As part of its continued penetration of the media and broadcast sector, Geo Networks has announced a 10 year contract with new media data centre, The DataRoom London (DataRoom). Geo is to provide dark fibre to south London-based DataRoom, linking it to Geo’s 3,000km network to facilitate connectivity to over 100 data centres and media […]
Red Bee Media, the media services company, has signed an exclusive multi-year deal with BT. The deal will see Red Bee Media provide playout, channel and media management services for BT’s new live sports offering, BT Sport. The channels, which will be available 24 hours a day in HD and SD, are slated to launch […]
DirecTV is spending $22 million to build a new regional broadcast centre. It already has similar facilities in Brazil and Venezuela as well as its facilities in the US. Another $10 million is earmarked for new equipment. Jacopo Bracco, president of DirecTV’s Latino operations, led the US delegation which met Argentina’s president Christina Fernandez de […]
Fox and other broadcasters have filed with a New York appeals court to reconsider the California court decision to give a green light to Aereo, the controversial start-up that uses tiny antennas to retransmit their signals to connected devices for $8 a month. In the new court filing the broadcasters claim the decision “threatens to […]
At NAB UK local TV took a major step forward as Comux UK, the company responsible for operating the UK’s local TV infrastructure, signed its first technology vendor. Comux UK has selected Nevion, the world-leading media transport technology firm, to provide its pioneering service information technology, SI Manager, which will enable local TV stations using […]
Being off air is perhaps the one thing that all broadcasters fear most, and yet the prohibitive cost of redundant broadcasting systems means that few broadcasters can afford them. To overcome this problem, Ericsson is cooperating with Front Porch Digital – the global leader in content storage management (CSM) solutions – to provide a cost-effective […]
Intelsat’s upcoming IPO terms have been unveiled. While originally Intelsat talked about raising $1.5 billion, and then reduced its expectations to $750 million, the actual target amount falls somewhere between the two. Intelsat will sell off 21.74 million shares at $25 a share, plus another 3 million convertible non-voting preferred shares priced at $50 each. […]
Belgium-based TV and outside broadcast specialist Alfacam issued a formal notification April 3 saying that its banks on April 2 had decided “not to extend the standstill in debt repayments (granted until 31 March 2013). All the credit lines granted by them to Alfacam Group were cancelled at the same time.” The statement continued: “Due […]
Later this year, Bolivia expects its first satellite to be launched. The so-called ‘Túpac Katari’ project involved an investment of $300 million and includes the construction, launching and orbit placement of the satellite, in addition to the setting-up of ground stations in La Paz and Santa Cruz, and space-technology training for local professionals. ‘Túpac Katari’ […]
Full-service provider Media Broadcast and German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 Group have extended their contracts for DTT distribution to 2018. The long-term commitment of ProSiebenSat.1 ensures the long-term attractiveness of digital terrestrial television in Germany. The extended deal means that in addition to public service programmes and special-interest channels, the offers of the ProSiebenSat.1 Group will […]