September 24, 2024
CHUM Television first in Canada to install Sony's PetaSite Solution enables broadcaster to store content more cost- and space-effectivelyby -- Sony of Canada TORONTO, Ontario - Sony of Canada Ltd., Canada's leadingelectronic and computer products solutions provider for consumers and business, today announced that its Broadcast Communication Solutions Group has sold the first SAIT PetaSite system in Canada to CHUM Television. The industry-leading Sony SAIT PetaSite systems deliver enterprise and digital content providers with native storage capacity from 30 TB (terabytes) to up to 1.5 PB (petabytes) in an automated solution that packs up to 250 TB of native capacity per square meter of floor space. The systems also feature a sustained transfer rate of up to 2.88 GB (gigabytes) per second (a standard file can be restored in just over one minute). The Sony SAIT PetaSite solution devised for CHUM features four SAIT-1 drives, an Ethernet hub, a terminal server and a PetaSite control unit. This basic entry system, encapsulated within a standard 19-inch rack console, is scalable to house up to 12 drives and 216 cartridges for up to 108 TB of native capacity in a flexible and highly available configuration. In addition to the base console, CHUM has also added three cassette consoles, enabling its SAIT PetaSite to store more than 600 TB of digital content in a native capacity. Up to seven cartridge and/or drive consoles can be added to the basic system, which allows users to add up to 330 cartridges for 165 TB of extra native capacity, and the drive/cartridge consoles can house up to 12 additional drives and 258 additional cartridges, totaling nearly 135 TB of extra native capacity in each console. "We needed a solution that could effectively manage a continually increasing level of critical content today, but could also easily scale to meet our storage demands in the future," said Bruce Cowan, Director, Broadcast Technology, CHUM Television. "Sony's SAIT PetaSite system achieves these objectives - and does so cost effectively and space-efficiently, which are also key considerations at a television broadcast centre that operates in one of the most competitive markets in North America." "Citytv Toronto, a division of CHUM Television, broadcasts intensely local, urban-oriented and culturally diverse television in its signature interactive style - a style of programming that demands high content availability," said Anil Sethi, Senior Vice President, Broadcast Communication Solutions Group, Sony of Canada Ltd. "We are very fortunate to have been given the chance to work with Citytv and CHUM Television, a longstanding and highly-valued customer, to install the first of what will be many SAIT PetaSite systems solutions in Canada." About CHUM Television CHUM Television is a division of CHUM Limited (TSX: CHM/CHM.B, http://www.chumlimited.com), one of Canada's leading media companies and content providers which owns and operates 32 radio stations, eight local television stations and 18 specialty channels. In addition to international channel licensing arrangements, CHUM's original content is seen in over 120 countries worldwide and is distributed via new media platforms, including interactive television, wireless services and exclusive CHUM-branded Internet properties. About The Broadcast Communication Solutions Group The Broadcast Communication Solutions (BCS) Group is a division of Sony of Canada Ltd., headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. BCS Group markets and supports Sony's full range of broadcast, professional video and audio equipment, including high definition video, interactive and security applications for the broadcast, production, business, industry, government, medical and education sectors through a network of authorized systems integrators. About Sony of Canada Ltd. Established in 1955, Sony of Canada Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony Corporation of Tokyo, Japan, a world leader in the manufacture and marketing of electronic and computer products for consumer, business, electronics publishing and multimedia applications on a global scale. With headquarters in Toronto, sales offices in Vancouver and Montreal and distribution centres in Coquitlam, British Columbia, and Whitby, Ontario, approximately 1,100 employees support more than 70 Sony stores and a network of more than 3,000 authorized dealers across Canada. -30- For further information, please visit us at www.sony.ca, www.thesonystore.ca, www.sonybiz.ca or www.sonystyle.ca, Sony's product information and e-commerce Web site, or contact: John B. Challinor II APR Kim Cornofsky General Manager, Advertising Counsellor & Corporate Communications Technology Practice Sony of Canada Ltd. Silverhammer Public Relations (416) 495-3740 (416) 324-2024 john_challinor@sony.ca kim_cornofsky@silver-hammer.com Barb Matheson Publicist CHUM Television (416) 591-7400, Ext. 2599 Barbma@chumtv.com Request For More Information Forward this release to a friend Back to list
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