Research specialist Northern Sky says that between now and 2025, about 1,600 craft will be sent into orbit, at a rate of about 110 a year. This is a much greater rate than over the past 15 years when the launch average was about 100 craft a year. “This is a significant increase over the […]
Digital media services company Avail-TVN has unveiled its new fully-managed multi-screen video service – Any View – at the NCTA Cable Show in Chicago. AnyView allows service providers to cost-effectively and quickly extend the traditional VOD and linear television experience to authenticated, broadband-connected devices such as PCs, Macs, tablets and smart phones. Trials of the […]
Malcolm Wall, the former Chief Executive for Content of Virgin Media, is to become Chief Executive Officer of Abu Dhabi Media with effect from September 1st. Abu Dhabi Media manages more than 20 market-leading brands and operates within Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates and the wider Arab community. Wall ran Virgin Media’s television business, […]
San Marino’s national broadcaster, San Marino RTV, has agreed a three-year contract with Eutelsat for the launch of SMtv, its new satellite channel. The service commences pan-Italian and pan-European broadcasting on June 13. The broadcaster will optimise the reach of SMtv by broadcasting via Eutelsat’s Hot Bird video neighbourhood and the Eurobird 9A satellite. The […]
Japan’s TV and radio broadcasters automatically insert warnings into their transmissions whenever earthquakes or tsunamis are imminent. Now Brazil is adopting – and adapting – the same early warning technology to suit local demands. An agreement has been made with the Brazilian Government for the adoption of the Japanese standard EWS in the Brazilian digital […]
Canadian satellite operator Telesat is up for sale. But there’s now a highly public dispute between two of its shareholders as to the sale price. Canada’s Public Sector Investment Board holds a 36 per cent stake in Telesat but has the majority of directors because of complex local ownership rules. It is holding out for […]
Masstech, the provider of powerful tools for media asset management, bridging workflows and high-speed transcoding will showcase the new Emerald version 7.5 Lite Edition and TOPAZ v7.5.1 at BroadcastAsia2011 in Singapore from June 21 to 24. Brad Redwood, Vice President International Sales and Marketing at Masstech Group said: “This year we’ll be using BroadcastAsia as […]
Imagine Communications, an innovator in advanced digital video solutions, hasannounced version 4.0 of the ICE Broadcast System , a significant upgrade to the already widely deployed video processing platform. Imagine plans to demonstrate ICE Broadcast System 4.0 at NCTA’s The Cable Show in Chicago, June 14-16 in booth #ES-55. Imagine’s ICE Broadcast System platform is […]
Harmonic has announced that TV Azteca, the second largest broadcaster in Mexico, has deployed Harmonic’s IP-based video processing solutions to facilitate satellite distribution of its expanded HDTV service to hundreds of retransmission sites throughout Mexico and Central America. The new DVB-S2-based distribution system relies on Harmonic’s multifunction compression and stream processing solutions to reduce the […]
CNBC, the specialist in business and financial news, has started broadcasting from its brand new studio facilities at its European headquarters in London. John Casey, CNBC’s Vice President of International News & Programming says, “The new studio is designed to support one ultimate goal – delivering the most essential business news to the most influential […]