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Globecast provides 4K feeds for the Opening and Closing ceremonies of 29th Summer Universiade Taipei 2017
Hong Kong/Paris, August 2017: Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, was chosen to broadcast the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the 29th Summer Universiade Taipei 2017, being held in Taipei, Taiwan. The signals, being broadcast in 4K UHD HEVC format, are available in Asia via...
NRK deploys LiveU and Radionor Technology for Slow TV coverage of the reindeer migration in Norway
Hackensack, NJ, August, 2017: Norway’s public broadcaster NRK selected LiveU and Radionor to provide groundbreaking Slow TV coverage of the annual reindeer migration across the Norwegian wilderness. The combined technologies allowed the broadcaster to create over 150 continuous hours of...
Trickbox TV provides OB fly-away solution to ITV for live wedding
London, August 2017: Trickbox TV - a leading supplier of equipment and services for studio and location multi-camera productions for broadcast, video production, webcasting and live events - has announced that it recently provided a range of outside broadcast services to ITV Daytime for This...
Initial tests on C-COM's Ka-band iNmotion antenna prove "very positive"
Ottawa, August 2017: C-COM has been working closely with ViaSat to develop a cost-effective mass-producible Ka-band COTM antenna system. The antenna solution provides an “always-on” broadband connectivity directly to any vehicle and is ideally suited for SNG purposes....
Arqiva secures long-term capacity with Eutelsat for broadcasting in UK and Ireland
London / Paris, August 2017: Arqiva, the UK’s leading communications infrastructure and media services company, and Eutelsat Communications have announced an agreement that strengthens their relationship at the premium 28° East video neighbourhood....
AP and Red Bull Media House collaborate to provide premium sports, music and lifestyle content
London, August 2017 : The Associated Press and Red Bull Media House have announced a collaboration that will allow AP clients to access a curated mix of sports, dance, music and lifestyle video and images from Red Bull Media House....
ACTAMEDYA produces live coverage of the 29th Samsung Cross-Continental Swimming Race
Istanbul, July 2017 : More than 2,000 swimmers from around the world have taken part in the 29th Samsung Cross-Continental Swimming Race from Asia to Europe across the Bosphorus Strait, with the television coverage being produced by ACTAMEDYA.
The company employed 35 people to produce...
BG Television opens a new office in Miami to offer cellular uplinking and crewing across the US
Miami, July 2017 : The France-based broadcast services company, BG Television, is expanding with the launch of a new bureau in Florida. The opening is to support clients in the US, Central America and the Caribbean by offering cellular uplink kit and ENG camera crews....
eNCA South Africa selects LiveU to boost its breaking news coverage
Hackensack, NJ, July 2017: eNCA, South Africa’s largest news organisation with over 16 million viewers, has chosen LiveU’s flagship LU600 solution to extend its breaking news coverage around the country. With South Africa’s operators rolling out LTE, LiveU’s...
Globecast to launch its Media Manager Platform at IBC
Paris, July 2017: At this year's IBC exhibition in Amsterdam, Globecast launches its new integrated platform that enables its customers to clip, edit and publish high-quality content instantly across multiple outlets. Customers can create video-on-demand files from live streams and...
Trickbox TV takes to the stage at world-class Eden Session concerts
London, July 2017: Trickbox TV, a leading supplier of equipment and services for studio and location multi-camera productions for broadcast, video production, webcasting and live events, has announced that it has provided a range of outside broadcast services to Eden Sessions. Based at...
Tata Communications and Formula 1 explore how Internet of Things could revolutionise the Grand Prix experience for fans
London, July, 2017: Tata Communications, the Official Connectivity Provider to Formula 1®, has unveiled the second challenge of the 2017 F1® Connectivity Innovation Prize. The Internet of Things (IoT) themed challenge has been set by Formula 1®, asking the F1® and technology...
SES Video to transmit Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) radio and TV channels across Europe
Luxembourg, July 2017 : SES has announced that, together with its long-term partner Telekom Serbia, it will carry six TV channels and one radio station for Serbian public broadcaster RTS across Europe.
The six RTS channels,...
EBU launches quality journalism initiative for its members
Geneva, July 2017: [Source: EBU] The provision of high-quality, independent news is at the very heart of public service media’s remit. However, today’s newsrooms are facing a myriad of challenges and how they tackle them will be key to the survival of public service media (PSM) and,...
Telenor Satellite achieves full certification from the World Teleport Association for its Nittedal Teleport
Norway, July 2017: [Source: Telenor Satellite] Telenor Satellite is proud to announce that we have now achieved Full Certification of our Nittedal Teleport under the WTA’s Teleport Certification Program.
Since its...
AP expands UGC on Video Hub with Spectee collaboration
London, June 2017: The Associated Press today announced a content collaboration with Spectee, the Tokyo-based online news agency that specializes in curating and publishing user-generated content in real time.
All AP Video...
SIS LIVE to provide broadcasters with 26 'ad hoc' SNG trucks for UK election
Milton Keynes, UK, June 2017 : Broadcast connectivity specialists SIS LIVE today announced that a total of 26 of its ‘ad-hoc’ SNG vehicles will be despatched for multiple UK broadcasters for live coverage throughout the day and into the night of the UK General Election on 8 June...
Sky News partners with LiveU to deliver UK elections live from 150 locations simultaneously
Hackensack, N.J., June 2017: Sky News, leading UK TV and online news provider, has once again turned to the market-leading video-over-cellular company LiveU to provide all-embracing live coverage of the UK General Election, which will be held on June 8th. Crucial to the order is the...
C-COM listed amongst the top technology companies in Canada
Ottawa, June 2017 : C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., a leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has announced that it has once again been ranked among the top 250 Canadian Technology Companies by the Branham Group. The company was ranked at #197 in 2016 and the...
EUROMEDIA accelerates its UHD deployment with a new full-UHD OB truck for the Monaco Grand Prix
Paris, June 2017: EUROMEDIA deployed 2 full-UHD OB trucks, the A21 and B40 at the Monaco Grand Prix, for its first major production of the international signal in Ultra High Definition on behalf of the Automobile Club of Monaco....
Globecast partners with Intelsat to expand TRT World into the Americas and Asia
Paris, May 2017 : Globecast has partnered with Intelsat to distribute the international 24-hour news platform TRT World into the Americas and Asia. Under the multi-year deal, Globecast will transmit TRT World high-definition channel in English to Asia and the Americas via the Intelsat 20...
Largest OB operator in Holland offers ultimate flexibility for ENG crews
Hilversum, May 2017: The broadcast services company, United - which has the largest fleet of Outside Broadcast vehicles and satellite trucks in the Netherlands - is offering a very flexible workflow to ENG crews.
New to promoting...
Romantis Satellite Network brings the 2017 Ice Hockey World Championship to European countries
Berlin-Schönefeld, Germany, May 2017: [Source: Romantis] Romantis, a major value-added reseller of satellite capacity and a manufacturer of satellite networking products, has announced that several leading European SNG service providers have used Romantis OU satellite capacity on...
LiveU showcases its turnkey all-IP hybrid solution for SNG trucks
Singapore, May 2017: LiveU will be presenting its fully-integrated satellite and cellular solution at Broadcast Asia. The all-IP hybrid solution seamlessly adds Ka or Ku satellite bands to LiveU’s bonded cellular units and optimizes the use of the different connections based on...
Reuters launches Reuters Connect, a content marketplace
New York, May 2017: Reuters has announced the launch of Reuters Connect, a content marketplace featuring all of Reuters multimedia content, as well as a diverse array of content from other leading media organizations around the world....
ACTAMEDYA prepares the Sinan Erdem Dome for the broadcast of the Euroleague 2017 Final Four
Istanbul, May 2017: ACTAMEDYA, which has been at the forefront of deploying new broadcast technologies in Turkey, has been responsible for preparing the infrastructure for the transmission of the Euroleague Final Four in Istanbul.
The responsibilities included setting up the cabling...
LG and SES demonstrate 4K High Frame Rate technology
Luxembourg, May 2017 : SES and LG Electronics (LG) will demonstrate OLED TV’s cutting-edge 4K High Frame Rate (HFR) broadcast at the tenth SES Industry Days conference in Luxembourg on 16 and 17 May.
The 4K HFR content will be transmitted live via an ASTRA satellite at 19.2...
EBU join forces with OSCE to support Albania's broadcaster RTSH
Geneva, May 2017 : The EBU and OSCE Presence in Albania have joined forces to facilitate discussions on the development of a new strategy for national broadcaster RTSH.
Senior EBU consultant, and former Vice-President, Boris Bergant...
Australia's Telstra offers complete broadcast services solutions
Sydney, May 2017 : Telstra - the largest telecoms and media company in Australia - has a state-of-the-art Broadcast Operations Centre which manages over 400 satellite, media and data services for Australian and international customers. Three million permanent channel hours and 20,000 ad...
NEP Switzerland takes on 4K/UHD production with new trucks and facilities featuring Grass Valley solutions
Montreal, May 2017 : Looking ahead to the increasing demand for higher quality content from its customers, NEP Switzerland is building two large 4K/UHD OB trucks, a 4K/UHD studio and playout facility, and a remote studio, all leveraging the latest live production and content delivery...
