Orad is continuing to expand its presence in North America with the addition of Matthew Clayton as its new Field Sales Engineer. In this role, Matt will assist with all sales efforts including demos, system configurations, and live production support. Matt has over 25 years of experience in the Broadcast Industry and has previously worked […]
Witbe, the test & monitoring company, announces Ultra-HD Videos full support 4K TV has been the main buzzword of 2014. All content providers and broadcasters want to provision the latest technologies to their viewers and offer them the best experience possible. But moving on to ultra-HD content involves significant structural changes meaning high deployment costs […]
Ideal Systems has announced that Globecast Asia has selected the SoftCast SC-Censor product from Ideal Systems Singapore to enable a new service offering for content control of live broadcast feeds. The SoftCast SC-Censor will be deployed at Globecast’s digital media facility in Singapore’s media hub, Mediapolis and will enable broadcasters to retransmit live feeds with […]
Panasonic Avionics Corporation and Intertrust have announced that Panasonic’s wireless in-flight entertainment (IFE) system, eXW, uses Intertrust’s ExpressPlay Marlin Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology to protect and manage in-flight content libraries. “We selected Intertrust’s ExpressPlay technology for two reasons,” said Laurie da Silva, Senior Vice President of Engineering, Panasonic Avionics. “It is a proven technology […]
iWedia, a provider of software solutions for TV devices, has provided its SAT>IP server software to leading Belgian digital TV headends manufacturer UnitronGroup for integration within its new Johansson 9830 multiswitch. An early adopter of the SAT>IP standard, iWedia has developed and market an end-to-end solution comprising both a server and a client software. UnitronGroup […]
Telenor Satellite Broadcasting (TSBc) has announced that its THOR 7 satellite has arrived safely at the Guiana Spaceport in Kourou. THOR 7 is now set to start its final preparations before its launch by Arianespace, scheduled for mid-April 2015 THOR 7 is TSBC’s first growth satellite, providing expansion and restoration capacity for the distribution of […]
Ericsson will be showcasing its latest TV video solutions at CABSAT 2015, which takes place from March 10-12th in Dubai. Over 12,000 attendees from more than 60 countries will have the chance to see Ericsson demonstrate how its innovative services and solutions address the demand for advanced television experiences and video accessibility at any time, […]
Telestream, a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, has announced the completion of a project with Ireland’s national broadcaster, RTÉ. Working with its channel partner, Eurotek, Telestream has supplied its Lightspeed server system running Vantage Transcode Pro for integration within the broadcaster’s new FAST file-based media management system. FAST is RTÉ’s file-based content media […]
The director of the British Museum Neil MacGregor, the Woman’s Hour presenter Jane Garvey, Absolute Radio’s Geoff Lloyd and film buffs Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo have all been shortlisted in the radio categories of this year’s Broadcasting Press Guild Awards. The awards, sponsored by Discovery Channel, will be presented next month at a lunch […]