[Satellite TODAY 11-17-10] Sencore will provide receiver-decoders to Ar-Sat for use in satellite applications throughout Argentina, Sencore announced Nov. 16.
    Ar-Sat provides satellite reception for Argentina’s digital TV system and is responsible for delivering ISDB-Tb in the country. The satellite operator will use Sencore’s MRD3187B receiver-decoder to provide functionality in the video delivery chain at satellite retransmission sites in numerous Argentine cities.
    "Due to the size and scope of the country’s digital TV project, the Ar-Sat team encounters a variety of video formats that combine both standard-definition and high-definition signals," Federico Heuser, general manager of Sencore’s Argentine sales partner, VEC SRL, said in a statement. "The MRD’s ability to perform MPEG-2, MPEG-4, 4:2:0, 4:2:2, SD, and HD decoding —combined with its modular architecture and dual-channel processing capability — make the device an ideal solution for Ar-Sat as well as for satellite and content providers throughout the Latin American region.”