Focus: Broadcasting

Harmonic, a provider of video delivery solutions to broadcast, cable, satellite, Internet, mobile and telco video service providers, is hoping it will continue to gain strong business across the board over the next year. New areas of business such as solutions in the on-demand area could prove to be even more lucrative going forward. Harmonic...

South Africa 2010 is less than a year away, and with only 32 slots open for competitors, a large majority of FIFA companies will only be able to experience the tournament via TV broadcasts. Another entity that looks to spend a majority of time on the sidelines could be satellite. Germany’s Media Broadcast will repeat...

[Satellite TODAY 09-11-09] ND SatCom introduced its brand-new Ka- and Ku-dual band SNG vehicle and service for broadcasters and operators, the company announced Sept. 11.     ND SatCom uses satellite capacity of its parent company SES Astra in efforts to provide satellite capacity, an SNG vehicle and an upgrade kit for the satellite uplink as...

Conditional access and middleware solutions provider NDS is joining forces with Access Systems Europe Holdings to allow customers to access pay-TV and free-to-air (FTA) channels on connected TVs without the need for a set-top box, NDS announced Sept. 2.      The two companies will integrate the NDS Infinite TV hybrid content platform with Access’ NetFront...

[Satellite TODAY 09-14-09] SintecMedia has unveiled its OnAir Pivot-NL add-on module to the OnAir business solution for broadcasters and networks in the Non-linear marketplace, the company announced Sept. 11.      The OnAir integrated tool for scheduling, programming, airtime sales and promotion system will aim to bring total management of Non-linear content assets over multiple platforms....

Virgin Media will partner with Bridge Technologies to roll out an all-IP broadcast installation at its 54 of Virgin Media’s headends and four core IP sites to complement its existing Video-on-Demand (VoD) IP infrastructure, Virgin Media announced Sept. 13.     Bridge Technologies will provide its VideoBridge IP probes, servers, and software to ensure comprehensive continuous...

The satellite communications sector is good at solving problems. Most of the time it’s for customers, but one of the best stories I heard on the IBC exhibit floor was from a company that solved a problem for itself. NDSatcom received a call from its office in Dubai, which was having communications troubles. It seems...

This has been a challenging year for Europe’s top broadcasters. With an economic credit crunch, it has been a tough environment, particularly as there has been a slowdown in terms of overall advertising revenues.      Broadcasters “had been heavily impacted by the credit crunch” and have “suffered profoundly in their operations,” said Lieven Vermaele, technical...

France Telecom (Orange) has been one of the most successful telcos adapting to the video environment, attracting a healthy number of subscribers for both its DTH and IPTV services in France. Herve Payan, the company’s senior vice president of content services, discusses the company’s video strategy and plans to develop its “content everywhere” strategy. IBC...

GlobeCast renewed and expanded its contract with UEFA to provide HD coverage of the UEFA Champions Soccer League and HD and SD coverage of the UEFA Europa Soccer League to non-European rights holders, GlobeCast announced Sept. 11.     For the UEFA Champions League, GlobeCast has partnered with Israeli-based Satlink to deliver the games in HD...