Path 1 Network Technologies, which claims to be the pioneer and industry leader in providing broadcast quality video over packet-based IP networks has announced that the Russian television network RTVI, has begun regular network broadcasting from New York to Moscow and vice versa over UUNET bandwidth using the Path1 Cx1000 IP gateway product. This is the first instance of a television network using a public Internet network to broadcast live and pre-recorded programming.

RTVI, owned by Overseas Media, broadcasts five channels of programming in Russian language via cable, satellite and fiber to approximately 4.5 million viewers in North America, Europe, North Africa, Australia and Israel. It is the only independent and privately held Russian-language information and television service. In 2003, Overseas Media plans to add links from New York to Tel Aviv, Israel and Frankfurt, Germany to their network.

Path 1's Cx1000 IP video gateway is specifically designed to meet the stringent requirements of broadcasters for transporting real-time broadcast-quality (uncompressed or compressed) video, over existing IP networks. Providing both multicast and point-to-point transmission and reception, Path 1 Cx1000 Gateways provide broadcasters and content owners a flexible and cost-effective means for exchanging digital video content by leveraging the ubiquitous, standard IP Wide-Area and Local-Area Networks (WANs and LANs).

The Cx1000 enables broadcasters to realize substantial savings in their transmission cost and to significantly extend their reach in exchanging video content using low-cost and widely available IP networks.