German public broadcaster ZDF plans to launch all its digital thematic channels in HD after the analogue satellite switch-off on April 30, 2012, said Carl-Eugen Eberle, legal counsel at ZDF. “We plan to bring all ZDF channels in HD quality …
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Romtelecom/OTE toughen it out
The Romanian incumbent telco Romtelecom ended the first quarter with 1,064,710 subscribers to its satellite, cable and IPTV services. Although this was 14.9% more than in the same period last year, it arguably represented a slowdown in growth in the …
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Simian 2.0 Delivers Multimedia Platform for Creative Companies
Simian has launched Version 2.0 of its Web-based multimedia platform for creative companies in the advertising, film, television, music, and interactive media industries. As well as a revamped design and streamlined functionality, Simian 2.0 features project workspaces, enhanced analytics, social …
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Google Acquires Green Parrot Pictures
Google has acquired digital video technology company Green Parrot Pictures to improve the quality of videos uploaded to its YouTube service, the tech giant announced Tuesday. Green Parrot Pictures was founded by engineering professor Anil Kokaram of Trinity College, Dublin, …
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ΝΕΑ ΣΤΕΓΗ ΓΙΑ ΤΗΝ IMAGINA AE
Η εταιρία κινηματογραφικών παραγωγών Imagina AE προκειμένου να καλύψει τις αυξανόμενες ανάγκες των συνεργατών της και να παράσχει την καλύτερη δυνατή εξυπηρέτηση στεγάζεται από την Τρίτη, 8 Μαρτίου σε νέες εγκαταστάσεις, στην οδό Αγ. Κωνσταντίνου 59Γ στο Μαρούσι. Μέσα στον …
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DVB-RCS2 meets with approval
At the 67th Meeting of the Steering Board, the DVB approved the first two of three DVB-RCS2 specifications for the 2nd generation DVB interactive satellite system. DVB-RCS2 takes advantage of state-of-the art technology that gives substantial enhancements over 1st generation …
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Digital Rapids Enhances Comprehensive Encoder Family
Digital Rapids announces the release of version 3.4 of the Digital Rapids Stream software for the company’s StreamZ, StreamZHD, Flux and DRC-Stream encoding and live streaming solutions. In addition to previously announced new features — including frame-compatible 3D support and …
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On Demand Group and Inview Technology to Launch VOD on Connected TVs
Demand Group announced an agreement to launch both transactional video-on-demand and subscription video-on-demand services on millions of connected TV sets in major European countries, starting in Italy in the second quarter of this year. Inview’s revolutionary NEELiX platform is incorporated …
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SGT Acquires Vivesta
SGT announced that on February 15, 2011, it acquired Vivesta, a Netherlands-located specialist for workflow-based media solutions for TV, VOD, IPTV, and mobile TV services. Vivesta´s product line MediaFlow, for Media Asset Management, Playout Automation and VOD solutions, will continue …
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Grass Valley Deploys Shared Storage Network for Germany’s MCS
Media & Communication Systems GmbH Sachsen Anhalt (MCS), a broadcast company for the MDR in Germany, has deployed a multi-channel, shared storage area network (SAN) based on Grass Valley™ K2 Summit™ media servers at MCS’ Magdeburg broadcast center. The tapeless …
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Harris Corporation to Build Four New High-Definition Studios at Saudi Television
Harris Corporation has been awarded a contract to supply products spanning its entire high-definition (HD) broadcast portfolio to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Culture and Information (MOCI) at four new HD studio facilities. The new studios — to be built in …
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Οι τηλεοπτικοι σταθμοι περιφερειακης εμβελειας Αττικης μεσω Digea
Η Digea ξεκίνησε την εκπομπή ψηφιακού σήματος του τρίτου «μπουκέτου» των περιφερειακών σταθμών της Αττικής BLUE SKY, CHANNEL 9, KONTRA CHANNEL και ΤΗΛΕΑΣΤΥ από το κέντρο εκπομπής της Αίγινας, στη συχνότητα 65 (826 MHz). Για τη λήψη του ψηφιακού σήματος, …
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