Focus: Broadcasting

These words are not new to vendors found on any exhibit floor, but companies are hearing those demands from customers more than ever. The requests are being driven, ultimately, by demands from the consumer and corporate end users.    On the entertainment side, the evolution of video entertainment from SD to HD and now the...

While a slew of 3-D TV initiatives and channel launches are under way, it could could be at least five years before consumers see truly immersive 3-D TV experiences, according to Ingrid Deltenre, director general of the European Broadcast Union (EBU). “We are around five years away from having that immersive experience in 3-D TV....

The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has scheduled a Sept. 23 vote to determine if it will open up vacant television spectrum for wireless broadband use,     The vote follows a two-year-old FCC proposal to make these airwaves, known as “white spaces,” available for free without specific permission – similar to the way Wi-Fi and...

A Permira Funds-backed equity firm has reached an agreement to acquire Kingsbridge Ltd., the holding company for Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS), which will result in Permira becoming the majority shareholder of ABS, the operator announced Sept. 13.     Citigroup, which has been the majority shareholder of ABS since 2006, agreed to sell their respective interests...

Measat Satellite Systems has signed an agreement with Phumelela Gold Enterprises (PGE) to provide C-band capacity for the distribution of its equestrian sports channel via the Measat-3 satellite, the operator announced Sept. 13.     PGE will beam South African equestrian sports live to numerous countries through its Racing International subsidiary. With the Measat-3 C-band capacity,...

European service provider Media Broadcast and Slovakian broadcast provider Towercom have renewed long-standing agreements for the supply of SES’ Astra 3A satellite transponder capacity, the companies announced Sept. 13.     Towercom will continue renting one complete satellite transponder, as well as some additional DVB-S bandwidth on Astra 3B, located at the 23.5 degrees East orbital...

Envivio, Edgeware, and Verimatrix have collaborated to provide an integrated ecosystem solution featuring highly scalable video processing, distribution and content security for HTTP live streaming video services to an unnamed global systems integrator which is combining the solution its linear IPTV, time-shift TV and VOD architecture, the companies announced.     The combined solution includes the...

The United Kingdom is getting ready for the 2012 Olympic Games, which promises to be one of the biggest events the country has staged. It also will involve one of the most complex, multi-layered broadcast efforts ever seen in the United Kingdom. While Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS) is in charge of the overall broadcasting effort,...

[Satellite TODAY 09-13-10] Ericsson has signed a five-year frame agreement with Australian national broadcaster ABC to provide satellite video compression technology that will support a nationwide digital free-to-air (FTA) TV offering, Ericsson announced Sept. 10.     The ABC will use the compression technology to expand the reach of its high-definition and standard-definition digital TV programming...

[Satellite TODAY 09-13-10] Harmonic has unveiled its NMX Digital Service Manager 6 (NMX 6) enhanced network management solution, which aims to provide tools for monitoring and managing video processing and delivery systems, the company announced Sept. 10.     NMX 6 capabilities include an enhanced GUI, streamlined workflow management, improved alarm management and a comprehensive dashboard...