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January 2012
PACIFIC TELEVISION CENTER ANNOUNCES UPGRADED SERVICES FOR TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE AUSTRALIA AND TV GAMES NETWORK
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November 2011
Pacific Television Center Deploys Additional Fiber Link From New York to Washington, D.C. for Enhanced Network Diversity
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November 2011
Pacific Television Center Launches Global Circuit for Universal Sports Network
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September 2011
PacTV Offers Fiber Connectivity and Production Expertise for World Trade Center Attacks Anniversary Coverage
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August 2011
Pacific Television Center to Support Global Transmission For the 10th Anniversary of World Trade Center Attacks
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July 2011
AEG Digital Media Increases Global Reach with Pacific Television Center
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June 2011
PacTV Upgrades Trinity Broadcasting Transmissions to MPEG4
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May 2011
PacTV London Supports Global Coverage of Britain's Royal Wedding
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March 2011
Pacific Television Center Expands HD Content Aggregation with New Downlink Facility
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October 2010
Pacific Television Center’s Local Circuit Upgrades Enhance Global HD Delivery of Top Music and Sporting Events
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September 2010
Pacific Television Center Boosts London Capabilities with New HD Gear
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May 2010
Pacific Television Center Expands to OC48
between London and Los Angeles
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April 2010
PACIFIC TELEVISION CENTER CONTINUES EXPANSION WITH OPENING of PacTV Pool New York
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March 2010
PACIFIC TELEVISION CENTER LAUNCHES HD CIRCUITS
TO TORONTO
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September 2008
PACIFIC TELEVISION CENTER NOW CONNECTED TO
PARIS TELEVISION CENTER
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February 2005
PACIFIC TELEVISION CENTER AND GLOBECAST
AUSTRALIA ANNOUNCE A NEW STRATEGIC ALLIANCE FOR BROADCAST-SAVVY FIBER SOLUTIONS
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July 2004
THE SWITCH'N NYC ANNOUNCES EXPANSION TO LOS ANGELES
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June 2004
PACIFIC TELEVISION CENTER OPENS NEW FACILITY
IN THE U.K.
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April 2004
PACIFIC TELEVISION CENTER CHOOSES
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AND VERIFICATION
Live Multi-National Demonstration at NAB2004S
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January 2004
ALDEAVISION LAUNCHES VIDEO SERVICES AT PACIFIC TELEVISION CENTER IN LOS ANGELES
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January 4, 2012

PACIFIC TELEVISION CENTER ANNOUNCES UPGRADED SERVICES FOR TELEVISION NEW ZEALAND, SPECIAL BROADCASTING SERVICE AUSTRALIA AND TV GAMES NETWORK
New Connections Expand Content Delivery Options for Clients

LOS ANGELES, January 4, 2012 ─ Pacific Television Center (PacTV), a Los Angeles-based independent global transmission and production company, has recently completed major service upgrades for TV New Zealand (TVNZ), Special Broadcasting Service Australia (SBS) and TV Games Network (TVG) in Los Angeles. The enhanced service capabilities allow for increased international content to be delivered and disseminated through PacTV's extensive, global fiber network.

“As our aggregation capabilities continue to grow, we are making it easier for our clients to access global content eloquently,” says Richard Neri, President, Pacific Television Center. “From a news program produced in England, then broadcast in Australia and New Zealand, to horse racing in Japan that is delivered to TVG Studios in Los Angeles, the PacTV fiber network also enables broadcasters from around the world to instantly share content in a cost-effective manner.”

TVNZ upgraded its service from a shared line to a dedicated HD-capable line. While the network currently transports SD programming at 8Mb, the infrastructure is now in place to migrate over to HD in the future. The new pathway starts in TVNZ's Millbank bureau in London and connects to Auckland through Los Angeles then Sydney, with injection points at PacTV London and Los Angeles. The primary use will be for news and sports programming.

“PacTV has been extremely helpful in establishing our own dedicated circuit,” says Matt Gyde, traffic manager, TVNZ Newsgathering, TV New Zealand. “The transition has been seamless and, having been a past broadcast service provider ourselves, it is impressive and assuring to still see this commitment to customer service. Operationally, the company is extremely dynamic in terms of meeting a client's needs and accessing media off the many different platforms offered today. Our working relationship with PacTV has been invaluable.”

SBS is Australia's multicultural and multilingual broadcaster, delivering a wide range of programming from around the world to its diverse audience in Australia. SBS upgraded its service with PacTV to now include an HD 40-Mbps circuit from London to Los Angeles to Sydney. Local insertion at both PacTV London and Los Angeles is encoded at 38.8 Mbps using an Adtec EN-81 HD encoder. The service is capable of both SD-SDI and HD-SDI content, employing MPEG-2 data compression with full-time MCR monitoring of the circuit in all three locations. SBS can now receive a wide assortment of international HD programming such as Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. (RAI), ITN Late News and UEFA Champions League Football, among others.

TVG, a specialty content channel, is one of the largest horse racing networks in the United States, delivering programming and information from over 150 tracks worldwide via Dish Network, DirecTV and select cable companies. Additionally, TVG provides an off-track betting service. Through a new colocation presence and multiple cross connections, PacTV now provides TVG with the capability to access racing content more efficiently. Examples include Sky Racing programming from Australia and Japanese horse racing delivered via Nexion. Both Sky Racing and Nexion also have a presence at PacTV's colocation space in Los Angeles.



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