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Thai broadcaster Amarin TV reinforced its live coverage

capabilities ahead of March’s general election with LiveU’s LU600 and LU300 HEVC live video transmission solutions.

Multiple units were deployed around the country to follow the campaign trail and cover all aspects of election day itself. The deal was overseen by LiveU’s local partner in Thailand, Smart Broadcast Solution.

Cheewapat Nathalang, CTO, Amarin TV, said: “LiveU has transformed the way we cover news, enabling us to be far more flexible and mobile. During

the boys’ rescue effort in the North, for example, we could get to places around the cave which would have been impossible with a satellite truck.”

“Thailand is a key market in Asia for us and we’re delighted that leading

TV station Amarin TV selected LiveU’s HEVC units for its election coverage and ongoing newsgathering expansion,” said Yaal Eshel, VP Sales, LiveU.

Amarin TV has been using LiveU for two years, covering major news stories, such as 2018’s Thai boys cave rescue in the Chiang Rai Province. Enhancing its fleet with LiveU’s

hardware-based HEVC technology takes the broadcaster’s live coverage to the next level, ensuring the highest video performance while using available bandwidth in the most efficient way.

Amarin TV Upgrades LiveUFleet For Thai Election

Amarin TV uses Live U’s LU600 and LU300 solutions

Synamedia and Astro have partnered to deliver a seamless premium

video experience to Astro subscribers across all devices.

Synamedia’s cloud-based Infinite video platform enables Astro to secure, distribute and monetise premium video experiences across all screens while deepening viewer engagement. Infinite will deliver the same high-quality viewing experience on one-way and two-way connected devices, while Astro customers will continue to have access to all stored and scheduled recordings on the new platform.

Yves Padrines, CEO, Synamedia, said:

“We understand how important it is for Astro to embrace the cloud while protecting its existing hybrid broadcast technology investments and ensuring the customer experience remains second to none. Our experienced systems integration team is doing just that – delivering a smooth transition path that will allow Astro to embrace the myriad new opportunities that Infinite offers.”

The partnership has improved the user experience (UX) across the existing DVR and Astro Go video streaming services. Astro customers can enjoy the next-generation UI/UX

which includes a uniform look-and-feel across multi-devices, enhanced search, enriched metadata, and instantaneous playback using Synamedia’s adaptive bitrate streaming.

Customers can upgrade to new hybrid DTH and IP enabled 4K UHD set-top boxes with the new UX and cloud-based recording features.

Synamedia Partners with AstroFor Video Services

The userexperiencehas been improved

Sven Bolthausen,Senior VP,

Head of APAC

VITEC has agreed a distribution partnership with Digistor, which

will provide VITEC’s full portfolio of streaming solutions across Australia and New Zealand.

Known for delivering product, design, installation, and technical support to companies that include ABC, Disney, Foxtel, Warner Brothers, and Endemol Shine, Digistor is the respected provider of technology solutions to the VFX, post-production, broadcasting, and digital media industries in the region.

“In this particular territory, more and more organisations are demanding reliable, high-quality, low-latency, and bandwidth-efficient streaming capabilities that are the hallmark of VITEC’s end-to-end video streaming solutions,” said Aurélie Albert, Marketing And Communication Manager, VITEC. “This partnership not only brings our broadcast-quality solutions to customers in the region but also provides them with Digistor’s extensive knowledge and technical expertise that are an invaluable part of

VITEC Partners With DigistorIn Australia & New Zealand

MediaKind has expanded its long-term alliance with Inspur Digital

Media to help current TV Service providers shift towards cloud-based delivery.

By harnessing Inspur Digital Media’s cloud-based virtualised servers and software running on Inspur Digital Media Openstack cloud, MediaKind will provide an end-to-end solution to TV service providers in APAC.

Sven Bolthausen, Senior Vice President, Head of APAC, MediaKind, said: “By deepening our long-term alliance with Inspur Digital Media, we are bringing solutions to our customers in APAC and empowering them to choose a TV platform that delivers the highest quality media experience to their consumers. We are continuously evolving our industry leading ecosystem partners and developing solution elements that ultimately enhance the value proposition for TV service providers and deliver immersive consumer experiences.”

“MediaKind is a long-established and trusted partner of Inspur. MediaKind’s global scale and expertise, and award-winning MediaKind Universe is a great fit for our extensive portfolio, capabilities, and local know-how,” added Cui Wei, Head of Digital Media Business Unit at Inspur.

The expanded collaboration between MediaKind and Inspur Digital Media will enable current Mediaroom customers to leverage their existing hardware and infrastructure investments by migrating to the next-generation, cloud-agnostic MediaFirst TV Platform, part of MediaKind’s Orion family.

MediaKind Expands AllianceWith Inspur Digital Media

achieving the best workflow to deliver a superior video experience.”

As a local verified partner, Digistor will expand VITEC’s growing presence in the APAC market.

Digistor works with a select group of leading vendors to help bring integrated solutions to its customers, carefully selecting and ensuring that the company has the expertise to specify, deliver, and support the products. In addition, the company ensures technical performance, pricing, policies, resources, and commitment to superior performance of every product.

Mr Lee said Channel NewsAsia will continue to play a critical role

in Singapore, in a new environment where trusted news sources like CNA are more important than ever.

He said: “Your audience has a harder task to filter out the noise, and sieve out facts from the ocean of hearsay, propaganda and fake news, but it is precisely in this new environment that trusted news sources like CNA are more important than ever. Viewers, readers and listeners need to know where they can get reliable and factual news. They know that you have researched and verified your stories, and organised and presented them as objectively as possible. They look to your brand and track record, and trust you to help them make sense of how and why things are happening, so that they can form a coherent and accurate view of the world, and make their own well-informed judgments and decisions.”Addressing 300 guests at CNA’s 20th anniversary gala dinner, held at St. Regis Singapore, the Prime Minister also urged CNA to invest in its people and new capabilities and take advantage of Singapore as a media and technology hub to stay up to date on industry developments.

“You must continue to upgrade yourself. Invest in your people – your journalists, producers, cameramen and administrators – so that they have the skills to work together to provide a superior news service and support your transformation,” Mr Lee continued. “Build new capabilities. Recruit talented professionals with new skillsets, like data analysts, who can help you better understand your audiences’ preferences and interests; and take advantage of Singapore’s status as a media and technology hub. Maintain links with the media and tech companies here, learn from them, and build partnerships and networks so that you stay always up to date on industry developments.”

CNA Rebrand AnnouncedThe Prime Minister was Guest of Honour at the celebratory gathering of leaders including government and business, ambassadors, newsmakers, clients, partners and Mediacorp staff. Also, at the event, Mediacorp announced that Channel NewsAsia will be adopting “CNA” as its brand name as the news provider turns 20. CNA is dropping its television-centric reference to “channel”, embracing a new transmedia, multiplatform

identity. In his speech at the event, Mediacorp Chairman Niam Chiang Meng, said: “Much has changed in the media landscape today. Aggregators, online news, celebrity bloggers and citizen journalism have become commonplace. It is no longer easy to differentiate opinions from facts. Worse, there is now a proliferation of fake news. Accuracy is no longer as valued as in the past. It’s no wonder that public indifference and cynicism have grown.“To stay relevant, Channel NewsAsia has been working hard to transform itself into a transmedia company, available on every platform that the public is using. We intend to be an impartial provider of accurate information and insights, and a source to uplift the standards of journalism and knowledge amongst the public.”CNA’s move into a fully transmedia future is aligned with Mediacorp’s overall transformation. Mediacorp content is consumed by audiences on TV, on radio and digitally on their preferred devices.

The Digital Consumption Of ContentDigitally, CNA content is consumed by an increasing average of about 10 million unique visitors, generating around 73 million page views every month. With 2.8 million Facebook followers and an average of 26 million Facebook video views every month, CNA holds claim to having the highest social following on Facebook amongst news networks in Singapore. In addition, CNA Lifestyle is now the number one lifestyle website in Singapore, drawing almost 830,000 unique visitors every month.CNA’s premium programming also reaches more than 82 million households in 29 territories across Asia, the Middle East and Australia. It draws an average of over 600,000 PMEBs across TV and digital in Singapore monthly. Its digital developments are bolstered by back-end IPs like the in-house content analytics platform RIPPLE, which aggregates analytics of

Channel NewsAsia To Play ‘Critical Role’ In SingaporePrime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has urged CNA to take advantage of Singapore as a media and technology hub…

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reader consumption patterns and characteristics, trending themes and performance predictions to enhance the efficacy of editorial decision-making.Walter Fernandez, Editor-in-Chief, Mediacorp, said: “CNA’s raison d’être as a readily accessible source of Asian-centric reporting has endured since its establishment two decades ago. We are dedicated to serving as a source of trusted news, available anytime, anywhere and on any device. We differentiate ourselves by having our centre of gravity in Asia and navigating cultures. We scrutinise our information and dive deeper to deliver regional news of global significance, all the time applying an Asian lens to our coverage.”

Forward Planning For CNACNA’s 20-year anniversary milestone will see a sustained roll-out of customer-centric content that reinforces its reputation as a proactive player in a multi-platform mediascape.CNA Leadership Summit: Slated for Q3 2019, the inaugural conference will bring multi-industry leaders together for a debate and discourse about “Asian Leadership in Global Innovation”Tell CNA: An addition to CNA’s existing citizen journalism initiative for audiences to engage with the news by being CNA’s ‘eyes and ears’ on the ground. Tell CNA proffers a platform for public submission of audio-visual material through its website, WhatsApp or mobile apps, all of which will be verified before being reported by CNA’s editorial team.CNA Talk: This radio station will be an improvement upon the existing 938NOW, its live talk-show format assigns an avenue for two-way audio dialogue with audiences.Asia First: A news and current affairs programme combining the best of Asia Business First and First Look Asia. The series will showcase cross-platform synergy by syncing live coverage between our radio and TV news studios. The show is available for consumption at consumers’ convenience via online viewing and listening.

Niam Chiang Meng,Chairman, Mediacorp

“Channel NewsAsia has been working

hard to transform itself into a

transmedia company, available on

every platform that the public is

using. We intend to be an impartial

provider of accurate information

and insights, and a source to uplift

the standards of journalism and

knowledge amongst the public”


The ConnecTechAsia Summit, themed Shaping Future Societies,

will be headlined by industry leader, Harriet Green, the CEO and Chairman of IBM Asia Pacific.

Green will explore how the shift from digital experimentation to scale adoption of new technologies will fundamentally alter the value chains of entire industries and change the way we work and live.

“A new era of business reinvention is dawning. Organisations are facing an unprecedented convergence of technological, social and regulatory forces,” said Green. “Not only is there a clear need for any organisation to be fully digital in itself; these organisations also need to be able

to accommodate high expectations from clients and deal with pervasive interconnectivity. How can

organisations deliver on that? That’s key question every CEO and every leader in any organisation has started asking.

“There are three key drivers – people, process and data – that any organisation needs to align in order to move from random acts of digital to a real, tangible digital transformation. I am excited to contribute to the discussions at the ConnecTechAsia Summit and share some of the best practices and insights for all of us to think about.”

The Summit keynote will highlight the new era of business reinvention with speakers touching on topics including AI, automation, IoT, blockchain, 5G.

Harriet Green Headlines ConnecTechAsia Summit

Harriet Green, CEO andChairman, IBM Asia Pacific

The 24-hour television network National Broadcasting Services

of Thailand (NBT), has upgraded its production workflow for news and entertainment programming with Avid tools and solutions.

Integrated with Avid’s MediaCentral platform, NBT’s new Avid workflow includes graphics, storage, and video and audio editing tools, enabling its broadcast team to deliver demanding virtual studio productions and operate with greater efficiency.

“Avid is excited to help NBT expand its workflow in order to bring increasingly engaging programming to life for its audiences,” said Jeff Rosica,

Avid CEO and President. “With the MediaCentral platform in place Avid is there for every step of NBT’s journey, enabling the network to innovate and achieve its vision as it continues to evolve.”

NBT has relied on MediaCentral | Newsroom Management to support its news production since 2010. To boost the network’s deliverables, NBT added Maestro | Virtual Set which, when coupled with Xync 2.0 infrared camera tracking, gives NBT’s teams the ability to create engaging

photorealistic environments. Also new to the expanded Avid workflow is MediaCentral | Cloud UX which is tightly integrated with Avid’s next-gen video server, FastServe, and Avid NEXIS, which accelerates NBT’s workflow efficiency and collaboration.

Avid Upgrade Enhances NBT Workflow

NBT has relied on Avid solutions since 2010

Telstra, in partnership with Broadpeak, has launched the

Intelligent Device Optimization (IDO) solution.

IDO combines Broadpeak’s umbrellaCDN technology and Telstra’s media-optimised network, combining the intelligence in mobile sporting apps and real-time network awareness to deliver a premium experience to end users. IDO enables content providers and telecommunications operators to maximise customer video performance in an end-to-end content delivery architecture by mediating network awareness and software intelligence.

“By partnering with Broadpeak, we have developed IDO, which allows the use of optimisation capabilities in our mobile network such as LTE broadcast and HEVC video to be dynamically orchestrated in real-time,” said Andrew Phelagti, Media Networks Principal at Telstra.

“It’s a win for the customer video experience and a win for the telecommunication provider through network optimisation, helping to increase engagement for content providers’ video products.”

“IDO’s light touch enablement and rich feature set will allow operators to take full advantage of bandwidth

efficiencies early and deliver better experiences at the leading edge of the adoption curve,” said Jacques Le Mancq, CEO at Broadpeak.

With IDO, international mobile operators can ignite a range of media optimisations on their networks, such as LTE broadcast for live streaming events at scale and enable content streaming using the latest video-compression standard.

Telstra And Broadpeak Launch IDO Solution

Telstra has partnered with Broadpeak

The coaching staff of Al-Arabi SC, the second-oldest football club in Qatar

and one of the country’s most popular, has adopted ChyronHego’s Coach Paint video telestration tool to boost player performance and better prepare the team for upcoming matches.

Similar to those used on professional sports broadcasts, Coach Paint’s advanced telestration techniques gives Al-Arabi coaches a boost when analysing the strategy and players of competing teams, as well as for weekly post-match analysis of the team’s own matches.

“Time and efficiency are everything in our opposition and performance analysis work. We collect and have access to a large quantity of video and data after every match, and we need to turn around high-quality presentations in a short time and under pressure,” said Bjarki Már Ólafsson, first team analyst and coach, Al-Arabi SC.

“Coach Paint is the most efficient and effective tool we’ve found for presenting every player from the opposition team to our players, and also for presenting concepts and high-value instruction in a clear and accurate way.”

Coach Paint is an out-of-the-box software solution with tools for highlighting sports videos, including player cut-out, spotlight, zoom, player tracking, zone tracking, and many other telestration capabilities.

Qatar’s Al-Arabi SC Selects ChyronHego Coach Paint

Al-Arabi SC usesCoach Paint to boost

player performance and for team preparations

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Arianespace OrbitsSES O3b constellationFRA: Soyuz Flight VS22, Arianespace’s fifth mission carrying O3b satellites, was performed from the Guiana Spaceport.Arianespace has now orbited all 20 satellites in the first phase of this MEO constellation. Arianespace has launched a total of 61 satellites overall for SES since 1988, both geostationary and non-geostationary. The four new Ka-band satellites built by Thales Alenia Space join SES’s existing constellation of O3b MEO satellites, operating at an altitude of approximately 8,000 km.

Forsway AwardedESA 5G ContractSWE: Forsway has been awarded a co-funded development contract from the European Space Agency (ESA). The development project entails integration of the Forsway Xtend Hub with the 5G/NFV architecture (Network Function Virtualization).The aim is to enable and simplify a Communication Service Provider’s (CSP) ability to significantly accelerate slow or congested networks using satellite services.This development aligns with the Satellite for 5G initiative that is supported by ESA co-funding through its ARTES programme.

NovelSat IntegratesDRM ProtectionISR: NovelSat’s AES 256-bit encryption solution streamlines DRM operations for broadcast contribution links. The solution enables fast and easy provisioning of point-to-point satellite links required for ad-hoc contribution applications. It delivers the highest level of data security available for satellite broadcasting and transmission for both network-level and link-level connections.It is available as an integrated option in the NovelSat product line and includes per-service Entitlement, Programme Scheduling and Booking as well as Network Management.

SAR satellite StriX-αLaunch Deal AgreedJPN/FRA: Synspective and Arianespace recently signed a contract to launch the satellite StriX-α, Synspective’s first SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) demonstrator satellite.The deal will see the satellite StriX-α (with a liftoff mass of approximately 150 kg.) placed in a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) in 2020. It will be the inaugural mission for a Synspective customer spacecraft on an Arianespace vehicle. The launch will take place from the Guiana Space Center using a Vega launcher.

HISPAMAR, the Brazilian subsidiary of the Spanish satellite-based

communications operator HISPASAT, has unveiled its new 40 million Reals (9 million Euro) teleport and satellite control centre in Serviente (Rio de Janeiro).

In recent years, the company has developed an ambitious expansion plan, increasing its satellite fleet and activity in Latin America. This growth has made it necessary for the company to acquire a larger teleport to host all the antennas and control equipment needed for the company’s operations, as they no longer fit in the old control centre, which has been located in Guaratiba (Rio de Janeiro) since 2003.

Built on more than 30,000 square metres of surface that will allow the teleport to be expanded in the future, the Serviente control centre features 33 antennas, together with two broadband platforms for managed services and cutting-edge technological equipment to control the satellite fleet. A team of 62 professionals, mostly engineers and technicians, will operate the complex which boasts full availability, 24 / 7.

The centre has been designed with an environmentally sustainable focus.

A new rainwater harvesting system has been implemented that collects and reuses the water for cleaning and irrigation, while the complex also plans to install solar panels to generate photovoltaic energy.

HISPAMAR Unveils Serviente Teleport

Serviente Teleport

Paradigm presented its new MANTA terminal at Satellite 2019 in

Washington, DC.MANTA, a comms-on-the-go and

comms-on-the-pause self-pointing single case terminal, is billed as a complete solution for “anywhere” IP data connectivity via Wi-Fi and Ethernet by just adding power.

The MANTA operates straight out-of-the-box for simple “Deploy & Go” satcoms or it can be quickly fitted to any vehicle for comms-on-the-move. Using software beam forming for satellite acquisition and tracking, the on-board PIM provides an optimised satellite service requiring no specialist skills to offer easy, high speed data

service anywhere.The MANTA is Paradigm’s latest

PIM-enabled terminal providing rapid, high-speed connectivity from a single case and is a complete solution providing integrated RF, modem and terminal control, as well as a handheld

or dash-mounted “remote” for live beam heading, signal strength and system status and control info.

Paradigm’s other PIM-enabled terminals include the “Internet in a backpack” SWARM and the flyaway CONNECT100T and HORNET range.

Both terminals integrate the PIM to point the antenna.

At Satellite 2019, videos of all Paradigm’s PIM-enabled terminals were available to view on the company’s booth.

Demonstrations of the operation of the PIM showed attendees how easily the onboard visual and optional audio cues guide the user.

Paradigm Showcases MANTA Terminal

Static and mobile - Paradigm MANTA

Live sport is often tipped as a potential use case of emerging

technologies like 5G and mixed reality, and the £1bn high-tech Tottenham

Hotspur Stadium puts the club in a good position to capitalise.

Recent research from Amdocs suggests that 5G will transform

the sports experience for fans in stadiums. Around three-quarters of European network operators plan to use AR technology, supported by 5G, to offer enriched viewing experiences such as instant replays, 360-degree streams or player stats.

Amdocs CMO Gary Miles said: “Our

research has revealed that major live sports events could hold the key to consumer adoption of 5G. Operators have identified these events as the springboard for rollout of a whole range of new interactive and immersive services. This will give consumers their first real taste of what 5G can deliver and allow operators to showcase the capabilities of their next-generation networks.”

Audiences may not have to wait long to enjoy enhanced sports fan experiences – upcoming major sports events, such as the 2020 European Championship, will influence 5G roll-out timelines.

Sports Looks Towards Big 5G Kick-Off

Source: Ovum / Amdocs


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Globecast has partnered with TechTV for the

launch of HD channel TechStorm, a new digital lifestyle channel all about the coolest innovative inventions and stories of entrepreneurs who made them happen.

Debbie Lee, Founder of TechStorm, said: “We explored the market very carefully in terms of media service suppliers. We are experts in creating and acquiring content and understanding the innate taste and preferences of the Asian audience. Globecast is vastly experienced and completely understands what we need. The

Globecast team’s expertise and dedication to the task is admirable, providing a dynamic yet robust suite of services, all from a single supplier.”

Globecast is providing full playout services, including receiving the

TechStorm HD Lifestyle Channel Launches

TechTV’s HD lifestyle channel TechStorm

playlist and content to build the channel, preparing that content, with editing and compliance carried out

if required. The channel is then uplinked by Globecast to MEASAT-3 for distribution.

Stephen Lee, Head of Permanent Sales, Globecast Asia, commented: “TechStorm is an interesting concept and we’re very pleased to have been chosen as the technical partner for its launch and ongoing success.”

The channel, which is initially available on a major pay-TV platform in Singapore, will be increasingly available on pay-TV platforms across Asia, via IPTV, cable, DTH and OTT pay-TV services.

Norsat International, a provider of unique and customised

communication solutions for remote and challenging applications, has launched a family of products and solutions to address interference issues for the forthcoming introduction of 5G within the C-band spectrum.

Norsat’s 5G interference product family includes:• 3200-BPF – This family of C-band

phase-locked loop (PLL) LNBs can mitigate 5G signals up to -20 dBm with no performance degradation. This high-performance LNB can be used in conjunction with our BPF-C filters for

greater rejection.• BPF-C Band Pass Filter

comes in a variety of frequency ranges with variable rejection offerings.• Custom LNB and Filters –

As every installation is unique depending on the antenna position relative to the 5G source, Norsat can also provide custom variants of these products to meet special requirements.• Solutions – Norsat offers

consulting services to provide complete solutions for existing networks experiencing 5G issues.

This new series of products is ideally

Norsat Products Address 5G Interference

Norsat C-Band 5G interference solution

suited for existing installations or new installations needing to mitigate interference with the onset of 5G.

Norsat will be showcasing these products at CommunicAsia 2019 in Singapore.

These products are available now for order with first shipments scheduled for end of Q2 2019.

Intelsat and Aldea Solutions have entered into a peering relationship

to expand satellite and fibre video contribution and distribution networks for media customers globally.

Bill O’Hara, Intelsat’s General Manager, Media, stated: “At Intelsat, our broadcasters’ and programmers’ needs come first. By providing direct access to Intelsat’s premier satellite distribution platforms through Aldea, content programmers will have an easier path to widen their viewership and monetise their content.”

As a means to provide easier access for content programmers to Intelsat’s premier media distribution platforms, Intelsat and Aldea are extending their combined infrastructure and footprint.

Lionel Bentolila, Aldea CEO, added: “The premier quality of service we provide to media customers around the world has been the principal driver of our success. This new relationship with Intelsat reinforces our commitment to excellence and extends our reach, offering additional satellite-based options for our customers.”

Through the partnership, Intelsat will further expand the reach of its IntelsatOne terrestrial network via Aldea’s international fibre network, adding connectivity to media locations in 35 cities, as well as connections to premium content programmers.

In turn, Aldea will have access to Intelsat’s video neighbourhoods which house approximately 5,400 channels and reach 508 million households worldwide.

IntelsatAnd Aldea Partner On Distribution Network

Bill O’Hara, Intelsat

Agencia Boliviana Espacia (ABE) recently deployed a Newtec Dialog

hub which will enable the agency to extend access to residential broadband to at least 6,000 users.

The service will be delivered via

ABE’s Tupac Katari 1 satellite in Ka-band.

Bart Van Utterbeeck, VP South America at Newtec, said: “The introduction of the Newtec Dialog hub will give ABE flexibility and scalability

as it continues to introduce broadband services to the Bolivian population via its world-class teleport.”

The service will utilise the DVB-S2X MDM2210 IP Satellite Modem which is a two-way, high throughput modem that supports a wide

Bolivian Space Agency Deploys Newtec Dialog

Amachuma Ground Station, Bolivia

range of IP services such as Internet/intranet access, VoIP and multicasting services. Its ease of installation, high-performance modulation techniques and integrated Wi-Fi enable network operators to offer IP broadband services in a cost-effective way over Ku- and Ka-band networks.

The Newtec Dialog hub has been installed at the Amachuma ground station, located 4,000 metres above sea level, which literally takes Newtec technology to new heights.

The ground station accommodates Tupac Katari 1’s two 120MHz transponders. ABE is now embarking on commercial rollout of the service.

The project, which is part of the government’s National Broadband Plan, will cater for the currently unserved Bolivian population.

ARRIS International recently announced that AMC Networks

– the entertainment company known for its groundbreaking and celebrated original content and award-winning brands AMC, BBC AMERICA, IFC, SundanceTV, and WE tv – has selected the ARRIS ME-7000 and DSR-7400 video compression and transcoding solutions.They will serve as the foundation for AMC Networks’ satellite distribution architecture of the future.The ARRIS ME-7000 leverages the latest HEVC compression technologies to increase video capacity over satellite transmission channels, ultimately enabling next-generation entertainment experiences for viewers of AMC Networks’ channel portfolio. The platform is easy to upgrade and provides tremendous cost savings through improved density, power, and cooling.The ARRIS DSR-7400 family of transcoders allows AMC Networks

to efficiently deliver services through its existing QAM networks and transcode HEVC services to MPEG-2/4 HD and SD in support of legacy set-tops. Its multi-tuner capability can simultaneously receive and process up to four input satellite transponder multiplexes enabling flexibility in service selection across networks.ARRIS Professional Services is working closely with AMC Networks to design, integrate, and install the new technology framework within its satellite infrastructure.“As a leading creator of high-quality, award-winning content, we’re investing in a new satellite network to showcase our incredible library of content and deliver it to our millions of subscribers,” said Steve Pontillo, EVP & CTO, Technology and Operations, AMC Networks. “We selected ARRIS to power our network of the future because they have deep technical expertise in this space and an intimate

understanding of our operations. Together, we’re able to take advantage of the latest technology to make our existing network more efficient as we transition to delivering tomorrow’s video experiences.”“Our work with AMC Networks extends our global leadership in advanced video network system deployments,” said Dan Whalen, President, Network & Cloud, ARRIS. “This partnership leverages our expertise in integrating the latest bandwidth efficiencies and compression technologies to support AMC Networks’ vision of the future. And, our work together highlights

the capabilities of our ME-7000 and DSR-

7400 in bridging the gap between today’s networks and the next era of entertainment services.”AMC Networks is the company behind a diverse line-up of popular and critically-acclaimed series and independent films include Killing Eve, Better Call Saul and The Walking Dead, which has been the number one show on cable television for nine consecutive years, as well as Portlandia, Brockmire, Love After Lockup, and the films Boyhood, Death of Stalin, and many more.Its original series Mad Men and Breaking Bad redefined television and are widely recognised as being among the most influential and acclaimed shows in the history of TV.

ARRIS Powers AMC Networks’Satellite Distribution

Arris ME-7000

Addressing the UHD adoption and spectrum challenges facing

satellite broadcasters, NovelSat has introduced its FUSION all-in-one high-efficiency satellite modulation, encoding and multi-channel transcoding solution promising unparalleled broadcast transmission efficiency.Broadcasters face increased demand for higher resolution video standards that require an order of magnitude more satellite capacity. Meanwhile, spectrum is being challenged by 5G roll-outs. With that in mind, NovelSat has teamed up with igolgi to introduce NovelSat FUSION, an all-in-one solution offering new levels of satellite transmission efficiency so that broadcasters can drive down operational costs.NovelSat, a world leader in satellite transmission technology and igolgi, a leading provider of video processing, delivery and analytics software and solutions, have developed the FUSION solution, which integrates high-efficiency multi-stream video encoding and satellite modulation in

a single transmit unit and satellite demodulation and multi-channel video transcoding in a single receive unit. The all-in-one NovelSat FUSION solution offers broadcasters significant savings in satellite bandwidth or enables transmission of up to three times more video content without increasing link budgets.“Changes in the satellite broadcasting market necessitate a new look at how broadcasters use satellite bandwidth,” said Gary Drutin, NovelSat CEO. “NovelSat FUSION is an efficient and economical solution to help broadcasters resolve their spectrum challenges.”The FUSION encoder/modulator receives multiple simultaneous video streams in any video format or delivery standard and

encodes them into a high-efficiency HEVC (H.265) video stream. The compressed video is modulated and securely uplinked using virtually unbreakable (optional) 256-bit AES encryption. On the receive side, the FUSION transcoding IRD decrypts and demodulates the satellite signals and transcodes to any video format including MPEG 2, MPEG 4 (H.264 AVC) and HEVC to support OTT, ABR and linear TV streams. Optional packaging to HLS or DASH is also available in the receive unit. In addition, the unit can be a decoder only or can pass through

content for direct packaging.NovelSat FUSION supports all satellite transmission standards, including DVB-S2/S2X, in addition to NovelSat NS4, the world’s most bandwidth-efficient satellite transmission waveform. With the most current, advanced HEVC encoding from igolgi, the efficiency benefits of NovelSat NS4, and tight integration, FUSION outperforms all other broadcast solutions.“By leveraging satellite bandwidth efficiency technologies from NovelSat along with powerful video compression solutions from igolgi, NovelSat FUSION brings to market a formidable offer for spectrum efficiency and video flexibility,” said Dr Kumar Ramaswamy, President, igolgi Inc.NovelSat showcased a live demo of the NovelSat FUSION solution at NAB.

NovelSat Introduces NovelSat FUSION

NovelSat FUSION NS5000 Series Satellite Broadcast Modulation/Transcoding Solution


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