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Skyware Global announces engineering centre in Washington DC Area

Skyware Global, the complete supplier of satcom terminal solutions, has announced the opening of a new office in the Washington DC area. The facility, located on Spring Hill Road in Tyson’s Corner (Vienna, VA) will comprise both engineering and sales teams and is designed to further support the company’s substantial client base in the Washington […]

April 27, 2011

RGB to demonstrate scalable, cost-effective transition to multi-screen video delivery at ANGA 2011

RGB Networks, a specialist in high-capacity multi-screen video delivery, will demonstrate how cable operators can use RGB’s innovative solutions to deploy advanced multi-screen video services seamlessly and cost-effectively to TVs, personal computers, tablets and mobile devices. At ANGA Cable, RGB will showcase how its solutions address the key challenges that cable operators are faced with […]

April 21, 2011

Bridge Technologies launches the VB242 for real-time high-density ASI input monitoring

Bridge Technologies has announced the VB242, an ASI input option card for real-time high-density monitoring for remote head-end applications. As part of the VideoBRIDGE monitoring ecosystem, or integrated with third-party monitoring systems, the VB242 offers up to 13 ASI inputs in a single 1RU chassis in combination with the VB220 or VB120 controllers. Designed for […]

April 20, 2011

Sencore launches new Broadpeak Solutions for Video on Demand and Content Delivery Networks

At the 2011 NAB Show, Sencore announced the launch of a new line of video-on-demand (VOD) servers and solutions for content delivery networks (CDNs), a direct result of the company’s new global sales and market development partnership with Broadpeak. Under the new agreement, Sencorewill be the exclusive North American representative of the Broadpeak product lines […]

April 13, 2011

ER-Telecom selects Conax CAM for HD TV service in Russia

SMiT (State Micro Technology Corporation) has supplied a new Secure Conax chipset pairing Conditional Access Module (CAM) to support ER-Telecom’s HD service expansion in Russia. The service was marketed under the “Divan-TV PLUS” brand and allows subscribers to watch up different channels including HD services. The new product will enable consumers to access an array […]

April 13, 2011

GlobeCast selects Eutelsat’s EuroBird 9A satellite to launch HD distribution platform

To respond to increasing HD demand from its clients, GlobeCast has concluded a five-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for a third transponder on its EuroBird 9A satellite, which will carry a full HD DVB-S2 platform. The first clients on the platform already include Eurosport and Fashion One. Eutelsat’s EuroBird 9A satellite was chosen for its […]

April 11, 2011

Telestream launches Pipeline 2.5 video capture systems

Telestream, provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, has announced a new release, version 2.5, for its award-winning Pipeline video capture systems. Pipeline is an industry-first network-based video capture and playout device for moving HD and SD video in and out of file-based workflows. Pipeline version 2.5 capabilities include immediate access to media for […]

April 7, 2011

BBC Worldwide chooses GlobeCast for playout of channels for Polish market

GlobeCast is providing playout and media workflow services for four of BBC Worldwide’s Polish-language channels from GlobeCast’s London media management and delivery hub. BBC Worldwide operates channels in many languages across the world and not only benefits from GlobeCast’s comprehensive fiber and satellite delivery networks but also from the “digital ecosystem” GlobeCast has created for […]

April 7, 2011

HomeGrid Forum hails smart grid breakthrough as ITU-T Aadvances G.hnem recommendations

The HomeGrid Forum today hasthe news that the G.hnem standard has entered the final stages of approval at the ITU, the UN’s International Telecommunications Union. Two new recommendations, G.9955 (PHY and system architecture) and G.9956 (DLL) form the global G.hnem standard for low frequency (9-500 KHz) powerline communications (PLC) for smart meters, energy management systems, […]

April 7, 2011

Bob McAlpine named Vice President of Sales, North America at Cobalt Digital

Gene Zimmerman, president of Cobalt Digital  has announced that Bob McAlpine  has been named vice president of sales, North America. McAlpine, a well-respected industry veteran with over 35 years of sales management experience, will oversee Cobalt’s highly experienced US-based sales organisation. He will report to Chris Shaw  who was simultaneously promoted to senior vice president […]

April 6, 2011