Starz Encore gears up for high-def. (Technology).(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, July, 2003 by Kerschbaumer, Ken

With Starz Encore slated to begin offering HD services later this year, the cable network's technical crew is moving quickly to get the gear in place to offer three HD feeds and a high-resolution service, Starz High Res. Exactly how many hours of HD programming will be delivered depends largely on the studios that supply content.

"We'll get as many HD masters as we can," says John Beyler, Starz Encore Group senior vice president, technology operations. EQUIPMENT ORDERED The network has ordered a lot of the equipment, he says. It includes Panasonic D-5 videotape recorders for ingesting the masters, about 150 hours of additional Pinnacle MediaStream server storage for on-air playback, Motorola HD encoders to get the signal out to cable MSOs, and...

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