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Star News India Signals Success With Snell & Wilcox Modular Infrastructure

Leading News Channel Turns to Snell & Wilcox for Reliable Broadcasting

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Mumbai, June 17, 2004 – Star News, India’s leading independent news channel is relying on a range of Snell & Wilcox IQ Modular products to broadcast its 24-hour programming efficiently and economically. Snell & Wilcox intelligent infrastructure products act as the main artery of the studio providing conversion, processing, distribution, encoding and monitoring of broadcast signals, allowing Star News to expedite its content delivery.

Star News, part of the Star Network in India, is a Hindi news channel known for its speed, accuracy, and insightful analysis. The organization’s news production center in Mumbai, India, is equipped with a range of Snell & Wilcox modular products which cover digital, analog, audio, video and MPEG applications.

“As a 24-hour operation our infrastructure and system design must be reliable. We cannot afford to rely on multiple, redundant systems for back up. With Snell & Wilcox components, configuration, expansion, monitoring and management are all made easier, quicker and more reliable, saving Star News time and money,” said Vynsley Fernandes, Director of Operations and Engineering for Star News.

"Star News is the largest purchaser of Snell & Wilcox infrastructure products in India. Our engineers worked with Star News to configure, build and deploy its main signal carrying system in a record, three-month timeframe allowing the broadcaster to successfully meet its aggressive launch schedule,” according to Mr Mark Parlett, Managing Director, Snell & Wilcox Asia Pacific Limited.

"When it came to launching Star News, I was faced with the daunting task of going on the air in record time. I could not afford to take any risks and needed reliable products that would work straight out of the box. I also needed strong local support both prior to and following installation. Snell & Wilcox was our obvious choice," affirms Jagjit Siyan, Vice President & Head of Engineering for Star News.

The Snell & Wilcox IQ Modular range, with its choice of control interfaces, is designed to be the most versatile in broadcast operations and the easiest to configure and control.  With an increasing numbers of channels being handled within a single system, IQ Modular products consistently hold the infrastructure together, delivering operational convenience and a reliable system design.

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SNELL & WILCOX is a world-leading electronics design, manufacture and engineering group with an international reputation for the development of advanced image communications technologies for the world's broadcast television, video, satellite, cable, film and image communications industries. The company is dedicated to preserving the true content of the moving video image. Snell & Wilcox Asia Pacific Ltd. has offices throughout Asia Pacific and is headquartered in Hong Kong.  Snell & Wilcox Ltd. is based in Hampshire, England with offices all over the world.

Snell & Wilcox Asia Pacific Headquarters Contact: Mark Parlett, Managing Director, Snell & Wilcox Asia Pacific Limited, Unit E, 10/F, China Overseas Building, 139 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong, Phone: 852-2356-1660, Fax: 852-2356-1603 or Email: mparlett@snellwilcox.com.hk, Web: www.snellwilcox.com

Asia Pacific Press Contact: Genevieve Hilton, Managing Director, All Rivers Public Relations, Phone: 852-3106-3961, Fax: 852-3106-3962 or E-mail: genevievehilton@allriverspr.com