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Dejero launches 5G-enabled HEVC mobile transmitter
Featuring Dejero’s patented Smart Blending Technology, EnGo 260 aggregates multiple network technologies such as cellular and satellite network to create
GatesAir enables MediaWorks to go uncompressed AoIP
Gatesair, a leading wireless spectrum provider, has helped New Zealand-based MediaWorks to transition into an uncompressed audio-over-IP (AoIP) networking architecture. GatesAir’s regional channel partner, Gencom Technology, provided all presales design support, working closely with GatesAir product specialists and MediaWorks engineers to develop the IP-based configuration.
Japanese TV networks embracing synchronised streaming
Waking up to the need of an OTT offering, five Japanese networks — Nippon Television Network Corp, TV Asahi Corp, Tokyo Broadcasting System Television Inc, TV Tokyo Corp and Fuji Television Network Inc — are teaming up with TVer, a Japanese OTT provider, to simultaneously stream their evening news programmes for five weekdays in January 2020.
Ha Tinh TV scales up with Sony’s HDCU-3100 CCU
After years of providing only radio coverage, the network aired its first TV programme in 1991. In 2018, HTTV aired
Mediacorp celebrates Singapore’s birthday in 4K/UHD
By doing so, the event marked its first-ever live content delivery in UHD in Singapore. Mediacorp CEO Tham Loke Kheng
8K HDR satellite broadcasting a commercial option?
Samsung, a South Korean tech heavyweight, has successfully tested 8K HDR broadcasting using KT Skylife’s H.265 standard last week, according to an official statement released by KT Skylife, a subsidiary of KT Corporation.
WarnerMedia Asia Pacific enhances its content distribution security & efficiency
The move will lead to a significant reduction in bandwidth costs, deliver next-generation security capabilities, and prepare the company’s satellite
NEC demos 8K over 5G at French Open
NEC Corporation, a tech giant from Japan, successfully transmitted 8K over 5G at the French Open in May this year. This demonstration was carried out in collaboration with France’s largest TV station, France Televisions, and an undisclosed group of 8K broadcasting equipment manufacturers.
Clear-Com a clear choice for TVBS
To take advantage of the latest technologies including IP and to easily integrate additional third-party equipment, the Taiwanese commercial broadcaster TVBS has installed a complete Clear-Com’s system for all of its wired and wireless communication requirements in its Taipei City headquarters and on location.
Race for more LEOs to propagate 5G is on!
China is set to launch a constellation of 192 AI-controlled satellites next year, following SpaceX's and Amazon’s ambitious plan to conquer the space with 12,000 and 3,236 LEO (Low-Earth Orbit) satellites respectively.
Playbox enhances Life TV Asia’s channel branding & social media capabilities
Life TV Asia, a lifestyle channel from The Philippines, has included Playbox Neo Channel-in-a-Box as the core of its broadcast playout system. The new installation is incorporated by its technical partner, 8BTSI Corporation, a local broadcast and telecom solutions provider, to maximise the station’s operating efficiency.
Let’s pop and watch
The popular children’s Cartoon Network has extended its partnership with Globecast, a global media solutions provider, to tap on its technical services to air Pop & Watch — a pop-up kids channel in Singapore and The Philippines.
Eutelsat partners Broadpeak to develop 5G video services
To develop 5G video services, Eutelsat has invested £10 million in Broadpeak, an industry leader in video content delivery solutions, in the form of shares and convertible bonds. The investment is in line with Eutelsat’s digital strategy to integrate satellite into the IP ecosystem.
No league too far – when there’s a will, there’s a way
Riot Games has produced one of the furthest remote productions for its popular eSports — 2019 Mid-Season Invitational League of Legends, which was held in Vietnam. Faced with connectivity and infrastructure challenges in the country, Riot Games adapted on the fly and utilised direct network to send feeds from the arena to its control room in Los Angeles (LA).
EE scores a winning goal with Apple TV 4K
EE, a broadband service provider owned by BT Group, has planned to phase out set-top boxes and offer Apple TV 4K in its new Home broadband plan.
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