Satellite operators SES and Avanti have long been at loggerheads over certain frequencies at the orbital spot of 31.5 degrees East. SES claimed it has rights certain frequencies at the position, which London-based Avanti also claim is theirs. The two operators also have satellites at the position. Back in November 2012, the influential International Telecommunications […]
Updated forecasts for worldwide advertising expenditure in 2015 and 2016 from global media network Carat indicate continued optimism through positive global and regional outlook and solid growth in Digital and Mobile. Based on data received from 59 markets across the Americas, Asia Pacific and EMEA, Carat’s latest global advertising expenditure forecasts that global advertising spend […]
Ateme, a global player in advanced video compression solutions for the broadcast industry, today announced that Brazilian broadcaster, Rede Record, has used its encoders to expand the commercial deployment of digital television in multiple regions across Brazil, including Bauru and São José do Rio Preto in the state of São Paulo, João Pessoa in the […]
Recent research from personalised video experience specialist Ooyala suggest that live and long-form video outperforms on-demand and short-form video across all screens. The findings come in a special edition of its quarterly Global Video Index, revealing the most recent trends in multi-screen video consumption from broadcasters and entertainment networks around the world. They spotlight dramatic […]
Eutelsat Communications and TDA (Télédiffusion d’Algérie), Algeria’s national broadcasting company, have announced a five-year extension of a contract for capacity on the Eutelsat 5 West A satellite in order to pursue the roll-out of DTT across Algeria. The renewal concerns a 36 MHz transponder on Eutelsat 5 West A which is connected to a high-power […]
Liberty Global has announced that Will Moerer has taken the newly created position of Vice President of Sport1 and Film1. Moerer is currently the general manager at Sport1; he will now also take up Film1 in his management responsibilities. Moerer will be in charge of the commercial and strategic activities of both channel packages. Film1 […]
Ute Biernat, CEO of Grundy Light Entertainment, is to step down as chair of FRAPA on January 1st, handing over the baton to Patty Geneste, founder, CEO and president of the Amsterdam-based format specialist Absolutely Independent. Under Biernat’s tenure, FRAPA has undergone a rebranding and restructuring programming, launching several new initiatives and expanding its suite […]
Espial, a specialist in on-demand TV software and solutions, has announced that the company’s Espial MediaBase on-demand video platform now supports MPEG-DASH, a new adaptive streaming protocol that is being rapidly adopted across the pay-TV industry. Espial has also confirmed its affiliation with the DASH Industry Forum, an organisation that encourages mass adoption of the […]
Partnership Helps Digital Media Management and Distribution Facility Improve Quality Control and Monitoring NAB 2012, Las Vegas Convention Centre Booth # N5211: Loft London, a leading independent digital media facility, has partnered with Wohler Technologies to develop solutions for the monitoring, management and distribution of its client’s media, who include BBC World Service, ESPN, Red […]
In March 2012, SOFT VALLEE started implementing its brand new Teamium Production « Newsroom » software, adapted to FRANCE 24’s specific needs. Launched in December 2006, FRANCE 24 is a leading 24/7 international news channel that broadcasts its programs over the airwaves and over the internet in French, in English and in Arabic. FRANCE 24 […]