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THOMCAST Communications and DiviCom Announce Strategic Partnership; Alliance Delivers One-Two Digital Television Punch
April 19, 1999 08:59 AM
SOUTHWICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 1999--THOMCAST Communications, Inc., prominent supplier of high power analog and digital UHF and VHF television transmitters and wireless communications, and DiviCom, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of C-Cube Microsystems CUBE and the leading provider of open solutions for digital television, today announced a major cooperative sales alliance targeted to North American broadcasters.
The sales alliance agreement between THOMCAST Communications and DiviCom provides that the Comark Division CDS Unit will be the primary distributor and integrator of DiviCom ATSC products to the broadcast market. The agreement also specifies that DiviCom will be the primary provider of MPEG-2 compression systems to CDS. CDS specializes in consulting, project management, systems design integration, and DTV products. CDS offers complete systems including DiviCom products bundled with its own THOMCAST "Pearl" PSIP Manager, "Sapphire" Stream Server, and "Opal" Data Broadcasting products. CDS will also sell these solutions to the MMDS market through the THOMCAST Communications Comwave Division.
Mark Richer, THOMCAST Communications Vice-President and General Manager of CDS said, "THOMCAST Communications chose to team with DiviCom because of their "open-solution" approach to DTV. DiviCom is also the leader in MPEG-2 encoding systems and manufactures the highest performing SDTV and HDTV encoders. All of these factors made DiviCom the best choice for THOMCAST."
THOMCAST Communications' President Jerry Chase believes the DiviCom agreement is a positive step for his company. "With the ability to provide open and flexible solutions to the broadcast market, DiviCom is an excellent partner for us. This strategic partnership with DiviCom is a key factor to reaching our goal of providing the highest performance and most cost-effective digital solutions to our customers," says Chase.
DiviCom President Tom Lookabaugh agrees. "In today's broadcasting world, it is the manufacturers who answer the needs of their customers who will flourish. The partnership with THOMCAST Communications, with its excellent reputation for customer service and sales support, provides a principal cornerstone for our broadcast initiatives," states Lookabaugh. "Our open systems approach is highly complementary to the innovative products of THOMCAST," adds Lookabaugh.
In recent months, THOMCAST Communications' Comark Division and DiviCom have been selected as the preferred digital package supplier by many prominent broadcasters, including newly announced agreements with WFMZ (Allentown, PA) and WHDH, as well as previously announced sales to LIN Broadcasting and WGBH.
On January 1, 1999, Comark Communications, Inc., and Comwave merged to form THOMCAST Communications, Inc. Both Comark and Comwave have been operating as separate companies owned by THOMCAST for several years. The Comark Division of THOMCAST Communications Inc., an Emmy award winner, is a leading supplier of high power UHF and VHF television transmitters to the terrestrial broadcasting industry in both analog and digital technologies. Comark provides broadcasters with complete digital solutions through its CDS unit.
The Comwave Division of THOMCAST Communications, Inc. is the worldwide MMDS market leader for analog, digital, and 2-way voice/data applications, and the pioneer of multi-channel television transmission technology and systems. The Comwave Division features products at the forefront of digital technology, including broadband boosters, high power digital transmitters, and multi-carrier transmitters, featuring an exclusive "hot-swap" power amplifier design. Comwave has extensive experience in solid state microwave power applications, and is known throughout the wireless industry for providing superior customer service and extensive systems engineering services.
THOMCAST, a wholly-owned subsidiary of THOMSON-CSF, is the leading worldwide broadcast products and systems supplier. THOMCAST offers a wide and unique product line, such as radio, television and wireless systems, broadcast antenna systems, and MPEG digital equipment and systems. THOMCAST's worldwide presence includes operations in France, Germany, Switzerland and the United States.
DiviCom, Inc. is a leading provider of open solutions for digital television. Products include audio/video encoding, data broadcast solutions, and network management systems, consulting and integration services. Based on the MPEG-2, DVB, and ATSC international standards, DiviCom products enable digital video broadcasting over a variety of networks including satellite, wireless, fiber and cable.
DiviCom, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of C-Cube Microsystems, Inc. CUBE , and both companies are based in Milpitas, Calif. C-Cube is the leading provider of digital video silicon solutions for the communications, consumer electronics and computer markets. C-Cube can be reached at 1-408-490-8000 or www.cube.com. DiviCom can be reached 1-408-490-6700 or www.divi.com.
DiviCom and MediaView are trademarks of DiviCom, Inc. C-Cube and C-Cube logo are registered trademarks of C-Cube Microsystems Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.
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