Focus: Broadcasting

GlobeCast has increased the interconnection of its global technical facilities to platform operators and broadcast facilities via fiber as part of its strategy to add value to its content transport services, the company announced.     The dedicated fiber connectivity will be linked with the company’s existing satellite and fiber network infrastructure to connect with more...

Newtec unveiled new features for its DualFlow technology as part of its Azimuth satellite broadcast offering, which aims to allow broadcasters to migrate to satellite-based IP operations through interfacing with both ASI and IP networks, the company announced.     Newtec hopes the technology will demonstrate to broadcasters, integrators, SNG operators and network operators that, “there...

Nevion will split the company’s sales department into two separate divisions to accelerate its development schedule and enhance its global presence, the company announced.     The company will establish a Media Networks division, which will cater to service providers and government entities, providing carrier-class video transport and management through its Ventura platform. A separate Broadcast...

In an attempt to link multi-screen delivery services and growth in social media platform interest, ITI Neovision CEO Tomasz Berezowski, conducted a recent trial where customers could access TV services directly through the Facebook browser.     Berezowski, who manages his company’s N DTH platform in the highly competitive Polish DTH market, said that within four...

North American consumer research shows that more than 2 million households in the United States will cut their cable and satellite TV subscriptions in favor of online TV platforms by the end of this year. The news gets worse – lost consumers aren’t being replaced either. About 300,000 TV subscribers were added in the United...

Every year, during the two-week period leading up to the NAB conference, my inbox is flooded with hundreds of new technology press releases. Before heading out to the show, I sort through this stack and try to identify potential topics and talking points that might pop-up in panel sessions and meetings. This process also helps...

Streambox unveiled its new ACT-L3 AP codec, which aims to efficiently compress and playout video by utilizing new coding methods and techniques, the company announced.     The new video compression solution introduces a new frame type – R-Frame – to allow improved quality of live video transmission over wireless and Internet networks for low latency,...

Sencore signed a master distribution agreement with Consult Service (CS) to represent Sencore’s broadcast solutions in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), the company announced.     CS will provide localized sales, consulting, and support for Sencore’s entire line of video distribution and test and measurement equipment from its offices in Neuss, Germany.     “Sencore...

Artel Video Systems has integrated the company’s flagship DL4000 video transport platform with Skyline Communications’ DataMiner network management system (NMS), Artel announced April 6.     The DL4000 digital video transport system is a next-generation, modular platform that offers solutions for video backhaul and contribution applications. Artel said the integration of the two products aims to...

Snell has rolled out new turnkey channel-in-a-box playout solutions based on its Morpheus automation technology and Integrated Content Engine (ICE), Snell announced.     ICE supports audio track-tagging strategies from various manufacturers to facilitate the broadcast of different languages. The company said the combined channel-in-a-box solutions were designed for television news, sports, and multi-language playout broadcasters...