Commercial satellite provider Space Systems/Loral (SSL) has been selected to provide a broadcasting satellite for Japan’s Broadcasting Satellite System Corporation (B-SAT). The satellite will be used for Direct-to-Home (DTH) television service in Japan. “The BSAT-4a satellite represents our fourth satellite contract award for the Japanese market in the last two years,” said John Celli, president […]
Communications infrastructure and media services company Arqiva has confirmed the appointment of seasoned industry executive Simon Beresford-Wylie as its new CEO, replacing John Cresswell, who announced earlier in June that he was stepping down as Arqiva’s CEO after four and half successful years. Mike Parton, Chairman of Arqiva, said that Beresford-Wylie brought with him a […]
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has been chosen as the content delivery service provider for Premier Sports HD, the new HD channel from Setanta Sports’ UK operation Premier Sports. The channel will launch on the Sky platform on July 20TH. Globecast has a longstanding relationship with the broadcaster and already provides uplink and […]
RR Media, a provider of global digital media services to the broadcast industry, has announced the opening of a new European media centre in London, becoming the newest, fully digital facility in the region. This bespoke build provides a wide range of digital media solutions including content preparation, playout and online video services for live, […]
RR Media, a provider of global digital media services to the broadcast industry, has announced the opening of a new European media centre in London, becoming the newest, fully digital facility in the region. This bespoke build provides a wide range of digital media solutions including content preparation, playout and online video services for live, […]
Ericsson has signed a seven-year playout services contract with the BBC. Playout services include the technology and operations that allow broadcasters to deliver programmes to audiences through network, linear television channels. The contract was awarded following a long and competitive tender process and includes playout and media management services for the BBC’s portfolio of TV […]
Arianespace has confirmed the successful deployment of DirecTV-15 and SKY México’s SKY México-1. According to Arianespace, the flight was unique – with both passengers focusing on the same application (direct-to-home television broadcast) and scheduled to operate above the same area of the world (the Americas). DirecTV-15 is to operate at five different orbital positions between […]
Global broadcast and media services provider Red Bee Media – now owned by Ericsson – is to be rebranded from June 1st. Social network postings from the company suggest there will be “the same great TV/media news/comment/insight,” with a new name and look. Red Bee Media was formed from BBC Broadcast Limited, a unit created […]
The launch of DirecTV 15, the US’ most powerful television broadcasting satellite, is scheduled for May 27th from Kourou on board an Ariane 5 launcher. Airbus Defence and Space, the world’s second largest space company, is the prime contractor for both the Ariane 5 launcher and DirecTV 15. “DirecTV 15 is not just the 100th […]
Sky is launching the Sky Editorial Asset Centre, a new digital asset management platform, to enable easier sharing of its enormous stock of still images for commissioned and acquired shows and movies. The platform has been created by multi-channel publishing experts, Evolved Media Solutions, using software firm Woodwing’s digital asset management (DAM) system, Elvis, as […]