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Vislink receives $1.2m order for wireless camera systems from international news organisation
Hemel Hempstead, May 2017 : xG® Technology, Inc. has announced that its Vislink business has received an order valued at approximately $1.2 million for wireless camera systems from a major worldwide news organization.
The...
Tata Communications ushers in a new era for VICE Media with global cloud-based media platform
Las Vegas, April 2017: Tata Communications, a leading provider of A New World of Communications™, has been chosen by VICE Media to build a high-performance, completely cloud-based platform for global media asset management, storage, content contribution and distribution. It will enable...
EBU joins international community in plea to save public service media in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geneva, April 2017: The EBU has joined calls from the international community to save public service media (PSM) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH).
Urgent measures need to be taken to secure adequate and sustainable funding for PSM in BiH. It has been almost a year since the...
LiveU releases its 4K HEVC Pro Card for the ultimate video performance in mobile live streaming
Hackensack, NJ, April 2017: LiveU has presented its HEVC Pro Card, offering a powerful addition to LiveU’s LU600 portable transmission unit for global newsgathering and events coverage. Integrating the LU600 with the new 4K HEVC/H.265 hardware-based encoder allows professional...
JVC launches bonded LTE uplink for live multi-camera broadcasts
Wayne, NJ, April 2017: JVC Professional Video has announced the PB-CELL200 ProHD Portable Bridge, a robust bonded LTE hotspot that streams signals from multiple ProHD, 4KCAM, and JVC PTZ streaming camera models for live broadcasts or webcasts. JVC will debut its ProHD Portable Bridge at...
C-COM integrates NovelSat modem with iNetVu® mobile antennas
Ottawa, April 2017 : [Source: C-COM] C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., a leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has announced that it has successfully completed the integration of the NovelSat NS3000 modem with its iNetVu® 7710 antenna...
NTV Group and Globecast leverage Eutelsat HOTBIRD footprint to expand the audience for NTV MIR across Europe
Paris, April 2017: Globecast has been selected by NTV Broadcasting Company to broadcast NTV MIR TV, the international version of NTV, to cable and DTH homes across Europe. Globecast is providing fibre connectivity via its Globecast Backbone Network for the channel to be delivered from Moscow to...
BBC selects AFPTV as a key supplier of English-language video news
Paris, April 2017 : Under a multi-year agreement starting April 1, 2017, the British broadcaster will receive edited and live video from AFPTV for use on all its platforms: television channels, websites and mobile applications as well as radio for audio production....
China’s leading live video platform service provider chooses LiveU Solo
Hackensack, N.J., March 2017: LiveU has announced a new deployment of the LiveU Solo plug-and-play live streaming solution in China with over a hundred units to be used initially by Mudu, the country’s largest live video platform service provider for the enterprise market. Mudu will...
Eurovision and AsiaSat extend partnership to deliver top quality content to Asia Pacific region
Geneva, March 2017: Eurovision, the operational arm of the EBU, and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Co. Ltd. (AsiaSat), Asia’s leading satellite operator, have announced an expansion of their partnership for use of multiple C-band transponders on AsiaSat 5 and a teleport...
SES and Media Broadcast Satellite extend partnership for TV distribution
Luxembourg, March 2017 : SES has announced the extension of a capacity agreement with Media Broadcast Satellite, one of the leading providers of broadcast services, on SES's prime orbital position at 19.2 degrees East....
Nilesat and Tata Communications collaborate to ensure broadcasters seamlessly reach the MENA market
Dubai, March 2017 : Tata Communications has announced a first-of-its-kind partnership with Nilesat. The partnership allows both parties to leverage infrastructure to ensure optimal regional media delivery over IP and enhance regional connectivity with broadcasters across the globe to serve...
ANA plays major role in TV newsgathering around the Arab world
Cairo, March 2017: The Arab News Agency (ANA) - which has its headquarters in Cairo - is a leading player in providing broadcast services in the Middle East.
New to promoting its facilities on TVZ, ANA has its own fully...
Ka2Go: the new generation of Ka-band terminals from ND SatCom
Friedrichshafen, Germany, March 2017: ND SatCom has launched the latest plug and play Ka-band satcom terminal with Eutelsat approval.
This new version of the field-tested and proven Ka2Go – Terminal is ready for fast and...
ENEX co-ordinators have a glimpse into the future of newsgathering
Brussels, March 2017: More than 60 delegates from the ENEX partner base recently gathered for the annual Coordinators Meeting in Brussels.
They were granted a glimpse into the future as partners and invited speakers took...
Stryder TV launches mobile studio for live interviews in UK
Worcester, UK March 2017 : [Source: Stryder TV] The mobile studio van travels to the guest wherever they are and since it is fully pre-rigged, set-up time is in minutes. The guest can continue working until just before airtime and then can immediately return to work...
LiveU introduces new rack-mount encoders for live newsgathering
Hackensack, N.J., March 2017 : LiveU has introduced its new hybrid satellite and cellular HD solution, transforming its ultra-small LU200e uplink unit into a rack-mounted product. Leveraging LiveU’s proven bonding technology, the LU210 and LU220 solutions allow news teams to combine...
Quicklink showcases its Remote Communicator and TX Multi solutions at BVE and CABSAT
Swansea, UK February 2017: At BVE and CABSAT 2017, Quicklink will show their new, ground-breaking Remote Communicator solution. The Remote Communicator which was launched in January 2017 allows you to stream real time, full duplex ultra-low delay audio/video or audio only that is sent and...
Success of User Generated Content Verification Network prompts moves to new platform
Geneva, February 2017: The success of Eurovision News' UGCVN (User Generated Content Verification Network) has resulted in a move from Whatsapp to Slack to better help Eurovision members in their effort to discover, verify and source a broader range of digital and user-generated content from...
SES partners with Globecast to expand TRT World reach
Luxembourg, February 2017 : SES has announced that TRT World is expanding its global distribution with global media solutions provider Globecast on the SES fleet.
The international Turkish news platform, TRT World, started...
Tata Communications selected as exclusive video distribution partner for MotoGP™ and WorldSBK
London, February 2017: Tata Communications has been selected by Dorna Sports as the exclusive video distribution partner for the FIM MotoGP™ World Championship and Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK).
Tata...
Jordan's state broadcaster, JRTV, takes delivery of a new SNG vehicle
Amman, February 2017 : JRTV has been supplied a new uplink truck by Hitachi Kokusai Electric Turkey Systems.
The SNG vehicle - which was built in Istanbul - is a Mercedes Sprinter van with a PDA 150 Ku Band Drive News antenna and...
Globecast provides complete contribution and distribution services for the Total Africa Cup of Nations 2017 in Gabon
Paris, February 2017: From 14th January to 5th February, Globecast, ensured the successful international coverage of the 31st Total African Cup of Nations 2017 from Gabon. Globecast provided a full HD contribution and distribution service for African, European and Asian broadcasters as well as...
Eutelsat 7 West A satellite takes Echourouk News to Algerian viewers in High Definition
Algiers, Dubai, Paris, February 2017: On the occasion of DISCOP Dubai, that brings together key TV players from across the Middle East and North Africa, Algeria’s Echourouk media group has announced its selection of the EUTELSAT 7 West A satellite to broadcast the High Definition version...
Israel Premier Football League chooses MX1 360 Platform to speed up sports highlights production and distribution
Luxembourg / Tel Aviv, February 2017 : SES has announced that MXI, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES, is providing the Israel Premier Football League (IPFL) with its end-to-end MX1 360 service for live editing of sports content.
MX1...
Eurovision signs broadcast services and connectivity deal with Dubai Media Incorporated
Dubai, February 2017: Eurovision has announced a partnership agreement with Dubai Media Incorporated (DMI) to provide worldwide news gathering broadcast facilities and a permanent connection to the Eurovision global fibre network (FiNE)....
South Korea's SBS to enlist world’s first 12G-SDI UHD OB Van
Seoul, January 2017: [Source: Broadcast Solutions] The OB Van - built by German System Integrator Broadcast Solutions GmbH - is the first ever 12G-SDI UHD single link production vehicle to date. UHD 1 is based on a new Streamline variant, called Alphaline, which comes with special...
Mega-Choice launches news and entertainment TV platform in Ghana with Eutelsat
Accra, Paris, January 2017: Mega-Choice Digital Network, an associate company of Crystal TV, Ghana's first private television network, has officialised the launch of its new Direct-to-Home TV service in Ghana at the International Summit on Content Management for Digital Broadcasting and Media...
Sahara Media provides SNG and live stand-up facilities in Nouakchott, Dakar and Rabat.
Nouakchott, Mauritania, January 2017: The Mauritanian broadcast services company, Sahara Media Agency, is offering live broadcast production and transmission facilities not only in its home base of Nouakchott but also in neighbouring Senegal and Morocco....
EBU welcomes new public broadcaster in Ukraine, NPTRCU
Geneva, January 2017: The EBU community has welcomed the successful legal registration of the new Ukrainian public broadcaster - National Public TV and Radio Company of Ukraine (NPTRCU).
The registration on 19 January successfully...
