Focus: Broadcasting

Chinese cable operator Fujian Southeast selected technology solutions from Thomson Video Networks (TVN) to help the broadcaster upgrade its headend infrastructure, TVN announced April 6.     The TVN system was specified and delivered to Fujian at an accelerated schedule to meet the broadcaster’s requirements in February. The installation included a range of TVN’s ViBE encoders,...

The World Teleport Association (WTA) appointed Arqiva Strategy & Business Development Director Brett Belinsky as its new chairman, along with Teleport Internacional Buenos Aires CEO Norberto Alvarez Vitale as its secretary general and chief administrative officer, WTA announced.     Belinsky will take over for Chris Russell, co-founder of Teleport London International, who is stepping down...

Satellite security specialist Digital Alert Systems (DAS) has introduced its MultiPlayer four-channel EAS audio player and program switcher to eliminate one-channel-at-a-time restrictions for encoder/decoder units, DAS announced.    The MultiPlayer unit can be paired with any emergency messaging platform to elevate EAS/CAP messaging in multi-channel audio environments by making as many as five completely independent...

Video network developer Haivision has unveiled its new Kraken Enterprise and Kraken ISR low-latency IP transcoding solutions, the company announced.     The new Kraken products were designed to optimize video networks for high-efficiency, low-latency performance. The company said the solutions are ideal for demanding video delivery applications within the education, enterprise, and military markets.   ...

Amino’s Freedom Jump device aims to help pay-TV operators add Over-The-Top (OTT) content without costly existing device change-outs. The box works alongside a cable or satellite set-top box to add a new layer of content to an operator’s branded consumer offering. The box also was designed to give operators the opportunity to provide content on...

[Satellite TODAY Insider 04-12-11] Sky Deutschland has reached a deal with HD Plus in Germany to expand the offering of HD channels to its satellite pay-TV subscribers.      The deal, announced April 11, notes that HD Plus channels will be available via most of Sky HD satellite receivers. The cooperation enables Sky subscribers with a...

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-11] Arqiva will launch a DVB-S2, MPEG-4 shared multiplex satellite platform from its Los Angeles teleport, enabling broadcasters and cable programmers access to 100 percent of U.S. cable headends, the company announced April 11.      The platform will be available via SES World Skies’ AMC-10 satellite located at 135 degrees West and will...

[Satellite TODAY 04-12-11] GlobeCast concluded a five-year contract with Eutelsat Communications for a third transponder on the Eurobird 9A satellite, Globecast announced April 11.      Eurobird 9A was chosen for its potential to reach more than 5 million DTH and cable homes. The satellite’s proximity to Eutelsat’s HOT BIRD™ video neighborhood at its 13 degrees...

Sensio Technologies has unveiled a range of broadcast solutions, including automatic 3-D input signal detection and decoding, top-and-bottom, Sensio Hi-Fi 3-D and image-enhancement technologies, which will be combined into a single portfolio offering, Sensio announced.    The offering follows Sensio’s acquisition of Algolith technology last year. Sensio will showcase the technology in equipment from manufacturers...

Harmonic introduced an upgraded version of its Omneon MediaGrid active storage system that aims to lower the cost-of-storage capacity while delivering required performance for next-generation media workflows, the company announced.    The system combines new scale-out storage hardware, Harmonic’s ContentServer 3000, and a new Omneon MediaGrid file system software that features integrated software for data...