CBS picks Tektronix for time shifting. (Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, February, 1995 by McConnell, Chris

CBS plans to give disk-based technology a shot at handling time zone delays. The network has purchased a Tektronix Profile machine to handle its feeds to the Mountain time zone. CBS, which already has taken delivery of the machine, hopes to put the disk technology to work on the delays by the end of the first quarter.

"We're very happy with the hardware," says Robert Seidel, CBS vice president of engineering. The network now uses five D-2 tape machines for each of the delayed signals. A single Profile machine will be able to perform the same task, he says. "If you can free up five machines with one server, it's going to be worth your time," Seidel says. Although the Profile initially will handle the delay for the Mountain time zone, Seidel foresees...

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