Focus: Broadcasting

Amos satellite fleet operator Spacecom has signed a follow-on, long-term capacity contract with Hungarian company Magyar Telekom, which is worth up to $7 million, Spacecom announced Sept. 4.    Magyar Telekom, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, will use the Spacecom capacity at 4 degrees West to dedicate more bandwidth to its T-Home SatTV DTH service...

Today at IBC, SES CCO Ferdinand Kayser mentioned Ultra HD in an SES presentation and then again in discussions with FIFA TV executive Niclas Ericson, during which he did not rule out the possibility of Ultra HD broadcasts for the 2014 FIFA World Cup tournament in Brazil. There is certainly a great deal of excitement...

SES is still in negotiations regarding the future of Solaris Mobile, according to SES CCO Ferdinand Kayser.   When asked about the future of Solaris Mobile, Kayser told the IBC E-Daily in Amsterdam that the operator is continuing to work on Solaris Mobile. "But, I am not in a position to disclose any of the recent developments which...

IBC has long been a staple on the global broadcast and satellite conference circuit. The conference usually showcases the latest in cutting edge broadcast technologies and the satellite industry has always had a strong presence at the event. This year, I think it will be interesting to see how much discussion there will be on...

Eastern Europe is seen as having rich potential for pay-TV offerings and while markets such as Poland and Russia often grab the headlines, there are some other less high profile markets which could offer new opportunities for the satellite industry. One such market is Georgia, a country with a population of 10 million people and...

Astrium Services’ ND SatCom has been commissioned to provide German media company Südwestrundfunk (SWR) with uplink technology for six radio satellite newsgathering vehicles that are to be implemented in a regional contribution network in the southern part of Germany, Astrium announced Sept. 6.    The contract consists of hardware and software based on the SkyWAN...

IPTV and over-the-top (OTT) solutions provider Amino Communications has selected Wi-Fi chipset and software developer Celeno Communications to integrate its OptimizAIR Wi-Fi USB solution with Amino’s A140/A540 set-top boxes (STBs), Amino announced Sept. 5.    Amino said its Wi-Fi USB dongle would enable service providers to offer a video-grade Wi-Fi solution that accelerates the adoption...

Video delivery infrastructure developer Harmonic has unveiled 4:2:2 decoding capabilities for its ProView 7100 integrated receiver-decoder (IRD), transcoder and stream processor, the company announced Sept. 5.    The IRD’s SD and HD decoder aim to support 4:2:2 compressed video streams in both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC 8/10-bit formats and enable content and service providers to...

Eutelsat will continue to roll out its Ka-Sat-powered NewsSpotter services, featuring lightweight compact equipment that can deliver live video in HD and SD from the field via high-speed streaming IP.    Eutelsat will demonstrate three types of NewsSpotter antennas at the IBC 2012 show.        “NewsSpotter has caught the attention of broadcasters and television...

MultiChoice will migrate its DStv services from its current transponder space on the Intelsat 10 and Intelsat 7 satellites to capacity on the new Intelsat 20 satellite — a move that will allow the broadcaster to offer more channels and services in the future.    Arianespace launched Intelsat 20 in early August on an Ariane...