Media & Communication Systems GmbH Sachsen Anhalt (MCS), part of MDR in Germany, has ordered seven revolutionary Grass Valley LDX Première camera systems to improve the flexibility and quality at its MDR Magdeburg broadcast centre. MCS needed a reliable, superior-quality camera to meet the growing demand for HD production, while enabling them to capture content […]

Viewers will have the chance to watch rugby from the referee’s perspective this weekend when new “RefCam” technology is trialled during the Newcastle Falcons game against London Scottish. The trial will involve a three-inch square HD camera being secured to the shirt of referee Matt Carley. The footage, with audio, will be available to Sky’s […]

KIT digital says its common stock will be delisted from The NASDAQ Stock Market effective at the opening of business on December 21st 2012. Trading of the Company’s common stock is currently subject to a trading halt, which the Company does not expect to be lifted prior to the delisting of the common stock. The […]

SatLink Communications, a teleport and HD Playout centre, has confirmed that the Boxing Marketing Arm SA (BMA), a subsidiary of AIBA, the International Boxing Association, has selected SatLink for the global satellite delivery of the World Series of Boxing 2012/2013 season. A total of 74 events across the globe will be distributed to five continents […]

Ofcom has published its latest complaints data, revealing the most and least complained about major telecoms and pay-TV providers between July and September 2012. This is Ofcom’s seventh quarterly report, which aims to help consumers make informed decisions when considering a new service or provider and also to incentivise operators to improve their performance From […]

Ateme, a provider of video compression solutions, has revealed that Taiwan Broadcasting System (TBS), the public and largest free to air broadcaster of the Republic of China, has selected Ateme’s Kyrion encoders to rollout HD for digital terrestrial television. “Ateme proposed a very attractive solution for our project” commented Chin-chang Chen, Engineering Manager, TBS. “This […]

The Channel 6 Consortium has announced an agreement with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) Networks in the UK for the provision of a range of services to support ‘LondonTV’, the Consortium’s proposed local channel for London. Under the agreement, SPT Networks will be a programme schedule provider and deliver creative services for the new channel in […]

International Launch Services (ILS), which uses Russia’s Proton rocket system to launch satellites, suffered a major problem late on Saturday night (December 8). While the launch itself went well, the Briz-M upper stage of the Proton rocket reportedly separated too soon after its 4th planned firing. The “anomaly” has left the satellite some distance away, […]

TDF Group, the  operator and provider of audiovisual, new media and broadband services to Radio, TV and telecom operators across Europe, opens its TDF Media Services office delegation in Spain to offer innovative solutions to the media, telecom and corporate industries. As a dedicated broadcaster and designer of telecom networks, TDF Group is positioned at […]

Arqiva has sold off its Outside Broadcast trucks and is exiting the OB  transmission business. NEP Visions and Cloudbass has bought the assets. NEP Visions is a regular at Premier League games, while Cloudbass units were in place at the Olympics and are used by the BBC for its ‘Question Time’ show.