Chello DMC, a playout and content management company, has won a five year contract with Fox International Channels Europe to provide playout services for a bouquet of its European linear TV channels. Under the multi-year contract, Chello DMC will deliver a suite of playout services for 12 FIC linear TV channels in Europe, all of […]
Exterity, the Building IPTV specialist, has announced that its IPTV solution has been adopted by ITV Studios newly launched Emmerdale Production Centre in Leeds. The bespoke Building IPTV set-up runs over the facility’s IP network and manages all feeds from the five new studios through two production galleries. dditional information such as which cast members […]
Australian telco Telstra is to consolidate its media businesses into a single division to increase focus, drive new opportunities and better utilise the company’s many media assets. Speaking at Telstra’s annual update for institutional investors, CEO David Thodey noted that the telco was a leader in online digital media with multiple assets which, including FOXTEL, […]
The worldwide demand for C- and Ku-band Satellite Transponders is projected to reach 7,840 36-MHz TPEs (Transponder Equivalents) by the year 2017, driven by rapidly expanding DTH, digital TV, UAV communications, consumer broadband and 3D markets and increased governmental expenditure on military satellite navigation, positioning systems, and space exploration, according to market research firm Global […]
GlobeCast Americas CEO Lisa Coelho has announced organisational changes designed to maximise the company’s commercial footprint in the Americas, including the creation of a dedicated Latin American sales team and a refocusing and strengthening of ad-hoc services in North America for the broadcast of major events. Already present with a major technical facility in South […]
GlobeCast Americas CEO Lisa Coelho has announced organisational changes designed to maximise the company’s commercial footprint in the Americas, including the creation of a dedicated Latin American sales team and a refocusing and strengthening of ad-hoc services in North America for the broadcast of major events. Already present with a major technical facility in South […]
SES reported a healthy set of numbers on November 11 for its nine-months trading to September 30. Perhaps most notable was the all-important contract backlog figure, up nine per cent since the end of 2010. The figure represents the forward orders contracted for transponder space on SES satellites. Its other numbers were also in positive […]
Chello DMC, the European digital media facilitiy, has been appointed by French broadcaster Marc Dorcel to provide content management and playout services for Dorcel TV and Dorcel TV HD. Dorcel TV and Dorcel TV HD are subscription based, specialist adult entertainment channels. Under the agreement, Chello DMC will playout the channel’s content and manage the […]
Satellite operators continue to buck the global economic malaise, according to international market research and consulting firm NSR’s Global Assessment of Satellite Supply & Demand, 8th Edition . Findings indicate that in 2010, global satellite operators saw a strong revenue increase of over $550 million, derived from the lease of commercial satellite capacity. NSR projects […]
Russia’s Prosecutors General’s Office is to pursue a case alleging criminal negligence against those it argues are responsible for the loss of Russia’s Express AM-4 satellite on August 18. The facts are that a Russian Proton-M rocket failed to deliver the Express-AM4 satellite that was designed to provide digital television and secure government communications […]