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Thursday, November 20, 2003
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Thomson and Panasonic announce manufacturing and mutual
distribution agreements
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Thomson and Matsushita Electric Industrial announced OEM and
mutual distribution agreements.
In the joint announcements, the two broadcast equipment giants
revealed a distribution agreement in which Panasonic will
integrate the award-winning Grass ValleyTM line of Profile family
servers and M-SeriesTM iVDR products, into its systems solutions
worldwide. The two companies also announced an original equipment
manufacturing (OEM) agreement in which Thomson will continue its
sales and support of the Panasonic DVCPRO products and will
purchase and distribute additional Thomson-brand products from
Panasonic, including its popular line of LCD professional
monitors.
Under the new OEM agreement with Panasonic, Thomson will continue
to distribute a series of Panasonic DVCPRO VTR products. The
DVCPRO format is an affordable choice for digital production and
fast, on-air newsgathering. Since its introduction, its compact
form, robust features, and the playback capabilities of the
format - as well as those of DVCPRO-based camcorders, field
editing equipment, and studio equipment - have made it the
standard choice for news teams and production houses worldwide.
Comprising both HD and SD models, Panasonic's BT series LCD
monitors combine thin profile and light weight with the superior
picture quality and performance needed for broadcast use. With
ultra-sharp resolution and the industry's widest viewing angle,
they are equipped to serve in a studio, OB van, non-linear
editing system, or on location in the field.
With an all-digital design and a familiar touch-screen interface,
the M-Series iVDR line easily supports traditional VTR
capabilities, including playback, record, removable media, and
the ability to transfer data directly from a camera - or connect
directly with a camera. Yet it eclipses traditional VTR
capabilities by supporting multiple channels, simultaneous
playout and recording, robust network support, clip editing and
trimming, playlist creation, and the ability to exchange
materials with a variety of applications using industry-standard
protocols.
The Profile line is used to store more of the world's broadcast
content than any other product. It is also the industry's most
flexible platform, supporting multiple compression formats and
standard- and high-definition (SD and HD) materials - and the
ability to support SD and HD materials on the same server and the
same timeline.
Thomson and Panasonic are working together in many areas,
including Thomson's recently-announced endorsement of Panasonic's
Professional Plug-in (P2) technology, a solid-state memory-based
technology for broadcasting and production that will contribute
to accelerate the end-to-end solution business. |
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