Bharti Telemedia, a subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Ltd, has chosen Ericsson Group’s Tandberg Television’s advanced IP head-end for the launch of a new Direct to Home (DTH) satellite TV service in India. Bharti Telemedia's DTH system will use a range of solutions including the iSIS 8000 IP head-end and MPEG-4 AVC standard definition encoders. The system is one of the first satellite DTH platforms in the world to benefit from the compression efficiencies of standard definition MPEG-4 AVC, … [Read more...] about Bharti selects Tandberg for Indian DTH satellite launch
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TrueVisions uses Omneon MediaGrid content library
Thailand's cable satellite TV operator TrueVisions has selected an Omneon MediaGrid content library to provide central line storage for its facility. TrueVisions, previously known as UBC, provides original and syndicated programming on more than 90 channels to 1 million subscribers in Thailand. The MediaGrid provides the facility with 192 TB of raw storage space and bandwidth to allow more than 100 clients simultaneous and unrestricted access to the content via a Gigabit Ethernet network. At … [Read more...] about TrueVisions uses Omneon MediaGrid content library
Rory Callaghan takes top job at Endemol Southern Star
Sydney- Former Granada Australia executive Rory Callaghan has been appointed Managing Director of the Endemol Southern Star joint venture, succeeding Kris Noble, who decided to step back from a full-time role in the production business. Noble will continue to work with Southern Star as a consultant on drama development and production as well as pursuing interests outside the media. In a management restructuring announced by Southern Star Group Chief Executive Hugh Marks, Callaghan assumes … [Read more...] about Rory Callaghan takes top job at Endemol Southern Star
Panavision’s Martin Cayzer takes the chair at Ausfilm
Sydney- Panavision Australia Managing Director Martin Cayzer has been appointed Chairman of Ausfilm for a two-year term. A Government-industry partnership, Ausfilm markets Australia's incentives, locations and capabilities in production and Post/Digital/VFX (PDV) to attract international content to shoot and conduct PDV in Australia. Cayzer is also responsible for Panavision's SE Asia operations through distributors in Japan, Hong Kong, China and India. He was Co-Deputy Chair of Ausfilm as well … [Read more...] about Panavision’s Martin Cayzer takes the chair at Ausfilm
Disney’s High School Musical 2 tops ratings Down Under
Disney Channel’s High School Musical 2 (HSM 2) premiered in Australia on September 22 delivering an average audience of 313,976 to make it the highest rated movie ever telecast in subscription TV homes. It is a 134% increase from the average audience High School Musical (HSM) delivered when it debuted in June 2006. HSM 2 is the top rated telecast of any kind with children in subscription TV homes with an average audience of 180,270 children 5-15, a 166% increase in children’s … [Read more...] about Disney’s High School Musical 2 tops ratings Down Under
More than 100 films in contention for Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Sydney- More than 100 films from over 30 countries in the region have been nominated for the inaugural Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA), which will be presented in Queensland, Australia, on Nov. 13 2007. The APSA Nominations Council meets this week in Brisbane to determine the nominees, who will be announced on Oct. 2. Films have submitted from countries and areas including Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Iran, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, … [Read more...] about More than 100 films in contention for Asia Pacific Screen Awards