In addition to consistent investment in capabilities and technology, ViewSat, the fast growing global broadcasting provider, has also invested in an expert team to provide the highest possible service to its clients. With capacity spanning six continents and the technology to support a growing number of channels, ViewSat has further supported its growth through investment […]
RRsat Global Communications Network, a provider of comprehensive digital content management and global distribution services to the television and radio broadcasting industry, has introduced two valuable solutions for broadcasters and media companies seeking to reach households in the African market. The first solution, which utilises RRsat’s dedicated neighborhood for Christian and ethnic channels on the Amos […]
Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, has completed the build of a “data superhighway” with a new fibre network from Virgin Media Business. The network connects up to 40 sites across the UK, providing a superfast delivery service for its broadcast and mobile customers. Arqiva provides much of the infrastructure behind television, radio, […]
Sky Italia has become the first European satellite DTH customer to deploy the Ericsson AVP 4000 compression platform, which is powered by the company’s first in-house programmable video processing chip. The increased efficiency offered by the new Ericsson HD head-end will enable Sky Italia to launch additional HD channels of the same high quality and […]
As part of a drive to offer an evolved services portfolio to broadcasters, Ericsson will present its new media management services at IBC 2013 (1.D61). The managed services are set to advance broadcasters’ content preparation and playout capabilities and ensure efficient delivery of content to Internet and mobile media devices in today’s fast evolving TV […]
Pace, a global specialist in digital TV and broadband technologies, is launching an enhanced version of its ECO Service Management platform, designed to optimise and simplify the delivery and management of triple-play and connected home services. The enhanced service management platform comprises pre-integrated software and services delivered by Pace’s global team of experienced professionals. It […]
Grass Valley is partnering with Elemental Technologies to provide a multiplatform solution for Viacom International Media Networks to deliver and manage content across its traditional and new media platforms. The project is expected to be live by the end of 2013. The solution includes implementation of over 200 Grass Valley K2 Edge playout nodes which […]
Comux UK, the community-owned business selected by Ofcom to build, operate and manage the national infrastructure to support local TV, has selected Ericsson to enable it to efficiently package the content delivered from the 19 local TV areas – Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton and Hove, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Grimsby, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, […]
Levira and Horse1 have signed an agreement, whereby Levira starts playout of a new horse themed channel Horse1 for Nordic markets as of September 23rd. Levira, one of the largest independent providers of TV playout and media management services in the Northern Europe, was selected by Horse1 to provide the playout service for its new […]
NSR’s Global Assessment of Satellite Supply & Demand, 10th Edition report, projects commercial satellite operator revenues from transponder and bandwidth leasing will top $18.8 billion in the coming ten years, up from $11.2 billion in 2012. This strong growth comes from a mix of C, Ku and widebeam Ka-band transponder leasing gains in such diverse […]