Kordia and TVWorks have selected TANDBERG Television for its industry leading digital terrestrial television head-end system for the delivery of the Freeview New Zealand DTT service. New Zealand’s Freeview digital terrestrial network will deploy the latest MPEG-4 AVC solutions to provide around 75% of New Zealanders with a new HDTV service, as well as SD programming. Trials are set to commence early December, with a launch date set for early next year. Freeview New Zealand is a free-to-air digital TV service, currently transmitting standard definition programming in MPEG-2 across the country via a satellite direct to home platform.

The state-of-the-art DTT system will use a range of TANDBERG Television's proven solutions including the iSIS 8000 IP head-end and MPEG-4 AVC encoders. By using the latest MPEG-4 AVC video compression, and IP technologies, Kordia™ and TVWorks can cost-effectively deliver more channels in less bandwidth, while still maintaining high quality pictures. TANDBERG Television’s solutions, provided by its Business Partner Gencom, were selected for their best-in-class performance, in conjunction with Gencom and TANDBERG Television’s local expertise and strong customer service.