Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 03-09-2016] Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) has selected Arqiva, the communications infrastructure and media services company, to provide its global teleport and satellite distribution services, with work having commenced in February of this year. Over the course of a long-term agreement, Arqiva will distribute AJMN’s flagship news channels Al Jazeera Arabic and Al Jazeera...

[Via Satellite 03-08-2016] Evolving media habits such as streaming, Over-the-Top (OTT) and bandwidth demand are driving change in the way satellite bandwidth is used and consumed. While a recent study conducted by Ericsson found that 60 percent of millennials are still consuming linear TV, the popularity of live content such as sports and events sustain much...

[Via Satellite 03-08-2016] OSN, pay-TV provider in the Middle East and North Africa, is ramping up capacity on the Eutelsat 8 West B satellite operated by Eutelsat Communications. Additional capacity at the Middle East’s TV neighborhood will support more expansion for OSN, including new High Definition (HD) channels and the introduction of Ultra-HD services. OSN...

[Via Satellite 03-08-2016] AsiaSat announced that, through a partnership facilitated by Multi Channels Asia, Love Nature’s exclusive 4K original content will launch on 4K-SAT, its new Ultra-HD channel, on AsiaSat 4. Through this free-to-air Ultra-HD channel, audiences in Asia will have access to Love Nature’s 4K wildlife and nature footage from its library of nature documentaries,...

[Via Satellite 03-02-2016] Spacecom has received a follow-on, multimillion-dollar contract from Nepal’s Dish Media Network for additional capacity on the Amos 4 satellite. Founded in 2009, Dish Media Network is the only Direct-to-Home (DTH) operator with distribution covering all of Nepal. One of the country’s fastest-growing operators in the broadcast and transmission services industry for...

[Via Satellite 03-01-2016] Video delivery infrastructure company Harmonic has completed the acquisition of Thomson Video Networks (TVN), a specialist in advanced video compression solutions. Harmonic announced intentions to acquire Thomson Video Networks in December 2015. Within the combined company, Thomson Video Networks’ France location is to become a strategic Research and Development (R&D) center where...

[Via Satellite 02-24-2016] SIS Live is in the midst of evolving from a company based largely on satellite connectivity to one that provides multiple forms of communications. The transition, according to Managing Director David Meynell, picked up considerable momentum last year, as the company sought to diversify from its traditional Satellite Newsgathering (SNG) revenues. Meynell...

[Via Satellite 02-17-2016] Eutelsat Communications has reached a new record number of channels, having crossed the threshold of 6,000 channels broadcasting from its fleet. The company attributes this new level to strong channel growth in fast growing markets, the continued deployment of pay-TV platforms, and a diversified offer of Free-to-Air (FTA) channels. Eutelsat is distributing...

[Via Satellite 02-09-2016] Tele 5, the German commercial broadcaster, has renewed a multi-year contract with SES subsidiary SES Platform Services, for services that include editing and distributing video and metadata (such as information about license periods, pictures, trailers and brief descriptions) from live broadcasting to Video-on-Demand (VOD). Tele 5 has more than 8,000 hours of...

[Via Satellite 02-05-2016] The ASC Signal Division of Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has won a contract for eight multi-band antennas for coverage of the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and other regional sports broadcasts for a major Latin American broadcast network. The contract includes one 7.6-meter dual C- and Ku-band transmit/receive antenna and...