The 2008 Beijing Games, at US$43 billion, are already the most expensive of all time. Over half a million visitors watched more than 11,000 athletes compete. Television cameras and content delivery networks linked the 31 Beijing-based venues and the six venues outside Beijing, as well as 59 training centers, to deliver up-to-the-minute footage throughout. The Host Broadcaster provided international television and radio signals and all other necessary broadcast facilities to rights-holding … [Read more...] about From Beijing to the world
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High hopes for Hi-Def in Asia
A myriad number of reasons stalling HD services have been variously given over the past few years – including low consumer interest, low penetration and high cost of HD-ready sets, and the high cost of HD set-top-boxes. But lack of substantial HDTV content was viewed as the most significant roadblock for HDTV in the region. According to a recent survey of the region’s pay-TV operators, the roll-out of more High Definition (HD) Television services will be very much driven by new … [Read more...] about High hopes for Hi-Def in Asia
BroadcastAsia & CommunicAsia 2008 in review
Over four days, visitors witnessed cutting-edge technologies and business solutions designed to enhance enterprises’ mobility and users’ lifestyles. Held together with CGOverdrive2008 and inter-government and industry meetings such as the imbX Ministerial Forum and the Regional Seminar on Digital Terrestrial Television Broadcasting, the events spread over eight halls. More than 2,300 exhibiting companies from 61 countries and regions demonstrated products and solutions throughout the … [Read more...] about BroadcastAsia & CommunicAsia 2008 in review
Golden moments
by the time you read this, the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be over. Michael Phelps will have secured his place in history having won eight gold medals in a single games and the closing ceremony will have seen David Beckham accept the Olympic torch on behalf of the 2012 host city, London. For the first time ever, high definition signals were used for TV relays for all the events as the Beijing Olympic Broadcaster (BOB) produced live TV signals of 5,400 hours for rights-holding broadcasters. … [Read more...] about Golden moments
Target Entertainment seals major TV and DVD packages
London/Los Angeles - Target Entertainment has concluded a slew of TV and DVD sales to clients in Australia and New Zealand, spanning drama, entertainment and documentaries. The deals were negotiated by London - based director of international DVD, Chris Rayson, and LA - based senior vice president of sales and acquisitions, Glen Hansen. On the DVD front, Target Entertainment has sold the Australian and New Zealand DVD rights to a package of programming from US based independent production … [Read more...] about Target Entertainment seals major TV and DVD packages
TVRI steps up for Olympics in Indonesia
Indonesia's public television broadcaster, TVRI has signed a contract for the free-to-air coverage of the Beijing Summer Olympics. The contract was concluded at a signing ceremony in Jakarta between the President Director of TVRI, Dr I.G.N Arsana, and the Secretary-General of the ABU, David Astley. The deal was the last to be finalized between the ABU and the 27 members of the ABU pool. Some of the region's major markets negotiate their contracts directly with the International Olympic … [Read more...] about TVRI steps up for Olympics in Indonesia