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ATEME powers Globo primary distribution feeds in Brazil
Sao Paulo, August 2015 : ATEME has announced that Globo has selected its Kyrion encoder, Multiplexer and AMS - ATEME Management System, to power, control and manage its primary distribution feeds. With over 120 affiliates nationwide, Globo is Brazil's largest broadcaster, delivering HD and...
LiveU collaborates on production of hybrid DSNG van in China
Beijing, China, August 2015 : LiveU collaborates with Diadem and Sony Professional Solutions China to showcase their new joint hybrid DSNG (digital satellite news gathering) vehicle at the BIRTV show in China. The integrated solution combines Sony’s video source with LiveU’s...
Reuters launches Partner Marketplace, offering high value video content from a range of handpicked providers
London, August 2015 : Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, has announced the launch of Reuters Partner Marketplace, a service offering clients fully-licensed high value video content from a range of specialist providers, available via a single, tiered...
AP expands Global Media Services business, increasing facilities for broadcasters worldwide
London, August 2015: The Associated Press is expanding its Global Media Services (GMS) business, opening a new facility in North Korea and upgrading its existing live facilities in Cuba and China.
Live position...
Globecast provides comprehensive transmission services for President Obama’s Africa visit
Paris, July 2015: Globecast has successfully broadcast the world feed and a wide range of other transmission services for President Obama’s official visit to Kenya and Ethiopia. The visit has garnered headlines around the world, particularly as Kenya is the home country of the...
C-COM 1.2m Ka-band antenna authorised for use on the ViaSat network
Ottawa, July 2015: C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., the leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has announced that its iNetVu® 1.2m Ka-band vehicle mount antenna system has received type approval from ViaSat® Inc. for use on the network that...
Globecast brings the 2015 Tour de France to the world
Paris, July 2015 : Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has announced that 2015 has again seen the company contracted to bring one of the world’s great sporting spectacles to screens around the globe: the 2015 Tour de France. From the Grand Départ in Utrecht to...
Mala Mala Productions in Spain invests in a new HD SNG vehicle
Madrid, July 2015: The broadcast services company, Mala Mala Productions, has purchased another HD SNG truck to complement
the two it already has in Spain.
Details of the three satellite trucks can be found on Mala Mala's TVZ page ....
SatSignature offers uplink companies an online satellite spectrum analyzer
USA, July 2015 : Satellite is still the main medium that delivers most of the entertainment and news video content. It also carries big voice and data links serving remote locations throughout the world. With so much activity on satellite, a universal tool to monitor these services...
ITM exclusively covers veteran Japanese filmmaker's major speech
Tokyo, July 2015: When renowned filmmaker and animator, Hayao Miyazaki criticised his government's plans to allow Japanese armed forces to play a greater role overseas, an ITM camera crew was there to exclusively film the event.
Oscar-winner Miyazaki was speaking in Tokyo on July 13th at a...
WTS LIVE opens an office in Paris, offering broadcast services throughout France
Paris, July 2015: WTS group is happy to announce its first branch in France – WTS LIVE Paris.
For France’s National day ‘14th of July’, WTS Live invites you...
ATEME Kyrion selected for 2015 Pan American Games distribution
Paris, Miami, Singapore, July 2015: ATEME has announced that Aldea Solutions Inc., the premier provider of high-quality video networking services, has chosen the Kyrion CM5000 encoders to stream the Pan American Games to their customers throughout the Americas....
Globecast provides distribution services for the 28th SEA Games
Singapore, July 2015 : Globecast has announced that it has supplied distribution services for ten broadcasters covering the recent SEA (South East Asian) Games. Globecast was contracted by HBS, the Production Partner of MediaCorp, official media partner and host broadcaster to provide...
Tividoo returns to the streets of Mainz with LiveU for increased SWR Mainz Gutenberg Marathon coverage
Hackensack, NJ, June 2015: LiveU, the pioneer and leader in IP-based live video services and broadcast solutions for acquisition, management and distribution, has announced that its LU-Smart smartphone bonding app has once again been used for innovative coverage of the recent Mainz...
THOR 7 takes up residence at 1°West and is ready for commercial operations
Oslo, Norway, June: Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has announced that THOR 7, which was successfully launched into geostationary transfer orbit on board an Ariane 5 launcher on April 26, 2015, has now completed its in-orbit testing and reached its final orbital location at 1°West....
IHA opens a new TV broadcast studio in the centre of New York
New York, June 2015: IHA has opened a new, live studio in Madison Avenue in the heart of New York City. The broadcast services provider will also be supplying SNG and crewing facilities.
The studio will offer a monitor background so that clients can choose from a selection of scenes,...
RTÉ signs deal to use Eutelsat Broadband's NewsSpotter newsgathering service
Dublin, June 2015: RTÉ, Ireland's national public service broadcaster has signed a two-year agreement with Europasat to use the innovative NewsSpotter newsgathering service provided by Eutelsat Broadband. RTÉ will use NewsSpotter for live satellite transmissions of news and...
C-COM receives 30 unit Ka-band antenna order from the UK
Ottawa, June 2015 – C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., a leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, has announced that it has received its largest multi-unit order to date for its new generation Ka-Band antenna systems from Primetech (UK) Ltd....
Reuters to offer free news content to online digital publishers
New York, June 2015 : Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, has announced that for the first time, it will offer a portion of Reuters multimedia news content for free to digital publishers through its publisher platform, Reuters Media Express....
RR Media acquires Satlink Communications to broaden its distribution network
Airport City Business Park, Israel, June 2015: RR Media has acquired Satlink Communications for $19 million subject to bank debts and other certain adjustments.
This transaction comes quickly after the...
Globecast delivers all the main action from Roland Garros
Paris, June 2015: Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, was once again central to the coverage of this year’s French Open from the iconic Stade Roland Garros via services for MP & SILVA, the international media rights company....
ATEME Kyrion powers France Télévisions contribution network
Paris, June 2015: ATEME has announced that France Télévisions is deploying the Kyrion CM encoders to power its nationwide IP contribution network. With over 100 sites, the French public broadcaster contribution network is one of the largest IP-based networks in Europe. The Kyrion...
ATEME offers a 4K live experience at the French Open
Paris, June 2015: ATEME has announced it has been selected to provide the primary live video encoding platform in 4K HEVC (H.265) during the French Tennis Open. The images are being broadcast during the two week tournament on the Fransat platform, which provides the distribution of the...
French broadcast services provider, BG Television, opens offices in Peru
Paris, May 2015: BG Television, which is headquartered in Paris, is expanding its broadcast services in South America by providing facilities in Peru.
It has recently invested in an HDTV OB van as well as an Advent SNG Ku-band...
TRT World recruits media staff for launch of its English news service later this year
Istanbul, May 2015: The state-broadcaster, TRT, is making final preparations for the launch of its English-language news channel, TRT World, in the final quarter of 2015.
Earlier this month it conducted a test broadcast and held a...
LiveU deployment expanded at MediaCorp Singapore to drive live newsgathering throughout Asia
Hackensack, NJ, May 2015 : LiveU, the pioneer and leader in IP-based live video services and broadcast solutions for acquisition, management and distribution, has announced that MediaCorp, Singapore’s leading media company, has increased its group-wide deployment of LiveU solutions,...
Paris comes to Live Online with ATEME's TITAN 4K Video
Paris, Miami, Singapore, May 2015 : ATEME has announced that Paris City Hall is deploying the TITAN File Software Transcoder to enhance online distribution of city hall news, events and promote Paris heritage. With over 2.7 million unique viewers per month on www.paris.fr , Paris City Hall...
ITV Sport choose SIS LIVE for 2015 Rugby World Cup connectivity
Milton Keynes, UK May 2015 : Leading broadcast connectivity expert SIS LIVE has been announced as the supplier of connectivity services for host broadcaster ITV, throughout the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
SIS LIVE will provide ITV with all...
SIS LIVE supplies comprehensive connectivity services for UK election night
Milton Keynes, May 2015 : Leading connectivity provider SIS LIVE, was relied upon by the UK’s main news broadcasters to provide uplink facilities for their general election coverage, on a night when speed, reliability and clarity were vital to ensure comprehensive reporting....
Globecast delivers all the key moments of the UK election
Paris, May 2015 : Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, was central to the live coverage of the UK General Election, helping broadcasters around the world get all the key moments live on air. In total, 78 different counts were covered on the day for the major broadcasters,...
