Category Archives: Cablecast

Cablecast 5.0.3 Software Update

Today we are releasing a maintenance update for Cablecast 5. Among some minor enhancements, we’ve added hardware support for select models of the Videohub router family from Blackmagic Design, as well as V-Chip support for the Evertz 8084AD closed caption encoder. Check out the full release notes on our GetSatisfaction page. Here are the highlights: [...]
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Announcing Cablecast 5.0!

Cablecast 5.0 is here! We know that you’re all itching to read on about the cool new features in Cablecast 5.0, but there are several components to this upgrade that makes this a unique release. Therefore, we will be rolling out the update in three stages starting July 11. Be sure to read all about [...]
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Maintenance Releases for Carousel 6.0 and Cablecast 4.9

In addition the fabulous release of Carousel 6.1, we’ve got some house keeping releases for you as well! Carousel 6.0.5 For those of you that do not have a Silver or Gold Assurance contract, you can get some nice updates to your Carousel 6.0 system. Here are the details: Resolved an issue where Carousel’s content would [...]
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Announcing Cablecast 4.9

Tightrope Media Systems announces the latest and greatest in broadcast automation! “Cablecast 4.9 is an exciting release, “ says Andrew Starks, the company’s Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer. “We’ve added some very exciting capabilities that really open the platform up to social media tools, such as Drupal, Open Media and CMDN. As PEG centers seek [...]
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Announcing Cablecast 4.8.5

Today, we are announcing a maintenance release for Cablecast 4.8.5. See what's new!
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An Open Letter to PEG: Tightrope’s Commitment to Open Source Software (OSS)

Tightrope has been involved in open source projects for several years. What are we up to now and where are we going with that effort?
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Tightrope Topical Training Sessions

Join us next Thursday, December 17th at 3pm (Central) for our first of many Tightrope Topical Trainings. We’ll be discussing two main topics: Weather bulletins in Carousel. We’ll cover how easy it is to create these bulletins, how to handle common problems that occur, and how to design bulletins that only show the current temperature [...]
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New Cablecast Release: 4.8.3

Today we’re happy to announce the release of Cablecast 4.8.3. A few highlights: The SX and VOD servers are better about memory and thread management, particularly when there are a lot of shows to transcode to VOD. Projects area of WebUI now works again. Various minor fixes to web service, X-list, public site, and block [...]
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Tightrope Training, May 20th, in Burlington, VT

Tightrope Media Systems has scheduled a day of training in Burlington Vermont, for the day immediately prior to the ACM Northeast Conference. The conference is on May 21 and 22 in Burlington, and Tightrope Training will be held on Wednesday, May 20th, starting at 9AM at the Hilton Burlington Hotel. We will hold advanced training [...]
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New Cablecast 4.8 Guide

The user manual for Cablecast has been recently updated! Weighing in at 317 pages, Cablecast: The Manual includes all of the information needed to get the most out of your Cablecast system, including: Theory on how Cablecast works Suggestions for how Cablecast can integrate with your work flow Planning and executing the setup of a [...]
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