Baikonur, Kazakhstan and Luxembourg – Satellite company SES has announced the successful launch of the SES-5 satellite on board the ILS Proton Breeze M booster today at 00:38:30am Baikonur time. SES-5, which has been released successfully into the geostationary transfer orbit after the 9-hour, 12-minute mission, is designed to deliver high performance and extensive coverage for direct-to-home (DTH) services, broadband, maritime communications, GSM backhaul, and VSAT applications in Europe, … [Read more...] about SES expands satellite capacity with successful SES-5 launch
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TITAN powers combined IPTV/OTT service for Saudi Telecom
Paris - Transcoding specialist ATEME has won its first Middle East customer for its TITAN platform, in a deployment by content aggregator Intigral for both IPTV and OTT services in Saudi Arabia. Intigral chose ATEME’s TITAN carrier grade transcoding solution because of its support for both file-based and adaptive streaming video, as well as the ability to deliver video content at the highest possible quality to multiple screens. Intigral is a joint venture between Saudi Telecom Company … [Read more...] about TITAN powers combined IPTV/OTT service for Saudi Telecom
GlobeCast offers TV channels with commercial Launch of MyGlobeTV
New York – Globecast’s IPTV platform, MyGlobeTV, has made its commercial debut with its launch of 16 premium Romanian-language channels to U.S. viewers. MyGlobeTV is a television bouquet that brings international and thematic audiovisual content directly to subscribers in America. In the coming weeks and months, GlobeCast will continue to expand the service beyond the initial Romanian offering, adding additional communities of channels targeted to different audience segments … [Read more...] about GlobeCast offers TV channels with commercial Launch of MyGlobeTV
NHK Research Organisation to be honoured by IBC
London – IBC has announced that this year’s International Honour for Excellence will be presented to NHK Science and Technology Research Laboratories (STRL). The award will be presented to NHK STRL during the Awards Ceremony on 9 September. NHK’s Science and Technology Research Laboratories has been at the forefront of research in broadcasting technology, working on both practical solutions to current issues and visionary future technologies which transform the way … [Read more...] about NHK Research Organisation to be honoured by IBC
Outdoor Channel to launch in Taiwan and expand distribution in Indonesia
Singapore - Multi Channels Asia (MCA) has announced that Outdoor Channel, a leader in outdoor entertainment, has made its Taiwan debut on Chunghwa Telecom’s (CHT) Multimedia On Demand (MOD) Internet Protocol Television (IPTV) platform. Outdoor Channel will be available as a HD channel, initially a Deluxe Package on MOD. In Indonesia, Outdoor Channel has further consolidated and increased its distribution through several new carriage agreements with TOPAS TV; soon-to-launch DTH service … [Read more...] about Outdoor Channel to launch in Taiwan and expand distribution in Indonesia
Sundance Channel launches for the first time in Thailand on Pay-TV operator TrueVisions
Bangkok - AMC/Sundance Channel Global announced today the first-ever launch of Sundance Channel in Thailand on TrueVisions, the country’s largest Pay-TV operator. Sundance Channel will launch on digital satellite and cable as a subtitled 24/7 linear channel in HD. Sundance Channel was established by Robert Redford and offers audiences a diverse selection of independent films, documentaries and original programmes, including breakthrough series from the AMC Networks family offered in high … [Read more...] about Sundance Channel launches for the first time in Thailand on Pay-TV operator TrueVisions