22 April 2015
France 24 has launched a new Android TV application compatible with the Nexus player and all the devices equipped with the Google operating system (OTT boxes, smart TVs, etc.).
Available for free on Google Play, this new service is already available in North America, France, Germany and the UK. It will be accessible in the rest of the world by the end of 2015.
Adapted to new practices in news consumption, this new trilingual application (French, English, Arabic) has been completely designed for navigation on television. It features streamlined design and fast video loading for greater user comfort.
This application offers access to France 24 livestream in three languages as well as the latest news bulletins on demand (World news, Africa news, Business news, Sports and Weather). In addition to these short programmes, all the channel’s magazines and debates are also available for free on VOD.
In addition, users can also get access to articles and personalize their navigation thanks to a new ‘Favourite’ function that lets them create a catalogue of content.
This new development is part of France 24’s innovative multi-platform distribution strategy on connected devices. Thus, the channel renews its presence on Android operating systems on which it is available since 2010.
20 April 2015
Two Broadcast and New Media solutions from arvato Systems win awards at NAB 2015
- NewBay Media Group praises AdStore, the central advertising slot sales platform for cross-media campaigns
- Best of Show Award also goes to high-performance Media Asset Management System VPMS
At NAB 2015, the world’s leading trade show for TV and New Media, arvato Systems entered two of its software solutions – Adstore and VPMS – which both won the coveted “NAB Best of Show” awards.
NewBay Media, the internationally recognized publishing group, uses the opportunity provided by NAB to honor technology solutions in key areas of the industry. NewBay Media’s Best of Show Awards are evaluated by a panel of engineers and industry experts, and are selected based on innovation, feature set, cost efficiency and performance in serving the industry.
Taking part in the competition for the first time, arvato Systems put forward two of its customized IT solutions, which both won: centralized advertising slot sales platform for cross media campaigns AdStore convinced the judges, as did Media Asset Management system VPMS. VPMS has long been market leader in Germany and is also now increasingly in use in North America.
“Recognition with an award at the NAB Show from NewBay Media’s Broadcast & Video Group is a strong vote of confidence and admiration from our leading industry publications,” said NewBay Media Broadcast & Video Group Vice President & Group Publisher Eric Trabb.
Ralf Schürmann, CEO of arvato Systems S4M GmbH, said arvato Systems’ IT solutions are able to provide effective support for TV, Production and Media enterprises around the world as they respond to the challenges of digital transformation.
www.s4m.arvato-systems.com
20 April 2015
Director of BBC World Service Group, Fran Unsworth has announced the upcoming launch of a weekly BBC Bangla TV programme, BBC Probaho, on Bangladesh’s leading cable/satellite station, Channel-i. According to the contract signed today between BBC Bangla and Channel-i, the co-production between BBC Bangla and Channel-i, BBC Probaho, will go on air in June 2015.
The new weekly TV current-affairs show, BBC Probaho, will deliver in-depth reporting and live studio interviews, covering international and business stories. Presented by BBC Bangla’s Sharmin Rauma and co-produced with Channel-i, the programme will directly engage with the audiences. It will be broadcast live by Channel-i from its Dhaka studios.
Fran Unsworth is visiting Dhaka alongside the Controller of BBC World Service Languages Liliane Landor and Executive Director of the BBC’s international development charity, BBC Media Action, Caroline Nursey. Fran Unsworth said:
“I’m delighted to announce that we will be bringing BBC Probaho to Bengali TV screens via our partnership with Channel-i. BBC Probaho, hosted by Sharmin Rauma, will bring viewers hard-hitting interviews and analysis, and we’ll be actively encouraging audience interaction. For almost 10 years BBC Bangla and BBC Media Action have brought BBC Bangladesh Sanglap to Channel-i, and BBC Probaho sees our partnership going from strength to strength.”
This new partnership with Channel-i builds on the network’s decade-long collaboration with BBC Media Action and BBC Bangla. Channel-i has broadcast over 250 editions of the weekly television debate, BBC Bangladesh Sanglap, which is funded and managed by BBC Media Action. BBC Bangla provides key editorial support for the programme.
Shykh Seraj, Head of News of Channel-i, added: “Geographically the location of Bangladesh is predominantly important from a global perspective. The country has achieved remarkable social and economic progress since liberation. It has ensured free flow of information and transformed lives of many through the contribution from media. I firmly believe this partnership is certainly a milestone which will enrich the news and current affairs scenario and would also contribute to the democracy, politics and good governance in the region.”
The upcoming launch of the TV programme, BBC Probaho, adds to BBC’s strong presence in Bangladesh. BBC World Service’s radio programmes in Bangla and English are relayed on state broadcaster Bangladesh Betar’s FM frequencies in ten cities. While the website bbcbangla.com registers over a million unique visitors per month, the BBC Bangla Facebook page has over 4.7 million followers. BBC Bangla also offers a mobile news service, delivering 12 audio news and sports bulletins for mobile phone users in Bangladesh every day.
BBC Bangla is part of BBC World Service.
17 April 2015
RT’s exclusive interview with the ISS crew is part of a special project, #COSMOTREK. Roskosmos cosmonaut Mikhail Korniyenko and NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will talk to RT’s Peter Scott in an exclusive interview with the channel on April 21.
RT will air a live broadcast of its exclusive link-up with the International Space Station on Tuesday, April 21. RT journalist Peter Scott will check in with Russian Mikhail Korniyenko and American Scott Kelly, who have recently embarked on the space expedition, at 12:45 pm Moscow time from the RKA Mission Control Center in Russia’s Star City, a cosmonaut training center.
During the interview, which will air live on RT, the ISS crew will also take questions from the general public. Viewers can send in their question via multiple social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, using hashtags #Cosmotrek and #СпросиКосмонавта. Questions can also be posted in comments to RT article here http://rt.com/news/250573-rt-live-space-station/.
ISS Expedition 43 crew took off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on March 27, 2015. Kelly, Korniyenko and another Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka joined American Terry Virts, Russian Anton Shkaplerov and Italian Samantha Cristoforetti, the remaining members of the previous expedition, who are scheduled to return to Earth in May.
15 April 2015
SAT>IP Alliance will see leading satellite operators SES and HISPASAT and manufacturers Panasonic, NAGRA, ALi Corporation, MaxLinear join forces to encourage the development and adoption of SAT>IP technology
• SAT>IP technology makes it possible to distribute satellite TV services in an efficient way to any device connected to a domestic IP network
At the 2015 NAB Show in Las Vegas, six leading satellite operators and manufacturers announced today the formation of the SAT>IP Alliance, formalising a coalition that was initiated last year to develop compatible hardware and software for the SAT>IP technology. The SAT>IP Alliance consists of SES, HISPASAT, Panasonic, NAGRA, ALi Corporation and MaxLinear.
The innovative SAT>IP technology converts satellite signals into IP at the reception point using a small server, which may be located in the satellite dish or in the user’s home, and distributing the signal to the different IP devices such as tablets, smartphones and laptops. This technology makes it possible to provide high-quality content via satellite more efficiently to all the screens in a home, using pre-existing networks in the building. SAT>IP is currently a European standard (CENELEC EN50585) compatible with satellite and ground networks.
The SAT>IP Alliance, which will be constituted shortly in Luxembourg as a non-profit organisation, will be in charge of setting forth SAT>IP-related strategic developments and creating working groups through its executive committee. The main aims of the Alliance will be to promote the use of the SAT>IP protocol throughout the industry, facilitate certification of new devices, and develop and improve the SAT>IP standard.
Over the past years, nearly 40 manufacturers have supported the SAT>IP standard by developing products that are compatible with its requirements. The momentum behind SAT>IP technology today has created the right conditions to form this Alliance, an open forum for all manufacturers, satellite operators, broadcasters and service providers who wish to get involved in developing and improving a key standard for the future of satellite content distribution in multiscreen ecosystems.
For more information on SAT>IP, please go to http://www.satip.info/
