Sky News Arabia, the new 24-hour free-to-air Arabic news channel, launched in May using a sophisticated Vizrt system to deliver its live news graphics. Vizrt is the sole news graphics provider for the Abu Dhabi based channel. This is a departure from the news graphics workflow used by Sky News in the UK, sister channel […]
By the use of the VB330 monitoring probe, existing Bridge Technologies’ customers can extend their monitoring capabilities to their 10G based network interfaces. At the same time the VB330 probe answers to new requirements by the operators that are in a need of high capacity monitoring of Over-The-Top (OTT) or broadcast video. VB330 with its […]
Spanning continents and market sectors, the latest additions to the CASBAA membership reflect the geographic and market diversity inherent to multichannel TV with Patron Member SMIT of China joining the CASBAA Council of Governors along with new Corporate Members Brightcove, Elemental Technologies, Inmarsat, Kantar Media Audiences, Olswang Asia and Viettel Television Center added to the […]
Tektronix the multi-vendor service (MVS) provider of instrument calibration, repair and related services, has opened a new calibration and repair laboratory at its French headquarters in Orsay, France. This new laboratory has been awarded ISO9000 certification for repair and calibration by DEKRA, a global service provider for testing, inspections and certification. Tektronix already has labs […]
VDS, a developer of broadcast automation software, content design and plug-in products, has announced that it has delivered Streamliner, to a worldwide media company for its TV Everywhere operations. Streamliner, based on the VDS Promotor platform and introduced at NAB 2012, solves one of the biggest challenges for real-time streaming applications: Automating and synchronizing the […]
The Strong Group announces the successful launch of the Digital Terrestrial High Definition Receiver Prima V which was brought to the CEE market in April this year. Strong, a provider of consumer digital TV reception equipment in Europe, has launched a digital terrestrial HD receiver exclusively for Tesco, a British multinational grocery and general merchandise […]
GlobeCast Australia has announced the retirement of its Chief Executive Officer, Mike Lattin, who will continue with the company in an important advisory role. The company also announced the appointment of Simon Farnsworth as Chief Executive Officer. The changes have immediate effect. Farnsworth has worked for 10 years with the GlobeCast Group, most recently as […]
Visiware’s PlayAlong solution was granted Most Innovative Broadcast solution award at the 3rd ICT Awards held in Singapore. The jury of Singaporean top ICT & Media leaders was composed by IDA MDA, IE Singapore, CONSEIL SUPERIEUR DE L’AUDIOVISUEL, ICTO, ASIA PACIFIC BROADCASTING, MEDIACORP TECHNOLOGIES, NextGen TV / OTT, Digital Life Group, SINGTEL, Institute of Innovation […]
In conjunction with the Premier League, Sky Sports has announced the first 42 Barclays Premier League fixtures to be shown exclusively live from August to November 2012, with every club featured by October 6. Ford Super Sunday kicks off the season with Wigan Athletic against Chelsea followed by Manchester City against newly-promoted Southampton. Ford Monday […]
ESPN has confirmed its exclusively live Barclays Premier League fixtures for the first four months of the 2012/13 season. On the opening weekend ESPN visits St James’ Park as Newcastle United take on Tottenham Hotspur. The match presents new Spurs boss Andre Villas-Boas with a testing first league match at the helm while Magpies chief […]