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Canada’s Global TV Purchases Four Kahuna SD/HD Multiformat Production Switchers for Countrywide HD News Launch

Snell & Wilcox today announced that Global TV, one of Canada’s largest broadcasters, has implemented four Kahuna SD/HD multiformat production switchers for the rollout of high-definition (HD) news broadcasts at ten of the network’s local affiliates throughout Canada.

The Kahuna switchers are playing a unique and critical role in the digital/HDTV launch by enabling Global TV to implement a “virtual set” strategy that utilizes local talent, and yet centralizes production of the news shows at three of its four regional broadcasting centers.

Global TV has implemented a Kahuna switcher at each of its broadcasting centers in Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton, where virtual sets have been established for all of the affiliates serviced by these centers.

Local news stories are transmitted to the centers via FTP prior to each broadcast, and will be upconverted to HD by the Kahunas in the future for playout during the broadcast. /hd.broadcastnewsroom.com