Monthly Archives: April 2014
Ofcom begins review of the wholesale must-offer on Sky Sports 1 and 2
Written on April 24, 2014 at 12:10, by David Davies
Sky Sports have signed the rights to the Top 14, France’s premier rugby competition
Written on April 24, 2014 at 12:06, by David Davies
TV NOVA on air with Aveco in Czech Republic
Written on April 24, 2014 at 11:42, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
TV NOVA, the channel broadcast by CET21 (a member of the European CME group), and the first privately held nationwide Czech TV station, is now on-air with Aveco’s ASTRA Studio […] More
Grass Valley says: “No compromise on live 4K”
Written on April 24, 2014 at 11:23, by Adrian Pennington
Grass Valley believes it has found the solution to live broadcast-friendly 4K acquisition but it must hope the market doesn’t move from under it while it puts the camera to […] More
Exton acquires BTS Germany to move into broadcast SI
Written on April 24, 2014 at 11:10, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Scandinavian system integrator Extron has acquired Broadcast Systems Integration BTS for an undisclosed fee. “We believe BTS is a good fit for our growth,” said Exton CEO Sverrir Hreidarsson. “Broadcasting […] More
FOR-A switches to ITV’s new Coronation Street
Written on April 24, 2014 at 11:00, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
With the move of ITV’s flagship Coronation Street production to a new home at MediaCityUK, the accompanying technical facilities included a new FOR-A MFR-5000 as the master routing switcher. Although […] More
VITEC Spotlights 4K IPTV Workflow With Sony, Keeps HD in Mind
Written on April 24, 2014 at 10:21, by Karen Hogan Ketchum, Senior Editor
At NAB 2014, VITEC announced a partnership with Sony and offered a live demonstration of its new end-to-end 4K IPTV solution for real-time, multicast distribution of Ultra HD video at the Sony booth. VITEC’s MGES-6000 Blade encoder ingests 4K content from professional 4K cameras via four HD-SDI ports and encodes and streams it over IP. […] More
Ericsson Focuses on Delivering 4K for a Compelling User Experience
Written on April 24, 2014 at 09:59, by Karen Hogan Ketchum, Senior Editor
The various pieces of the 4K-workflow puzzle continue to fall into place, but hurdles remain. No stranger to the buzz, Ericsson addressed a significant hurdle — content acquisition and delivery — by showing live, real-time “true” 4K/Ultra HD television (4K UHDTV) video contribution at NAB 2014. “If the whole point of having Ultra High Definition […] More
Click Effects Preps for Busy 2014, Welcomes Back Return Clients
Written on April 24, 2014 at 09:39, by Karen Hogan Ketchum, Senior Editor
Less than four months into 2014, Click Effects’ résumé boasts an impressive number of high-profile projects. The company recently powered the content delivery at AT&T Stadium in Dallas for the NCAA Men’s Final Four, using the full range of CrossFire, Blaze, and Backdraft systems already in place at the venue. Click Effects systems have also […] More