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New TR agency launches a newsgathering and studio facilities bureau in Algiers
Algiers, March 2019: News Agency and broadcast services provider New TR has launched its Algiers bureau. Algiers becomes the 14th global news gathering and studio location of New TR, alongside those in prominent cities in Europe (London, Paris, Brussels, Moscow), America (Washington DC...
FIA World Rally Championship to use LiveU HEVC technologies across 10 events in 2019
Hackensack, NJ, March 2019 : Following on from a very successful test of LiveU’s technology at the ADAC Rallye Deutschland in Germany last August, WRC Promoter GmbH, the company that’s responsible for all commercial aspects of the FIA World Rally Championship, has signed up to...
ETN in Pakistan invests in IP systems for live studio broadcasts
Islamabad, March 2019 : Eastern TV News (ETN) - a supplier of broadcast services throughout Pakistan - has this week introduced IP live transmissions from its studio in Islamabad. Similar IP systems will shortly be installed in the company's other studios....
Broadcast services group opens new studio facilities in Brussels and Berlin
Brussels, March 2019 : A TV studio located just in front of the EU Council and EU Commission buildings in Brussels has been opened by ALICE, the international division of the Lavinia Group.
The facility is ideally located for...
SNG vehicle offered for sale by UK-based Links Broadcast
Harlow, UK, March 2019 : Links Broadcast, the Outside Broadcast facilities company, is selling one of its SNG trucks. The vehicle is an HD Ku-band Mercedes Sprinter priced at 38,000 GBP (excluding VAT). It was built in 2001 and had a mechanical refurbishment last year which included...
Telefónica presents an innovative way to broadcast and produce TV news with 5G
Madrid, March 2019 : Telefónica presented at the Mobile World Congress an innovative way of broadcasting and producing television with 5G that allows professional news coverage of any event in real time and with high quality video....
EBU hopes for swift resolution of HRT dispute in Croatia
Geneva, March 2019 : The EBU hopes to see a swift resolution to the dispute between its Croatian Member HRT and the Croatian Journalist Union HND.
Strong public service media is essential to healthy democracies and anything...
NEP Connect announces new Pro14 Rugby connectivity contract with Premier Sports
Milton Keynes, UK, February 2019: NEP Connect (formerly SIS LIVE), the UK’s fastest growing provider of media fibre connectivity with its Anylive® fibre network, has announced that it has won a contract with Premier Sports, Dublin, to provide fibre network broadcast HD connectivity...
CABSAT preview: Globecast Live - any event to any screen
Paris, February 2019 : Globecast Live is to make its show debut at next month's CABSAT held in Dubai. Globecast has combined its live content acquisition expertise with its Digital Media Hub cross-platform suite of content publishing services for sport and live events, creating a...
Global Audiovisual deploys LiveU for Spanish League 2 and 3 football coverage
Hackensack, NJ, February 2019: Global Audiovisual, a Spanish production company that specialises in bringing sporting events to screens across the country, has recently turned to LiveU for one of its most ambitious projects yet: live coverage of both second and third division football....
Tender vehicle offered for sale by UK-based Links Broadcast
Harlow, UK, January 2019: The Outside Broadcast facilities company, Links Broadcast, is selling a tender vehicle. It's priced at £3,000 (plus VAT).
The registration plate is not included in the sale.
Make/Model: Mercedes Benz Vario 814D (7.5T) LWB
Colour: Black
Owners: 3...
Purple Turtle offers Drone News Gathering in South Africa
South Africa, January 2019 : Take newsgathering to new heights with the Purple Turtle Aviation Drone Newsgathering drone (DNG). Capture news like never before with bird's eye views.
Purple Turtle Aviation and Communications SNG are...
LiveU announces $20M multi-year deal with Sinclair Broadcast Group
Hackensack, NJ, January 2019: Sinclair Broadcast Group has signed a multi-year lease agreement with LiveU that upgrades its fleet of hundreds of portable transmission units to LU600 HEVC for its newsgathering operations, ensuring the media company always has the latest bonded IP...
World's first all-IP OB truck on show at PTS 2019 in Geneva
Geneva, January 2019: Swiss broadcast provider tpc will be showcasing the world’s first fully IP-based OB truck at the EBU’s Production Technology Seminar, 29-31 January 2019 in Geneva.
The OB truck’s production...
Globecast launches the first CIS HD channel on Eutelsat HotBird - Belarus 24 HD
Paris, January 2019 : The biggest media company in the Republic of Belarus - The National State TV and Radio Company of the Republic of Belarus - has selected Globecast to launch the HD variant of its international satellite channel Belarus 24....
A fleet of high-bandwidth flyaway terminals are now available from California-based CBTV
Santa Barbara, January 2019 : California-based CBTV LLC has deployed a fleet of Ku band ‘Fly-away’ terminals dedicated to high bandwidth, high reliability IP services for internet connectivity, private corporate networks, streaming, and HD video transport. The systems allow...
With Brexit looming, Newsplash offers rights-free footage of Dover Port
Kent, UK, December 2018 : If the UK leaves the EU without signing a deal, there are forecasts that the Port of Dover could face "chaos" lasting up to six months.
Nearly five million vehicles pass through the port each year...
The Switch and Eutelsat partner to deliver global satellite and fiber occasional use network
New York, December 2018: The Switch® and Eutelsat are joining forces to provide a new, independent offering delivering an unparalleled satellite and fiber video contribution network.
The partnership will provide The...
Telstra commences live broadcasting of Australian baseball
Sydney, December 2018: For the first time in the history of Australian baseball, Telstra Broadcast Services has begun live broadcasting of the Australian Baseball League (ABL) 2018/19 season across the Asia Pacific region.
The...
LiveU 2018 ‘State of Live’ report: HEVC now represents 25% of worldwide traffic
Hackensack, NJ, December 2018: LiveU’s annual ‘State of Live’ report has confirmed the growing adoption of the HEVC protocol as the industry standard with 25% of LiveU-generated traffic now HEVC-encoded. These figures reflect the increasing demand for professional-grade...
EBU opens new technology hub to support business services
Madrid, December 2018: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) is pleased to announce the opening of a new technology hub in Madrid to support its business services which will transfer to a new subsidiary, Eurovision Services SA, 01 January 2019....
NEP Group acquires Broadcast Sports International, LLC
Pittsburgh, USA, December 2018 : NEP Group, the leading worldwide outsourced technical production partner supporting premier content producers of live sports and entertainment, has announced its acquisition of Baltimore-based Broadcast Sports International, LLC (“BSI”)....
AP Archive, Video Hub boost third-party video content with 2 new contributors
London, December 2018: The Associated Press has announced that AP Archive and Video Hub customers will be offered content from Storm Chasing Video and Stringr, in a further expansion of third-party video distributed by AP....
C-COM granted US patent for phase shifter technology
Ottawa, November 2018 : C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., the world’s leading provider of commercial grade auto-acquire mobile satellite antenna systems, has announced that it has been granted US patent No. 10,014,563 for its invention of a low cost, low power, and low insertion loss...
Reuters expands UGC offering with Newsflare partnership on Reuters Connect
London, November 2018: Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, has announced that it is further expanding its content offering to Reuters News Agency customers through a partnership with Newsflare, a leading provider of eyewitness and trending video....
Ku-Band SNG truck offered for sale by Links Broadcast
Harlow, UK, November 2018: The Outside Broadcast facilities company, Links Broadcast, is selling one of its SNG trucks. It's being offered at £45,000 (plus VAT).
The HD KU-band satellite uplink vehicle is based on a Mercedes Sprinter 413 LWB 2001 model. It has a new engine and clutch...
Tehran company helps foreign broadcasters with live satellite and IP transmissions
Tehran, October 2018: Being a local company, Shiva Rasaneh has the expertise to assist foreign correspondents transmit their live reports out of Tehran.
As well as having a live broadcast studio, it also possesses outside broadcast facilities to enable mobile video transmissions...
Globecast extends partnership for distribution of ATP tennis coverage in Europe, Asia and America
Paris, October 2018 : Globecast has renewed its partnership with tennis rights owner ATP Media, the broadcast production and distribution arm of the ATP World Tour, to bring HD coverage of tennis events to viewers around the globe....
ENEX to distribute Arab 24 News Agency's video content
Luxembourg, October 2018: ENEX, the cooperative news agency based in Luxembourg, is partnering with Arab 24 News Agency to distribute Arab 24 content across ENEX’s growing global partnership. Arab 24, is headquartered in Amman, Jordan and is the Middle East and North Africa’s...
EBU announces creation of Eurovision Services - a new subsidiary for its business services
Geneva, October 2018: The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) will transfer its business services to a new subsidiary, Eurovision Services SA, on 1 January 2019. The new subsidiary will be fully owned by the EBU and based in Geneva, Switzerland....
