GlobeCast has increased the interconnection of its technical facilities around the world to platform operators and broadcast facilities via fiber, as part of its strategy to add value to its content transport services. Building on the company’s global satellite and fiber network, dedicated fiber connectivity has now been established to the premises of over 70 […]
T-VIPS, a global expert in professional video transport solutions for contribution, distribution, and digital terrestrial television, has announced delivery of T-VIPS CP525 cMUX remultiplexers to an undisclosed public television network in the Southeastern region of the U.S. The CP525 cMUX is a powerful tool for flexible processing, multiplexing, and scrambling of MPEG transport streams. The […]
DekTec has responded to the multi-standard needs of the broadcast community worldwide by expanding its line of modulators with the DTA-2107 Satellite Modulator and DTA-2111 UHF/VHF Modulator. Both PCI Express cards have been developed based on customer requests for expanded capabilities and are made of the latest state-of-the-art components. They both cover either VHF/UHF or […]
Four of NEP Broadcasting’s fleet of production trucks, all equipped with a significant complement of Cobalt Digital gear, worked the red carpet and the main event at the national telecast of the motion picture awards from Hollywood. NEP utilised over 100 Cobalt downconverters, as well as embedders, de-embedders, frame syncs and color correctors to support […]
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting’s (TSBc) CEO Cato Halsaa joked that about the only time he formally met with his main board CEO was when he wanted “a few hundred million dollars” in funding for yet another satellite! To date, the answer has always been positive, and clearly helped by the extremely positive results Halsaa’s division has […]
Agama Technologies, the quality assurance expert, has announced the launch of version 4.0 of the Agama DTV Monitoring Solution for cable, DTH and IPTV operators – which includes a system-wide remake of the GUI, and a foundation restructure to strongly increase the solution’s openness and scalability. The Agama DTV Monitoring Solution is a complete and […]
Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, has announced that Sun TV Network has signed a multi-year, multi-transponder contract for C-band capacity on the recently launched Intelsat 17 satellite (IS-17) at the 66º E orbital location. The agreement marks the second major programmer to join the line-up at Intelsat’s newly expanded video neighborhood […]
In the framework of the upcoming April launch of a new HD package, Canal+/CanalSat Switzerland has announced a new partnership with Nagravision. Canal+/CanalSat Switzerland selected Nagravision’s latest Nagra Media Access conditional access system to provide their subscribers with access to high definition content delivered via satellite. Nagravision’s system allows Canal+/CanalSat Switzerland to not only secure […]
As part of the “Live Revolution Roadmap” miniCASTER, the world´s first hardware-based H.264 live streaming encoder in pocket-size was shown at IBC 2010 in Amsterdam for the first time. Now it is time to hand out the first devices in order to be tested under real conditions as part of a beta test program. Therefore […]
Encompass Digital Media, a digital media services provider, has announced the completion of the purchase of Ascent Media’s global content distribution business. This transaction includes broadcast facilities in the US (including the New York metro area, Minnesota and Burbank), London and Singapore. Encompass enhances its presence in the global marketplace serving major television networks, cable […]