16 March 2009
GlobeCast will be highlighting its developments in the content management space with a demonstration of its range of services along the broadcast value chain at stand C5537. The France Telecom company, which has recently expanded its worldwide fiber and satellite network as well as added new offerings to its content management range, will also be highlighting the strength of combining local expertise with a global satellite and fiber network for delivering international content.
Media Sharing and Delivery demonstration
GlobeCast will partner with recently acquired subsidiary NETIA to demonstrate the progression of content from contribution to playout and delivery using a broad selection of products and services. GlobeCasts Content Exchange, Netias Hypercast Warehouse as well as GlobeCasts playout and delivery services will be in the spotlight at stand C55237. The demonstration highlights GlobeCasts position as an integrator of broadcast technology and a leading service provider. Customers will experience some of these services firsthand from the unique perspective of both the producer and broadcaster, from selection, sharing and indexing content, all the way through to simulated playout and delivery.
International content and DTH platforms make their mark
International content takes the spotlight again at NAB, with a showcase of WorldTVs broad range of international channels. Representatives from WorldTV, which has recently expanded its offering to include rights management for international content coming into the US, will be on hand to discuss opportunities for broadcasters looking to reach ethnic communities throughout the continent.
Blue chip broadcasters and smaller channels alike will be interested in discovering GlobeCasts newest DTH satellite platforms on ASIASAT 3S for Middle East, East Asia and Pacific region and Astra 4A (Sirius 4) for delivery to sub-Saharan Africa. GlobeCast has also expanded its next-generation global fiber ring with the imminent launch of a link to Jordan Media City (JMC) in Amman. These latest additions to the network are part of GlobeCasts ongoing expansion of its fiber and satellite connectivity.
GlobeCast gears up for 2010
GlobeCasts sports contribution team will also be on hand to discuss upcoming sporting events such as the South African World Cup, Vancouver Winter Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth Games, all taking place around the world in 2010. Services are planned for both rightsholders and non-rightsholders to bring these special events from the stadiums to the rest of the world. GlobeCasts IP contribution tool, Content Exchange, which has recently become available to MAC users, will also be available for demonstration as part of the media sharing and delivery demonstration outlined above.
14 March 2009
Pakistan’s GEO TV appears to have been banned – for the second time in around a year. The ban was imposed by President Asif Ali Zardari and seems to have been behind the reason for the resignation on Friday 13 March of Pakistan’s Information Minister, Sherry Rehman.
“Closing down TV news media is not in the interests of Pakistan’s citizens,” said Simon Spanswick, AIB CEO, speaking from Doha where the Al Jazeera Forum is taking place. “We have seen repeated attempts by Pakistan’s government to intimidate the country’s news media, and this is something that must stop. Free media is essential for any country, including Pakistan.”
12 March 2009
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12 March 2009
AIB says broadcasters are ready for partnerships to make mobile TV a quality experience
If there is one mobile communications event that showcases mobile’s staggering growth, it is Mobile World Congress. Over the past few days in Barcelona, the industry explored ways of sustaining this growth even in difficult times. With 4 billion connections to date and 6bn expected by 2013, content is playing an increasingly important role.
So why is there a visible disconnect between mobile operators and broadcasters who can supply content? Chairing the session on synergies between broadcasting and mobile, Simon Spanswick, CEO of the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB), said “With one or two notable exceptions, broadcasters are having trouble engaging with the right people in mobile operators to discuss potential partnerships that will bring quality content to subscribers.”
During the MWC session chaired by Spanswick which brought together Richard Titus from the BBC, Stanislas Leridon of France 24, Michel Mol of Netherlands Public Broadcasting, Sean Kane of Bebo and Jonathan Marks of Critical Distance – , one panellist talked of how his national TV channel had to “name and shame” a mobile operator that had declined to make the broadcaster’s Olympic coverage for mobiles available. Only when the broadcaster explained on air why the content would not be available to some subscribers did the mobile operator rethink and join the ranks of other operators who carried the broadcaster’s material. In the end, the mobile operator’s subscribers overwhelmingly supported the content, vindicating the decisions taken by both the broadcaster and the operator.
Spanswick says that what is needed is dialogue as it’s a win-win situation for mobile operators and content producers alike. “Broadcasters are ready to make mobile TV a reality by producing content specifically tailored for the mobile handset and want to work in partnership with mobile operators. It’s time for people in the two industries to start talking to each other to make mobile TV a success.”
See also
www.aibceo.blogspot.com.
12 March 2009
AIB says broadcasters are ready for partnerships to make mobile TV a quality experience
If there is one mobile communications event that showcases mobile’s staggering growth, it is Mobile World Congress. Over the past few days in Barcelona, the industry explored ways of sustaining this growth even in difficult times. With 4 billion connections to date and 6bn expected by 2013, content is playing an increasingly important role.
So why is there a visible disconnect between mobile operators and broadcasters who can supply content? Chairing the session on synergies between broadcasting and mobile, Simon Spanswick, CEO of the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB), said “With one or two notable exceptions, broadcasters are having trouble engaging with the right people in mobile operators to discuss potential partnerships that will bring quality content to subscribers.”
During the MWC session chaired by Spanswick which brought together Richard Titus from the BBC, Stanislas Leridon of France 24, Michel Mol of Netherlands Public Broadcasting, Sean Kane of Bebo and Jonathan Marks of Critical Distance – , one panellist talked of how his national TV channel had to “name and shame” a mobile operator that had declined to make the broadcaster’s Olympic coverage for mobiles available. Only when the broadcaster explained on air why the content would not be available to some subscribers did the mobile operator rethink and join the ranks of other operators who carried the broadcaster’s material. In the end, the mobile operator’s subscribers overwhelmingly supported the content, vindicating the decisions taken by both the broadcaster and the operator.
Spanswick says that what is needed is dialogue as it’s a win-win situation for mobile operators and content producers alike. “Broadcasters are ready to make mobile TV a reality by producing content specifically tailored for the mobile handset and want to work in partnership with mobile operators. It’s time for people in the two industries to start talking to each other to make mobile TV a success.”
See also
www.aibceo.blogspot.com.
5 March 2009
Radio Netherlands Worldwide is focussing on the crisis in Zimbabwe this week. On Friday March 6 the English service will produce a special edition of its current affairs programme Newsline. For this broadcast, RNW is working closely together with the independent Zimbabwean radio station Voice of the People.
The special broadcast will be carried in full and transmitted live on short wave by Voice of the People. The station has around one million listeners in Zimbabwe. This is the first time journalists from RNW and VoP have worked together so closely on programme content.
Listeners can send in questions to put to the guests during the Newsline special on Friday. The programme will also contain an interview with President Mugabes former finance minister, Simba Makoni. Apart from Africa, the programme will available on short wave and satellite in other English-speaking parts of the world as well as on our website www.radionetherlands.nl
Radio Netherlands Worldwide provides independent news in countries with little or no press freedom. Working together with local partners, RNW can bring the news closer to the people and help provide them with more diversified news coverage. You can find more information about the broadcast schedule and our broadcasts on www.radionetherlands.nl
