Media Delivery
Italy’s RAI begins DVB-T2 broadcasts
Rai Storia, Rai Scuola and Rai Radio 2 Visual are all available via the new multiplex
RAI
Live Production
Clear-Com intercom solutions RAIse bar at Italian state broadcaster
The deployment streamlines production facilities across RAI's complex network
Media Delivery
Italy’s RAI makes switch to DVB-T2
Rai Storia, Rai Scuola and Rai Radio 2 Visual channels will be broadcast exclusively via DVB-T2 transmissions next month
Media Delivery
European broadcasters collaborate on 5G Broadcast plans
Broadcasters expect to demonstrate jointly developed 5G Broadcast applications and commercial use cases during next summer Paris Olympics and UEFA European Football Championship in...
Business
FIFA reaches Women’s World Cup rights deal with European broadcasters
The tournament will now be broadcast in the "big five" European markets following fears of a blackout in Europe
IP Migration
RAI takes control of its new production centre with Lawo
The broadcaster has installed a V__matrix solution in five production galleries and six studios
Audio
RAI adds 5.1 surround and stereo systems to Rome TV studios
Broadcaster has installed two 8351 monitors from Genelec, combined with a pair of W371 Adaptive Woofer Systems for the stereo setup, while the 5.1 surround system consists...
Media Management
RAI upgrades its storage systems, and helps save the planet
The broadcaster is set to reduce its energy consumption by 60 per cent following a move to Avid's Nexis storage system
Media Delivery
LiveU tests 5G network slicing for remote production
A LU800 PRO portable transmission solution transmitted multiple A/V feeds via an Ericsson 5G Stand-Alone private 5G lab setup in Aachen, Germany over the...
Media Delivery
Eurovision 2022: First multi-site trials deliver show over 5G
“5G Broadcast offers big opportunities to the whole media value chain and there’s no better way to showcase this technology than at the EBU’s...
Media Consumption
Italy’s RAI to broadcast Eurovision in 4K
Both semi-finals and the Grand Final on May 14th will be available to RAI viewers in 4K for the first time
Production & Post
Italy’s RAI upgrades newsroom with Avid MediaCentral and storage
RAI has completed its migration to Avid NEXIS | E5 media storage systems for channels Tg1, 2, and 3, RaiNews24, and Rai Parlamento, totalling...
Media Management
RAI, Mediaset begin MPEG-4 channel migration
From today (October 20th) broadcasters will discontinue MPEG 2 encoding
Media Management
Italy’s RAI watermarks free-to-air content
RAI is applying NAGRA’s watermarks to its content on the RAI OTT web and app service
Media Consumption
Broadcasters look to score with Ultra HD during Euro 2020
Euro 2020 kicks off later this week
Business
Atos to develop RAI video player
Italian public broadcaster plans to enhance the consumer experience by personalising digital content
TVBEverywhere
Former RAI CEO calls for ‘Italian Britbox’
Antonio Dall'Orto warns of growing threat of global streamers
Technology
RAI prepares first 5G broadcast
5G images will be broadcast via TGR Piemonte and RaiNews24
TVBEverywhere
Italy’s RAI to launch 8K next year
Will be the first European broadcaster to launch 8K content
Business
IBC sees drop in attendance figures
But exhibit halls expanded and more women were featured speakers
Technology
RAI and IRT to test 5G broadcast applications
Test sites will be based in Munich and the Aosta Valley
Content
France Télévisions, RAI, ZDF partner on Alliance
New VoD platform aims to take on the likes of Netflix
TVBEverywhere
Discovery partners with RAI to expand Winter Games coverage
Italian broadcaster will present up to 100 hours of free-to-air coverage
Production & Post
Quintet team up for Christmas Eve Midnight Mass transmission
Vatican Media, Globecast, Rai, Eutelsat and Sony will aid the 4K Tivùsat feed
Business
IBC2017 reports record visitors
57,699 people visited the RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre in Amsterdam
TVBEverywhere
Rai rolls out OTT service
Italy’s Rai has launched Rai Play, a free OTT service delivering live streams of its linear channels. Rai Play, which will be launched this...
Business
Record attendance at ‘transformative’ IBC
IBC has posted record attendance figures as the 49th annual event drew to a close yesterday. Some 55,796 people attended throughout the six-day conference...
Business
Production & Post
Imagine Communications takes IBC TV Everywhere
Imagine Communications will once again be providing the encoding facilities for IBC TV, the news and information service produced on site at broadcast convention
News
Production & Post
RAI relies on Riedel for Giro d’Italia race
Italian broadcaster RAI chose a decentralised fibre-based network from Riedel Communications to support real-time distribution of audio, video, and communications signals at the 98th...
News
Business
4K 4Charity Fun Run at IBC2015 registration opens
Elemental Technologies and co-founding sponsor Ericsson have announced open registration for the 4K 4Charity Fun Run, to be held at 7:30am Saturday, 12 September...
News
TVBEverywhere
RR Media delivers RAI channels to global audiences
RR Media yesterday began delivering the Italian government channels RAI Italia, Rai News 24 and Rai World Premium to worldwide audiences.
News
News Releases
Italy’s RAI adds to Sony XDCAM equipment
Sony Professional Solutions Europe has signed an agreement with Italy's national public broadcasting company, Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI) for the further supply of over 300...
News
Production & Post
RAI installs Calrec for news
Italian state broadcaster RAI has installed a Calrec Artemis Light digital audio console as part of its new TV4 regional news studio in Milan.
News
TVBEverywhere
Net Insight selected for video contribution network
Italian Rai Way, provider of network services to Radiotelevisione Italiana (RAI), has selected Net Insight’s media transport solution as part of a project to...
News
Interviews
Inside the chief executive office
Managing growth for one of the key events on the industry’s calendar is the unenviable task that befalls IBC CEO, Michael Crimp, on an...
Features