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At the 2012 NAB Show, Snell announced the launch of Momentum, a breakthrough solution for media asset management (MAM), workflow automation, and resource planning. Momentum delivers maximum control and flexibility to media and broadcast operators, enabling them to reduce operational costs by allocating resources more efficiently and making content more accessible. 

At the 2012 NAB Show, Snell will debut KudosPro, a next-generation image-processing platform that delivers high-quality image-processing capabilities in a compact, affordable, format-flexible package. The platform will be available for as little as $3,299, making it a realistic option for broadcasters, news agencies, and content providers needing to consider cost and space issues while also ensuring high-quality content to domestic and international audiences.

At the 2012 NAB Show, Snell will unveil a new 4-RU version of its award-winning Vega™ routing platform. Allowing users to configure any signal port independently for fiber or coax (copper) connectivity, and enabling any port to be configured as either an input or output, Vega offers the industry's most flexible asymmetric routing solution, now within a 192-port design.

At the 2012 NAB Show, Snell will introduce the Kahuna 360 Compact, a smaller-frame version of the company's Kahuna 360 video switcher, and one that is ideal for live production environments. Offering true 1080p switching in a 6-RU chassis, the new Kahuna 360 Compact enables a smooth and cost-effective migration from SD to HD to 1080p, making Snell's award-winning production switcher technology accessible to an even wider audience.

TV EVERYWHERE
Television content is increasingly being delivered to a variety of second-screen applications including mobile phones, tablets, the web, and computers. Now more than ever, broadcasters need the ability to create and deliver content in multiple formats, which in turn, also allows them to monetize their media assets. Enter Snell's proven, scalable, and flexible TV Everywhere solutions, including ICE and Morpheus, which will both be on display at the 2012 NAB Show.

CHANNEL-IN-A-BOX
ICE Channel-in-a-Box v3.0 — we thought about the channel, not just the box

Snell today announced that western Spain's Canal Extremadura is using a Sirius 620 router and multiple control panels along with two MV Series multiviewers and a 2-M/E Kahuna multi-format production switcher — all linked by an Aurora router controller — to support productions at its Mérida facility. The flexibility of the integrated Snell systems allows Canal Extremadura to optimize the handling of video sources across the broadcaster's control room and studio.

At IBC2011 in Amsterdam, Snell will launch Centra Vite, a new router control and configuration tool that simplifies the setup of router installations and speeds them into operation. Centra Vite is provided free with all Snell Nucleus controlled routers.

Sirius Router and Kahuna Switchers Will Be Integrated by Sony Into Full Fleet of OB Vans

Snell will introduce new product releases and enhancements that offer higher functionality while lowering operating costs. Highlights will include standards conversion for file-based workflows, a redefinition of the "channel-in-a-box" model, introduction of a new standard in multi-format routers, and a new approach to modular infrastructure. Demonstrations will showcase Kahuna 360, the multiformat (including 1080p) production switcher that breaks away from the tradition of fixed M/Es and supports many simultaneous productions from a single frame.

Linear Acoustic®, the leader in television audio control from production to transmission, is proud to partner with Snell for its modular products.

"We are pleased to be working with the innovative professionals at Snell," said Tim Carroll, founder of Linear Acoustic. "Broadcasters and other attendees of the 2011 NAB Show were very interested in the new 3G conversion modules for the company's signature IQ Modular solution."