Irdeto announced that Dario Choi has been appointed to the role of Head of Sales, North & South East Asia. Mr. Choi joins Irdeto from Huawei, where he was Vice President of Digital Services, Cloud & Data Center and responsible for assisting its global customer base with their digital transformation strategies. In his new role, he will be responsible for driving sales growth in the region. Prior to his role at Huawei, he held senior management positions at Asianet, Harmonic, … [Read more...] about Irdeto appoints new Head of Sales, North & South East Asia
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The Voice Senior premieres in Netherlands
The second series of The Voice Senior kicked off on RTL4 in the Netherlands last Friday evening and scored fantastic ratings. With almost 1.5 million viewers, the first episode was number 1 in key demo (bds 20-49) with a 26.8% market share. Alongside the success in the Western World, the heartwarming format continues its span internationally, with the most recent new commission in Cambodia for the format, with broadcaster Hang Meas. This brings the total number of territories that … [Read more...] about The Voice Senior premieres in Netherlands
Globecast announces GlobecastMCN
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, announced the launch of Globecast Managed Cloud Network (GlobecastMCN), responding to pressures across the sports broadcasting market for more content more of the time, to affiliates and viewers. Taking a tennis tournament as the example, Globecast MCN allows multiple additional feeds to be fed into the cloud at the nearest POP, transported across the world in the cloud and then received at an affiliate’s nearest POP. This allows … [Read more...] about Globecast announces GlobecastMCN
Globecast partners with PSSI Global Services
Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, announces that it’s partnering with PSSI Global Services, provider of comprehensive event, transmission and connectivity solutions, to enhance media distribution and contribution services for its customers. These include global distribution of news and sporting events, US teleport backup services, and expanded international programming in the US. As part of the deal, Globecast has acquired the Galaxy 19 internationalchannel business from … [Read more...] about Globecast partners with PSSI Global Services
SES to showcase at IBC2019
SES’s latest solution, which will be showcased at IBC2019 in Amsterdam, synchronises over-the-top (OTT) and satellite broadcasts by delivering IP signals to OTT platforms as fast as satellite to create enhanced live viewing experiences, SES announced today. The new solution, named Satellite and OTT in sync, gives broadcasters the power to deliver a more consistent experience to viewers watching any screen, or even multiple screens, by eliminating the delay between their TV broadcast and OTT … [Read more...] about SES to showcase at IBC2019
Telstra, Magna Systems, Summit Tech and Igloo forms partnership
At this year’s Telstra Vantage showcase, Telstra, broadcast and telecoms specialists Magna Systems and their technology partner Summit Tech delivered an Australian first providing live, 8K VR streaming over Telstra’s 5G network with images captured by a Kandao Obsidan R 8K camera from the Gold Coast to viewers in Melbourne. Visitors to the Telstra Vantage showcase experienced immersive real-time streaming with 5G Voice and Video Calling when stepping into a shared VR cylinder … [Read more...] about Telstra, Magna Systems, Summit Tech and Igloo forms partnership