Media Consumption
UHD Spain carries out UHD HDR/SDR simulcast
Organisation aims to demonstrate standard's potential both to the industry and viewing public
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Live Production
dB Broadcast delivers new green machines for ITV Daytime
New fleet of satellite vehicles include, where possible, broadcast equipment repurposed from ITV's previous vehicles
Media Delivery
Intelsat, Telenor bring 4K UHD channels to Nordics, CEE
Among the new channels on offer are NASA TV and WOW 4K, with more expected to be added
Live Production
Red Bee to drive Extreme E’s global broadcast package
Red Bee will provide satellite distribution services to major broadcasters around the globe from its distribution hub in Hilversum.
Media Delivery
UK government backs 5G testing facility
Facility, based in Oxfordshire, will showcase the benefits of hybrid 5G and satellite communications networks.
Media Delivery
SES and Canal Plus sign 10-year deal
SES will continue to provide capacity for Canal Plus across Western and Central Europe until the end of the decade.
Media Delivery
Combining satellite with IP for a modern TV experience
SAT>IP Alliance’s president, Thomas Wrede on the benefits of combining satellite with IP for the delivery of modern TV experiences
Media Delivery
Intelsat to continue distributing ViacomCBS content in Europe
Intelsat will deliver managed media services, global coverage and integrated satellite distribution and terrestrial network
Media Delivery
ATEME, SES partner on UHD satellite transmission using VVC
Versatile Video Coding is said to offer a 50 per cent efficiency improvement over HEVC
Media Delivery
LTN Global launches IP-based alternative to satellite distribution
LTN Wave combines the company's transport, monitoring and control solutions
Live Production
Grass Valley launches trio of live production products, Synamedia joins Alliance for Open Media and more
TVBEurope breaks down today's top tech news
TVBEverywhere
UK government warns viewers about EU satellite decoder devices
Law changes as soon as Brexit takes place
Technology
SES unveils OTT synchronisation solution
Distributes signal to OTT platform via IP in tandem with satellite
IP Migration
How can SAT>IP make 4K real for consumers?
Jorge Rodriguez López, SAT>IP Alliance VP and head of marketing at HISPASAT, discusses satellite delivering 4K premium content
Technology
The Satellite and Terrestrial Network for 5G demonstrates use cases
Included use of 5G for 4K video content and delivery of live channels
Data Centre
Telcos ‘will control 56 per cent of Western Europe’s pay-TV subscribers by 2024’
Pay-TV revenues to decline by 13.1 per cent over five years
Technology
SES, Samsung broadcast 8K signal via satellite
First such demonstration of the technology in Europe
Technology
World’s first 5G over LEO satellite demonstration proves successful
Tests confirmed LEO satellites will provide effective backhaul transport
Technology
Anevia joins Quadrille for OTT over satellite
Partnership provides live TV services for limited-bandwidth situations
Business
UK, US sign post-Brexit mutual recognition agreements
Both countries will continue to recognise the other's telecom equipment testing, quality assurance, and certifications after Brexit
Business
The Switch and Eutelsat join forces for global satellite and fibre network
Provides ability to transmit feeds around the world on a minute-by-minute basis
Technology
Eutelsat delivers live images for NHK’s new 8K channel
Eutelsat 12 West B satellite broadcast live images from the Vatican
Business
Eutelsat orders two new satellites for Europe
Will replace the three existing Hotbird satellites at its 13° East flagship neighbourhood
Business
Liberty Global ‘preparing to sell satellite business’
Company is said to be looking to offload its eastern Europe satellite business
Business
Satellite companies form US consortium
Intelsat, SES, Eutelsat, and Telesat form the C-Band Alliance
Technology
Open Broadcast Systems’ bespoke decoder delivers Gaelic sport
Decoder delivers four simultaneous satellite feeds for production company Nemeton TV
Technology
Eutelsat unveils hybrid satellite-OTT delivery solution
CIRRUS provides satellite TV broadcasters with end-to-end video distribution combined with cloud-based service management
TVBEverywhere
Deutsche Telekom introduces 4K IPTV, OTT, and satellite STB
EntertainTV Sat includes new interactive TV features powered by Zenterio OS
Technology
LiveU expands hybrid IP satellite service
Company will work with Eutelsat whose KA-SAT satellite wide beam footprint extends across Europe and parts of North Africa
TVBEverywhere
Arqiva brings France 24 HD to the UK
New service with international news channel includes multiplexing, uplinking and satellite services
TVBEverywhere
Dutch satellite broadcaster Joyne planning OTT service
Expected to launch before the end of the year
Production & Post
Over 5000 hours of HD satellite transmissions booked for World Cup
Eutelsat is mobilising five satellites for the event which kicks off on Thursday
Business
EBU appoints new director of technology and innovation
Arcidiacono will join from Eutelsat on 1st September
Technology
SES showcases first 8K TV broadcast
Operator is making the broadcast via its Astra satellite during an event in Luxembourg
Business
Eutelsat renews partnership with Polish broadcaster TVN
Contract consolidates TVN’s 23 channels on HOTBIRD
Technology
Eutelsat to launch low earth orbit satellite designed for IoT
IoT specialist Sigfox to partner with Eutelsat for data analysis
Business
Sky unveils Sports channels shake-up
The operator will now offer viewers ten dedicated sports channels
Data Centre
US pay TV ‘to lose 10.8 million subscribers by 2021’
Viewers relying entirely on aggregated OTT video choices will grow to 18 million