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Sports and news production in Russia and CIS offered by TV START
Moscow, April 2016: TV START is a Moscow-based broadcast services company that focuses mainly on sports events, as well as breaking news.
New to promoting its services on TVZ, TV START deploys its uplink and transmission...
Levira to employ the most modern OB vehicle in the Baltics
Tallinn, Estonia, April 2016: Levira has signed an agreement for construction of the largest and technically advanced outdoor broadcast vehicle in the Baltics.
The double expanding...
ACTAMEDYA provides live coverage of Istanbul's 11th Vodafone Half-Marathon
Istanbul, April 2016: The live broadcast production and transmission of last weekend's Vodafone Half-Marathon was organised by ACTAMEDYA, in co-operation with Mediapro Turkey and Kamera Teknik....
EBU withdraws member services from TVR in Romania following repeated non-payment of debt
Geneva, April 2016: The EBU has withdrawn member services from Romanian public service broadcaster Televiziunea Română (TVR) following the non-payment of debts totalling CHF 16 million.
TVR will now no longer be able...
Telairity simplifies its product line with two next-generation encoders replacing 15 previous models
Santa Clara, Califirfornia, April 2016: Telairity, a global leader in encoding technology, has announced the complete upgrade of its previous product generation to new next-generation products. Enabled by Telairity’s new TVP 840™ video processor, the product line has been radically...
Telairity and Zixi combine forces to perfect live streaming on the internet
Santa Clara, Calif. and Waltham, Mass. April 2016 : A robust, distance agnostic, digital streaming solution ensuring perfect delivery for live broadcast-quality encoded video over any public or private IP network has been announced by Telairity Inc. and Zixi, LLC....
Inmarsat unveils new satcom strategy to support the mobile journalist with live Global Xpress
April 2016, NAB, Las Vegas: Inmarsat has detailed its strategy for addressing the mobile journalism and broadcasting market worldwide. Inmarsat is featuring its first transcontinental live demonstration of the high quality broadcast capabilities of Global Xpress (GX) during NAB in Las...
SNET provides 4K video production and satellite transmissions from Japan
Tokyo, April 2016: SNET offers clients the most advanced video technology for the production and transmission of news and sports reports.
New to promoting its services on TVZ, SNET is one of the core companies of the SKY Perfect JSAT Group,...
Advantech Wireless to present details of its Ultra HD ready satellite solution for broadcast applications at NAB
Montreal, Canada, April 2016: Advantech Wireless will present details of its unique Ultra HD ready Satellite Solution for broadcast applications at a meeting of the Sociedade Brasileira de Engenharia de Televisão (SET) at NABSHOW Conference that will take place April 18 –...
Argentinian uplinker gets ready to transmit the Rio 2016 Olympics
Rafaela, Argentina, April 2016: Kinexo TV - which is new to promoting its services on TVZ - is gearing up to send its uplink facilities to Brazil in order to cover the Olympics.
Based in Rafaela (Santa Fe), Kinexo TV is specialised...
Feature Story News streams video of President Obama's visit to Cuba using VITEC codecs
Sunnyvale, California, April 2016 : News broadcast agency Feature Story News (FSN) deployed VITEC's MGW Ace encoder and MGW D265 decoder to stream live footage of President Barack Obama's monumental visit to Cuba. The footage was streamed live to the news agency's headquarters in...
RAI and Eutelsat team up in Italy for record number of live Ultra HD broadcasts of EURO 2016 matches
Paris, Rome, April 2016: Rai, Italy’s national public broadcaster, and Eutelsat are teaming up to deliver unprecedented live coverage of premium sport in Ultra HD. Following an agreement between the two companies, seven matches of the Euro 2016 championship will be offered to...
New JVC GY-HM660 ProHD mobile news camera includes built-in IFB
Wayne, NJ April 2016: JVC Professional Video has introduced two upgraded models in its 600 Series of ProHD mobile news camcorders, including the GY-HM660, the industry’s first streaming camcorder with an integrated IFB return audio channel. Both the GY-HM660, which replaces...
Croatia’s national public broadcaster upgrades its workflow to file-based technology
Zagreb, April 2016: The HRT (Hrvatska radiotelevizija), the leading public broadcaster in Croatia, selected BCE for the installation of a turnkey tapeless production system.
HRT in Zagreb...
Global Sports Streaming selects LiveU Solo to bring fight fans an inside look as boxing legend Manny Pacquiao prepares for final bout
Hackensack, NJ, April 2016 — As boxing legend Manny Pacquiao heads to the 66th and final fight of an illustrious career, Team Pacquiao is partnering with Global Sports Streaming (GSS) to bring his dedicated fans a front-row look at his training camp regimen and pre-fight activities...
SIS LIVE partners with Babcock International to supply uplink services
Milton Keynes, UK, April 2016: Leading broadcast connectivity supplier, SIS LIVE, has signed an agreement with the media services arm of Babcock International Group (Babcock) to supply uplink services from their UK teleports....
RT adds immersive 360 coverage to growing digital product range
Moscow, April 2016 : RT kicks off production of news content using immersive video technology. RT was also the world’s first international TV news broadcaster to launch its own immersive video mobile application – RT360 – in December 2015....
Flycom provides satellite uplink services from across Russia
Moscow, April 2016 : Flycom - which is new to promoting its facilities on TVZ - is one of the leading providers of mobile satellite transmission services in Russia. Based in Moscow since 2005, it has SNG trucks, OB vans and flyaway antennas....
Austria Press Agency expands video services with ORF co-operation using LiveU technology
Hackensack, NJ, March 2016: LiveU has announced that its technology is forming a key part of The Austrian Press Agency’s (APA) expansion of its video services. As part of this growth, APA has partnered with ORF – the national public service broadcaster - with both parties...
Mediatec Broadcast Group changes its name to NEP
Volketswil, Switzerland, March 2016: ‘Mediatec Broadcast Group’, headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, has announced that its company name is to change from Mediatec Broadcast to NEP. The change is effective immediately and includes all affiliated companies in Belgium, Finland,...
Grass Valley expands entry-level live camera features for news and sports productions
Montreal, March 2016: Grass Valley is introducing the new Focus 75 Live, a highly affordable 720p/1080i switchable HD system camera. This camera represents a new entry level into Grass Valley's legendary imaging quality—widening the range of potential applications for customers with...
Al Jazeera to cut 500 jobs; most of them will be in Qatar
Doha, March 2016: Al Jazeera Media Network has announced a reduction of its workforce as part of an optimisation initiative in connection with the ongoing transformation of the media landscape.
It is expected that around 500 positions worldwide will be affected, the majority of which...
Xinhua, Al Jazeera Media Network to expand cooperation
Doha, March 2016 : Xinhua News Agency President Cai Mingzhao has signed a bilateral agreement of strategic cooperation with the director-general of Al Jazeera Media Network in Doha ahead of the World Media Summit (WMS) 2016....
Sky commits to Virtual Reality content for news, sports and entertainment
London, March 2016: Sky is launching a major new commitment to Virtual Reality (VR) content, bringing its expertise in storytelling to the creation of immersive experiences that will put the viewer right at the heart of the action. Over the coming months, Sky will transport fans of...
RTÉ delivers Irish General Election coverage using Europasat’s satellite service
Dublin, March 2016: RTÉ, Ireland’s national public service broadcaster, delivered its most comprehensive coverage of the Irish General Election in February, working with Bigblu to use its satellite newsgathering service, NewsSpotter. The NewsSpotter service, using the latest...
Over 300 LiveU IP-bonding units to be used by more than 80 international broadcasters at 2016 Rio Olympics
Hackensack, N.J., March 2016: As the world prepares for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, LiveU continues to be the preferred provider of IP-based live video transmission solutions for broadcasters and online streaming customers around the globe. LiveU’s industry-leading...
AFP launches AFPTV Sports, a new video offer dedicated to sports news
Paris, March 2016: Agence France-Presse will offer video coverage of sports news and major sporting events from April 4.
Aimed at both general media and sports specialists, AFPTV Sports will offer images, interviews and original reporting in an editable format....
RR Media teams up with WTS Live to provide on-site production and live services at Euro 2016
Airport City, Israel, March 2016: RR Media, a leading provider of global digital media services to the broadcast and media industries, has announced that it has teamed up with France’s premier broadcast facilities provider, WTS Live to offer broadcasters, news organizations,...
Al Jazeera appoints Arqiva for global satellite distribution
Gerrards Cross, UK, March 2016: Arqiva has been selected by Al Jazeera Media Network to provide its global teleport & satellite distribution services, with work having commenced in February of this year.
Over the course of a...
C-COM receives type approval from Avanti for 1.2m Ka mobile antenna
Ottawa, March 2016: C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., the leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has announced that it has received type approval for its iNetVu® Ka-1202G antenna system from Avanti Communications. Avanti is a London-based leading...
