Focus: Broadcasting

Mobile TV and mobile video services offered over broadcast and unicast distribution are projected to grow almost ten-fold from the end of 2007 to 2013, according to NSR.      A combination of converging trends will allow mobile TV to experience considerable growth, from an estimated user base of more 57 million at the end of...

Upcoming changes in the broadcasting market are on the minds of many at IBC. The digital TV transition in the United States and the growing market for multi-platform broadcasting promise to have a fundamental impact on the traditional means of doing business. The transition to multiple content platforms, driven by the demands of today’s on-the-go...

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] DataPath Inc. has formed a strategic partnership with Metracom to provide sales and integration support for the MaxView network management system in Europe, Datapath announced Sept. 12.     Metracom, a French company specializing in support services for satellite communications, said it is targeting sales of the MaxView software product line to the...

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] Telesat Holdings Inc. named Michel Cayouette as its CFO, the company announced Sept. 12. Cayouette will join Telesat on Sept. 17, succeeding longtime CFO Ted Ignacy, who will remain with Telesat until the end of October.     “Ted has been with Telesat for 22 years and, over that period, has made immense...

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] Irdeto has expanded a set-top box license agreement with Cisco Systems, enabling Cisco to integrate Irdeto’s conditional access solution with its set-tops.     As result of this agreement, Cisco said it has introduced a hybrid HD interactive personal video recorder (PVR) set-top in the Netherlands. Cisco’s 8455DVB PVR MPEG-4 HD is currently...

[Satellite Today 09-12-08] Arqiva has expanded the services it provides to GTV to accommodate what it calls ‘its aggressive growth in the African direct-to-home pay TV market,’ the company said Sept. 12.     In the announcement, Arqiva cited a recent report by Balancing Act, a research company specializing in African media, which claims that over...

Quintech Electronics and Communications Inc. introduced a new 16×16 RF matrix switch dubbed QRM.      The QRM features the latest Q-Route technology, which provides maximum reliability with signal path redundancy and auto reroute capabilities.     The QRM covers an operating frequency range between 50 MHz and 2500 MHz. The company also said the matrix switch...

There are many interesting trends on the European broadcast landscape. The number of high-definition (HD) channels is on the rise, telcos are entering the TV markets and the capability of mobile devices is growing. A number of analysts take a look at the dynamic broadcasting market prior to IBC 2008. IBC e-Daily: What are the...

Tandberg Television unveiled an end-to-end head-end and distribution solution for next-generation digital terrestrial television (DTT). Tandberg cited European digital switchover deadlines, growing consumer and industry pressure for high-definition (HD) broadcasts over DTT and standardization work for DVB-T2 as driving forces for the new solution.     Tandberg will demonstrate the next generation MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC...

  The floor at IBC 2008 likely will be buzzing with an broad array of industry concerns, as xecutives, analysts and insiders from around the globe converge on Amsterdam with a list of questions and talking points.     Industry analyst Tim Farrar of TMF Associates believes mobile TV will be a topic of intense focus....