Focus: Broadcasting

[Via Satellite 09-11-2015] Over-the-Top (OTT) broadcasting, an increasingly popular method of video distribution, is having a damaging effect on the industry, according to Ethnic Channels Group Co-founder and CEO Slava Levin. The broadcaster, which provides non-English language digital TV channels to multicultural populations in predominantly English-speaking countries, says the lack of regulation around OTT is wreaking...

[Via Satellite 09-11-2015] High TV has debuted a 24/7 multi-genre linear Ultra-HD cable TV channel through the SES 3 satellite. The new Ultra-HD network is called High 4K TV and features a broad range of content from Ultra-HD movies and television shows to sports and documentaries. “The new channel, with its breadth of programming, is...

[Via Satellite 09-10-2015] TV Entertainment Reality Network (TERN), a Netherlands-based company, has contracted capacity from SES under a long-term agreement for a new Free-to-Air (FTA) channel, which will start to air in October in both HD and Ultra-HD quality. The new channel will be exclusively available via satellite in Europe on Astra at 19.2 degrees...

[Via Satellite 09-10-2015] Hispasat has launched a new permanent service, offering 4K TV transmissions using High Dynamic Range (HDR) format. The service is now available through the European beams of Hispasat 1E, and launched in collaboration with Cellnex Telecom, Dolby, RTVE and Thomson Video Networks. The goal of this new technology is to reproduce a...

[Via Satellite 09-10-2015] Television and Radio Broadcasting Network of Armenia (TRBNA) has partnered with Intelsat to implement a Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) network on Intelsat 33e, the second scheduled satellite in Intelsat’s next generation High Throughput Satellite (HTS) fleet, Intelsat EpicNG. The broadcaster will use a Ku-band spot beam from the satellite once it reaches its...

[Via Satellite 09-09-2015] International Datacasting Corporation (IDC) is on the mend after an agreement for Pico Digital to acquire its broadcast products business fell through. The company’s shareholders rejected the transaction in June, resulting in a series of fees and stunted business opportunities. Though revenues continue to be low, the company is confident of an...

[Via Satellite 09-09-2015] SES’ wholly owned subsidiary SES Platform Services has launched Liquid VOD, a new solution for Video-on-Demand (VoD) over satellite, and Lucid OVP, and Online Video Platform (OVP) for broadcasters, platform operators and Over-the-Top (OTT) players looking to launch online video offerings. Liquid VOD enables VoD in areas lacking robust Internet connectivity without...

[Via Satellite 09-09-2015] Avanti Communications and Global Invacom, in partnership with Microsoft and the European Space Agency’s (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunications Systems (ARTES) program, are demonstrating satellite broadcasting using standard IP-enabled networks such as Ethernet or Wi-Fi. The home platform uses the SAT>IP protocol to offer up to eight live streaming channels and satellite...

[Via Satellite 09-08-2015] Intelsat and Harmonic have partnered to start a linear Ultra-HD demonstration channel available in North America. The channel, HVN Intelsat UHD, will broadcast from Intelsat’s Galaxy 13 satellite located at 127 degrees west, providing Multi-channel Video Programming Distributors (MVPDs) with an opportunity to prepare and test their Ultra-HD transmissions, as well as...

[Via Satellite 09-08-2015] Arabsat and Emerging Markets Communications (EMC) have established a Joint Venture (JV), called Trio, dedicated to offering triple-play services over satellite. The Trio platform is built on EMC’s SATLink technology, and will launch on Arabsat’s upcoming Badr 7 satellite. The JV will provide a Set-Top-Box (STB) that bundles 10 Mb broadband connectivity,...