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Gearhouse Broadcast launches OB/DSNG production vehicle in Middle East
Dubai, March 2016: Gearhouse Broadcast Gulf, the Middle Eastern arm of leading broadcast services specialist Gearhouse Broadcast, has launched a privately owned multi-functional outside broadcast production vehicle with DSNG capabilities. The Iveco 70C17 is fully 3G and HD compatible and runs...
Megahertz to demonstrate innovative engineering at CABSAT 2016
Ely, UK March 2016: Megahertz, which builds SNG vehicles and provides an array of broadcast solutions, is attending CABSAT 2016, taking place from 8 to 10 March 2016 in Dubai, to demonstrate its innovative engineering and problem-solving skills. The company specialises in custom broadcast...
Turkish police use teargas as court appoints trustees to run Feza Media Group which includes TV news agency, CHA
Istanbul, March 2016: ( Source: CHA ) Police raided the headquarters of the Zaman daily and used pepper gas against thousands of readers after an İstanbul court appointed trustees to take over the management of the Feza Media Group, which includes Turkey’s biggest-selling...
C-COM Ka-Band antennas authorised for use on the Hughes Jupiter™ System
Ottawa, March, 2016: C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., the leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has announced that its iNetVu® 98 cm Ka-band vehicle mount and flyaway antenna systems have received type approval from Hughes Network Systems (HUGHES),...
Eurovision expands with the opening of an office in Dubai
Geneva, March 2016: Eurovision has announced the opening of a new business hub in Dubai to support its growing activities in the region. Jorge Simao has been appointed as Bureau Chief of Eurovision Middle East.
Based in the Dubai...
IHA news agency launches its third live broadcast studio in Istanbul
Istanbul, March 2016: IHA has launched a new multi-camera broadcast studio at its headquarters in the Yenibosna district of Istanbul, just a few mintues drive from the city's Ataturk International Airport. The studio has a video wall which enables clients to...
mbw offers live HD television studio in the city center of Munich
Munich, February 2016: mbw Studio, which is new to promoting its services on TVZ, has its facilities right in the heart of Munich. The live broadcast complex has three camera rigs, teleprompters and blue box technology and is suitable for interviews, roundtable...
SES acquires RR Media to become world-leading media solutions provider
Munich, February 2016 : SES Platform Services GmbH, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES S.A., has announced an agreement whereby RR Media, a leading provider of global digital media services to the broadcast and media industries, will merge its operations with those of SES PS, to create a...
Ikegami debuts UHK-430 4K native portable camera at NAB
New Jersey, February 2016 : Ikegami ( www.ikegami.com ) a leader in HD cameras and production equipment for TV broadcasters, networks, and other HD content creators, will introduce the UHK-430 4K camera at NAB 2016 in Las Vegas....
Eurovision Flex deployed for US Presidential campaign
Geneva, February 2016: Eurovision has used its new IP based service, Eurovision Flex, to enable high definition live shots and playouts for international broadcasters at last week’s US primary election in New Hampshire....
AP launches virtual reality and 360 video channel in collaboration with AMD
New York, February 2016 : The Associated Press will launch a virtual reality and 360 video channel in collaboration with AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) to feature the news organization's latest advances in immersive journalism.
Virtual reality and 360 video transport users into the middle of...
C-COM Ka-band antennas certified for deployment in northern Canada
OTTAWA, February, 2016 : C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., a leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has announced that it has received approval to operate its Ka-band iNetVu® mobile antenna products on the Galaxy Broadband network. Galaxy Broadband is a...
Live the debate on LiveIP! - an invitation to participate from VRT
Brussels, February 2016: The broadcast industry is about to make its transition to IP in live production. Our industry is ready because the benefits promised by an all-IP future, compared to the SDI world in which we now live, are attractive and offer the opportunity to...
Studios with panoramic views across the River Thames are offered by Westminster Live
London, February 2016: Live broadcast studios in the heart of London with spectacular views of famous landmarks are available for hire from Westminster Live.
New to promoting its facilities on TVZ,...
Discovery chooses M-Three SatCom for Deejay TV satellite broadcastings
Milano, February 2016: M-Three SatCom Spa has signed an agreement with Discovery Italia ensuring Deejay TV broadcastings over the next three years on Hot Bird 13 Est, one of the main satellites for TV and radio broadcasts. This deal confirms M-Three’s reliability and renowned...
AVIWEST teams up with Globecast to optimize IP video contribution
Saint-Grégoire, France, February, 2016: AVIWEST, a global provider of video contribution systems, has announced that Globecast, a leading provider of global content delivery services for broadcasters and content creators, has deployed AVIWEST's DMNG StreamHub receiver, decoder, and...
LiveU’s technology reaches far and wide with deployments in Iceland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland
Hackensack, NJ, February 2016: LiveU has announced that RUV, KFV and KNR – the public broadcasters of Iceland, The Faroe Islands and Greenland, respectively – have all turned to LiveU in order to significantly increase their ability to provide live content to their viewers. The KFV...
Lebanon-based WhiteClicks offers satellite space and broadcast services in the MENA region
Beirut, Lebanon, February 2016 : New to promoting its services on TVZ, WhiteClicks can provide transmission and production facilities from around Lebanon. Its main business is supplying OU and leased space segments on a variety of satellites including...
Citizen journalists are encouraged to download the next-generation Ruptly Stringer app
Berlin, February 2016: By downloading a single app onto their phone, anyone of legal age can become a paid contributor in seconds, thanks to Ruptly Stringer, a unique citizen journalism app. Launched by RT’s video news agency, Ruptly, the app puts freelance journalists and eyewitnesses in...
IHA chooses ATEME to upgrade its DSNG contribution network
Paris, February 2016 : ATEME has announced that IHA Broadcast Services, Turkey’s leading news agency, is deploying the Kyrion encoders and decoders to upgrade and extend its flyaway and DSNG fleet.
Based on the ATEME...
Italian broadcast services company opens OB/SNG facilities in Spain
Madrid, Spain, February 2016 : Videe - which has been providing production and transmission services in Italy for 30 years - has expanded by opening an office in Spain.
Called Videoidea Videe S.L., the new venture has its...
Enex upgrades its complete workflow to HD with a BCE solution
Luxembourg, February 2016: In Q1 2015, Enex contracted BCE to create a new fully HD technical infrastructure, together with a customised Media Asset Management, Editorial and Playout platform that would meet the growing needs of the global news provider.. The new system was launched...
Broadcast Solutions delivers 31-camera OB Van to Al Kass Sports Channel in Qatar
Bingen am Rhein, Germany, January 2016 : Beginning of 2016 Broadcast Solutions GmbH has delivered a 31-camera OB Van plus supporting truck to sports channel Al Kass in Qatar. Winning an international tender the OB Van was designed, built and integrated at the Broadcast Solutions...
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting becomes Telenor Satellite
Oslo, Norway, January 2016: Telenor Satellite Broadcasting has announced that it is changing its name to Telenor Satellite. The name change reflects our company’s increasingly broad satellite-communications portfolio, as we have significantly expanded our position in the...
VRT LiveIP performs the world’s first full IP remote broadcast production using open standards
Brussels, Belgium, January 2016: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is pleased to announce that on 15 January 2016, the Belgium public broadcaster, VRT, successfully accomplished the trial remote production of a live musical concert using IP and open standards across the whole...
Inmarsat expands presence in Singapore to support growing Asia Pacific customer base
Singapore, January 2016: The world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, Inmarsat, has today opened its new Singapore office, which is the company’s largest facility in Asia Pacific region....
SIS LIVE boosts broadcast connectivity in the Middle East
Milton Keynes, UK January 2016 : Leading broadcast connectivity expert SIS LIVE has significantly increased its portfolio of connectivity resources by adding key satellite capacity in the Middle East, as part of its ever-expanding fibre and satellite network....
Globecast extends Channel One Russia’s reach across Europe and Asia
Moscow, January 2016: Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has been chosen by Russian broadcaster Channel One to help them reach the European market (via HotBird) and Asia (via AsiaSat 5), extending its reach to new audiences. Globecast is providing dual illumination on...
BBA/Eurovision provide extensive news operation for Istanbul bombing
Istanbul, January 2016: Following the explosion in Istanbul's historical center that killed 10 Germans, BBA was there day and night on behalf of their partner EUROVISION with three live positions for broadcasters worldwide. In three days the BBA/Eurovision news operation carried out 48...
C-COM’S next generation of antennas deliver record-setting satellite acquisition speeds
Ottawa, Canada, January 2016: C-COM’s newest generation of iNetVu antennas, which include the 7710/7720 controller, have now achieved the quickest satellite acquisition ever in the history of the product....
