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KIT digital partners with LiveU on Wireless HD

KIT digital has partnered with LiveU, a specialist in video-over-cellular solutions, to provide KIT digital’s clients with HD-quality live video streaming capabilities from a battery-operated wireless backpack. The solution, KIT LivePro Unwired, uses wireless backpack technology provided by LiveU to allow content producers to take advantage of the existing and growing wireless 3G/4G and Wi-Fi […]

April 14, 2011

Awareness of 3D TVs and Blu-ray players grows

In the last six months consumers awareness levels of 3D TVs and Blu-ray players has grown significantly, according to the NPD Group’s 3D 360º Monitor. Consumers aware of 3D LCD TVs went from 28 per cent in September 2010 to 36 per cent in February 2011. 3D plasma TV awareness jumped from 21 per cent […]

April 13, 2011

3D’s 3ality gets financial boost

Clearlake Capital has led a recapitalisation of 3D camera rig specialists 3ality Digital. In connection with the deal, Clearlake has acquired the majority of the newly-issued preferred stock of the company and will own a majority of the voting shares of 3ality Digital.  3ality management also participated in the transaction.  Terms were not disclosed. “Clearlake […]

April 13, 2011By Chris Forrester

DirecTV offers more local TV

American viewers want their local TV news, almost above all else. DirecTV says it already supplies local HDTV channels to 174 specific market regions in the USA. That number will grow by another 16 additional markets, which will also include HDTV transmissions, by the end of this year. For customers who live within each new […]

April 13, 2011By Chris Forrester

Cameron bringing 3D to broadcast

James Cameron, director of Avatar, has announced at NAB a new company, Cameron-Pace Group, to develop, sell and lease 3D production technology to filmmakers, broadcasters, game manufacturers and anyone else who can be persuaded to use it. The company is formed with his longtime special-effects partner, Vince Pace. The new venture aims to accelerate the […]

April 12, 2011

KyLinTV launches KyLin2.0

KyLinTV, the IPTV service provider, has confirmed the official launch of KyLin2.0. Chinese television channels are now able to be delivered to overseas Chinese subscribers in HD and available for mobile consumption on the iPad or through a PC. With the launch of KyLin2.0, KyLinTV will provide 88 of the most popular Chinese channels including […]

April 12, 2011

Sky Deutschland adopts HD+

HD+ is the mechanism where Germany’s commercial broadcasters can soft-encrypt their high-definition output. The system has been adopted by eight commercial channels in HD: RTL HD, SAT.1 HD, ProSieben HD, VOX HD, kabel eins HD, RTL II HD, SPORT 1 HD and sixx HD. The channels are broadcast encrypted and are available for a technical […]

April 11, 2011By Chris Forrester

GlobeCast selects EuroBird 9A to launch HD platform

To respond to increasing HD demand from its clients, GlobeCast has concluded a five-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for a third transponder on its EuroBird 9A satellite, which will carry a full HD DVB-S2 platform. The first clients on the platform already include Eurosport and Fashion One. Eutelsat’s EuroBird 9A satellite was chosen for its […]

April 11, 2011

Korea closer to all HD goal with Ericsson

SkyLife, the Korean satellite broadcaster, has deployed an Ericsson video processing solution that enables it to enhance its HD offering and move another step closer to realising its vision of everything in HD by 2015. Ericsson’s award-winning HD solution allows SkyLife to potentially deliver over 150 HD channels to more than 3 million subscribers. SkyLife […]

April 11, 2011

GlobeCast selects Eutelsat’s EuroBird 9A satellite to launch HD distribution platform

To respond to increasing HD demand from its clients, GlobeCast has concluded a five-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for a third transponder on its EuroBird 9A satellite, which will carry a full HD DVB-S2 platform. The first clients on the platform already include Eurosport and Fashion One. Eutelsat’s EuroBird 9A satellite was chosen for its […]

April 11, 2011