27 February 2007
C. Bradley Hunt, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of the Motion Picture Association of America, has joined the board of Teletrax, the global broadcast intelligence company.
A subsidiary of Medialink Worldwide Incorporated, Teletrax offers the first and only digital video watermarking and content tracking service that provides vital television intelligence on a global scale to video providers such as entertainment studios, news organisations, sports leagues, TV syndicators, and the advertising industry. Teletrax is a joint venture between Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands and Medialink.
We are thrilled that Brad will be joining us at such an important stage in the development of Teletrax, and at a time when the management and protection of video content is so high on the agenda of content creators and owners, said Laurence Moskowitz, chairman of Teletrax and chief executive officer of its parent, Medialink. Brads vast experience, intimate knowledge of the motion picture industry and technological vision will help us ensure we meet the ever-evolving critical needs of our clients.
Hunt began his career with Eastman Kodak Company in 1976, where he was steadily promoted over his 20 year career holding positions in research and development, marketing, international sales, and strategic planning in the motion picture and digital film businesses. In 1999, he joined the Motion Picture Association of America as CTO and was named executive vice president in 2005. Hunt is a fellow of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and a participant in more than a dozen motion picture, television, and video technology standards committees.
I am very excited to be able to participate at a high level in defining the strategic direction and future growth of Teletrax, a leader in broadcast monitoring services not only in the United States, but worldwide, said Hunt. My involvement in digital television standards, content watermarking, and new online media distribution will allow me to bring useful insight and be a strong contributor to the board of Teletrax.
27 February 2007
EuroNews has launched on two ADSL services in Africa: Senegal’s Sonatel network and Maroc Télécom’s network in Morocco.
Following similar moves onto broadband-delivered TV services in Europe, Asia and North America, EuroNews has concluded two agreements in partnership with Multi TV Afrique, asubsidiary of MEDIA OVERSEAS CANAL+ Group.
Sonatel is offering EuroNews to its subscribers in three languages (English, French and Portuguese) while Maroc Télécom is distributing EuroNews in its basic offer in French.
Through MEDIA OVERSEAS and its subsidiary company Multi TV Afrique, EuroNews is now available on ADSL in two countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Maghreb; it is already distributed by satellite in 20 African countries through CANALSAT HORIZONS. EuroNews is also broadcast in the Caribbean (CanalSat Caraïbes), in the Indian Ocean region (CanalSat Réunion) and in the Southern Pacific (CanalSat Calédonie).
Philippe Cayla, CEO and Chairman of EuroNews said: “Thanks to these distribution agreements with Multi TV Africa, EuroNews enters the ADSL market in Africa. After the success in Europe and the further development and expansion in Asia and North America, we are confident that EuroNews will be successful in Africa. I am also delighted because of our partnership with MEDIA OVERSEAS and particularly for Africa which has been important for EuroNews in terms of our distribution. Today EuroNews is distributed by 27 ADSL networks in 19 countries.”
Dominique Faggot, CEO and Chairman of MEDIA OVERSEAS – subsidiary company of CANAL+ FRANCE added: I am pleased to extend our relationship with EuroNews by distributing the channel via ADSL as well as satellite. EuroNews is an important channel for our customers as its multilingual format means that it will benefit our subscribers across the globe.
27 February 2007
Montengro’s broadcasting regulator, the Broadcasting Agency, has announced calls for tenders for new broadcasting services in the country.
Full details are available in the tender document – click on the link below to access this.
27 February 2007
EuroNews is now available on 3G mobile phones in Poland with Orange offering the channel in English to its 3G customers live, 24 hours a day. Orange is a subsidiary of France Telecom group and one of the leading mobile phone operators in Poland.
Polish 3G mobile subscribers on the Orange network can now watch world news from a European perspective with live breaking news as it happens and benefiting from updated EuroNews bulletins on the hour and half hourly, containing in-depth coverage of the day’s top news, sport, business and European affairs, together with a comprehensive weather forecast. EuroNews also brings a wide range of Current Affairs and Lifestyle features including space, science, sustainable development, web-news, arts and entertainment.
This new agreement means that Poland becomes the 18th country and Orange Poland the 30th mobile operator to broadcast EuroNews in Europe.
Philippe Cayla, Chairman and CEO of EuroNews said: “With Poland, EuroNews is now available in eighteen countries across Europe through thirty mobile networks. EuroNews Live TV service on mobile phone is a real success in Europe because the channel is perfectly adapted for mobile television thanks to its all-image format with no on screen presenters.”
Iwona Kossmann, Chief Commercial Officer, Orange added: “Since the commercial launch of 3G in Orange Poland we have been developing our multimedia services creating the most exciting mobile TV platform in Poland. EuroNews is a great addition to our already extensive list of live TV channels. The market has a big potential – with our newly introduced tariffs for multimedia services Orange has experienced a steady growth of customers who turn to watching TV on our network.
29 January 2007
The ABU is pushing for more of its members to join the Asian Monitoring Network (AMN), to monitor collisions in frequency usage among shortwave broadcasters in a move which could save millions of dollars in wastage. Through its ABU-High Frequency Coordination (HFC) Committee, the ABU is hoping to establish the network to cut costs arising from wastage, said the ABU-HFC Steering Committee Chairman, IRIB Irans Yousef Ghadaksaz. Currently, DW-Germany, IRIB-Iran and TRT-Turkey have already installed the software. PBC-Pakistan, AIR-India and RTPRC-China have expressed interest in becoming a part of the network.
Mr Ghadaksaz said monitoring reports were important to alert frequency managers in various organisations of collisions and help them work out an interference-free solution. He said all broadcasters needed to set up a simple monitoring system are a radio receiver, a schedule recording software and Internet access. The SIOFT software can be downloaded free at www.Nschall.de.
We need to promote shortwave monitoring among our members. It is desirable to involve as many ABU-HFC organisations in the monitoring process as possible so that they put in place their own bilateral monitoring arrangements, he said during the ABU-HFC (High Frequency Coordination) Conference in Kuala Lumpur, which ended today.
The five-day coordination conference organised by the ABU was held to enable shortwave broadcasters in the Asia-Pacific region and other parts of the world to coordinate frequency channels on a seasonal basis. This is done with a view to reducing interference in their services caused by clashing frequency usage. The ABU-HFC group includes some 40 shortwave broadcasters who broadcast some 5,000 shortwave services every day, totaling over 10,000 hours of transmissions.
29 January 2007
Booth no: SU14612
Autocue, a leading provider of newsroom automation and teleprompting solutions is showcasing a number of new and existing products at NAB 2007.
* US LAUNCH – QNxt: Making its debut in the US, Autocue launches the first IP-based, networked prompting system. The prompting application on the PC connects to a hardware component – the QBox – over an Ethernet link, which can be wired or wireless. This means that the QBox can be controlled locally, or remotely, by the PC over an unlimited distance. In this way, QNxt moves the level of intelligence away from the central control system, and out to the prompter itself, unlocking a host of benefits for the end user, both in the studio and in the field.
*US LAUNCH – MSP08: Autocues Master Series is designed to meet the demanding real-time requirements of the top-end broadcast studios. The MSP08 is the newest addition to the Master Series family, and is the smallest daylight-readable prompter in the world. In combination with QNxt, the MSP08 delivers significant benefits for the end user, especially in more challenging field environments. QNxt un-tethers the lightweight MSP08 from the control PC, and the camera, enabling the camera operator to get the best shots, while the presenter looks more professional and fluent thanks to the prompter.
Also on display:
*Master and Professional Series Prompters: The Master Series is designed to meet the demanding real-time requirements of the top-end broadcast studios. Autocue boasts three unique products in this range: the smallest and largest daylight-readable prompters in the world, and the only top-mounted prompter. The Professional Series is an affordable range of prompters designed for the emerging or non-traditional broadcast markets, including smaller stations, corporate, religious and educational broadcasters.
Company contact:
Frank Hyman, Sales & Marketing Director
Tel: +44 (0)20 8665 2992
Fax: +44 (0)20 8687 4869
E-mail: frank.hyman@autocue.co.uk
