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CBC/Radio-Canada and LiveU to bring SMPTE ST 2110 Standard to new Montreal broadcast facility
Hackensack, NJ, January 2020: CBC/Radio-Canada has chosen LiveU as a technology supplier, adding LU600 HEVC field units, servers and supporting equipment to its operations. The development of a new state-of-the-art broadcast center in Montreal and the national public broadcaster’s...
NEP Group partners with Eurovision Services to expand media solutions business in North America
Geneva, December 2019 : Eurovision Services and NEP Group, the leading worldwide outsourced technical production partner to premier content producers of live sports and entertainment, have announced a new partnership in North America....
LiveU 2019 ‘State of Live’ report confirms continuous strong growth in live IP broadcasting
Hackensack, NJ, December 2019: LiveU has presented its annual ‘State of Live’ report based on data gathered from its global customer base of thousands of users. The findings reflect the substantial growth in IP news and sports broadcasting with a 50% increase in the number of...
Analogue audio re-play machines needed to save the Radio Mogadishu archive
Mogadishu, December 2019: Most Somali records were lost during the 20+ year period of lawlessness, but one exception is the audio archive held in the Radio Mogadishu library, which dates back to 1951. The recordings include speeches from Somali and visiting politicians, social...
Telemedia offers broadcasting and teleport services in South Africa
Johannesburg, December 2019: New to promoting its services on TVZ, Telemedia is a large supplier of broadcast services in southern Africa. It has a fully-equipped teleport in Rivonia, a suburb of Johannesburg, which offers uplink and downlink services for major satellite operators....
Globecast strengthens Asian management team; Tan See Chai appointed Head of Sales, Distribution
Singapore, December 2019: Globecast has further strengthened its management team in Asia with the appointment of Tan See Chai as Head of Sales – Distribution.
Beginning at the start of January 2020 and based in...
AP distributes over 700 hours of Hong Kong protest video
London, November 2019: The Associated Press has announced it has delivered to customers more than 700 hours of live and edited video coverage of ongoing anti-government protests in Hong Kong, including several agency exclusives capturing the demonstrations....
Times Network adopts Quicklink TX for daily news contributions
Swansea, November 2019: Times Network, a subsidiary of The Times Group, has adopted the Quicklink TX Quad to introduce guest contributions into their live daily news bulletins.
Times Network, headquartered in Mumbai, India, has a...
ITV Sport deploys LiveU technology at the Rugby World Cup
Hackensack, NJ, October 2019: ITV Sport, premier UK sports producer for the ITV network, has turned to LiveU to provide an enhanced viewer experience at the 2019 Rugby World Cup (RWC) and as a tertiary disaster recovery (DR) solution, backing up satellite and fibre feeds....
BBC Studios renews distribution deal with MEASAT in partnership with Globecast
Kuala Lumpur, October 2019: MEASAT, in partnership with Globecast, has announced that BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the BBC, has renewed its agreement to distribute its BBC channels across Asia via the MEASAT-3 satellite.
“We are delighted to continue the partnership with...
European newsgathering company sells one of its SNG trucks
Europe, October 2019: The Mercedes left-hand-drive DSNG vehicle was registered in 2013 and has 125,000 kms on the clock. It's being sold for €43,000 ex-VAT.
The sale is being handled by Onvision whose contact details are:
sales@onvision.co.uk
Tel: +44 208 763 4198...
Two North African companies join TVZ to promote their broadcast services
Egypt - Tunisia, October 2019 : EMPC (Egyptian Media Services Center) is now offering from its base in Cairo an extensive range of production facilities and newsgathering services.
It offers clients a fleet of SNG trucks, OB...
EBU appoints BBC's Liz Corbin as Deputy Media Director and Head of News
Geneva, October 2019 : Liz Corbin is currently Head of News for BBC World News, the corporation's 24-hour commercially-funded international television news channel.
Liz Corbin, a senior editorial leader with more than 18 years'...
LiveU debuts new truck featuring global IP service during multi-city US tour
Hackensack, NJ, October 2019: News affiliates across the US are making the investment in LiveU’s Global IP Service solutions for their live newsgathering operations. Global IP combines LiveU’s hardware-based HEVC encoding technology with cost-effective IP satellite service to...
Globecast promotes 18-year company veteran Shakunt Malhotra to Managing Director, Asia
Paris, September 2019: Globecast has announced it has promoted 18-year company veteran Shakunt Malhotra to Managing Director, Asia, effective immediately. In his new role, he will spearhead operations across Asia and manage four key areas of focus: teleport services, media management...
C-COM antenna tracks NSLComm's Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite
Ottawa, September 2019 : C-COM Satellite Systems, the world’s leading provider of commercial grade auto-acquire mobile satellite antennas, has announced the successful integration of its 74cm Flyaway antenna system with NSLComm’s Low Earth Orbit (LEO) nanosatellite. NSLComm is...
IBC2019: LiveU unveils the first integrated 5G cellular bonding unit for live coverage
Hackensack, NJ, September 2019 : LiveU has announced its new fully compliant 5G LU600 solution for global newsgathering and live sports coverage. With internal 5G modems, and high efficiency antennas covering all sub 6GHz frequencies for 5G and 4G, integrated with LiveU’s...
Globecast and PSSI Global Services announce expanded international media services collaboration
Los Angeles, September 2019 : Globecast has announced it’s partnering with PSSI Global Services, provider of comprehensive event, transmission and connectivity solutions, to enhance media distribution and contribution services for its customers. These include global distribution of...
LiveU and Griiip unveil unique motorsports live viewing and data-driven media solution platform
Hackensack, NJ, September 2019 : LiveU and Griiip have announced an extended partnership, integrating complementary racing series content solutions for broadcasters and streaming services to create a cost-effective, end-to-end video and data platform. The partnership combines LiveU’s...
Globecast partners with Eutelsat for launch of new HOTBIRD platform with Deutsche Welle HD as first customer
Paris, August 2019: Globecast is expanding its partnership with Eutelsat Communications to create a new HOTBIRD platform in order to satisfy the growing move from SD to HD in the market.
Samuel Lemercier, Strategic Projects...
Former Reuters TV journalist set to launch media consultancy service
August 2019: A former Reuters TV journalist is set to launch a new consultancy service aimed at start-up TV channels and digitally-focused newsrooms in emerging and frontier markets.
Glen Felgate, who worked as an editor and...
Two more broadcast services companies promote their facilities on TVZ
Bahrain/UK, July 2019: Gulf Cast, based in Bahrain, offers a variety of services to broadcast companies including live broadcast studios, SNG satellite trucks and ENG crews.
The company has been in business since 2012 and says its team of professionals can offer high-level...
Broadcast services company, Alice, promotes its major studio in Barcelona
Barcelona, July 2019: Alice, the international broadcast division of the Lavinia Group, is promoting its live broadcast studio in the heart of Barcelona. The facilities have multi-use sets, chroma sets and fully equipped production MCRs.
The company says, "It is an optimal...
Globecast brings the Total Africa Cup of Nations to the world in 4K
Paris, July 2019: Globecast is extending its relationship with the organisers and rights holders of the Total Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, bringing the 2019 event to the world. The tournament began on June 21st with the final taking place on July 19th....
LiveU Matrix gives broadcasters free access to NASA TV’s Apollo 11 50th Anniversary live feed
Hackensack, NJ, July 2019 : On Friday, July 19th, NASA TV will broadcast “NASA’s Giant Leaps: Past and Future – Celebrating Apollo 50th as we Go Forward to the Moon,” a live special highlighting the most-celebrated mission to the moon. Broadcasters will have the...
International sport owners and organisers A.S.O. to use Globecast’s Digital Media Hub for content sharing
Paris, July 2019: Globecast has announced that Amaury Sport Organisation (A.S.O.), owners and organisers of multiple globally renowned sports events, has selected Content Marketplace, part of Globecast’s Digital Media Hub, for clipped content sharing.
A.S.O. organises 210...
'Champion of Innovation' retires after 42 years' service at SABC
Johannesburg, July 2019: SABC is paying tribute to one of its employees who's played a key role over several decades in introducing and implementing new technology at the state broadcaster.
Peter Knevitt joined the company...
Globecast introduces Virtual Networking for high bandwidth IP-over-satellite connectivity for the enterprise market
Los Angeles, CA, June 2019 : Globecast has announced Globecast Virtual Networking (GCVN), a new service offering that brings two-way, high bandwidth, IP-over-satellite connectivity to the enterprise market. It provides fast, reliable IP connectivity anywhere and anytime where terrestrial...
TV18 Broadcast India upgrades its newsgathering operations with over 100 LiveU LU600 HEVC units
Hackensack, NJ, June 2019 : TV18 Broadcast Ltd., one of India’s most popular television broadcasting networks, has signed a multi-year lease agreement for more than a hundred units of LiveU’s flagship LU600 HEVC solution.
The units are already stationed in various...
Telstra delivers broadcasting milestone at World Relay Championships
Canberra, June 2019 : Telstra has achieved a significant milestone in sports broadcast production with the remote production and delivery of the International World Relay Championships in Japan for Independent Television News (ITN). The event marked the first use of Telstra’s...
