Headquartered in Tallinn, Levira is the leading broadcast transmission provider in Estonia. It provides Network services, including TV and radio broadcast transmission, rental of transmission towers, construction and maintenance of telecommunication networks; Data centre and cloud services; Media services, including localisation, playout and transmission of TV channels to cable TV and other networks, streaming, VOD […]
HMS Media Solutions, a provider of broadcast automation solutions based in Germany, and Swiss media company joiz Global, the creator of a community marketing and social TV platform, have partnered to provide a fully integrated end-to-end solution for live TV, VoD and community interaction. The offering will allow media companies of all sizes to develop new digital strategies […]
Ericsson has signed a multi-year news captioning contract with ANC, the Australian news service provider. Ericsson will provide live captioning services for Sky News Live and Sky News Business, which are broadcast to 2.8 million homes across Australia on subscription television provider Foxtel. As part of the contract, Ericsson will also provide captioning services for […]
BT is launching a competition to find start-ups and entrepreneurs with innovative digital media and production solutions, with the winning idea potentially trialled by BT Sport. The initiative aims to find ground-breaking technology which could be deployed in sports broadcasting. The BT Infinity Lab competition is being launched this week and will support and mentor […]
Saudi Arabia-based Selevision announced its ‘Nukodec’ compression codec back in May, but now says that further testing and development is capable of squeezing up to 66 HDTV channels into one satellite transponder, or terrestrial equivalent. But there’s more on the horizon. Dr. Raed Khusheim, CEO of Selevision (and Khusheim Holdings), speaking last week at Arabsat’s […]
PT. Graha Pratama Sejahtera (GPS), a leading system integrator based in Indonesia, has launched a bouquet of 14 television channels on AsiaSat 4 at 122ºE. The services, uplinked by GPS’s facilities in Jakarta, are distributed via AsiaSat 4 in C-band to satellite TV operators in Indonesia. With these new services, AsiaSat 4 has significantly expanded […]
Following the successful satellite distribution of a string of high-profile news and sporting events using NovelSat NS3, Globecast has decided to use NovelSat spectral efficiency software for global satellite video distribution of some of the major events that it covers. Globecast has built a reputation for quality of service and has a global presence. They […]
Tata Sky, a broadcast satellite television provider in India, has selected a new IBM hybrid storage system to help it better serve its 30 million customers. “As the fastest growing, direct-to-home, digital television satellite service provider in India, Tata Sky simply cannot operate without mission-critical storage that provides the utmost business continuity and operational efficiency […]
RR Media, a provider of global digital media services to the broadcast and media industries, has unveiled solaRR Active, its customised sports media service platform. solaRR Active enables sports organisations to maximise exposure and increase revenues through a full range of media services while giving them secure global access and full control over their media […]
Abu Dhabi’s growing global reputation as a production and content creation hub was the focus of a MIPCOM panel, featuring media services specialist twofour54’s Paul Baker, executive director of its Film and TV Services. Baker shared the stage with fellow Abu Dhabi content creators to shed light on Abu Dhabi’s media and entertainment evolution, including […]