France Telecom-Orange is claiming its involvement in the Euro 2012 football tournament successfully brought the event to more fans than ever before. As the official telecommunications partner for UEFA Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, Orange’s network carried over four billion megabytes (3.7 petabytes) of data between Poland and Ukraine via 6,000km of dedicated network […]
The BBC has upgraded the iPlayer video service with Live Restart ready for its consumer launch. Users can now either restart a live programme they are watching or rewind to watch programmes from the previous two hours. The BBC will bring the function to mobiles, tablets and Internet-connected TVs later this year. Dave Price, head […]
Mike Darcey, BSkyB’s COO, has admitted the pay-TV operator’s planned OTT service ‘Now TV’ could be carried on open IPTV platform YouView, scheduled for launch later in the summer of 2012. Although BSkyB had expressed concern that public money had been used to support a project for which he felt the market should determine a […]
System integrator and OB-Van specialist Broadcast Solutions GmbH and Slomo.tv have signed an exclusive distribution agreement for sales and marketing of slomo.tv’s innovative line of instant replay multi-channel recording systems for broadcasting and TV studio production. The contract was signed during the annual “Open House” event at Broadcast Solutions headquarters in Bingen, Germany. Michael Gilman, […]
SatStream, the specialist satellite webcasting facility, today announced that it will be offering the central London facility for hire during the Olympics later this year. SatStream’s broadcast-standard teleport, located in the heart of London, is a purpose-built facility, designed to enable broadcasters and rights owners to ensure that their coverage is managed exactly as it […]
SatLink Communications, a teleport delivering content to every corner of the world, has expanded its operations into Asia by opening a new office in Singapore. The new office will support the company’s strategy to expand its reach and provide a gateway for broadcasters, enterprises and telecoms operators into and out of Asia. SatLink will be […]
It is too early to be sure, but data released by rocket launch company Sea Launch indicates that something unusual happened just 72 seconds into the flight of Intelsat-19 on May 31st. One of the satellite’s all-important solar panels failed to deploy following launch. Sea Launch used a Russian-built Energia rocket as its launch vehicle, […]
Masstech, the provider of streamlined media asset management (MAM) solutions, has appointed Ideal Systems as a key reseller to widen its distribution network and continue its foray into the Asian market. The new Ideal Systems team in Singapore team has a wealth of experience in delivering broadcast solutions to major broadcasters in its region. This […]
Masstech, the leading provider of streamlined media asset management (MAM) solutions, today announced it has appointed Ideal Systems as a key reseller to widen its distribution network and continue its foray into the Asian market. The new Ideal Systems team in Singapore team has a wealth of experience in delivering broadcast solutions to major broadcasters […]
Media management and global content delivery specialist GlobeCast has signed a deal with Phoenix Chinese News & Entertainment Ltd (PCNE) to deliver Info News — one of the broadcaster’s premier news channels — to continental Europe via the Eutelsat 9A (formerly Eurobird 9A) satellite. Phoenix will bring Info News, already present in Asia and the […]