HITS Expands MPEG-2 Platform

HITS announced plans to further expand its HITS Q2 MPEG-2 satellite-based content distribution platform. The upgraded technology allows HITS to add 10 new HD channels and three new SD channels to its HITS Quantum SD/HD lineup, bringing the total number of HD channels on HITS Quantum to 34.Launched in April, the upgrade uses 256-QAM DVB-S2 technology on 75% of the HITS multiplexes.