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
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Arqiva brings France 24 HD to the UK
New service with international news channel includes multiplexing, uplinking and satellite services
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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
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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
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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...
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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
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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...
Business
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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...
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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...
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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...
Business
News Releases
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
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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...
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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...
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Opinion
No, the world isn’t ending for the cable and satellite industry
The cable and satellite industry is in flux at the moment. Streaming video platforms such as Netflix, Amazon Prime and Now TV continue to...
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SES and Armstrong initiate UHD trial first
Satellite operator SES has initiated its first ever live and linear Ultra HD (UHD) trial with cable MSO (Multiple System Operator) Armstrong.
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Ateme Kyrion selected for 2015 Pan American Games distribution
Aldea Solutions, provider of video networking services has chosen Ateme’s Kyrion CM5000 encoders to stream the Pan American Games to its customers throughout the...
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VIDEO: Quicklink Midi Backpack used to demo H.265/HEVC with Parrot Drone
The Quicklink HEVC Midi Backpack has been used to demonstrate H.265/HEVC aerial footage with the Parrot Bebop drone at the Paris Air Show in...
Analysis
NewBay Connect: Newtec
Newtec’s white paper, ‘Coping with changes in satellite TV broadcasting’, is available now free of charge, via the re-launched NewBay Connect website. NewBay Connect...
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RTÉ signs deal with Europasat for Eutelsat’s newsgathering service
Ireland’s national service broadcaster to use the NewsSpotter satellite newsgathering service from Eutelsat Broadband
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Production & Post
French Open relies on Ross Video and ATEME
For coverage of this year’s French Open at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris, Eurosport has been taking advantage of XPression’s 3D and augmented...
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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.
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Intelsat partners with BT for BBC World Services delivery
BT Group has renewed and expanded services on three Intelsat satellites, spanning the Asia-Pacific, Africa and Latin America regions.
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BBC, SES and Samsung demo first DVB broadcast of HDR UHD TV
SES and Samsung Electronics demonstrated the first DVB transmission of High Dynamic Range UHD TV at the annual SES Industry Days in Luxembourg on...
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SIS LIVE supplies connectivity services for UK election night
The UK’s main news broadcasters relied on SIS LIVE to provide uplink facilities for their general election coverage, on a night when speed, reliability...
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Mayweather-Pacquiao match powered by Ericsson compression
Ericsson was selected to provide an additional level of support for PSSI Global Services LLC, and its on-site satellite truck content delivery of the...
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Al Jazeera Media Network chooses Teracue for London
Al Jazeera Media Network recently moved to its new UK studio in The Shard in London, and is once again using Teracue IPTV solutions...
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BBC and NSSLGlobal deliver live bonded HDR satellite video broadcast on The One Show
The BBC has worked with NSSLGlobal to enable its first live bonded HDR (High Data Rate) satellite television broadcast.