Appear TV, a global provider of next-generation head-ends for broadcast and IP television, has revealed that its provided an Appear TV XC series head-end for the internal distribution of TV signals for the public broadcaster Czech TV (Ceská televize). The head-end receives DVB satellite signals and SDI internally from the Czech TV studios. The Appear […]
The 2014 Independent Teleport Operator of the Year is the UK’s Arqiva. The award was given at the Washington Satellite 2014 conference and exhibition, and is the 19th Annual Teleport Award for Excellence, and organised by the World Teleport Association. Commenting on the 2014 Awards, WTA’s Director of Development Louis Zacharilla said, “WTA is proud […]
Globecast has been chosen as the content delivery service provider for London Live, a new TV channel dedicated to London scheduled to launch on March 31st. Globecast will provide turnkey connectivity for London Live, including satellite capacity and uplink, for UK subscribers of the Sky DTH satellite service. London Live will be available to Sky […]
Quantel, the specialist in news and sports production systems, has acquired Snell, a provider of broadcast and media technology for live TV production and the creation, management and distribution of content for TV everywhere. The acquisition enables the combined business to offer customers a complete product range to create, version and deliver high quality content […]
Globecast, a global content management and distribution provider, and Arabsat have extended their relationship for the distribution of the Global Arabic Bouquet (GAB), a grouping of premium Arabic channels from the Arab States Broadcasting Union (ASBU) that has been made available across the world since the establishment of this relationship in 2004. Since the launch […]
Harris Broadcast, a specialist in content management and network infrastructure solutions, has announced that it is on air with a new, end-to-end, file-based HD broadcast solution at Al Aan Television. From its base in Dubai Media City, pan-Arab satellite channel Al Aan broadcasts free to air and has an extensive online presence, covering women related […]
SatLink Communications, a teleport, Content Management & HD Playout Centre, has nnounced that SatLink has been selected by the Ethiopian Radio and Television Agency (ERTA) for the global distribution of its ETV news channel. The Ethiopian Government owned television channel, whose broadcasts include news, entertainment, music and sports content, will extend its audience reach across […]
Ericsson has signed an agreement with Telespazio, a Finmeccanica/Thales company, to expand the company’s current service offering to include MPEG-4 AVC HD and SD channels, while maintaining existing MPEG-2 SD channels at premium quality within the existing content distribution infrastructure. Telespazio will benefit from cost savings as a result of continuing to use its existing […]
PlayBox Technology has announced the completion of a large system expansion at the headquarters of Romanian broadcaster Neptun TV. “PlayBox Technology has worked with us as a partner for many years and was there at every important step we made in developing our production and playout infrastructure,” states Neptune TV’s Executive Manager Dan Dumitru. “In […]
The BBC and BSkyB have settled the long-running row over retransmission fees with the corporation no longer having to pay to put its channels on the pay-TV platform, saving £4.5 milliom (€5.3m) a year in licence money. They have also agreed a new long-term carriage deal for BBC services and the iPlayer on Sky’s platform. […]