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YES Network Hits HD Home Run With
Kahuna SD/HD Multiformat Production Switcher
September 25, 2007
Source: Snell & Wilcox
Snell &
Wilcox Kahuna Enables Seamless, Efficient Integration of SD
Content Into HD Sports Programs for New YES HD Channel
Snell & Wilcox today announced that its Kahuna SD/HD multiformat
switcher has been installed at the heart of newly upgraded
HD studios at the YES Network, the most-watched regional sports
network in the nation the past four years, which televises
the New York Yankees and New Jersey Nets. The Kahuna is used
in the YES Network studio within Ascent Media's Stamford,
Conn., facility to enable seamless mixing of SD archive material
into HD production of pre-game and post-game shows, as well
as other studio-based programs aired on the YES Network SD
channel and on YES HD.
"We have a lot of legacy SD material and some SD content
from out-of-town games that we need to integrate into our
HD pre- and post-game shows, and the Kahuna's internal conversion
capability provides us with a very efficient means of working
with both formats," said Ed Delaney, vice president of
operations at YES Network.
The Kahuna installed for the YES Network also features the
Snell & Wilcox IMPAKT 3-D DVE and Cliptrax audio options.
The IMPAKT option offers a broad range of effects and transition
models, and it provides up to four twin-channel 3-D DVEs that
work in source-based or bus-based modes, allowing both background
and fill-and-key manipulation. Cliptrax simplifies airing
of animated transitions with sound effects by enabling one-button
control over simultaneous playout of audio and video clips
during live production.
The YES Network began using its Kahuna at the start of the
2007 MLB season in April and over the course of this season
is using the switcher in production of programming for 129
regular season pre- and post-game shows wrapped around its
Yankees telecasts. The YES Network is also using the Kahuna
for its "Yankees Hot Stove" off-season original
series and, during the NFL season, it's "This Week In
Football" series. Programs are produced in HD and broadcast
on the YES Network's new HD channel, YES HD, while a downconverted
version of network programming is delivered to YES' SD channel.
"Viewers expect a great deal of HD sports programming,
and the Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production switcher offers
the tools broadcasters require to deliver high-impact television
shows," said Joe Zaller, vice president of strategic
marketing at Snell & Wilcox. "Using the Kahuna, the
YES Network has been able to make the most of SD archives,
even with the network's shift to picture-perfect HD broadcasts,
and maximize the impact of visual and sound effects used to
tie elements of the show together."
More information about the Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production
switcher and other products from Snell & Wilcox is available
online.
The YES Network, the most-watched regional sports network
in the country the past four years, features exclusive telecasts
of the 26-time World Champion New York Yankees and the New
Jersey Nets. The network is available in New York, Connecticut,
New Jersey, and Pennsylvania on cable and on the new television
services provided by telephone companies, and is also available
nationally on DirecTV. In addition to the Yankees and Nets,
YES televises other pro and college games, as well as Emmy®
Award-winning biography, interview, and magazine programs.
The network also presents a live daily simulcast of WFAN's
Mike and the Mad Dog show. Further YES Network information
can be found at www.yesnetwork.com.
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