Hispasat Expands 4K Offerings, Preps for More Transatlantic Broadcasts
Spanish satellite operator Hispasat has decided to permanently broadcast a new Free-to-Air (FTA) channel in Ultra-HD, or 4K, across both North and Central America. The decision is part of the company’s goal to bolster its transatlantic coverage… READ MORE »
Arqiva Obtains C-band Capacity on AsiaSat 5 to Deliver Sports Coverage to Asia-Pacific
AsiaSat signed a contract with Arqiva for C-band capacity on the AsiaSat 5 satellite to broadcast sporting events to the Asia-Pacific region. AsiaSat 5 is Asia’s prime sports content delivery platform, distributing to broadcasters and operators a variety of elite sports such as football… READ MORE »
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Ball Successfully Runs Environmental Tests for WorldView 3 Satellite
Ball Aerospace completed a series of environmental tests on its commercial remote-sensing satellite, WorldView 3. The satellite, being built for DigitalGlobe, successfully passed thermal vacuum, acoustic, vibration and pyro-separation testing. Electromagnetic interference and electromagnetic… READ MORE »
SES, Broadcasters Prepare for 2014 FIFA World Cup Coverage
SES has signed multiple Occasional Use (OU) capacity deals with broadcasters to deliver coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. The games will take place June 12 through July 13… READ MORE »
The March issue of Via Satellite magazine is here! This month we bring you an exclusive interview with the 2013 Satellite Executive of the Year award winner, Khalid Balkheyour. As a strong, vibrant regional FSS operator, Balkheyour has created a powerhouse in the Middle East. Additionally, we talk to key visionaries from Kymeta, O3b, Viasat, Thuraya, Norsat, and ABS, about the future of the industry, and the world’s growing dependence on satellite. We also go over the satellite industry's effort for the disaster relief efforts after Typhoon Haiyan, get a one-on-one with CNES President, Jean-Yves Le Gall, and more! Read it now!
SatLink Launches New DVB-S2 Platform on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird
SatLink Communications has launched a new second generation Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite (DVB-S2) platform on Eutelsat’s Hot Bird satellite. The new platform will support Sky Italia, an Italian digital satellite TV platform, and will support the delivery of… READ MORE »
Cisco Unveils Plans to Virtualize Video Processing with 4K and HEVC Capabilities
Cisco showcased plans to virtualize and cloud-enable video processing during a public demonstration of 4K live streaming. The company also intends to enhance its Videoscape TV platform AnyRes encoding solution to support 4K/Ultra-HD content and the High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard. Cisco’s… READ MORE »
ThinKom’s ThinSAT 300 Antenna Completes HDTV Transmission Test
ThinKom’s ThinSAT 300 antenna was successfully proven in Satellite News Gathering (SNG) and broadcasting applications using HDAVS’s EPK Emergency News Reporting SNG Vehicle. The vehicle was able to transmit at a rate of more than 8 Mbps while driving at speeds of more than 85 mph… READ MORE »
Envivio and Village Island to Provide Support for MediaCorp’s Toggle Service in Singapore
MediaCorp has partnered with Envivio to deploy Envivio Muse encoders for its Toggle service to deliver Over-The-Top (OTT) television to viewers in Singapore. Envivio and Village Island collaborated to install the system, which includes Envivio transcoding and packaging and a… READ MORE »
Embrionix Selects MACOM for New 12G-SDI Coaxial Video SFP Family
Embrionix has selected MACOM 12G- Serial Digital Interface (SDI) devices for the company’s new 12G-SDI coaxial Video Small Form-Factor Pluggable (SFP) family. 12G-SDI is required to support 4K resolutions at 60 frames per second over a single optical fiber. With dual links, 4K resolutions at… READ MORE »
RSCC Gunning to Become Satellite Industry’s Fifth Largest Player
Currently in the midst of a massive constellation renewal effort, Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC) is building out a fresh fleet of satellites that it hopes will propel the company into the industry’s top five. At SATELLITE 2014… READ MORE »
