Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] AsiaSat is now transmitting two High Definition (HD) channels from beIN SPORTS via the AsiaSat 5 satellite. The two channels, beIN SPORTS 1 and 2, feature a range of sporting content including coverage of the Italian Serie A, French Ligue 1, and other tournaments worldwide such as the ATP World Tour 250...

[Via Satellite 06-12-2014] Eutelsat completed the upgrade of its ground station in Mexico City with Siemens Convergence Creators’ (Siemens CVC) Siecams equipped with Carrier ID and interface localization functionality. This monitoring system upgrade comes just before the 2014 FIFA World Cup is set to begin. Carrier ID is designed to guarantee immediate identification of a...

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] Freesat, the subscription free satellite television service, added Service Sound and Vision Corporation’s (SSVC) Forces TV to its channel line-up. Forces TV is the only channel in the U.K. dedicated to the armed forces and the defense sector, and covers reports, features, live news events, human-interest pieces, documentaries and other forms of...

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] Intelsat signed a 15-year contract with MultiChoice, a pay-TV provider in Africa, for capacity on the operator’s new satellite, Intelsat 36. The satellite is expected to launch in late 2016 and will be co-located with the Intelsat 20 spacecraft at 68.5 degrees east, the main Intelsat Direct-to-Home (DTH) neighborhood serving Africa. MultiChoice...

[Via Satellite 06-11-2014] NovelSat released a new solution for Digital Satellite News Gathering (DSNG) that allows units to deploy multiple cameras through a single satellite modem without requiring additional bandwidth for each camera. The new solution enables concurrent live High Definition (HD) video feeds using a single satellite carrier — a service optimized for events...

[Via Satellite 06-10-2014] Measat and Newtec are scheduled to deliver a satellite transmission of 4K Ultra-High Definition (Ultra-HD) television video distributed via the new extension to the second generation Digital Video Broadcast Standard-Satellite (DVB S2X) transmission standard. The broadcast will take place at the CommunicAsia show between June 17 and June 20 in Singapore. The...

[Via Satellite 06-09-2014] Sky Deutschland chose ViXS Systems’ XCode 6400 System on Chip (SoC) for a live 4K Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) test broadcast of the German Football Association’s (DFB) Pokal Final in Berlin, Germany on May 17, 2014 between FC Bayern München and Borussia Dortmund. Sky Deutschland used the XCode 6400 SoC to complete...

[Via Satellite 06-06-2014] Millicom launched its pay-TV satellite services in Costa Rica and Honduras as part of the Tigo Star range of services that was introduced in March 2014. Customers in these countries now have access to more than 70 channels, four of which are in HD. The first two pay-TV service launches were in...

[Via Satellite 06-06-2014] ETL Systems opened a new office in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAB) to meet increasing demand in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The office will be headed by Mather Al-Ali, international sales manager at ETL Systems, who brings more than 18 years of sales experience in Middle Eastern markets....

[Via Satellite 06-05-2014] Slovak Telekom selected Intelsat’s video neighborhood at 1 degree west for its Direct-to-Home (DTH) services in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Intelsat’s terrestrial network, IntelsatOne, will provide an uplink from the company’s teleport in Fuchsstadt, Germany with fiber contribution from Bratislava, Slovakia and a provision for disaster recovery uplink services. “Intelsat’s global...