Atlanta, Ga. - April 7, 2005
Pathfire Demonstrates
Digital Cinema Distribution at NAB 2005
See a demonstration
in Pathfire's NAB Booth # SL1353
ATLANTA, GA April 7, 2005 -- Pathfire,
the leading provider of digital content distribution
and management solutions for the broadcast,
media & entertainment industries, will demonstrate
it's newest digital content distribution application,
designed to deliver feature films and cinema
ads to movie theaters across the country, in
their booth at NAB 2005 (booth # SL1353).
The innovative, standards-based application
is a highly automated solution, fitting seamlessly
into production systems. Using reliable satellite
and terrestrial transport technology, the Pathfire
solution is bandwidth and network agnostic.
The advanced distribution monitoring tools and
delivery confirmation reporting, allow studios
to observe package distribution across their
network of theaters and confirm package distribution
down to an individual theater. Delivery scheduling
allows the studio staff to send packages at
optimal times, ensuring maximum bandwidth utilization.
Pathfire is the only store-and-forward distributor
of digital long-form programming today. Their
exceptional technology teamed with 24x7 customer
monitoring and support, provides studios with
a trusted, reliable and proven method of digital
content delivery. Pathfire currently delivers
news, advertising spots and syndicated programming
to its network of more than 1,300 broadcast
stations. With the transition into digital cinema
distribution, Pathfire extends its relationships
even deeper into the media and entertainment
industry.
"We're very excited to be demonstrating
our digital cinema content distribution application
for the first time at NAB," said Michael
J. Eckert, Pathfire's President and CEO. "Pathfire's
superior content distribution service, coupled
with its industry-leading customer support center,
offers studios and theaters a unique and cost-effective
solution over their current distribution methods,"
said Eckert.
About Pathfire (www.pathfire.com)Pathfire is
the leading provider of digital content distribution
and management solutions for the broadcast,
media and entertainment industry, supplying
innovative digital content distribution solutions,
from delivery to air, for broadcasters, news
organizations, television networks, Hollywood
studios and other media and entertainment companies.
Through its advanced digital store-and-forward
platform, Pathfire delivers news stories, syndicated
programming, commercial spots, and video news
releases to more than 1,300 broadcasters throughout
North America.
Contact for Pathfire:
Stacey Hurter
Marketing & PR
770.619.0801
shurter@pathfire.com
See Pathfire at NAB & RTNDA
2005
NAB Booth # SL1353
RTNDA Booth # RT921