Pittsfield Community Television, a local 24/7 provider of three PEG channels serving more than 20,000 cable TV subscribers in the Pittsfield, Dalton and Richmond, MA, area, has upgraded its video production and playout capabilities with the latest version of Cablecast automation and playout software from Tightrope Media Systems.
Cablecast 6.0 includes a redesigned user interface to help users work across more devices, including cell phones and tablets. PCTV integrated Cablecast 6.0 software with its existing Tightrope hardware, which the broadcaster has used and gradually upgraded since 2003.
PCTV's Tightrope deployment includes a Cablecast Pro VOD server (which also includes Cablecast automation software) and two Cablecast SX2HD 2x1 video servers. The servers provide PCTV with four playout channels (HD or SD) and two encode channels.
