Focus: Broadcasting

The communications and broadcasting sector is placing a lot of focus on the “next big thing”  – the product that consumers will fall in love with and open their wallets for. In 2010, 3-D holds the title, and while IBC continues that trend, the interested parties pushing 3-D TV already may have to share some...

Broadcasting giant CBS has seen its use of satellite and related technologies change in recent years, and this could change again as CBS looks to use more terrestrial options for delivering content in the future rather than satellite, said Brent Stranathan, vice president, broadcast distribution.     CBS has been making technology decisions between satellite and...

CNBC is one of the leading broadcasters in the arena of business news, an area where there is not much push to move to HD, but instead the focus is on innovate in other distribution areas, such as the iPad. Justine Powell, CNBC’s vice president of distribution, EMEA, spoke about the channel’s capacity needs in...

Miranda Technologies, a Canadian provider of infrastructure, playout and monitoring systems for the cable, satellite and IPTV broadcast industries, has acquired IT-based media management and delivery solutions provider OmniBus Systems from Palamon Capital Partners for $47.1 million in cash, Miranda announced Sept. 9.     The all-cash purchase will be financed equally between Miranda’s $49.1 million...

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 across the country....

SatStream has launched two new products, EventStream and ChannelStream, to the broadcast market, the company announced Sept. 10.      EventStream is designed for streaming live events, typically acquired from satellite feeds, via the Internet using multiple content delivery networks. The modular unit incorporates production features such as adding pre-recorded material to form a playlist and...

Wegener Corp., a provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks, received an order, valued at more than $400,000, from a private education network for its Unity 552 satellite media receivers, the company announced Sept. 10.     The Unity 552 receivers will be used to decode live video broadcasts around the world and...

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 view to simplify...

[Satellite TODAY 09-10-10] Via Embratel, a subsidiary of Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicacoes, has deployed Entropic Communications’ Channel Stacking Switch (CSS) technology to deliver direct-broadcast satellite entertainment services to consumers’ homes via a single cable wire infrastructure, Via Embratel announced Sept. 9.     Entropic’s CSS technology aims to support multiple tuners over a single cable, enabling...

Tired of hearing about the collapse of the economy or how sluggish the recovery has been? Well, if you’re in the satellite sector, it seems that you don’t have to anymore, and IBC 2010 opens at a time when business looks to be booming.     Throughout the economic crisis, the satellite operators have felt little...