According to GlobeCast CEO Olivier Barberot, the broadcast services specialist had a banner year in 2010, most notably in playout services, event coverage, and international content delivery. The year also saw GlobeCast land its first major deals for Media Asset Management (MAM), in conjunction with its subsidiary NETIA. Key Figures: – Over 85 per cent […]
GlobeCast CEO Olivier Barberot has announced that GlobeCast had a banner year in 2010, most notably in playout services, event coverage, and international content delivery. The year also saw GlobeCast land its first major deals for Media Asset Management (MAM), in conjunction with its subsidiary NETIA. Key Figures: – Over 85 per cent increase in […]
Platform the specialist PR and marketing agency for the broadcast, digital media and mobile industry, has strengthened its core management team with a number of new hires and promotions. The expansion comes off the back of a number of client wins and a growing demand for PR and communications from the industry. Gay Bell, CEO […]
After receiving their first TriCaster TCXD850 demo unit, NewTek Specialist Dealer IDCromvideo made a real field test. The newest, award-winning member of the TriCaster family in HD/SD with 8 inputs and 22 channels was chosen to cover a series of events celebrated in Xátiva, Spain, at the occasion of the city’s annual fair known as […]
Comcast is testing a new service that knits together television and the Internet, in an effort to compete against other integrated service providers. Under the new system, which is being tested in Augusta, content flows through a set-top box that combines features of the Internet with those of a DVR. Users can watch and search […]
Global satellite provider Intelsat is in the lead to buy Canada’s Telesat. According to reports, Intelsat is now the front runner in the bidding battle to buy the Canadian satellite operator, and is seen to be ahead in the process thanks to a complex restructuring which will therefore comply with US anti-monopoly regulations. Eutelsat is […]
French broadband and IPTV supplier Free (part of the Iliad group) has unveiled its new box and package with Iliad’s chairman Xavier Niel describing the new box as a “revolution”. It consists, in fact, of a pair of boxes, designed by the leading stylist Philippe Starck. The modem box has a fibre and ADSL modem, […]
An entertainment industry coalition representing the major studios and the independent motion picture and television programming industry has filed an amicus (interested party) brief in the case of Viacom versus YouTube. The brief filed by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) urges the Court of Appeals […]
Following its invitation for expressions of interest to run a pay-TV channel on France’s R3 digital television multiplex, the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) has selected the ‘Cfoot’ proposal from the Ligue de football professionnel (Professional Football League). The CSA considers that the proposal contributes to the diversity of operators and is in line with […]
The BBC has admitted that TV, radio and online services could be at risk as the corporation seeks cost savings in the face of October’s licence fee settlement. Michael Lyons, the outgoing BBC Trust chairman, said he “could not rule out” the closure of certain services given the tough licence fee settlement, as he unveiled […]