Christine Nassif, Senior Global Marketing Manager at GlobecastGlobecast, announced the soft launch of its new Globecast liveSpotter live-to-VOD packaged content service. Globecast liveSpotter provides customers with...
Snell Advanced Media (SAM) has collaborated with Cisco to integrate Ciscos IP Fabric for Media solution into its existing IP networking solutions, providing the broadcast sector with IP solutions.As part...
At IBC 2017, Bridge Technologies launches a user interface that provides, the company claims, a new way of viewing network behavior, enabling media professionals and others to obtain a view of...
Akamai Technologies, Inc. a cloud delivery platform, has underscored its "Audience of You" mission at IBC, aimed at enhancing the experience for the over-the-top (OTT) video viewer.Akamai is the headline sponsor...
Francis Keeling is joining Discovery as Senior Vice President, International DigitalDiscovery Communications has announced a series of senior executive hires and new roles as part of...
Barco Silex, a provider of video compression technology and OEM solutions in the broadcast and pro A/V market, has announced an upgraded version of its VC-2 HQ codec for broadcast...
Content for the demo will centre around Premier League football provided by Sky and Formula 3 4K HDR footage provided by EricssonThree members of the Virtual...
Amsterdam Arena, the countrys largest stadium, will be at IBC this year, along with other partners, to showcase new technologies that can provide a more enhanced experience for TV viewers...
The Media Networking Alliance (MNA), a non-profit trade association, established to promote the adoption of the AES67 standard will be at IBC2017 this year.Following its successful participation in staging...
IABM has announced the formation of an EMEA Members Council to provide a regional voice and forum to address European members particular needs. The EMEA Members Council members are drawn...
Efficient and cost-effective broadcasting of TV programmes to smartphones and tablets may be a step closer to reality with the 3G Partnership Project (3GPP) announcing new specifications under Release 14. ....
The Brit Asia TV facility in the UK.UK-based Asian music channel Brit Asia TV has outsourced its transmission services to broadcast services provider, ABS Broadcast as...
HD+ subscribers will now be able to enjoy exclusive live football matches as well as Tennis Grand Slams, cycling highlights and MotoGP, thanks to the extended offer of HD+ following...
NEP UK, one of Europe's largest providers of outside broadcasting (OB) services, has brought onboard Riedel's MediorNet real-time signal transport, processing, and routing technology for use in a broad range...
UEFA has delivered the worlds first uncompressed UHD remote production trial during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Final, held in Poland in June, in collaboration with Snell Advanced Media...
Discovery Communications and the Olympic Channel have unveiled a new partnership to engage younger audience in Europe with the Olympic Movement.The agreement covers 50 markets in Europe and will bring live...
Snell Advanced Media (SAM) has announced that Tigo Sports, Paraguays first sports channel dedicated exclusively to multiple sports coverage, has purchased a range of SAM solutions including its Sirius 840 router,...
OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAZhejiang Radio & TV Group (ZRTG), located in Hangzhou (China), has established a new production facility - Zhejiang International TV Centre. The centre comprises a...
With an additional nine TV operators joining SESs Ultra HD trials, a total of 30 US Pay TV providers, with a combined audience of more than 10 million subscribers, are...
Net Insight has announced a strategic partnership with Calrec Audio to simplify the challenges broadcasters are facing in deploying remote live productions. A key aspect of the partnership will see Net...
Daniel Channon.Riedel Communications has appointed Daniel Channon as Rental Engineer. Based in Riedel's UK office, Channon will be responsible for managing, coordinating, and maintaining the company's...
Facilis has announced that Toronto-based Telelatino Network Inc. (TLN) has standardised their entire production and post-production storage infrastructure on Facilis shared storage systems.TLN is a general interest service that broadcasts...
David Shepherd, EMEA Sales Manager, Shotoku.Shotoku has appointed Spanish reseller CROSSPOiNT to support its growing presence into the Spanish market. The partnership, which takes place with immediate...
Amitabh Kumar, Head of Broadcasting, Zee Network.Imagine Communications has delivered a compact, cloud-native disaster recovery (DR) solution to ZEE Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL). The business continuity...
Roger Henderson, CEO of TSL Systems.TSL Systems has expanded its UK headquarters facility by an additional 400 sqm and created five new full-time engineering positions to...
Ikegami celebrated the recent opening of its first French office in Issy-les-Moulineaux (near Paris) with an open house event, held on June 27-28, 2017.The new office, ideally located in the...
BT Sport has agreed a multi-year extension to its relationship with Dynamic Ad Insertion technology provider, Yospace.The announcement follows a 12-month period during which time Yospace enabled advert placement in...
RED founder Jim Jannard has announced that it will launch HYDROGEN ONE, a new 5.7" Android smartphone with a full holographic display that will enable us to view 2D, 3D...
IBC will have a special focus on Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) at this years show with a number of presentations at the conference that...
IABM has announced the results of its biennial election of Board Directors. The newly elected members include Dr Jörg Pohlman from ARRI, Kevin Usher of Avid, Nicki Fisher from Clear-Com,...
Netflix has committed to delivering the first global combined Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision high-dynamic range (HDR) streaming experience to consumers around the world. Netflix members will soon be able...
This picture is for illustrative purpose only.Net Insight has reported that net sales for Q2 of 2017 were down by some 30% on the corresponding quarter...
Riedel MediorNet powers real-time signal routing for Televízia Markíza's new HD OB van.European broadcast services provider, Broadcast Solutions GmbH, has installed Riedel's MediorNet real-time media network...
Russian sports broadcaster TV Start has deployed ATEMEs Kyrion encoders and decoders to upgrade its mobile television units.Based on the ATEME fifth Generation STREAM compression engine, the Kyrion encoder and...
Time Warner will produce shows for Snap as part of a new partnership between the two companies. Time Warner, which owns HBO and CNN, will offer comedy and scripted drama on the social media platform.Time...
Apple has announced two new appointments to expand further in video programming. Former Sony Pictures Television executives Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg will lead video programming worldwide.Erlicht and Amburg have...
BT Sport used SAM's LiveTouch replay and highlights system for its first ever 360/VR UHD production of the UEFA Champions League final.For the UEFA Champions League final, the LiveTouch system handled...
MediaCorp Singapore.Singapore-based MediaCorp has completed its relocation to a major new production centre, where its technical operation is served by a completely revised hardware and infrastructure,...
Hong Kong-based Television Broadcasts Ltd. (TVB) has invested in SAM's flagship Kahuna multi-format live production switcher and IQ Modular infrastructure for its first UHD outside broadcast vehicle. The unit replaces an...
French private radio broadcaster RTL France will change its two legacy automation systems to dira! Radio Production and Automation Suite from SCISYS Deutschland GmbH.In a first phase of the project, starting...
Sky News has turned to video-over-cellular company LiveU to provide all-embracing live coverage of the UK General Election, which will be held on June 8th. Crucial to the order is...
Romanian network Antena 1 has gone live with two new Calrec Audio Summa digital mixing consoles. The Antena 1 installation marks Calrec's first Summa sale into the rapidly growing Romanian...
NBC News and Euronews have announced the closing of a transaction in which NBC News is making a significant financial investment in Euronews. NBC News is acquiring 25% of the company, with the funding going to support expanded news coverage and programming...
Italian broadcast production company NVP has chosen SAM to build a new state of the art 4K OB truck.SAM worked with long-term partner Video Progetti to help design the truck...
Joe Tan, General Manager, Broadcast Solutions, Singapore.Broadcast Solutions GmbH has opened an office in Singapore with Joe Tan taking over as General Manager of Asia Pacific. The new...
A clutch of top Hong Kong movies, headlined by recent blockbuster Shock Wave, will be showcased at the Marché du Film in Cannes. Frances premier movie market opens today (17...
Ceské Radiokomunikace, a Czech service provider, has deployed Atemes compression and statistical multiplexing (statmux) solutions for the companys DVB-T2 HEVC services.Ceské Radiokomunikaces brand new HEVC statmux headend uses ATEMEs TITAN...
US media entity, Sinclair Broadcast Group, is acquiring Tribune Media in a deal valued at $3.9 billion.The deal is expected to close by Q4 this year in which Sinclair will acquire 100% of...
Broadcasting Centre Europe (BCE) has gone live with its end-to-end IP infrastructure at RTL Groups new Luxembourg headquarters, RTL City. SAM was chosen following rigorous testing by Broadcasting Center Europe...
Riedel Communications' MediorNet real-time signal transport, processing, and routing network is helping to bring live coverage of American golf to viewers throughout Europe. Telegenic, a major outside broadcast (OB) production...
Lawo MC2 56.Vice Media has installed a Lawo mc²56 to handle audio mix workflows for its Brooklyn production facilities. The mc² series consoles are fully configurable to...
KSE, IPV and StoreExcel at NAB 2017.American company KSE Network Operations Centre (KNOC) located in Centennial, the production and distribution facility for Kroenke Sports & Entertainment...
SAM VIBE.Canadian broadcaster CHEK TV has invested in Snell Advanced Media's fast news production solution SAM VIBE.An employee-owned, independent broadcast station in Victoria, Vancouver Island, BC,...
Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix.Netflix will introduce original content in China following a licensing deal with local video streaming service iQiyi.com.The SVOD operator has struggled to break into the Chinese...
NewTek has appointed 3D Storm as an authorised distributor in 26 countries in Africa. 3D Storm will represent NewTek in Algeria, Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic...
Encompass Digital Media is expanding its presence on MEASATs 91.5°E video neighbourhood.Eight more channels are now available from 91.5°E: HITS HD, KIX360 SD, Zee Sine SD, beIN Asia Pacifics Indonesia feeds...
Koreas premier professional soccer league K LEAGUE has purchased three Xeebra systems, to improve in-game officiating decisions. It is the first football association in Asia to adopt a VAR (video assistant...
Verizon Digital Media Services has inked a new agreement with Newsy that makes select Newsy video content available for Verizon Digital Media Services Uplynk Video Streaming service customers. Publishers seeking content...
Hong Kong broadcaster Dim Sum TV is using Amagi's CLOUDPORT cloud-based channel playout platform to deliver its Cantonese satellite TV entertainment channel to audiences in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia....
Mobile TV Groups 39 FLEX 4K mobile unit will now benefit from the flexibility of three newly installed XT4K live production servers.This integration means that Mobile TV Group is now not...
