Advanced Television

ESPN: NFL followers double in UK

ESPN has released figures showing a rapid rise in the popularity of American football in the UK. The numbers reveal that 16 per cent of UK sports fans now follow the NFL, up from 9 per cent in 2011 – a growth of 75 per cent. The insight comes from bi-annual research conducted on behalf […]

November 26, 2015

Sub-$800 Panasonic UHD Smart TVs

Panasonic has unveiled its first line of value-priced Ultra-HD Smart TVs for the US market. The CX Series of 4K Ultra HD Smart TVs will be available beginning in December at retailers including ABC Warehouse, Curacao, Electronic Express, RC Willey, and Video Only and online immediately via the Panasonic website. Additional retailers will be announced […]

November 26, 2015

African broadcasters get 2 new platforms

SkyVision Global Networks, a global satellite communications service provider, has announced a partnership with ABS, the global satellite operators, to launch two new video platforms on ABS-3A. This will provide quality DVB-S and DVB-S2 content, including HD, via satellite across Sub-Saharan Africa, including French speaking Africa and South Africa. The signing of this agreement will […]

November 26, 2015

Tata powers live OTT F1

Global communications provider Tata Communications has completed another successful proof of concept with Formula One Management during a recent Grand Prix. The new technology test delivered a live trackside feed from the track during the September Singapore Grand Prix to Formula One Management’s Technical HQ in Biggin Hill, UK – with no time lag between […]

November 26, 2015

TVT media management software platform

Independent media services and post-production house TVT has launched its media management platform ContentSelect. The software, developed by the TVT team, is a complete orchestration toolset that delivers transmission-ready content for linear TV and video on demand (VoD). The cloud-based platform efficiently manages media operations, streamlines workflows and ensures content is edited, packaged and delivered […]

November 26, 2015

Ideal Group launches “Ideal-Live”

Ideal Group today announced the launch of Ideal-Live, a new equipment rental service for professional mobile video gathering. The service will be initially offered through Ideal’s offices in Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia and will be rolled out across the rest of Asia Pacific in early 2016. The new Ideal-Live service offers ready-to-go in-country solutions to news agencies and live […]

November 26, 2015