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EMCORE now shipping advanced Optiva next-generation optical extension cards for real-time 1080p HD video over fibre

EMCORE Corporation, a provider of compound semiconductor-based components and subsystems for the fibre optic and solar power markets, is ramping production and shipping the Opticomm-EMCORE NEXTGEN OTP-1DVI2A1SU insert cards for the Optiva platform.  Since its market debut in 2011, the OTP-1DVI2A1SU has seen multiple upgrades and enhancements to make it more customisable and energy efficient, […]

June 22, 2012

BOOGIENIGHTS.TV – The African continent’s first online movie streaming service

South Africa’s premier TV distribution company CLICKBOOGIE MEDIA has launched BOOGIENIGHTS.TV the first online streaming tv service in Africa to a worldwide audience. The service consists of 7500 titles across a multitude of genres, Action, Cartoons, Christmas, Classics, Comedy, Docs, Drama, Family, Foreign,Thriller, Horror, Shorts etc….And now music too. “New titles are being updated every month, […]

June 22, 2012

IGLOO partners with Irdeto to launch new TV offering

Irdeto, a global software security and media technology company, has announced that IGLOO, a new television offering launched as a joint venture between SKY and TVNZ, has selected Irdeto Cloaked CA to securely deliver premium content over the ground-breaking new TV service. With the service launching soon, IGLOO needed a partner that could not only […]

June 20, 2012

now TV Deploys OTT Multiscreen Services With Harmonic’s ProMedia software solutions

Harmonic has announced that now TV, a member of PCCW and Hong Kong’s leading pay-TV operator, has chosen Harmonic’s ProMedia software solutions to power its new OTT multiscreen streaming application, the now Player. Harmonic’s ProMedia Live real-time multiscreen video processing and encoding system and ProMedia Package adaptive stream preparation system, managed by Harmonic’s NMX Digital […]

June 19, 2012

Broadcast Solutions signs distribution agreement with Slomo.TV

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, […]

June 15, 2012

SoftAtHome pushes ecosystem standardisation to deliver converged multi-play services

SoftAtHome, a provider of home operating platforms that helps Service Providers and Operators deliver convergent services for the digital home, has announced that its software product, SoftAtHome Operating Platform (SOP), has passed CAT-iq 2.0 software certification in the CETECOM laboratory, one of the official qualification laboratories of the DECT Forum. SoftAtHome is the first company […]

June 15, 2012

Evertz introduces new compression platform

Evertz, the Complete Solution Provider, will introduce its new 3480 Media eXchange platform to the European market at ANGA Cable exhibition in Germany. The new 3480ENC and 3480TXE were strategically developed to offer high quality and high density H.264/MPEG-2 video encoding and transcoding for broadcasters, IPTV, and cable headends. These products, in addition to the […]

June 14, 2012

Appear TV enables Vodafone Portugal customers improved access to TV services in the home

Appear TV, a global provider of next-generation head-ends for broadcast and IP television, has announced that Vodafone Portugal has deployed its modular head-end chassis architecture, combining analogue RF and COFDM modulation modules. This solution is a powerful and efficient method of providing subscribers access to both analogue SD and digital HD services over Vodafone’s FTTH […]

June 14, 2012

SatStream offers Central London broadcast-standards facility for hire during the Olympics

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 […]

June 13, 2012

Norway’s Canal Digital Kabel TV selects Agama for end-to-end DVB-C quality assurance

Agama Technologies, the DTV quality assurance expert, has announced that Canal Digital Kabel TV, Norway’s largest distributor of TV and broadband within the cable segment, has selected to deploy a full-scale Agama DTV Monitoring Solution for end-to-end quality assurance of its nationwide cable TV service. With this deployment, covering the distribution network all the way […]

June 13, 2012