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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....
NEP Group purchases SIS Live, strengthening its broadcast services business
London, October 2018: NEP Group has announced its acquisition of SIS LIVE. The acquisition complements NEP’s Broadcast Services and Media Solutions businesses, strengthening the company’s support of live sports, broadcast and entertainment clients across the UK, Europe and...
The Associated Press and Bloomberg Media Distribution sign strategic alliance for EMEA and Asia sales
New York, October 2018: The Associated Press and Bloomberg Media Distribution have announced a joint sales alliance aimed at securing new clients within the EMEA and Asia regions. Through the alliance, AP and Bloomberg Media Distribution will now offer its media clients access to both...
Leading Spanish broadcast services provider Lavinia turns to LiveU
Hackensack, NJ, October 2018: Spain-based Lavinia has recently turned to LiveU to increase the quality of its newsgathering technologies and to handle the increasing demands placed on news operations. Lavinia provides complete outsourced newsgathering services to many broadcasters in Spain and...
C-COM receives US$1.28 million in antenna orders from customers across Africa
Ottawa, October 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 received orders for approximately US$1.28 million for its iNetVu® antenna systems from various customers...
Purple Turtle makes world's first SNG live satellite broadcast from Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls, Zambia, September 2018 : Purple Turtle Communications and SNG based in Port Elizabeth, South Africa had the pleasure of recently working with a premier UK morning show to bring the world's first LIVE satellite broadcast from the very edge of the Victoria Falls in Zambia to...
TVLB offers UHD OB services for events taking place in China
Beijing, September 2018: Touch Video Live Broadcast (TVLB) is a major broadcast services company in China that offers UHD production facilities. It has two UHD OB vans, as well as four HD OB vans.
New to promoting its services on...
Ruptly releases 80,000 video stories on industry-disrupting subscription model
Amsterdam, September 2018: Global video news agency Ruptly has unveiled a market-breaking move to enable access to all content on its Ruptly.tv platform in a new low-cost subscription model. Developed to democratize the video news industry and support emerging and mid-sized digital publishers,...
LiveU launches LU300, a powerful compact HEVC field unit
Hackensack, NJ, September, 2018: LiveU is presenting the latest addition to its HEVC product family at IBC2018, completing the transition of all its broadcast-grade units to HEVC and putting professional HEVC encoding within a wider reach. The new LU300 HEVC field unit combines...
BS Broadcast to capitalise on used equipment in Middle East
Dubai, September 2018: BS Broadcast has established itself as the first company in the Middle East to deal in the buying and selling of quality-tested used broadcast and satellite equipment.
Strategically based in the UAE, to...
C-COM announces multi-year, US$2 million contract
Ottawa, September 2018: C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., the world’s leading provider of commercial grade auto-acquire mobile satellite antenna systems, has signed a contract with one of its long-standing integrator partners pursuant to which the partner is permitted to order up to...
TV 2 Denmark invests in a new production system from Avid
Odense, September 2018: TV 2 DENMARK has signed a contract with Avid for a new production system supporting the digital transformation at TV 2 and focusing on cross-platform storytelling.
Christian Rohde, Head of...
Adtec showcases its new Afiniti dense contribution encoder at IBC
Nashville, Tennessee, September 2018: Adtec Digital, a leading manufacturer of contribution video encoders and receivers, announces the release of its afiniti line of dense encoder products designed for use in contribution broadcast applications.
Adtec’s afiniti encoders will...
MX1 to showcase at IBC cutting-edge technology and latest features for its media platform, MX1 360
Unterföhring, Germany, September 2018 : This year at IBC, MX1 will again showcase cutting-edge technology developments and latest features for its game-changing next generation media platform, MX1 360. It will also demonstrate the breadth of its leading services for content...
