Satellite communications service provider MEASAT is teaming up with broadcast technology services provider Village Island, test and measurement specialist Aviindos and satellite engineering company TotalComm for a demonstration of Asia’s first ever live multiple 4K HEVC satellite uplink/downlink and decoding services on a single DVB-S2 channel and single DVB-T2 channel at the ABU DBS 2014 […]
FlipTV, the Maryland-based provider of mobile TV productions and technical services, has deployed a K2 Dyno S Replay System with a K2 Summit 3G Production Client from Grass Valley inside its 30-foot outside broadcasting (OB) truck, named Captain. The mobile production truck is used to broadcast various college sports, most recently basketball games at American […]
Let’s be clear. SES CEO Romain Bausch didn’t say “roll on 2015” as he delivered the satellite operator’s 2013 end of year numbers. But 2014 should see fewer satellite delays, a reinforced position in fast-developing markets, a new income stream from its O3b data and broadband constellation, and recent investment that starts to pay back. […]
Software company CoralTree has confirmed the successful upgrade to the Titan TV Gateway, part of the daVinci portfolio, for Sky Deutschland. In partnership with Cisco, CoralTree provides a scalable TV Gateway to enable secure and efficient activation of Sky Deutschland’s video services to customers. The objective for Sky Deutschland to upgrade its systems was to […]
Luxembourg-based satellite giant SES is to create new capacity for the Latin American market. It is ordering SES-10, a new satellite which will serve the region – including the Caribbean – from 67 degrees West in an orbital slot negotiated with the Andean Community. It will launch in 2016. SES-10 will be built by Astrium […]
The Ohio-based Columbus Crew fotball club has chosen two LDX Flex advanced imaging cameras, a K2 Dyno S-based Replay System, the GV Director Nonlinear Live Production System, EDIUS multiformat nonlinear editing software, and a Concerto routing switcher from Grass Valley to outfit the control room and manage content for its new, state-of-the-art video boards being […]
The Sochi Winter Games are being transmitted live in 4K/Ultra-HD to selected public viewing sites by Russian pay-TV broadcaster NTV Plus, and using a system-on-a-chip video solution supplied by chipset manufacturer Broadcom and a video processor from Elemental. The opening ceremony was captured live, for example, using the Broadcom-Elemental solution. Broadcom’s 28 nanometer Ultra HD […]
Eutelsat’s CEO Michel de Rosen told analysts early on February 14th that the closing (on January 1st) of its purchase of the Mexico-based SatMex fleet of satellites would lead to a “significant upscaling” of its business over Latin America. De Rosen said the Mexican deal meant and extra $70 million in revenues this half-year, and […]
Transmission solutions specialist Belden has submitted a binding offer to purchase privately-held broadcast technologist Grass Valley for $220 million. The binding offer is subject to consultation with Grass Valley’s foreign labour works council, after which Belden will enter into a definitive agreement. Belden says that when combined with its production, playout and delivery systems integrated […]
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has acquired Capablue, the Connected TV, VoD and content solution provider to operators, broadcasters and brands. Joining Arqiva’s Digital Platforms division, Capablue will strengthen Arqiva’s growing investment in IP and connected TV capabilities. Arqiva and Capablue already have a well-established relationship having partnered on solutions including the […]