At IBC 2010 RGB Networks, the leader in video networking processing, and SeaChange International (Nasdaq: SEAC), multi-screen television leader, are leveraging their successful partnership to show operators how they can deploy their linear channel line-ups to TVs, PCs and mobile devices and retain complete control of the ad insertion process while doing so. The demonstration, available on RGB’s stand 4.B91 and SeaChange’s stand 1.C27, shows how RGB’s Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG™) and SeaChange’s Spot linear ad insertion system can be deployed in tandem to deliver the industry’s only solution that enables operators to seamlessly extend their digital ad insertion capabilities beyond the television to multiple device types using the well-established TV ad ecosystem.

“Consumers will expect entire channel line-ups on any screen and service providers will want to extend their significant ad revenue stream to mobiles and PCs. For operators with large numbers of channels there hasn’t been a cost-effective technology solution until now,” said Damian Mulcock, Vice President, Worldwide Multi-Screen Business at SeaChange. “Together, RGB and SeaChange enable operators to reconcile these two factors – providing a single solution to address the challenges of deploying linear multi-screen services, while leveraging their existing TV ad insertion investments, operations and processes.”

RGB’s high-capacity, high-availability VMG uniquely integrates advanced transcoding, essential for the delivery of real-time programming across TVs, PCs and mobile devices, with seamless ad splicing. When coupled with SeaChange’s Spot system, operators can benefit from an integrated multi-screen transcoding and ad insertion solution controlled and delivered by a unified back office infrastructure. Set-top box, iPad, iPhone and PC Flash 10.1 clients, all receiving live streamed video services with ad insertion, will also be demonstrated on the stand.

“With our unique hybrid IP multicast / content distribution network (CDN) architecture, operators can add three screen ad insertion capabilities to their networks leveraging scalable video backbone infrastructure and shielding the core network from the changes brought on by the constantly-evolving consumer electronics devices that they wish to support – all while minimizing transcoding expenses,” said Nabil Kanaan, Sr. Director of Product Marketing at RGB Networks. “Regardless of end user device and streaming software, network operators can now leverage well-established advertising infrastructure to immediately monetize innovative services to PC and handheld devices, in addition to set-top boxes.”

This demonstration is the latest result of the RGB and SeaChange partnership. As an RGB reseller, SeaChange offers customers worldwide a single source for digital advertising solutions, now spanning three screens.

Executives from RGB and SeaChange will be available for briefings on stand 4.B91 and 1.C27 respectively for the duration of IBC, taking place at the RAI in Amsterdam, September 10-14, 2010.

About SeaChange International

SeaChange International is a leading provider of software applications, services and integrated solutions for video-on-demand (VOD), digital advertising, and content acquisition, monetization and management. Its powerful open VOD and advertising software and scaleable hardware enable cable and telco operators, as well as broadcasters, to provide new on-demand services and to gain greater efficiencies in advertising and content delivery. With its Emmy Award-winning and patented technology, thousands of SeaChange deployments are helping broadband, broadcast and satellite television companies to streamline operations, expand services and increase revenues. Headquartered in Acton, Massachusetts, SeaChange has product development, support and sales offices around the world. Visit www.schange.com.

About RGB Networks

RGB Networks enables video service providers to migrate to a three screen environment for the delivery of linear and on-demand video over managed and unmanaged IP networks. The company’s success is based on core strengths in transcoding, advertising and overlay insertion, ultra-dense modulation and statistical multiplexing. RGB’s solutions for video delivery to TVs, desktop and mobile devices are built to deliver the highest video quality at the best price-performance on the market—they uniquely offer the density and scalability required to support the growing demands of consumers with integrated functionality that simplifies operators’ network architectures and minimizes operational costs. RGB’s products are deployed by over 200 cable, telco, satellite, OTT and mobile operators in 30+ countries. Backed by principal investors Accel Partners, Kleiner Perkins Kaufield and Byers, and Comcast Interactive, RGB is a private, profitable company based in Sunnyvale, California with offices around the world. For more information, please visit www.rgbnetworks.com.

RGB Networks, the leader in network video processing, announced today that Horizon Telcom, a telecommunications provider serving rural southern Ohio for the past 115 years, is using RGB’s award-winning Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG) to dramatically increase the number of high definition television (HDTV) channels that it offers its IPTV subscribers. Horizon has deployed the VMG in its Chillicothe, Ohio headquarters which serves all of its service areas, including 25,000 subscribers in 13 Southern Ohio counties.

HDTV is an increasingly popular service with Horizon’s subscribers and the need to offer more HD channels is critically important to staying ahead of satellite competitors. However, the fact that the majority of the new HD programming available to Horizon is delivered in MPEG-2 caused an issue for the operator, whose IPTV service is based on MPEG-4/H.264. This situation created the need for a transcoding solution to easily and cost-effectively convert the incoming MPEG-2 streams to MPEG-4/H.264.

After an extensive side-by-side evaluation with other commercial products, Horizon chose RGB’s VMG, with its plug-in TCM blade, for its advanced transcoding capabilities, specifically the ability to convert MPEG-2 programs into MPEG-4/H.264 in real-time while maintaining optimum picture quality. Another important factor that led Horizon to select the carrier-class VMG is its extensive redundancy features, which ensure reliable service delivery. Based on their initial success, Horizon plans to expand its VMG deployments in the near future.

“RGB’s VMG has enabled us to not only meet our customers’ demands for HDTV, but to also stay ahead of our competition with the widespread delivery of HDTV to our entire video subscriber base,” said Misty Tuttle, Broadband Services Manager of Horizon Telcom. “The VMG’s transcoding capabilities have significantly improved workflow and reduced the operational expenses associated with converting MPEG-2 to MPEG-4. The end result for us is satisfied customers, which has always been our top priority.”

As the majority of programming is still delivered to video service providers in MPEG-2, IPTV providers like Horizon that use the more bandwidth-efficient MPEG-4/H.264 format must convert the programming they receive. Accomplishing this conversion across a full channel line-up in a cost-effective manner is not easily done with low-density transcoders. RGB’s VMG, with its substantial stream processing capacity and single management system, is the ideal solution.

The VMG is a complete IPTV solution that uniquely combines multiple video processing functions, including transcoding and ad insertion, with the ability to process over 400 video streams simultaneously. Performing multiple processing applications on so many video streams enables IPTV providers to simplify their network architecture and greatly reduces per-stream processing costs, enabling faster and broader deployment of services with reduced complexity. The VMG uses a modular, carrier-class chassis with exceptional redundancy features to ensure reliable delivery and scalable deployments.

“We are very pleased with Horizon’s successful deployment of the VMG. As more and more operators put our unique platform into service in their networks, they are experiencing similar results—satisfied subscribers and an enhanced bottom line,” said Nabil Kanaan, Sr. Director, Product Marketing for RGB Networks. “Once deployed, the modular VMG can easily scale to add more capacity and functionality without the operational costs and headaches associated with ‘pizza box’ solutions.”

About Horizon Telcom

With corporate offices in Chillicothe, Ohio, Horizon Telcom is a leading broadband provider of advanced data services in southern and eastern Ohio. Utilizing its extensive network of fiber optic cable, Horizon delivers advanced high speed data services, Internet, voice, digital video, security and monitoring services. Horizon’s entrepreneurial heritage and long-standing commitment to remarkable customer care ensures its devotion to connecting its customers to their worlds through the delivery of cutting-edge broadband technology and proven telecommunication systems.

For more information about Horizon, visit the company’s website at www.horizontel.com.

About RGB Networks

RGB Networks enables video service providers to migrate to a three screen environment for the delivery of linear and on-demand video over managed and unmanaged IP networks. The company’s success is based on core strengths in transcoding, advertising and overlay insertion, ultra-dense modulation and statistical multiplexing. RGB’s solutions for video delivery to TVs, desktop and mobile devices are built to deliver the highest video quality at the best price-performance on the market—they uniquely offer the density and scalability required to support the growing demands of consumers with integrated functionality that simplifies operators’ network architectures and minimizes operational costs. RGB’s products are deployed by over 200 cable, telco, satellite, OTT and mobile operators in 30+ countries. Backed by principal investors Accel Partners, Kleiner Perkins Kaufield and Byers, and Comcast Interactive, RGB is a private, profitable company based in Sunnyvale, California with offices around the world. For more information, please visit www.rgbnetworks.com.

RGB Networks, the leader in network video processing, has taken three screen delivery to the next level with today’s acquisition of RipCode, Inc., a privately held developer of solutions for mobile IP video. RGB will incorporate RipCode’s technology into its Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG) enabling video service providers to cost-effectively deliver services to their subscribers on TVs, PCs and mobile devices.

“As video service providers consolidate their headends and build converged delivery networks, they require highly reliable IP video solutions that scale efficiently across all subscriber devices,” said Jef Graham, CEO of RGB Networks. “With the integration of RipCode’s mobile delivery technology into our modular, high-density Video Multiprocessing Gateway, RGB can offer a unified content delivery solution for TV, PCs and mobile in a scalable, carrier-class platform. We are already seeing tremendous interest in our multi-function VMG and this bold move quickly takes our capabilities to the next level, providing a unique solution that directly satisfies our customers’ requirements for three screen delivery.”

RipCode’s technology for converting live and on-demand video content to formats required for the mobile environment, complemented by RGB’s field-proven transcoding and ad insertion capabilities for TV and PCs, offers a solution that has never before been available to operators. RGB’s chassis-based VMG already delivers industry-leading MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/H.264 stream processing quality and capacity for advanced video processing functions, including transcoding, ad insertion, transrating and grooming, with exceptional scalability and reliability. With the addition of mobile video delivery capabilities to this modular chassis, network operators will have the ability to perform any-to-any live and file video transcoding, adaptive delivery with Apple Live Streaming, Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe HTTP Streaming, and seamless multi-device ad insertion – all within a single carrier-class platform. This integration of leading technologies completes a one-of-a-kind solution that simplifies network architectures, streamlines operations and minimizes costs.

“Video service providers will require a new generation of high performance, highly reliable video processing solutions to implement ‘three screen’ service in which high quality video is delivered to TVs, PCs and mobile devices on a large scale,” said Gerry Kaufhold, Principal Analyst with In-Stat, based in Scottsdale, Arizona. “Today’s announcement between RGB and RipCode demonstrates that they understand the requirements for these new solutions and that they have the necessary software and hardware components for this new generation of products.”

“Joining forces with RGB makes a lot of sense—not only does our flexible transcoding and delivery technology round out the second and third screen solution needs of RGB’s strategy, but it also strengthens RipCode’s solution scalability for many of our existing customers and opportunities,” said Brendon Mills, CEO of RipCode. “In addition to providing a very compelling solution for three screen delivery, we can also now add high-density, carrier-class transcoding, delivery, monetization and optimization into our existing solutions for web video service providers, mobile network operators and government live and on-demand applications. So this is a win-win not only for RGB and RipCode, but RipCode’s existing customers and partners as well.”

“We examined several options before concluding that integrating RipCode’s technology into our VMG would be the most effective way to complete a three screen solution that would meet the challenges faced by cable, telco and mobile operators,” said Yuval Fisher, RGB’s Chief Technology Officer. “We have built the VMG specifically to enable video service providers to seamlessly implement three screen delivery, serving as the heart of a new generation of IP-centric headends.”

In addition to tightly integrating RipCode’s technology into RGB’s product line, RipCode will continue serving its existing customers and markets with its transcoder hardware and software products. Nearly all of RipCode’s employees are being retained, including the engineering team, and will continue to operate out of RipCode’s office in Austin, Texas.

About RGB Networks
RGB Networks enables video service providers to migrate to a three screen environment for the delivery of linear and on-demand video over managed and unmanaged IP networks. The company’s success is based on core strengths in transcoding, advertising and overlay insertion, ultra-dense modulation and statistical multiplexing. RGB’s solutions for video delivery to TVs, desktop and mobile devices are built to deliver the highest video quality at the best price-performance on the market—they uniquely offer the density and scalability required to support the growing demands of consumers with integrated functionality that simplifies operators’ network architectures and minimizes operational costs. RGB’s products are deployed by over 200 cable, telco, satellite, OTT and mobile operators in 30+ countries. Backed by principal investors Accel Partners, Kleiner Perkins Kaufield and Byers, and Comcast Interactive, RGB is a private, profitable company based in Sunnyvale, California with offices around the world. For more information, please visit www.rgbnetworks.com.

RGB Networks, the leader in network video processing, is highlighting the latest member of its widely-deployed Broadcast Network Processor (BNP) family at this important event for Latin American cable television operators. The new BNP3xr is built on the same groundbreaking video processing technology as RGB’s proven and popular BNP2xr and the BNPxr models, but it utilizes a new, two rack-unit tall chassis design that enables it to offer several new features, including:

• Support for DVB conditional access SimulCrypt encryption to protect digital cable services.
• Dual hot-swappable, redundant power supplies and fan modules to ensure uninterrupted operation in the unlikely event a failure should occur.

“RGB developed the BNP3xr to help cable operators worldwide rapidly expand their deployments of advanced, revenue-generating services, such as HD and ad insertion,” said Lou Mastrocola, Vice President, Americas, for RGB Networks. “Now, with support for DVB-CA, paired with added redundancy features, the BNP3xr offers our Latin American customers the most cost-effective way to add and deploy secure video services without ever compromising the outstanding quality or reliability they’ve come to expect from RGB.”

Complementing its encryption and reliability features, the BNP3xr is the most comprehensive digital video processing solution in the industry, combining support for the widest range of applications with unprecedented stream processing density. It uniquely supports grooming, statistical multiplexing, transrating, digital ad and overlay insertion, emergency alert notification, operator messaging and program substitution, and can simultaneously process more than 760 MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/H.264 video streams. The BNP3xr’s unmatched combination of density, advanced features and support for an array of video processing functions provides Latin American operators with an ideal solution for the delivery of today’s services, as well as the flexibility for scalable, pay-as-you-grow growth through its license-based expansion model. In addition, the compact, multi-function platform significantly reduces the cost and complexity for video service providers to deploy high-definition (HD) services, advanced advertising and other increasingly sophisticated and critical services.

To learn more about the high density BNP and its latest bandwidth-saving features, please visit RGB Networks at booth #100 at this year’s CANITEC Expo in Monterrey, Mexico, April 28-30, 2010.

About RGB Networks
RGB Networks is revolutionizing video, delivering leading-edge video processing solutions that address the complexities of the changing video delivery model. With advanced solutions for bandwidth optimization, content repurposing and addressable advertising, RGB’s products enable operators to deliver the next generation of highly personalized video services, which are relevant to individual subscribers and delivered anytime to any device. The company’s products are based on its unique Video Intelligence Architecture™ (VIA), enabling them to process an unprecedented number of video streams with the highest video quality. RGB’s scalable solutions dramatically reduce the cost to deliver both broadcast and unicast services, and help operators maximize their existing network infrastructure. More than 9,000 RGB products are deployed in the field by over 180 service providers in 25 countries worldwide. Learn more at www.rgbnetworks.com.

RGB Networks, the leader in network video processing, today announced that its Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG) product has been named overall winner and “Technological Innovation of the Year” at the prestigious 2010 SCTE Technological Innovation Awards here in England. The product was also selected as the winner of the “Best Digital Processing Solution” category for its unique ability to simultaneously deliver advanced MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/H.264 video services from a highly flexible platform.

As the industry’s first modular, high-capacity, carrier-class video processing platform, the integrated VMG is designed to address the operational complexity associated with the delivery of today’s advanced video services, as well as the transition to a ‘three screens’ environment. The product is highly regarded for its unique ability to perform a variety of stream processing functions in real-time, including transcoding, transrating and ad insertion, providing significant cost and operational benefits over traditional single-function solutions that do not scale well.

Founded in 1945, the Society for Broadband Professionals (SCTE) is an international non-profit organization, managed by an executive committee of elected volunteers. Traditionally, the prestigious SCTE Technological Innovation Awards have only been awarded to patron members of the society, however this year the awards were opened up to the whole broadband industry. Judging was conducted by an independent panel of industry experts and winners were announced at the SCTE Gala Awards Dinner on April 24. RGB Networks was selected as an overall winner from a selection of key players in the broadband industry.

“RGB Networks is delighted to receive the overall accolade at this year’s prestigious SCTE Technological Innovation Awards,” said Rudi Polednik, Sr. Director, International Sales for RGB Networks. “To not only be singled out as the Best Digital Processing Solution, but also to be selected as the best overall entrant is a real honour and testament to RGB’s continued innovation within the video processing space.”

About RGB Networks
RGB Networks is revolutionizing video, delivering leading-edge video processing solutions that address the complexities of the changing video delivery model. With advanced solutions for bandwidth optimization, content repurposing and addressable advertising, RGB’s products enable operators to deliver the next generation of highly personalized video services, which are relevant to individual subscribers and delivered anytime to any device. The company’s products are based on its unique Video Intelligence Architecture™ (VIA), enabling them to process an unprecedented number of video streams with the highest video quality. RGB’s scalable solutions dramatically reduce the cost to deliver both broadcast and unicast services, and help operators maximize their existing network infrastructure. More than 9,000 RGB products are deployed in the field by over 180 service providers in 25 countries worldwide. Learn more at www.rgbnetworks.com.

RGB Networks, the leader in network video processing, today announced that it will be highlighting its line of advanced video processing solutions at this year’s CANITEC Expo, including the award-winning Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG), the multi-function, ultra-dense chassis behind RGB’s content repurposing solution. Offering the industry’s highest capacity video processing, the VMG uniquely integrates transcoding, transrating and ad insertion in a scalable and highly reliable platform.

“This year’s CANITEC Expo gives us the opportunity to share our latest product advancements with cable and telco operators from Mexico and throughout Latin America,” said Lou Mastrocola, Vice President, Americas for RGB Networks. “The latest developments in our VMG and BNP product lines offer operators the flexibility and scalability to easily and cost effectively deploy the right product for the right application, including transcoding, transrating, ad insertion, digital overlays and operator messaging.”

Operators can learn about the following RGB solutions at CANITEC Expo:

• RGB’s integrated Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG) simplifies the deployment of advanced digital video services, while its modular chassis and licensed-based model allow for scalable expansion of services. This carrier-class, high-availability platform, available in two sizes for added flexibility, reduces management headaches and capital and operational costs today, and provides a smooth transition path for the integrated delivery of future PC and mobile video services.
• Built on RGB’s widely-deployed, field-proven technology, RGB’s newest Broadcast Network Processor—the BNP3xr—uniquely supports grooming, statistical multiplexing, transrating, digital ad and overlay insertion, digital emergency alert system (EAS) notification, operator messaging and program substitution. In addition, it offers dual hot-swappable, redundant power supplies and fan modules to ensure uninterrupted operation in the unlikely event a failure should occur, as well as support for DVB conditional access (DVB-CA) SimulCrypt encryption, allowing operators to cost effectively add and deploy secure video services.
• RGB’s Dynamic Bandwidth Manager (DBM) is a unique, ‘drop-in’ video processing platform that performs real-time bandwidth optimization, improving bandwidth efficiency in VOD environments by 50% and freeing up significant bandwidth for HD VOD or other advanced revenue-generating services.

Please visit RGB Networks at CANITEC booth #100, April 28-30, 2010 in Monterrey, Mexico.

About RGB Networks
RGB Networks is revolutionizing video, delivering leading-edge video processing solutions that address the complexities of the changing video delivery model. With advanced solutions for bandwidth optimization, content repurposing and addressable advertising, RGB’s products enable operators to deliver the next generation of highly personalized video services, which are relevant to individual subscribers and delivered anytime to any device.  The company’s products are based on its unique Video Intelligence Architecture™ (VIA), enabling them to process an unprecedented number of video streams with the highest video quality.  RGB’s scalable solutions dramatically reduce the cost to deliver both broadcast and unicast services, and help operators maximize their existing network infrastructure.  More than 9,000 RGB products are deployed in the field by over 180 service providers in 25 countries worldwide. Learn more at www.rgbnetworks.com.

RGB Networks, the leader in network video processing, announced that its Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG) won a coveted TelcoTV 2009 Vision Award in the “Innovation in Encoding” category yesterday.

The VMG is a carrier-class video processing solution that enables service providers to deliver high-quality digital and IPTV-based video services in both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/H.264. It won in the “Innovation in Encoding” category based on the integration of its, high-density content repurposing capabilities with a number of other value-added video processing functions, including ad insertion, transrating and grooming. Able to simultaneously transcode hundreds of MPEG-2 programs into MPEG-4/H.264, and vice versa, in real time, the VMG offers telco video service providers a highly versatile and scalable solution as they expand their video offerings.

“Winning a TelcoTV 2009 Vision Award is another validation of our unique approach to transcoding and of the ability of our Video Multiprocessing Gateway to help service providers of all sizes deliver advanced video and advertising services whether they use MPEG-2 or MPEG-4/H.264,” said Sanjay Dhar, Director of Product Marketing for RGB Networks. “By integrating transcoding with several other key video processing functions in a single, ultra-dense, carrier-class platform, the VMG offers a highly scalable and cost-effective solution for transitioning video service providers’ networks to an architecture than enables the delivery of personalized services.”

A key component of RGB’s innovative content repurposing solution, RGB’s next-generation approach to transcoding will enable video service providers to simultaneously deliver any video program to multiple devices – from televisions, to personal computers, to mobile devices – via any network and with pristine picture quality. This ability to easily repurpose many video sources, deliver them over multiple networks and to all viewing devices using a single, integrated video processing platform will dramatically reduce the operational complexity for video service providers to expand their offerings.

About RGB’s Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMG)
RGB’s carrier-class Video Multiprocessing Gateway is a complete MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/H.264 video processing solution that enables service providers to deliver high-quality video services to their subscribers. The VMG can simultaneously perform a variety of critical video processing functions in a single, ultra-high-density platform, including: content aggregation, grooming channel line-ups, transrating program streams, inserting ads and transcoding. The VMG product family currently includes the VMG-6 and VMG-14 models, offering different capacity to meet varying needs. Both carrier-class platforms are fully redundant, ensuring maximum reliability, and offer easy, license-based upgrading and scalable, pay-as-you-grow expansion of services.

About RGB Networks
RGB Networks is revolutionizing video, delivering leading-edge video processing solutions that address the complexities of the changing video delivery model. With advanced solutions for bandwidth optimization, content repurposing and addressable advertising, RGB’s products enable operators to deliver the next generation of highly personalized video services, which are relevant to individual subscribers and delivered anytime to any device. The company’s products are based on its unique Video Intelligence Architecture™ (VIA), enabling them to process an unprecedented number of video streams with the highest video quality. RGB’s scalable solutions dramatically reduce the cost to deliver both broadcast and unicast services, and help operators maximize their existing network infrastructure. More than 7,000 RGB products are deployed in the field by over 170 service providers in 25 countries worldwide. Learn more at www.rgbnetworks.com.