Singapore, 4 November 2009- In collaboration with host broadcaster MediaCorp, GlobeCast and AP Global Media Services, a division of The Associated Press, will provide international satellite delivery and full broadcast services and facilities for APEC Singapore 2009 to broadcasters worldwide. APEC Singapore 2009 is scheduled to take place from 8 to 15 November 2009 at [...]

Paris, FRANCE, 21st October 2009 – Panasonic Professional Broadcast and IT Systems (PBITS) and GlobeCast, a leading content management and delivery company, have formalized a technology partnership to integrate Panasonic’s P2 broadcast workflow and production technology with GlobeCast’s Media Sharing Platforms (MSP). The agreement will result in strong compatibility between the technology, software and [...]

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ANT will today showcase its new Managed Service concept at IBC. The move follows the recent announcement of ANT Galio HbbTV Platform, the go-to-market solution providing full support for HbbTV services.
How does it work?
Activated from a single button press on the remote control or via an on-screen menu, the Managed Service can be presented [...]

Beijing, 10 September 2009- GlobeCast has launched four additional channels for Chinese broadcaster CCTV on its platform the on EUROBIRD™ 9A satellite for pan-European coverage. CCTV-4, CCTV Español (Spanish), CCTV Russian and CCTV Arabia now have access to a potential audience of 300 million households.
GlobeCast’s solution for CCTV includes fibre delivery to [...]

Paris, 7 September 2009 – GlobeCast, a leading content management and delivery company, and Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL), one of the world’s leading satellite operators, announce the signature of a three-year contract for two 36 MHz transponders on Eutelsat’s ATLANTIC BIRD™ 1 and W2A satellites.
The new capacity will be used for professional video [...]

Intec Secures Phase 2 of Polkomtel’s NBS Project
London/Warsaw, July 28th, 2009: Intec, a global provider of business support systems (BSS) solutions, has announced a significant contract extension with Polkomtel, the operator behind Poland’s largest GSM network, PLUS, for Phase 2 of its NBS (New Billing System) project. In a multi-million Euro deal [...]

Paris, 9 July 2009 – GlobeCast has joined forces with recently acquired subsidiary NETIA to showcase the group’s integrated solutions across the whole broadcast chain with a shared stand (1.B40) at this year’s IBC. The France Telecom company, which has recently expanded its worldwide fibre and satellite network, will also be highlighting its solutions for [...]

Creating a powerful, independent vendor of “Network as a Service” solutions
Belfast, 7th July 2009 – Aepona, a global provider of telecoms software products and services headquartered in Belfast, Northern Ireland, today announced its acquisition of Valista, a Dublin, Ireland-based provider of payment, settlement and service lifecycle management solutions to mobile and broadband operators worldwide. The [...]

For the Tour de France 2009, Orange will deploy fibre-optic cable along the entire race route along with a high-end WiFi network, creating the best possible mobile communication system for the press and all other professionals working on the Tour.
Orange will also give its customers the full Tour experience through exclusive high-quality content across its [...]

CommunicAsia, 17 June 2009 – GlobeCast will provide domestic and international broadcast delivery via satellite for all SD and HD feeds as well as an international broadcast booking centre for tape playout and SNG services for the upcoming World Games, to be held on16-26 July 2009.
The LIVE World feed which includes the pre-programme, opening and [...]