At the heart of the new offers is Media Edge Gateway, a software-based integrated receiver/decoder (IRD) designed to open new routes to monetisation, software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based business models and hybrid deployments among others. Based on Synamedia’s virtualised digital content manager (DCM) architecture and its PowerVu IRD technologies, the new Media Edge Gateway is said to be ideal for video service providers that are deploying in hybrid environments, looking to test out new channels or launching point-in-time updates.
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Election Night Proves It: Hyperlocal Is LPTV’s Franchise
On election night, nobody with a national budget covers the county commission race. An LPTV station twelve miles away can, and that capability is the most durable franchise in American television.

