Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 03-03-2014] Miranda Technologies has announced the installation of its iTX integrated playout platform, along with NVISION routing, Densité signal processing and Belden connectivity solutions, at the Westar Satellite Services master control facility in Cedar Hill, Texas. As a subsidiary of New York-based All Mobile Video (AMV), Westar Master Control Services currently provides video...

[Via Satellite 02-24-2014] Globecast Australia will launch CNC Chinese and CNC World channels on its Direct-to-Home (DTH) Optus 2 platform on Saturday. These Mandarin and English CNC channels will offer current international and Chinese news to Australian viewers via Xinhua News Agency’s more than 200 global news reporting centers. Globecast Australia carries almost 60 channels...

[Via Satellite 02-20-2014] Kuwait-based Al-Rashed Holdings has awarded ASC Signal Corporation with a contract to provide gateway satellite antennas and equipment for Kuwait’s Ministry of Information, which will be used for the distribution of TV and radio content across the Middle East and Africa. ASC Signal will provide transmit and receive Earth stations to access...

[Via Satellite 02-19-2014] Every year, the global satellite industry works to bring media coverage of large events to audiences around the world. This year, with the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, satellite operators are working together to bring event coverage to homes around the world. During the two weeks of sporting events, more...

[Via Satellite 02-14-2014] The global transition to digital cinema technology is gaining more traction in Latin America, and increasing the role of satellite in movie theaters. International Datacasting Corporation’s (IDC) Latin American digital cinema partner, Grupo ChileFilms and their affiliate, Cinecolor SAT recently  closed a deal with Cinecolombia, one of Latin America’s larger movie theater...

[Via Satellite 02-12-2014] Charlie Ergen, chairman of EchoStar Corporation, has released a statement on the proposed “Must Carry, Must Offer” legislation in Mexico. The legislation will require broadcasters to offer channels to pay-TV carriers while making them carry free-to-air channels. In the statement, Ergen addressed EchoStar’s 2008 investment in Mexico through its ownership of DISH...

[Via Satellite 02-10-2014] Eutelsat Communications has announced that the capacity equivalent of almost 5,000 hours of transmissions have been booked by TV channels and service providers to broadcast coverage of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games. The Eutelsat 16A, 7A and 3D satellites, which offer single-hop reach between Europe, Russia, North Africa and the Middle East,...

[Via Satellite 02-07-2014] ScheduALL has been selected to provide transmission and resource management to NBC Olympics for the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia. This year marks the seventh time NBC has chosen ScheduALL’s management resource solutions to coordinate the environment of the games. “We are pleased to be working once again with ScheduALL...

[Via Satellite 02-06-2014] The expected uptick in ultra-HD (or 4K) technology and the transition to digital channel stacking switch (CSS) solutions were noted as drivers for Entropic Communications’ expected growth in the latter half of 2014 and into 2015. The focus on these upcoming changes were highlighted in Entropic’s recent earnings call, where declines in...

[Via Satellite 02-06-2014] SatLink Communications has extended its agreement with Fashion TV (FTV) for the global playout, content management and distribution of its HD and SD channels. SatLink will distribute FTV’s content to Asia on AsiaSat 3S, the U.S. on IS805 C-band platform, and Europe on the Hotbird DVB S2 platform. This agreement follows the...