News Broadcasting
ETV will use Tektronix solutions to evaluate digital uplinks
Tektronix, which claims to be the leading worldwide supplier of video test, measurement and monitoring solutions, has announced a deal with Ushodaya TV. Ushodaya TV popularly known as ETV will use its solutions to evaluate their digital uplinks. ETV claims to be a leading South Indian cable television network operator.
An official release informs that ETV has selected Tektronix WFM601E waveform monitors to evaluate the quality of their video signal at their earth station. ETV will also use TG700 signal generators to verify the quality of their transmission path before satellite distribution.
Speaking on this Director, Sales & Marketing, Tektronix India V. Srinivasan said, “Testing of digital video paths to ensure quality has always been an important factor to the video industry. The Tektronix WFM601 waveform monitors will enable Ushodaya to accurately and reliably monitor signals and ensure quality of service in its broadcasts.
The TG700 signal generators will be used to transmit various video test signals from ETV’s studio and earth station via optical cable prior to program distribution.”
The Tektronix WFM601 family of serial component monitors claims to provide a complete solution for complex application requirements in the growing serial component digital video monitoring and measuring market according to the release. The WFM601E is specifically designed for digital installation, maintenance, and transmission applications by providing a comprehensive evaluation of the transport layer carrying the digital signal. The WFM601E’s suite of format checks provides confidence that checked parameters meet industry requirements.
The WFM601E provides useful technology innovations, such as cable length or loss readouts and eye pattern display, which allows observation of signal path amplitude, response and timing distortions the release states.
Tektronix TG700 assesses the state of the infrastructure. The TG700 is a multi-format, precision signal generator platform, designed with the changing needs of the video industry in mind, especially broadcasters and content creators. It offers sync pulse generation and test signal generation for a wide array of analogue, serial digital and digital high-definition formats. Its modular architecture offers the flexibility to meet the single format, as well as the growing multi-format needs of the video professional.
Tektronix India is headquartered in Bangalore. It claims to be responsible for the distribution of Tektronix products in India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka through its various sales offices and distribution network. Tektronix India is a subsidiary of Tektronix, Inc. USA.
Tektronix claims that it enables its customers to design, build, deploy, and manage next-generation global communications networks and advanced technologies.
News Broadcasting
CNN-News18 to air live counting day coverage for five state election results on May 4
The channel is rolling out its biggest election coverage machinery yet for results day on 4th May
NOIDA: The votes have been cast. Now comes the reckoning. CNN-News18 is pulling out all the stops for results day on 4th May, when counting begins across five battleground states — West Bengal, Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry — in what promises to be one of the most closely watched electoral verdicts in recent memory.
The channel’s coverage, titled Battle for the States: The Verdict, kicks off at 7am and runs through the day across linear TV, connected television and YouTube. It is the culmination of CNN-News18’s multi-format editorial initiative, Battle for the States, which has tracked the polls from the beginning under the theme Road to Power.
At the operational heart of the coverage will be the Live Results Hub, the channel’s central command centre built to collate, verify and process real-time data flowing in from reporters stationed at counting centres across constituencies. The hub combines newsroom intelligence, analytics and on-the-ground reporting to deliver what the channel promises will be the fastest and most accurate results coverage in English news.
Leading the on-air charge will be primetime anchors Rahul Shivshankar, Anand Narasimhan, Aman Sharma, Nabila Jamal and Shivani Gupta. They will be joined by a wide panel of commentators including author Chetan Bhagat; GVL Narasimha Rao, senior leader of the BJP; Smita Prakash, editor of ANI; activist Saira Shah Halim; political analyst Sumanth C Raman; Abhijit Iyer Mitra, senior fellow at IPCS; Amitabh Tiwari, founder of VoteVibe; columnist Abhijit Majumdar; Nalin Mehta, managing editor of MoneyControl; political analyst Tehseen Poonawalla; senior journalist Subir Bhaumik; and political analyst Manojit Mandal.
Shivshankar, who serves as editorial affairs director at CNN-News18, set out the stakes plainly. “Counting day is one of the most watched events in the electoral cycle, where speed and credibility are tested in real time,” he said. “Battle for the States: The Verdict is built on that promise, combining ground reporting, sharp analysis and cutting-edge election technology to give viewers the clearest and fastest route to the verdict. On May 4, CNN-News18 will once again be the nation’s most trusted channel to witness democracy in action.”
Smriti Mehra, chief executive of English and Business News at Network18, framed the coverage in broader terms. “Elections are defining national events, and audiences turn to brands they trust in moments that matter,” she said. “CNN-News18 has consistently led from the front in every election coverage, and this special programming reflects the scale of our ambition and editorial strength.”
The channel has form here. It claims to have been India’s most preferred English news destination for election results for the past 20 years, covering everything from the 2024 general elections to the Delhi, Maharashtra, Bihar and BMC polls on the back of what it calls an “Always First, Always Right” record. Five states, one day, and a nation waiting for answers. The clock starts at 7am on 4th May.
