Front Porch Digital Selected by CNBC TV18

Televisionpoint.com Team
Incentra Solutions has announced that its Front Porch Digital Broadcast and Media Division was selected by TV18 India to implement a new DIVArchive solution in New Delhi.

"We evaluated a number of products for our deployment in India and the Front Porch Digital DIVArchive solution offered the most complete and cost-effective feature set," said Piyush Gupta, GM-Technical Operations, at TV18.

"The DIVArchive product advantages are significant, and the references from satisfied customers are compelling. We believe Front Porch Digital is uniquely positioned to supply a solution to meet our long-term needs for functionality and scalability." MR Gupa added.

"We are delighted to have been selected by TV18 to manage their digital archive in New Delhi, Their endorsement of our DIVArchive sends a strong message to the Indian market. This is our first installation at TV18 and we are excited about future opportunities with the company going forward. This is also our second installation in India and we look forward to adding more in the near future." said Rino Petricola, vice president and general manager of Front Porch Digital International.

DIVArchive, Distributed Intelligent Versatile Archive, is a software middleware that enables interoperability between large digital media storage devices, video servers, editing systems, and digital media workflow applications in the broadcast, media, and entertainment industries.

DIVArchive simplifies the process of preserving, managing and accessing content. According to a March 2005 report by industry analyst Datamonitor, DIVArchive is the global leader in broadcast archive management software, as well as the dominant brand within Europe.

TV18 runs the English business news channel CNBC TV18, and a Hindi business news channel called Awaaz.