Triveni Digital Offers Extra Technical Support to Assist Broadcasters Implement FCC Mandated PSIP
PRINCETON , NJ — October 20, 2004
The recent FCC Report and Order (R&O) requires all broadcasters to implement a dynamic PSIP system by February 1, 2005. The R&O adopts the ATSC A/65 PSIP standard in its entirety, with no exceptions. In order to assist broadcasters implement and fully comply with this R&O, Triveni Digital is offering extra technical support.
To answer questions related to PSIP compliance and issues related to operational implementation, Triveni Digital is:
"For years, Triveni Digital has been the leading supplier of PSIP generation and verification equipment to broadcasters. To insure that broadcast stations can be made PSIP compliant on schedule, our engineering and support teams are ready to answer questions, and assist with the design and installation process," said Mark Simpson, President and CEO of Triveni Digital.
"We have the expertise and real-world experience to help implement any sort of PSIP system, from the most basic to the most complex, as well as to minimize compliance related technical challenges."
Triveni Digital's Award Winning Systems Meet and Exceed FCC PSIP Requirements
Currently, over 700 stations are using a Triveni Digital PSIP systems - either the GuideBuilder™ or the Harris PSIPplus brand - to fulfill their PSIP needs. The leading supplier of PSIP technology and products, Triveni Digital provides the widest array of interfaces to other broadcast platforms including program information systems.
PSIP data embedded in a broadcast stream enables v-chip parental controls, closed captioning, channel numbering and other functionality such as digital program insertion. The FCC R&O requires that all mandatory tables and descriptors (including the MGT, TVCT, EITs 0-3 and STT) must be present in the transport. Additionally, the tables should be filled with the correct information. For example, the EITs should have the current scheduling information and the STT must be accurate to within 1 second of GPS time. In order to meet these requirements, broadcasters can select from a number of product bundles that contain Triveni Digital's award winning GuideBuilder™ metadata management and StreamScope™ monitoring systems.
About Triveni Digital
Triveni Digital, Inc., a subsidiary of LG Electronics, develops systems that provide for the management and distribution of data and metadata in digital television streams. Triveni Digital's products for ATSC PSIP, DVB SI, data broadcasting, stream analysis and monitoring are renowned for their ease of use and innovative features. Working with leading industry partners, Triveni Digital employs an open and standards-compliant approach to the digital television market.
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More Information for Technical Editors
GuideBuilder systems are available in a variety of configurations with feature levels that meet or exceed FCC requirements. The systems fully comply with the ATSC A/65 standard ensuring consistent PSIP data generation and continuous playout of data. The GuideBuilder design makes the system simple-to-use without requiring an operator to have extensive knowledge of the ATSC A/65 standard. It’s easy to add or remove events, make last minute changes, modify program data, and search program data for specific program names or descriptions.
GuideBuilder systems collect, translate, manage, and generate metadata compliant with the ATSC/A65 PSIP, SCTE-SI or DVB-SI standards. The systems are compatible with all leading MPEG-2 encoders and multiplexers. GuideBuilder systems support the Broadcast Flag, closed captioning descriptors, and program rating systems for a variety of countries. Using a wide range of interfaces, GuideBuilder systems can import data from a large number of sources including ATSC PMCP, Broadview, DecisionMark, Encoda Systems, ProTrack, Scout, Storer, streaming PSIP input, Tribune Media Services, and other file or message based interfaces.
StreamScope MT-30 monitoring systems can be an important asset in insuring on-air compliance with the FCC mandate. The award-winning graphical interface, with an at-a-glance transport stream summary display, saves engineering troubleshooting time by translating complex information into easy-to-read status indicators and messages. This is ideal for monitoring multichannel operations, or multiple points in the signal chain of one channel. StreamScope MT-30 can display HD and SD audio/video programs of all ATSC, DVB and SCTE formats.
Available in both rack-mountable and portable models, StreamScope MT-30 is indispensable in the station or out in the field. StreamScope MT-30 monitors, measures, and analyzes DTV streams and signals in real-time to ensure their integrity, reliability and compliance with MPEG-2, ATSC and SCTE standards. The system’s ability to record and playback streams in a non-proprietary format allows engineers to capture streams that can then be reviewed immediately or that can be sent to a variety of equipment.
