Business
Cost savings promised for pan-African satellite market
MEASAT Satellite Systems has announced that customers on the Africasat-1a satellite will now be able to benefit from additional cost savings given the successful...
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ITN chooses BT Media for news transmission
At the iconic BT tower last night, as London’s skyline exploded in scores of fireworks displays, the company announced a new multi-year contract with...
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Sky Italia ‘turbo charges’ upload capabilities with Akamai and Aspera
Sky Italia has implemented Akamai and Aspera solutions, with the aim of improving and simplifying its workflow.
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Globecast partners with WinMedia for satellite solution
WinMedia and Globecast have signed a partnership agreement to integrate and distribute their technologies.
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TalkTalk expands IPTV offering with Harmonic
TalkTalk has chosen an integrated headend solution from Harmonic to help deliver its IPTV services.
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Opinion
TV and convergence – does satellite have a future?
More service providers than ever are now entering the broadcast space and the technology landscape for content distribution can be highly confusing. David Crawford,...
Business
iSAT Africa and MEASAT team up for pan African coverage
MEASAT Satellite Systems has signed an agreement with iSAT Africa for capacity on the AFRICASAT-1a satellite.
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Arsenal FC selects RR Media as content delivery partner
In a landmark move, RR Media, a provider of global digital media services to the broadcast industry, has been chosen as a delivery partner...
Production & Post
TVC to showcase Croatel HD OB truck
TVC, in cooperation with Croatel will be showing the newly built HD OB truck at IBC2014.
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SES signs satellite exploitation rights for two Brazilian orbital positions
Satellite operator SES’ subsidiary SES DTH do Brasil has signed with Anatel on the Satellite Exploitation rights terms for two Brazilian orbital positions (48...
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TTcomm optimises satellite delivery with Harmonic
TTcomm, one of the largest suppliers of teleport satellite services in Central and Eastern Europe, has selected an integrated video processing solution from Harmonic...
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Bridge Technologies’ VB273 now available for L-band or IF
VB273 Intelligent Satellite Switch from Bridge Technologies is now available in both L-band and IF versions.
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World Cup transmitted in 4K HEVC
The World Cup Final was transmitted to cinemagoers in London in Ultra HD using the High Efficiency Video Coding compression format, the third match...
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ABS and ARABSAT satellite deal opens up growth in MENA
ABS and Arab Satellite Communication Organization (ARABSAT) have signed a strategic commercial agreement for a multi-transponder lifetime Ku-band payload on the new ABS-3A satellite...
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Encompass selects Intelsat to expand media distribution in Latin America
Encompass Digital Media and Intelsat have signed a 15-year agreement for capacity on Intelsat 34, one of the three satellites comprising Intelsat’s premier video...
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HeliosNet chooses Newtec for Russian broadband
Satellite communications company Newtec has been selected by HeliosNet to power its new B2B and B2C VSAT broadband services over Eastern Russia.
Features
The satellite industry: onwards – and upwards
SNG, DVB, LNB, OTT, ACM, DRM – for fans of satellite industry three-letter acronyms (TLAs), there was no better place to be than this...
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Satellite redundancy: switching to security
Simen K. Frostad, chairman of Bridge Technologies, outlines how a Scandinavian telco upgraded its backup infrastructure with the company’s Intelligent Redundancy Switch
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Satellite services grow in Latin American region
Hispasat and Intelsat, SES with Encompass and Via Sat Brasil with Eutelsat have all announced their satellite plans for Latin America.
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EchoStar’s Hughes to deliver broadband in Brazil with Eutelsat
Hughes Network Systems do Brasil (Hughes) has confirmed a 15-year contract with Eutelsat do Brasil for the entire Ka-band capacity connected to the Brazilian...