18 March 2009
GlobeCast announced today that it has launched its second MCPC platform on the AsiaSat 3S satellite. Leading European broadcaster Deutsche Welle is the new transponders first client.
The new C-band platform on AsiaSat 3S, located at 105.5° E with a footprint covering the Middle East to East Asia, Australia and New Zealand, is a premium broadcast platform for the Asia-Pacific region reaching a potential audience of over 95 million households.
DW-TV ASIA+, Deutsche Welles new second free-to-air Asian channel, broadcasts a variety of lifestyle, cultural, arts and in-depth business and politics programmes around-the-clock with 18 hours of programming in English. The new channel complements DW-TVs feed on GlobeCasts existing AsiaSat 3S MCPC platform.
From GlobeCasts point of presence in Frankfurt, DW-TV ASIA+ is delivered via GlobeCasts international RIBU fibre network to the companys Hong Kong teleport for uplink to AsiaSat 3 and distribution to the entire Asian-Pacific region.
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17 March 2009
Thanks to new distribution agreements, euronews is now available in three new countries in Asia and Oceania
In the Philippines, Skycable, launched euronews on its digital cable network on February 27th 2009. euronews is now received in 170,000 new homes including Manila. Filipino subscribers have access to euronews in English through the digital basic offer.
This agreement with Skycable is the first in this country, which has a potential of more than 9 million TV homes.
euronews has also made its first step into Indonesia via Telkomvision which distributes the channel to its subscribers since March 5th. euronews in English was added to the offer in Bali and Jakarta. In the next months, euronews will develop its distribution this country, one of the most important in the region with a potential of more than 31 million TV homes.
In Papua New Guinea, euronews was launched on the Hitron network in their digital package.
With these three new agreements, euronews strengthens its presence in the region. euronews is available free to air throughout Asia and Oceania, via the AsiaSat2 satellite.
The channel is currently distributed by Asiatic operators in Hong Kong, Japan, Pakistan, Singapore and Vietnam, and in Oceania by operators in Australia, New Zealand and in New Caledonia.
With the new carriage agreements in the Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea, euronews now reaches nearly four million homes in Asia and Oceania.
16 March 2009
C-nario, a global provider of digital signage software products and solutions, and Vizrt, a developer of real-time 3D graphics solutions and video assets management for the broadcast industry, today announced a strategic partnership.
This partnership extends C-narios digital signage platform with unprecedented 3D, live and video capabilities. Every single display managed by C-narios extensive content creation, management, control and monitoring solution can now be turned into a full 3D interactive kiosk. With Vizrts technology, each display can be addressed individually to maximize the impact of the message. Live content and specific announcements can be displayed as full 3D graphics.
Joining forces with C-nario boldly expands the use of our technology into new horizons. Our core technology is already adopted worldwide to cover elections, news and sports events. Whenever interactive graphics, video content and live data meet we are always there, says François Laborie, Executive VP Marketing at Vizrt. With the recent evolutions of the digital signage market, it was only a matter of time before a key player decided to offer a higher level experience to its customers. C-nario has a perfect platform to address digital signage networks and we have the ideal solution to display content in a unique and unprecedented manner. C-nario has always charted the new territory and is regarded as an innovator in this market, and we are happy that they chose Vizrt to complete their extensive offering.
We were looking for a solution that could give us great 3D graphics and we found it in Vizrts revolutionary technology. Vizrt brings a wealth of expertise in real-time 3D graphics and a reputation as a supplier of advanced technology that is both reliable and practical. Vizrts technology also enhances the integration of the broadcast world with digital signage and offers content creators the opportunity to create high impact displays, said Yael Elstein, C-narios Vice President Marketing. We identified the need for Vizrts unique technology in digital signage environments, based on input from our customers. This partnership confirms our commitment to deliver the most advanced digital signage solutions to our customers. Vizrts technology, combined with our solutions, will give our customers a very powerful and cost-effective platform, enabling them to gain and maintain a competitive advantage.
The Viz Multi Platform Suite technology uses Vizrts Viz Engine render technology to render and composite video, sound, graphics and text directly on the end-user device. This makes it possible to deliver specific and personalized 3D real-time graphics and video content that perfectly matches the client platform specifications. The user benefits from high video quality, along with the highest quality graphics and text for better readability. This technology is now integrated as an optional plug-in component for C-nario Products towards the global Digital Signage markets.
C-nario is setting the standard in digital signage, through innovative and comprehensive software platforms that manage and control digital signage networks, from single screen to multi-display. Highly engaging displays can be created in multi-layers anywhere, at any time, in any format, in any resolution, on any number of screens, all from standard PCs and networks. C-narios portfolio of digital signage solutions includes C-nario Messenger a digital signage display, distribution and management platform; C-nario Advertiser a revenue generating, distribution and ad management system; C-nario Entertainer a platform for fully managing and operating complex high-quality video, audio and data-based displays; and C-Sign a digital signage solution for small and medium businesses (SMBs).
