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Technicolor in Grass Valley transmission disposal

French technology and media services company Technicolor has received a binding offer from Parter Capital Group, a private equity investment consultancy firm based in Germany, to acquire its transmission business, operating under the Thomson Broadcast brand. The offer values the Transmission business for a non-material amount. As announced early 2010, a range of former Grass […]

December 26, 2010

Technicolor in Grass Valley transmission disposal

French technology and media services company Technicolor has received a binding offer from Parter Capital Group, a private equity investment consultancy firm based in Germany, to acquire its transmission business, operating under the Thomson Broadcast brand. The offer values the Transmission business for a non-material amount. As announced early 2010, a range of former Grass […]

December 24, 2010

Pace powers Comcast’s Xfinity Spectrum

UK’s Pace has developed a four-tuner HD digital video recorder that Comcast is using to test Xfinity Spectrum, a service that blends TV programming with Internet content including e-mail and YouTube video clips, according to documents filed with the Federal Communications Commission. “Comcast’s Xfinity Spectrum brings you the best of TV and the Internet,” according […]

December 22, 2010

Nagra’s cross-device user experience wins “Advanced User Interface” Award at TV 3.0 conference

Nagra-Kudelski, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of value-added content protection and multi-screen television solutions, has announced that its Nagra OpenTV nX cross-device user experience won the 2010 TV Innovation Award in the category of “Advanced User Interface.” The annual award ceremony was held in Los Angeles on December 7th, 2010, during the TV […]

December 21, 2010

Intelsat selects SatLink for iDirect VNO solution

SatLink Communications, a teleport providing global satellite services, has announced that Intelsat,  the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, has entered into a long term agreement with SatLink for VNO (Virtual Network Operator) services.  SatLink’s end-to-end, turnkey solution, based on the iDirect Evolution Hub, enables Intelsat to provide its clients with managed Hub services […]

December 20, 2010

Intelsat selects SatLink solution

SatLink Communications, a teleport providing global satellite services, has announced that Intelsat, the world’s leading provider of fixed satellite services, has entered into a long term agreement with SatLink for VNO (Virtual Network Operator) services. SatLink’s end-to-end, turnkey solution, based on the iDirect Evolution Hub, enables Intelsat to provide its clients with managed Hub services […]

December 20, 2010

GlobeCast 2010 banner year

According to GlobeCast CEO Olivier Barberot, the broadcast services specialist had a banner year in 2010, most notably in playout services, event coverage, and international content delivery. The year also saw GlobeCast land its first major deals for Media Asset Management (MAM), in conjunction with its subsidiary NETIA. Key Figures: – Over 85 per cent […]

December 15, 2010

GlobeCast announces banner year in 2010

GlobeCast CEO Olivier Barberot has announced that GlobeCast had a banner year in 2010, most notably in playout services, event coverage, and international content delivery. The year also saw GlobeCast land its first major deals for Media Asset Management (MAM), in conjunction with its subsidiary NETIA. Key Figures: – Over 85 per cent increase in […]

December 15, 2010

TriCaster TCXD850 chosen to produce and stream China Acrobatic Troupe performance

After receiving their first TriCaster TCXD850 demo unit, NewTek Specialist Dealer IDCromvideo made a real field test. The newest, award-winning member of the TriCaster family in HD/SD with 8 inputs and 22 channels was chosen to cover a series of events celebrated in Xátiva, Spain, at the occasion of the city’s annual fair known as […]

December 15, 2010

Broadpeak integrates Skytide

Broadpeak, provider of content delivery network (CDN) solutions to Internet service providers and pay-TV operators worldwide, has confirmed that the Skytide streaming video analytics solution is now fully integrated into Broadpeak’s Mediator CDN system. This integration provides network operators and their customers with tools to visualise advanced statistical information and manage their video-on-demand or live […]

December 10, 2010