Trivandrum : Sakhi TV, Kerala-based women-focused channel, has signed technology deal with Harmonic. Sakhi TV has deployed Spectrum ChannelPort integrated channel playout system for ingest and playout along with the Ellipse 3100 contribution encoder and ProView 7100 integrated receiver-decoder, stream processor and transcoder for contribution applications.
System integrator, RGB Broadcasting, has facilitated the integration process. Harmonic’s Ellipse contribution encoders and ProView IRDs provide Sakhi TV with a high-density, scalable, and bandwidth-efficient solution that will enable the broadcaster to expand cost-effectively in the future.
“The launch of Sakhi TV represents an important milestone for India’s broadcast industry, and it is also a powerful example of how Harmonic’s affordable video delivery infrastructure can enable the country’s expanding tier-2 broadcast market to take new channels to air simply and successfully,” said Dan Taylor, General Manager – India, Harmonic.
