Focus: Broadcasting

3200W Ku-Band BUC/SSPB/SSPA – Second Generation GaN Technology
March 26, 2018
Advantech Wireless’ Ku-Band 3200W Hub-mount SSPA/SSPB/BUC UltraLinear™ SapphireBlu™ series GaN Technology was awarded Teleport Technology of the year 2014 by the World Teleport Association and Most Innovative Product of the Year 2013 for its ground breaking performance and pioneering technology. Advantech Wireless’ SapphireBlu™ Series of UltraLinear™ GaN based High Power Amplifiers and BUCs is the ultimate...
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3200W Ku-Band BUC/SSPB/SSPA – Second Generation GaN Technology. Photo: Advantech Wireless
Fiber Is Aggressively Invading Satellite’s Video Markets
March 21, 2018
Although video broadcasting has been a reliable source of revenue for satellite operators for decades, the rapid evolution of fiber technology could become a major challenge for these legacy satellite businesses. From the perspective of Italo Andriani, head of procurement for Eurovision Media Services, satellite has not kept pace with improvements in the cost of...
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Eurovision Media Services' master control room. Photo: Eurovision Media Services.
AsiaSat to Deliver Live Coverage of the 2018 Commonwealth Games
March 20, 2018
Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (AsiaSat) and Television New Zealand (TVNZ) have collaborated to deliver live coverage of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games via the AsiaSat 5 satellite. According to TVNZ, this collaboration is integral to its plan of providing the largest-ever Free-to-Air (FTA) coverage of the Games in New Zealand and enabling broadcast rights...
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Advantech Receives Anatel Certification in Brazil for Video Broadcasting Solution
March 16, 2018
Advantech Wireless announced that the Transcend 800 line of point-to-point microwave radios has received full certification from the Brazilian agency of telecommunications, Anatel. These microwave radios have built-in Asynchronous Serial Interfaces (ASI), as well as IP routers. They connect the studio processing centers directly to the satellite broadcasting teleports, with high data rate, high bandwidth...
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Content Providers on the Future of OTT, IOT and High-Stakes Markets
March 13, 2018
From DirectTV’s lucrative sports package to HBO’s popular Game of Thrones series, Over the Top (OTT) and streaming content has taken over consumers’ multiple screens and wearable devices. And as the satellite industry strives to meet these demands — over land, air, and sea — delivering the right content at the right time is becoming...
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"Building the Ultimate Entertainment Package: Content Consolidation in the IoT, OTT Ecosystem" at SATELLITE 2018.
SES Networks Selects Viasat Phased Array Flat Panel Antenna for O3b mPower
March 12, 2018
SES Networks has selected Viasat’s solid-state, fully electronic phased array flat panel antenna for the O3b mPower satellite communications system. The Viasat flat panel antenna will be used for a new generation of customer edge terminals for multiple applications on the O3b network. Viasat’s fully electronic flat panel antenna has the ability to dynamically steer...
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Rendition of new O3b mPower network. Photo: SES.
SES Unveils OU Flex for Event and News Broadcasters
March 12, 2018
SES has unveiled a new product to enhance Occasional Use (OU) services as video customers increasingly need to handle multiple video formats for distribution on multiple platforms and access reliable communication between locations while covering live events. OU Flex transforms the traditional one-way feed for video broadcast into a two-way connection between the site and...
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Mena broadcasting
Eutelsat, Globecast Launch a New Media Platform Over the Americas
March 08, 2018
Eutelsat Communications and Globecast have announced they are partnering on a new media platform over the Americas. The new platform will allow broadcasters across the Americas to gain access to Globecast’s media management solution designed for both linear television distribution and new media technologies, including streaming, local ad insertion, Internet of Things (IOT) services, High...
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Globecast's Network Operations Center (NOC). Photo: Globecast.
AsiaSat Launches HD News Channel on AsiaSat 7 Satellite
March 06, 2018
Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) announced that Channel NewsAsia has upgraded the quality of its regional broadcast distribution from Standard Definition (SD) to a full 24-hour High Definition (HD) channel, delivered via the AsiaSat 7 satellite. Over the past two decades, Channel NewsAsia, which is owned and operated by Mediacorp, has been delivering breaking news, current...
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Youtube screencap. Photo: Mediacorp.
Eutelsat, Blue Ant Media, iKO Partner for Two New HD Channels
March 01, 2018
Eutelsat, Blue Ant Media, and iKO Media Group have joined forces to distribute two High Definition (HD) channels, ZooMoo and Love Nature HD, as well as Love Nature 4K (Ultra-HD), across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. ZooMoo is a children’s channel with more than 500 hours of original content. The channel offers wildlife footage, puppetry, animation and narration to...
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Eutelsat 9b's Ku-band widebeam coverage over MENA region. Photo: Eutelsat.