, and broadcast channels. In addition to the new ViBE VS7000 for the OTT service, JMC operates several headends consisting of Thomson Video Networks compression solutions including the ViBE EM2000 for SD, ViBE EM4000 for HD, NetProcessor multiplexer/video processor, and Network Management System. JMC also relies on Thomson Video Networks RD5000 and RD1000 receiver/descramblers.

"JMC is on the leading edge of satellite teleport facilities all over the world that have chosen Thomson Video Networks technologies to drive their businesses forward; in JMC s case it s a cutting-edge OTT service that will attract new audiences and create new revenue streams," said Eric Louvet, vice president of sales and field services worldwide at Thomson Video Networks. "In keeping with our Behind Every Screen philosophy to provide the best compression technologies for any deployment, regardless of delivery platform or format, the ViBE VS7000 offers the picture quality, density, and future-proof scalability JMC needs to stay competitive into the future."

More information about the Thomson Video Networks product family is available at www.thomson-networks.com.

About Thomson Video Networks

A global leader in advanced video compression solutions, Thomson Video Networks empowers media companies, video service providers, and broadcasters to deliver superior video quality at the highest density and lowest bandwidth for contribution, terrestrial, satellite, cable, IPTV, and OTT services. Through its innovative Behind Every Screen approach, Thomson Video Networks combines both on-premises and cloud-based resources to create an all-encompassing video infrastructure for its advanced ingest/playout, branding, ad insertion, encoding/transcoding, and packaging technologies. Media enterprises now have every key capability they need to raise video quality and reduce cost of ownership not just for broadcast, but also for multi-screen services on every device and platform. Behind Every Screen you ll find Thomson Video Networks. Visit www.thomson-networks.com.

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