London - The 12th annual awards for factual television, radio and online productions (AIBs) were awarded at a glittering gala dinner in London, hosted by Mark Barton, the anchor on Bloomberg Television. Sponsors of the AIBs 2016 include global satellite communications company Eutelsat and broadcast consultants MediaGuru. As well as rewarding programme makers, the Association for International Broadcasting presented its Founders Award to Abdul Rahman Ramadhan who for more than … [Read more...] about Unsung hero of African doc wins award
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Euronews HD underscores implements by Eutelsat
Paris — Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, announces it has been contracted by Euronews, the most-watched international news channel in Europe to bring its new HD channel to viewers across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The channel’s world-first launch in HD on 1 November from Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD video neighbourhood follows the announcement by Eutelsat and Globecast at IBC 2016 to drive HD growth at Eutelsat’s most popular broadcast location. Euronews … [Read more...] about Euronews HD underscores implements by Eutelsat
BICS and Eutelsat team up
Brussels, Paris - BICS, a global wholesale carrier for voice, mobile data and capacity services, announced the launch of its on-demand connectivity solution for African telecom operators, in partnership with Eutelsat, a world-leading satellite operator. Using BICS’ RouteFlex, the joint solution allows mobile operators and service providers to raise the bar of network availability and manage surges in bandwidth needs in challenging environments. Robust backup capacity is vital in countries … [Read more...] about BICS and Eutelsat team up
Eutelsat HOTBIRD remains first choice
Paris, Rome – Eutelsat Communications presented fresh data on trends shaping Italy’s TV landscape where average viewing of linear content is the highest in Western Europe, at four hours and 40 minutes per person per day. Using research commissioned from TNS, the Eutelsat TV Observatory shows that satellite reception continues to consolidate its place in Italy’s TV market, reaching into 8.4 million homes, up three percent since Eutelsat’s 2013 survey. Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD satellites, … [Read more...] about Eutelsat HOTBIRD remains first choice
Telespazio partners with Eutelsat
Paris, Rome - Eutelsat Communications and Telespazio, a Leonardo-Finmeccanica (67%) and Thales (33%) joint venture, a global broadcast service provider, are strengthening their longstanding strategic partnership with a new agreement that sets the stage for the growth of higher resolution video channels at Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD video neighbourhood. In addition to pursuing transmissions of Standard Digital platforms (in DVB-S, DVB-S2), Telespazio is committed to accelerating the move to High … [Read more...] about Telespazio partners with Eutelsat
Bruno Cattan joins Eutelsat
Paris - The division will drive the development and industrialisation of new products and services for the video market and take the leading role in the design of ground infrastructure for future High Throughput Satellite systems, including competitively priced user terminals. Bruno brings to Eutelsat his vast expertise as a technical director in media and telecom innovation. He joins Eutelsat from Canal+ Overseas where he managed the technical and digital teams in Paris and coordinated teams in … [Read more...] about Bruno Cattan joins Eutelsat