Focus: Broadcasting

There is no doubt that OTT video is growing at a rapid pace. Based on our 2015 ConsumerLab TV and Media study*, 80 percent of teenagers and 30 percent of 60 to 69 year olds who watch video watch streamed on

After much anticipation, the first full-fledged linear 4K Ultra-HD channels are up and running. The barrier of insufficient content is falling faster than it’s worth charting, now that producers are often

Over-The-Top (OTT) television has been little short of a phenomenon in recent years. Netflix, for example, was a company that almost no one had heard of a few years ago, yet now everyone around the world knows

[Via Satellite 08-10-2016] Bobbles.tv, a newly launched pan-European pay-TV platform, has contracted SES capacity and MX1 services to launch a new global TV platform for expats in Europe. The entertainment service for international communities in Europe is launching with seven popular Indonesian channels offering linear content via Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite broadcasting and/or the option for...

[Via Satellite 08-09-2016] The number of Free-to-Air (FTA) satellite channels targeting the Arab region continues to grow, according to Arab Advisors Group’s latest report “Satellite TV in the Arab World 2016.” The FTA landscape had a major growth of 736 percent in the number of satellite channels broadcasting in SD between January 2004 and May...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] beIN Media Group has integrated Technicolor’s 4K Ultra High Definition (Ultra-HD) technology into its broadcast platform for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in preparation for the rollout of 4K. By integrating Technicolor’s 4K media server Set Top Box (STB) technology into the beIN 4K Ultra-HD receiver, beIN is broadcasting UEFA...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] Thaicom has gained its first customer for the recently launched Thaicom 8 satellite. IPM is using Ku-band capacity for Direct-to-Home (DTH) broadcast services for 4 million satellite dishes. The Thai TV company intends to use the capacity to support the near term launch of High Definition (HD) channels as well. Orbital ATK...

[Via Satellite 08-05-2016] SIS Live has installed a 1GB fiber network for Input Media, supporting the sports production company’s broadcast requirements with access to its expanding “Anylive” fiber infrastructure and satellite services. Input Media delivers flexible broadcast solutions for some of the world’s biggest sports federations, broadcasters and football clubs. SIS Live will work with...

[Via Satellite 08-03-2016] Dish Network has announced multiple features for customers watching NBCUniversal‘s multi-platform coverage of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including the upcoming availability of a new, dedicated linear 4K channel. Dish subscribers will also have access to NBCUniversal’s 6,755 hours of Olympic programming, including coverage of all competition sessions,...

[Via Satellite 08-02-2016] Measat has signed an agreement with Globecast Asia and BBC Worldwide to distribute four BBC channels from the Measat 3 satellite to viewers in Asia. The channels consist of BBC Earth HD, BBC Lifestyle HD, CBeebies HD and BBC Entertainment. Measat 3 is collocated with the Measat 3a and Measat 3b satellites...