SnapStream’s New TV Recording, Search and Storage Technology Delivers Unprecedented Scalability, Media Intelligence for Entertainment Industry
The TV Search and Monitoring Company Rewrites Software to Suit Scalable and High-Definition Needs of Media Customers, like the Major League Baseball Network
Houston (PRWEB) August 23, 2010
SnapStream Media, the innovative television search and monitoring company, is excited to announce the launch of its fifth generation enterprise technology for searching, recording, clipping and archiving television in the entertainment and broadcast media industries.
The fifth generation of SnapStream’s TV recording and search technology introduces new clustering capabilities; multiple servers can now be linked together to achieve nearly unlimited recording and storage capacity of television content. Retaining thousands of hours of searchable TV, the reinvented SnapStream platform delivers screenwriters, broadcast engineers and program producers a cost - and time-efficient means for pinpointing relevant content, creating clips and collaborating around television.
Some versatile benefits of SnapStream’s fifth generation technology include:
Expandable multi-channel recording: SnapStream’s latest version removes the former limit of recording 10 television shows at once and allows multiple SnapStream Tuner Nodes to be “clustered” together, supplying virtually limitless recording bandwidth. Entertainment companies seeking to monitor broadcast news and pop culture on a large scale can easily expand the tuning capacity within a new or existing installation. Integrated, scalable storage: SnapStream Storage Nodes can be added on to seamlessly expand digital media libraries while maintaining a unified search experience for end-users. Third-party storage will remain a supported alternative; however a SnapStream Storage Node can be quickly provisioned in a SnapStream Cluster to significantly increase a media organization’s television archive depth. Adaptable, unlimited transcoding (ShowSqueeze): SnapStream can now ShowSqueeze numerous TV recordings beyond the CPU in a single SnapStream Server with dedicated ShowSqueeze Nodes that are optimized to manage post-processing tasks, like transcoding. For instances of long-term media monitoring, the turnkey SnapStream Cluster makes it effortless to convert all recordings (e. g. from MPEG-2 to H.264) and economize storage space without having to delete desired files.
“SnapStream Media is revolutionizing the fundamentals of media monitoring, bridging the power of a Web search engine with traditional television,” said Rakesh Agrawal, founder of SnapStream Media. “We are excited to meet the requests of our media customers with this fresh release of SnapStream, which offers more robust recording, storage and personal configuration features.”
The ultimate television destination for baseball fans, the Major League Baseball Network, has been using SnapStream’s TV search technology since March to monitor the competitive landscape, showcase their on-air marketing executions, and support business development efforts.
This next generation of SnapStream differs from the previous blueprint on its ability to support a wide range of configurations. Entertainment companies with extensive media interests, like the Major League Baseball Network, can maintain thousands of hours of high-definition television for competitive intelligence, news monitoring, mandated airchecks and ad delivery verification.
“SnapStream’s powerful television search technology and turnkey solutions help TV broadcasters and stations rack all television mentions around a specific topic, monitor competitors’ breaking news stories, seamlessly share video content with colleagues, and track advertising segments,” said Mark Haden, VP of Engineering and IT for MLB Network. “The software is more efficient and manageable than trying to stream video from the web, removing the hassle of slow Internet browsers and video buffering.”
Please visit www. snapstream. com/enterprise (http://www. snapstream. com/enterprise) or call 1-877-762-7787 for further information.
About SnapStream Media, Inc.
SnapStream enables organizations to put their finger on the pulse of traditional television with an enterprise-grade solution for digital recording and search. Customers can record a virtually unlimited number of TV shows from satellite, cable or antenna, using integrated server clusters, and then search inside those TV shows to pinpoint television content of interest. Anyone can access SnapStream’s free online TV Trends database to monitor hot and cold trending topics on TV. Existing customers range from government organizations; such as the U. S. Senate and the City of New York; to educational institutions at the university and K-12 level; and entertainment organizations such as Comedy Central, Current TV, and MTV.
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