Focus: Broadcasting

The rise of Netflix in the United States could be a sign of things to come, putting more pressure on DTH to maintain and grow marketshare. But it’s not only in the United States where this threat is growing. In Asia, which has been a DTH Wild West in recent years, the growth in DTH...

Despite major growth in the number and range of legal online content choices available to them, recent studies have found Singaporeans to be among the top consumers of pirated online content around the world. A new consumer research study released by Sycamore further examined online piracy behavior within Singapore and found several striking trends. Almost...

Harmonic announced that iKO Media Group has deployed its media processing and delivery solution to expand the reach of iKO’s Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite television services. By optimizing iKO Media Group’s available satellite bandwidth and improving video quality, Harmonic’s solution will make it easier for the service provider to penetrate new markets, iKO stated. The number...

The Cable and Satellite Broadcasting Association of Asia (CASBAA) announced that, following five years of service as Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Christopher Slaughter will step down effective Dec. 31. Slaughter will continue as CEO through the remainder of the year while a search is carried out for his successor. Slaughter was appointed CEO of CASBAA in...

V-Nova and Tata Elxsi announced a partnership that enables operators to deploy V-Nova Perseus technology at an accelerated pace. Tata Elxsi has already integrated V-Nova’s technology within the Set-Top-Box (STB) of a satellite TV operator in Europe, enabling rapid deployment and immediate benefits. V-Nova Perseus offers next-generation codecs on available encoders and decoders, and also...

The AsiaSat 9 satellite for Asia Satellite Telecommunications (AsiaSat) of Hong Kong arrived at the Baikonur Cosmdrome in Kazakhstan on Aug. 27 in preparation for mission integration and launch aboard an International Launch Services (ILS) Proton Breeze M launch vehicle in September. AsiaSat 9 will be the third ILS Proton launch in 2017. Built by...

Dejero has formed a partnership with Intelsat to offer a new blended cellular and satellite service that enables live newsgathering in both remote and overcrowded locations. According to Dejero founder Bogdan Frusina, the CellSat service combines cellular connectivity from multiple network carriers with Intelsat Ku-band IP capacity to ensure broadcasters can maintain live television coverage...

Globecast has been chosen to broadcast the opening and closing ceremonies of the 29th Summer Universiade Taipei 2017, held in Taipei, Taiwan. The signals, being broadcast in 4K Ultra High Definition (UHD) High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) format, are available in Asia via AsiaSat 5, Europe via Eutelsat, and North and South America via Intelsat...

Harmonic announced that Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite operator Sky Brasil has deployed a Harmonic software-based video processing solution, Electra X2, to deliver linear High Definition (HD) and Standard Definition (SD) channels in its new broadcast center. Harmonic’s scalable headend solution supports encoding in SD and HD formats and MPEG-2, MPEG-4 AVC and High Efficiency Video Coding...

Intelsat announced Brazilian regional television broadcaster TV Clube as the latest television programmer to move its High Definition (HD) channel distribution to Intelsat 14, a new HD video neighborhood expanding Intelsat’s distribution presence in the region. Under a new multi-year agreement, TV Clube will use services on Intelsat 14 to expand its HD presence in...