Press Release

      Robb Murphy, owner and operator of Flying Cow, is no newcomer to broadcasting, having worked in the industry since 1978. Most recently, as News Operations Supervisor for KTLA-TV in Los Angeles, Murphy was responsible for designing and overseeing construction of microwave and satellite vehicles. Murphy and his business partner started Flying Cow Satellite Services in January 2008.

      Being the ‘new guys’ in town, Flying Cow needed the flexibility to offer a variety of service levels to meet the needs of their smaller clients as well as those of the major sports and news networks who demand the highest quality contribution encoding with 100% redundancy.       "I was looking for high quality video compression at a startup company price,” Murphy said. "The mediaHUB™-HD Pro offered standard definition and high definition in the same box. Price was essential, but quality could not be compromised. Adtec Digital was able to provide both."

      Adtec Digital's reputation for outstanding customer service was also a factor in Murphy's decision. Murphy said, “Adtec delivers excellent customer service, anytime, anywhere!"

      The mediaHUB™-HD Pro is a real-time Contribution-quality MPEG 2 High Definition encoder. It is designed to support the most demanding Contribution, ATSC, DVB and IPTV Distribution and Cable Labs compliant VOD and DPI studio encoding requirements. The auto-detect HD/SD SDI video input eliminates the need for user resolution and frame rate configuration. It boasts dual stream on-board audio encoding of Dolby Digital and MPEG 1 Layer 2 audio with Dolby E and Dolby 5.1 passthrough support. Standard Adtec features include three ASI outputs as well as a GIGE output, AES3 Digital Audio, SDI and Analog audio inputs and BISS 1/E encryption. User interfaces include an easy-to-use front panel interface and on-board Web application server for configuration and monitoring. Unique features include a built-in confidence decoder with HD/SD-SDI, HDMI and D1 outputs and "Constant Capture" hard drive acquisition for studio, contribution and distribution applications.

       Flying Cow Satellite Services LLC, based in Los Angeles, California, offers SD and HD digital contribution satellite uplink services. Flying Cow features two KU satellite trucks, SD/HD wireless camera systems, SD/HD MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 H.264 encoding, DVB-S and DVB-S2 modulation, and full service crewing. For more information, visit www.flyingcowsat.com.