Monthly Archives: December 2016
Simplylive introduces Vibox all-in-one production system
Written on December 23, 2016 at 12:41, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
Simplylive is making its presence known in the industry with the official release of the Vibox, its All-in-One Production system, a single system that brings together all the major components […] More
TV3 secures four-year UK horseracing deal with RMG
Written on December 23, 2016 at 09:33, by David Davies
TV3 Group has announced a new four-year partnership with Racecourse Media Group (RMG) to broadcast some of the biggest events in horseracing, beginning on New Year’s Day 2017. TV3 and […] More
Newbury coverage will be free to watch in over 13 million TV homes via Racing UK
Written on December 23, 2016 at 09:29, by David Davies
The high-quality New Year’s Eve fixture at Newbury, alongside action from Warwick, will be made free to view on Racing UK, following Channel 4’s decision to withdraw the fixture from […] More
SES: MX1 and ASTRA continue to provide Discovery with services and reach
Written on December 22, 2016 at 13:59, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
MX1, a wholly-owned subsidiary of SES and a global media service provider, and ASTRA, the largest European Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite system, have extended their contracts with Discovery Networks Germany for […] More
World Poker Tour renews agreement with Wazee Digital
Written on December 22, 2016 at 13:55, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
The World Poker Tour (WPT) has renewed its relationship with Wazee Digital. Under the continued agreement, the WPT uses Wazee Digital’s complete asset management and distribution service to deliver WPT […] More
Worldwide home audio market finishes year on $11 billion dollar high
Written on December 22, 2016 at 13:51, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Worldwide demand for home audio devices continues to gather momentum, with the category outperforming the wider CE market and on track to finish 2016 at 102 million units shipped and […] More
Ericsson HEVC encoding technology wins Fierce Innovation Award
Written on December 22, 2016 at 13:49, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Ericsson has announced that its E2E UHD Live Broadcast Ecosystem HEVC Card has won the award for Best Encoding and Transcoding Solution in the Pay-TV and Online Video category at […] More
European broadcasters welcome new spectrum commitments
Written on December 22, 2016 at 13:46, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Broadcast Networks Europe (BNE) – a trade organisation for terrestrial broadcast network operators in radio and TV – has welcomed the principal commitments in favour of terrestrial broadcasting from the […] More
Rio 2016 meets IPC payment obligations for Paralympic Games
Written on December 22, 2016 at 12:39, by Fergal Ringrose, Editorial Director, Europe
Olympic Channel reaches deals with Air Sports, Bowling, Flying Disc federations
Written on December 22, 2016 at 12:31, by Ken Kerschbaumer, SVG Editorial Director
The Olympic Channel has reached cooperation agreements with three recognised International Sports Federations to collaborate on content for the Olympic Channel. World Air Sports Federation (FAI), World Bowling and World […] More