In a move that further broadens its broadcast services portfolio and capabilities in the TV industry, Ericsson has announced its intention to acquire media services company Red Bee Media, from an entity controlled by Macquarie Advanced Investment Partners, L.P. The acquisition, which is subject to regulatory approval, supports Ericsson’s strategy to grow in the broadcast […]
Belgium-based Alfacam has emerged from bankruptcy protection, with French EuroMedia Group paying €25 million for the assorted assets which includes its huge fleet of OB trucks, the largest in the world. Alfacam’s studios in Lint, Belgium are not covered by the sale. Alfacam was started in 1985 by Gabriel Fehervari and in recent years has […]
BT has announced a new five year contract to provide ITV with a state-of-the-art digital broadcast network across the UK. BT’s media network will connect ITV’s 13 major broadcasting sites to its data centres, enabling them to transfer large amounts of data and uncompressed HD video between sites, at speeds of up to 10Gbit/s. The […]
Levira and Turner Broadcasting have revised their contract for play-out services, renewed at the end of 2012, with a supplement, which will expand cooperation between the two companies even further. The amendment sets out the play-out of TNT Norway HD and the upgrade of TNT Sweden from SD to HD from March 2013. It foresees […]
In the rapidly growing pay-TV industry in India, Cisco has established itself as the leading provider of enhanced TV viewing experiences to more than 30 million Indian homes. Using the industry estimated average of five people per household, Cisco is now enabling a rich and advanced TV experience for over 150 million viewers, a milestone […]
Millenia 3 Communications, a company dedicated to serving the promotional needs of network and syndicated television, has inked a three-year partnership renewal for Civolution’s global broadcast intelligence solution, Teletrax. Since their partnership began six years ago, Millenia 3 has utilised the Teletrax broadcast verification service to monitor and track airing of television advertisements for its […]
Troubled Belgian outside-broadcast giant Alfacam is being bought out of bankruptcy protection by French media company Euro Media Group. Euro Media Group is backed in part by Belgian investment company Ackermans & van Haaren. Euro Media is already involved with providing broadcast services for live events. Financial details were not divulged but local reports suggest […]
TrueVisions, the largest satellite and cable TV provider in Thailand, has upgraded its existing video compression system with Ericsson, enabling it to offer more high-definition channels and greater quality of service to its subscribers. Vichai Sernvongsat, CTO, TrueVisions, says: “We have a strong commitment to our viewers to deliver high-quality content from across Thailand and […]
Romain Bausch is to leave his president/CE position at SES next April. Bausch turns 60 next month and has been in position since 1995. He will remain a main board director at SES. His successor will be Karim Michel Sabbagh (49) and he will take over next April although will take up the ‘CEO Designate’ […]
Gearhouse Broadcast has commissioned four new 30-camera HD OB supertrucks, two of which are delivered and in operation. The trucks, named HD5, HD6, HD7 and HD8 represent a multi-million dollar investment by the company. Gearhouse Australia Sales and Marketing Director, Manny Papas, says the new trucks are very much in keeping with Gearhouse’s global philosophy, […]