Horizon Telecom in southern Ohio may have been in business for 115 years, but they’re not using vintage technology. A business with that kind of staying power knows that in order to keep customers happy and impervious to offers from their competitors, they must deliver the latest and greatest services that customers expect.

To ensure that their subscribers receive the latest in HD programming, Horizon needed to reliably transcode incoming MPEG-2 streams into H.264 for more efficient transmission through their network. They knew there were several different options available and underwent an extensive evaluation of transcoding solutions.

With two critical factors in mind—scalability and reliability—Horizon selected RGB’s Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG™). The VMG’s modular, chassis-based architecture allows Horizon to easily and cost-effectively expand their services as customer demand increases, and provides carrier-class reliability with extensive redundancy features.

For more information, please read the press release.

This year’s IBC won’t just play host to an impressive 45,000 visitors, it will also be the venue for the 2010 CSI Awards, and the good news is, RGB Networks has been shortlisted!

Our Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG) is one of the solutions up for the ‘best digital video processing technology’ award in what CSI describes as a ‘record breaking year in terms of number and quality of entries.’

The VMG is no stranger to winning awards. Its ability to repurpose any type of video feed for delivery to any device has already won it recent accolades from the UK SCTE and TelcoTV. We’re hoping to complete the hat-trick on September 10, when the CSI winners are announced.

If you’re interested in finding out what the buzz is about, we’ll be demonstrating the VMG on our stand at IBC (#4.B91). As well as simultaneously delivering video content to TVs, PCs and mobile devices (including the iPhone and iPad) we’ll also be highlighting its unique three screen ad insertion capabilities. The VMG is the only solution capable of delivering tailored advertising simultaneously to all types of video-enabled devices.

For free entry into IBC (including a five-day local travel pass), please click here and use customer ticket code 15307.

As we move into the busy fall trade show season, TV Everywhere continues to grab headlines, along with the attention of analysts, operators and consumers alike. Here at RGB, we’ve been helping to spread the word, blogging often about the importance of readying your networks with the right tools to deliver the ‘three screen’ TV experience and analyzing the best products and services to propel you into the next generation of television viewing and monetization.

A recent report in FierceIPTV examines a new TDG study that probes the demand for TV Everywhere and the potential (think millions) in revenue up for grabs.

TDG estimates that “some 60 percent of adult broadband users are ‘enthusiastic’ about TV Everywhere, and more than half of them would be willing to pay $5 or more in addition to their pay-TV subscriptions each month to access a TVE service.”

“Current TVE-type offerings remain relatively fledging services with little in the way of compelling content,” said Michael Greeson, TDG founding partner and author of the new report. “That’s to be expected from a service breaking new ground and no doubt feeds operator belief that these services should be viewed as a free value-added service to existing residential TV subscribers as opposed to a new service capable of generating additional revenue.”

TDG stresses that failing to charge an additional fee for multi-screen access could leave operators with empty pockets—and regret.

With our in-house development and recent acquisition of RipCode, we at RGB are poised to enable video service providers to cost-effectively deliver TV-like services beyond the television to desktop and mobile devices (trials are underway!). By giving our customers the tools they need for successful three screen delivery, we are opening the doors for them to claim this untapped revenue—revenue that, as TDG states, could tip the scales in the tens of millions.

Now that’s a piece of pie worth snagging off the table!

No newcomer to the video industry, RGB’s VP of Product Marketing and Business Development, Ramin Farassat, has taken part in many developments over the years, but today’s market is seeing an exceptional number of transformations, each with its own challenges:

“Big changes are taking place in the way video is delivered by operators and how it is received by consumers—services have expanded beyond the television to desktop and mobile devices, and are increasingly being delivered over IP infrastructure. RGB is developing and delivering solutions that address the challenges presented by these changes, without requiring massive overhauls to existing infrastructure. We look forward to sharing our latest innovations for cost-effective video delivery to all devices at this year’s IBC.”

At IBC stand 4.B91 RGB Networks will be demonstrating multiple applications on its award-winning Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG), the industry’s most advanced video processing platform. The multi-function VMG enables video service providers to cost-effectively deliver services to their subscribers on any video-enabled device, and is the industry’s only platform capable of supporting ad insertion across all three screens using a proven ad ecosystem.

RGB’s stand will feature a live multi-screen solution, demonstrating how service providers can deliver content in MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/H.624 formats simultaneously to the TV, PC and mobile devices, including the iPhone and iPad. Attendees can learn the unique operational benefits of delivering three screen services utilizing the VMG’s high-performance, high-capacity and highly scalable platform. The demonstration will also highlight the VMG’s unique ad insertion capabilities, showing how providers can seamlessly extend their advertising strategies across all three screens.

Also at IBC, RGB Networks will demonstrate its 3D processing capabilities, showing how video service providers can deliver 3D content to the home in a bandwidth-efficient manner without compromising picture quality. Utilizing RGB’s VMG for transcoding 3D streams between MPEG-2 and H.264, Broadcast Network Processor (BNP) for broadcast statistical multiplexing and Dynamic Bandwidth Manager (DBM) for video-on-demand (VOD) statistical multiplexing, the demo will highlight how 3D content can be delivered alongside existing video services, allowing service providers to gradually and cost-effectively introduce 3D programming into their channel line-ups.

For free entry into IBC (including a five-day local travel pass), please click here and use customer ticket code 15307.