August 15, 2006 Basking Ridge, NJ -- Verizon Business has launched a high-definition digital video transport service for broadcast and entertainment companies and other businesses in 13 Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states.
The new service, Hi-Def DVTS, addresses a need to cost-effectively transport video content without the use of compression equipment and without affecting the quality of the video. The service is available in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia, and Vermont.
Hi-Def DVTS expands and complements the existing Verizon Business suite of digital video transport services and offerings for multi-channel syndication, fast-turnaround production, and digital media asset-management.
"The high-definition broadcast industry is growing dramatically. As the demand for content grows, Verizon Business is working with customers to find ways to transport content from point to point without impacting the quality of the video," said Tom Roche, vice president for network, voice, and data services for Verizon Business. "This service is another way Verizon Business is responding to the demands of the broadcast industry to transport and manage its content while helping our customers hold the line on costs."
The news service, provided via fiber-optic facilities, is designed to enable broadcast networks to transport high-definition video and audio signals to affiliate stations or a satellite uplink/downlink, or to transport video from a sports or entertainment venue to a production facility.