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Comedy Central Uses SnapStream

To help producers of "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" and "The Colbert Report" find fresh material, cable network Comedy Central has purchased a broadcast monitoring/search system that locates and packages HD clips from over 30 program channels.

The SnapStream Server is an enterprise-class digital-video recorder with integrated software that does keyword or phrase searches for content using a mix of closed-captioning and program guide data. The system can also be programmed to send email alerts to users based on keywords or phrases, such as "Breaking News."

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