C-Cube customer/Divi partner, Wegener does ESPN. Did you notice this below $3 stock is now trading at $8?....................
February 10, 2000 15:38
ESPN Selects Wegener's ENVOY for Contribution
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DULUTH, Ga., Feb. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), announced it has received an order from ESPN, Inc. for digital video satellite transmission equipment. ENVOY, Wegener's Digital Video Courier, and UNITY4422 IRD's (Integrated Receiver Decoders) are included in this order.
ENVOY is an integrated encoder/modulator that includes the latest technologies available for both video quality and modulation formats that supports both MPEG-2 4:2:2 and 4:2:0. ESPN will be using ENVOY to transmit feeds from remote live game locations to their main uplink facility in Bristol, Connecticut. Wegener's UNITY4422 receivers will be used at ESPN to receive and decode the feeds, which will then be re-transmitted to cable affiliates.
"We are thrilled to be chosen by ESPN for these backhaul applications," said Wegener Communications President, Keith N. Smith. "It is a privilege to add ESPN to our list of ENVOY users."
ESPN, Inc. is based in Bristol, CT. ABC, Inc., which is an indirect subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, holds 80 percent interest in ESPN, Inc., while The Hearst Corporation holds the remaining 20 percent.
Wegener Communications is an international provider of digital solutions for IP data, video and audio networks. Applications include IP data delivery, broadcast television, cable television, radio networks, business television, distance education, business music, satellite paging and financial information distribution. COMPEL, Wegener's patented network control system, provides networks with unparalleled ability to regionalize programming and commercials through total receiver control. COMPEL network control capability is integrated into Wegener digital satellite receivers. Wegener Communications can be reached at +1.770.814.4000 or on the World Wide Web at www.wegener.com.
COMPEL, ENVOY, UNITY and UNITY-IP are trademarks of Wegener Communications, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Certain of the above statements regarding Wegener constitute forward- looking statements, which may involve risks and uncertainties. A variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements.
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