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Features
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
Content
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
Business
Broadcast Rental acquires BP Satellite Solutions
Dutch pro-AV rental equipment company Broadcast Rental has finalised the acquisition of BP Satellite Solutions. The move comes as Broadcast Rental aims at global...
TVBEverywhere
EBU defends broadcast sector spectrum at WRC-15
At the United Nations World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-15), which opens today, European public service broadcasters have stressed that any final agreement on spectrum allocation...
TVBEverywhere
Reuters-TIMA rolls out services in Moscow and Rio
Reuters-TIMA, a partnership announced in February this year, is expanding its network by adding studio hubs in major international cities
News Release
PacTV expands satellite capabilities with London location
Pacific Television Center (PacTV), an independent transmission and production company, has increased its global downlink capabilities by 24 per cent with its recent development...
Analysis
European Commission investigates copyright laws
The European Commission has launched a consultation on the Satellite and Cable Directive to assess whether European rules outlining where and how satellite broadcasters...
TVBEverywhere
Loft London to provide a new IP feed and capture service
Loft London is introducing a new IP feed capture service for its customers. In partnership with Kickoff TV Productions, Loft London will have access...
Business
African operators lead regional pay-TV surge
Pan-African pay TV platforms are set to boom, according to a new report from Digital TV Research
IBC
Satellite on schedule
Es’hail-2, Es’hailSat’s second satellite, has cleared its Critical Design Review (CDR), permitting the spacecraft to move into the assembly phase and remain on schedule...
TVBEverywhere
Harmonic and Intelsat partner for UHD demo channel
Intelsat's Galaxy 13 satellite to deliver 2160p60 video content enabled by Harmonic's Spectrum server and Electra X3
Business
Sky to overtake Liberty Global in western Europe
Liberty Global's top slot in western Europe is under threat, with Sky Europe expected to overtake its subscriber count in 2017, according to a...
TVBEverywhere
SIS Live delivers pre-World Cup game at Olympic Park
SIS Live kicked off the Rugby World Cup by delivering broadcast coverage of the Barbarians v Samoa match at London's Olympic Stadium using its...
TVBEverywhere
WBU releases statement on spectrum allocation
The World Broadcasting Unions (WBU) has released a statement regarding spectrum allocation, following a meeting of its directors and secretaries general in Prague
Production & Post
AP GMS opens North Korea facility
The Associated Press is expanding its Global Media Services (GMS) business, opening a new facility in North Korea and upgrading its existing live facilities...
Business
Sky passes 12 million customer milestone
The company reported a five per cent increase in group revenue to £11,283 million and an 18 per cent increase in operating profit to...
News Release
Healthy growth prompts MultiDyne to relocate
An on-site engineering and testing lab and expanded manufacturing, office and storage space bring streamlined manufacturing and fulfillment capability
TVBEverywhere
Globecast brings the 2015 Tour de France to the world
From the Grand Départ in Utrecht to the final iconic sprint on the Champs Élysées, Globecast successfully delivered all the action from the 2015...
Business
European Commission launches anti-trust case against Sky UK
The European Commission has sent a Statement of Objections to Sky UK and US film studios, Disney, NBCUniversal, Paramount Pictures, Sony, Twentieth Century Fox...