Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 08-30-13] Oceans TV, a provider of in-cabin TV entertainment to cruise lines, will supply Royal Caribbean International with a Chinese movie package for their Voyager of the Seas cruise ship. Building on its success and reputation providing television content, this is the first time Oceans TV has licensed movies to the cruise line...

[Via Satellite 08-29-13] Vislink, a global technology business specializing in wireless communications products and services for the broadcast, defense and security markets, has acquired Amplifier Technology for 4 million pounds ($6.1 million). Amplifier Technology is a radio frequency design and manufacturer of amplifiers and jammers for the defense and surveillance market. Its products will complement...

[Via Satellite 08-28-13] Panasonic Avionics, provider of in-flight entertainment and communication systems, has enhanced its exclusive eXTV global live television service with three channel offerings – CNBC, CNN International, and a Japanese-language channel, NHK World Premium. These additional worldwide channels complement a full suite currently offered on airlines operating eXTV-equipped aircraft. eXTV, which launched in...

[Via Satellite 08-28-13] Harris Broadcast, supplier of content management and network infrastructure for broadcasters, satellite, Multiple-System Operators (MSOs), Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), mobile television and over-the-top providers, will preview its new management team’s vision and strategy at IBC 2013. The company also announced the appointments of Steve Foreman, president of global operations and services, and...

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] Last week, Arabsat and Es’hailSat, the Qatar-based satellite company, announced a strategic partnership that would promote closer cooperation between the two companies and strengthen the reach and penetration of the 26 degrees east hot spot neighborhood for TV broadcasting. Under the terms of the agreement, Es’hailSat will acquire the rights to 500MHz...

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has received 10 initial proposals from 19 organizations for the Physical Layer of the new ATSC 3.0 broadcast television standard. According to ATSC President Mark Richer, the response to the committee’s call for proposals, issued on March 27, reflects a high level of enthusiasm in the...

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] On Call Communications has selected XipLink, a provider of standards-based wireless optimization software and hardware, to provide acceleration and optimization for their QuickSPOT automated news gathering system. XipLink’s stream based two-way compression and Space Communications Protocols Specification (SCPS) Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) acceleration mitigates the effects of satellite latency while increasing overall...

[Via Satellite 08-27-13] Dish and NCC Media have entered a partnership that expands upon the cable industry’s collaborative I+ initiative, which links cable, satellite and telco companies’ ad inventory. The arrangement is part of a decade-long effort by NCC and its owners to consolidate the advertising reach of all U.S. multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD)...

[Via Satellite 08-23-13] Cobham Broadcast has appointed Sam Medler as technical services manager for broadcast. Medler, who will be based at the company’s head office in Whiteley, Hampshire, U.K., will begin serving in the new position immediately. He will be a direct liaison for existing and prospective Cobham Broadcast customers worldwide. Medler has extensive technical...

As Latin America continues to shape up as a hotbed for the satellite industry, Venezuela is looking to become a more relevant player in this market.  With two satellites already launched, and more ambitious space projects in the pipeline, the country is quickly becoming a pioneer for developing a space-based capability in Latin America. In...