Focus: Broadcasting

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-07-12] Avanti Communications has launched a new satellite newsgathering (SNG) product that utilizes Ka-band capacity from the operator’s Hylas satellites providing coverage across the EMEA region, Avanti announced Sept. 7.    Avanti COO Matthew O’Connor said the key to ensuring take-up of the SNG product was to advertise its flexibility to allow...

[Satellite TODAY 09-07-12] European operator SES has collaborated with Sony to demonstrate a live satellite transmission of 4K Ultra HD content played out in Quad Full HD format and encoded in the H.264 standard, SES announced Sept. 7.    The signal was uplinked from SES in Betzdorf/Luxembourg via a transponder on the Astra 3B satellite...

[Satellite TODAY 09-06-12] 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...

[Satellite News 09-05-12] European operator Eutelsat Communications is looking to drive the conversation at the upcoming IBC 2012 show in Amsterdam with plans to showcase next-generation broadcast opportunities made possible by the launch of its high throughput Ka-Sat satellite.    The operator said it would continue to roll out its Ka-Sat-powered NewsSpotter services, featuring lightweight...

[Satellite TODAY 09-05-12] 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...

[Satellite TODAY 09-05-12] 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...

[Satellite News 09-04-12] Every year, the IBC conference and exhibition in Amsterdam serves as a platform for the next generation of broadcast technology. The most recent shows have focused on new standards of HD and 3-D video and while IBC 2012 maintains that focus on the home consumer television sets, the majority of technology developments...

[Satellite News 09-04-12] Dutch teleport, VSAT and broadcasting services provider Castor Networks has signed a capacity expansion agreement on SES’ NSS-7 satellite to meet growing demands for connectivity throughout Southern Africa, the operator announced Sept. 4.    SES said Castor Networks would utilize the new capacity to enable delivery of voice and data services across...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 09-04-12] Satellite TV services continued to increase its reach in Germany after the analog switch-off in April, gaining customers in 100,000 households in the first half of 2012 to reach 17.6 million, according to the results of the latest Satellite Monitor Report published Sept. 4.    While German satellite broadcasting platforms enjoyed...

[Satellite TODAY 09-04-12] 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...