Fox International Channels France and Arkena have confirmed the renewal of the broadcast services contract for the playout of Voyage HD and Nat Geo Wild HD to the French market. The TDF Group-owned Arkena has been providing playout services to Fox International Channels France since June 2000. In addition to playout, the contract consolidates the […]
BT Media and Broadcast, the specialist digital media services arm of BT, and Nevion, an expert in transporting live media from the camera to the home, have signed an agreement to provide bundled media network solutions to broadcasters throughout the world. The agreement will see the companies integrate BT’s Global Media Network (GMN) service with […]
Comcast has revealed it will make every World Cup match available in Spanish via the company’s latest On Demand innovation, Instant On Demand. Available for the first time ever in Spanish and only through Xfinity TV in the US, this is the first time the company has leveraged the new technology to make such a […]
Satellite operator MEASAT has confirmed that the launch of the MEASAT-3b craft has been rescheduled to September 2014. MEASAT-3b will remain in storage at the European Spaceport, Kourou, French Guiana awaiting launch. MEASAT-3b had previously been scheduled for launch on 6 June 2014 GFT. The postponement was called after Optus Networks informed launch service provider […]
Broadcast network operator Media Broadcast entered into a new agreement for terrestrial TV distribution with RTL Deutschland. Media Broadcast plans to develop a digital terrestrial TV platform using the DVB-T2 standard, allowing broadcasters to distribute more channels and to broadcast in HD quality. Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland is seeking to distribute its HD programmes via this […]
Satellite operator MEASAT has revealed that the MEASAT-3b launch, previously scheduled for June 6th GFT (June 7th Kuala Lumpur time), has been postponed. The postponement was called after Optus Networks informed launch service provider Arianespace that its OPTUS 10 satellite, one of the two payloads being carried by Arianespace flight VA218, originally scheduled for June […]
Envivio, a provider of software-based video processing and delivery solutions, has announced that its 4K Ultra HD compression technology is being used by French broadcaster TDF for live streaming of the French Open 2014 tennis championship to compatible 4K TV sets in France. This represents the world’s first DTT broadcast video transmission delivered in 4K, […]
Thomson Video Networks has announced the integration of its Sapphire MPEG stream server with SoftCast, a suite of software products from SoftCast Technologies that streamlines operation and management of broadcast TV channels. SoftCast Technologies is the new product department of Ideal Systems Group, Asia’s largest broadcast systems integrator and a longtime Thomson Video Networks global […]
RRsat Global Communications Network, a provider of digital content management and global content distribution services to the broadcasting industry, has announced its expansion of broadcast solutions for ETTV America, the subsidiary of leading Taiwanese cable TV network, Eastern Broadcasting Company (also known as ETTV). The three-year contract is a continuation of the initial solution that […]
Appear TV, a global provider of next-generation video processing Platforms for broadcast and IP networks, has been chosen to provide additional TV reception and distribution systems for Formula One circuits around the world. Deployments this year will take place at Austria’s Red Bull Ring Spielberg and Thailand’s Buriram circuit, which is set to host its […]