On demand TV service YouView has announced a major recruitment drive that will expand its technology team by over 50 per cent. In the next 12 months, YouView aims to more than 50 of the best developers, test engineers and project managers to its workforce in roles that will spearhead the next stages of pioneering […]
RRsat has confirmed the completion of DPP delivery to Channel 5, on behalf of Princess Productions, following protocol compliant with the DPP standardised requirements. The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) was formed by the UK’s public service broadcasters and is set to introduce best practice guidelines with the UK broadcast industry to ensure digital video content […]
Gearhouse Broadcast, a broadcast services specialist, has delivered a range of facilities for ITV’s live coverage of this summer’s international football championship. Gearhouse Broadcast was commissioned to deliver additional facilities in the International Broadcast Center (IBC), including production office, master control room and transmission gallery. ITV has also commissioned a studio located on the iconic […]
For the third year running, broadcast solutions supplier Gearhouse Broadcast is providing Sky Sports with a complete flyaway production solution for its comprehensive Formula 1 coverage. The interconnecting pods designed, built and integrated by Gearhouse’s special projects team, will travel by road or air to all of the 19 races scheduled during the 2014 season […]
The global market for media managed services reached $24 billion in 2013, up nearly threefold from just $9 billion in 2006, driven by the need for online and digital video, according to new information from the IHS Technology Professional Video research practice. While media services cover activities such as storing, processing and preparing video content, […]
Seventy-nine per cent of broadcast professionals neglect quality and shelf life when buying new equipment, saying price is their main concern, a poll from Azule Finance has shown. The poll, conducted at BVE 2014, shows the economic climate is clearly having an effect on the industry – cutting-edge equipment only ranks fourth in the list […]
Tata Communications is providing Official F1 licensee/broadcaster Chello DMC live Formula 1 video feeds via its wholly-owned fibre network for the first time this season. The high quality video feeds, broadcast on Dutch sports channel, Sport1 will be used for the channel’s full 2014 race season coverage. The partnership builds on Tata Communications’ proven capability […]
Ericsson is launching its Next Generation Playout solution at NAB. With Next Generation Playout, Ericsson is leveraging its global scale and services leadership to offer broadcasters managed or hosted playout services that can be delivered from a number of locations worldwide. Next Generation Playout gives Ericsson broadcast services customers access to major data centres across […]
NAB 2014 sees the launch of a new player in the broadcast technology industry, created by the merger of two of the market’s most respected and dynamic firms – Grass Valley and Miranda. The new Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, is the latest addition to the Belden Inc. portfolio of best-in-class communications technology brands, and […]
O2 Media has formed a partnership with UK-based Grabyo to bring its real-time video platform to the US for the first time. Broadcasters and Production companies can use Grabyo’s cloud-based studio to distribute live TV clips to millions of viewers in real time, through multiple social media platforms and as a seamless experience on any […]