Focus: Broadcasting

Overon America, a subsidiary of Overon, one of Spain’s biggest communication and broadcasting companies, is looking to make more of an impact in Latin America, particularly ahead of the major sporting events taking place in Brazil over the next three years. The company offers a variety of transmission solutions, satellite and fiber capacity, teleport services...

Fortune has certainly smiled on Brazil in recent times. It is hard enough to win the bidding for one major sporting event, so to hold both the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games in the space of three years is a huge boost, not only for Brazil, but also for region. The challenge of...

[Via Satellite 08-22-13] There are likely to be more than 250 million pay-TV satellite subscribers by 2018, according to a recent research issued by Digital TV Research. Simon Murray, the author of the “Global Satellite TV Forecasts.” report told Via Satellite that Africa and Asia could be the most interesting opportunities for DTH over the...

[Via Satellite 08-21-13] The number of pay satellite TV homes will reach 251 million by 2018, up from 178 million at end-2012 and 103 million at the end of 2008, according to a new Digital TV Research report. Free-to-air Direct to Home (DTH) households are also expected to rise, reaching 142.6 million households in 2018,...

[Via Satellite 08-21-13] FOX Broadcasting Corporation is updating the entire playout infrastructure at its Los Angeles broadcast center using Harmonic’s solution built on Spectrum ChannelPort branded channel playout. FOX converted to efficient file-based playout with integrated master control capabilities in preparation for its new FOX Sports 1 Network, which launched on Aug. 17. ChannelPort provides support...

As global broadcasters gather in Amsterdam in early September for Europe’s biggest broadcast technology show, network infrastructure providers are clamoring to show how their products support new standards that will enable greater efficiencies, increased resolution quality and more HD and Ultra-HD (UHDTV) content. Advances in compression will change how broadcasters deploy services in the future....

[Via Satellite 08-20-13] While the excitement around Ultra High Definition Television (UHDTV) continues to grow, the scars left by the failure of 3-D TV are causing the broadcasting industry to proceed with extreme caution when it comes to adopting UHDTV. But there is no doubt that the format is considered the next-generation high-resolution video, and...

[Via Satellite 08-19-13] Qatar-based Es’hailSat and Arabsat have signed a strategic partnership agreement to promote closer cooperation and strengthen the reach and penetration of the 26 degrees east hot spot neighborhood for TV broadcasting. Under the agreement, Es’hailSat will acquire the rights to 500MHz of premium Ku-band bandwidth at this orbital position. The company’s second...

Measat Satellite Systems (Measat) announced the promotion of Vishal Mathur from director, South Asia, to senior director, sales and marketing.

The Guitammer Company, a broadcast technology provider, announced second quarter 2013 revenue rose to $428,183, which is an increase of 25 percent compared to second quarter of 2012.