Broadcast (Cable TV, DTH Satellite, Terrestrial) News

TestTree unveils ATSC 3.0/1.0 network monitoring tool at NAB 2023
Apr 12, 2023 – TestTree is introducing its EdgeProbe Nano ATSC 3.0/1.0 at NAB 2023. The tool is easy to transport, allowing technicians to validate and monitor 24/7 all points of the ATSC network.
News categories: TestTree, ATSC 3, Digital TV, NABShow, North America, QoE

Pay TV subscriptions in Portugal up 136,000 in 2022
Apr 14, 2023 – According to Anacom, at the end of 2022 96.4% of households in Portugal had pay-TV equating to 4.5 million subscribers, 136 thousand (+3.1%) more than in the previous year.
News categories: Anacom, Cable TV, Digital TV, Fibre, IPTV, Portugal, Satellite, Subscribers

igolgi XScale encoder doubles ATSC 1.0 channel count
Apr 7, 2023 – igolgi has announced its XScale ATSC-1.0 Encoder. Broadcasters who adopt XScale can more than double their existing channel count compared to older ATSC1 encoders.
News categories: igolgi, Jeff Zhu, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Terrestrial, USA

RecordTV signs C-band distribution deal with Eutelsat
Apr 12, 2023 – RecordTV has taken capacity on EUTELSAT 65 West A for the migration of 15 HD channels to C-band frequencies that avoid interference generated from the rollout of 5G in Brazil.
News categories: Eutelsat, RecordTV, José Ignacio González-Núñez, Geraldo Marques, 5G, Brazil, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Satellite

MediaKind and Net Insight unveil end-to-end broadcast distribution system
Apr 12, 2023 – MediaKind and Net Insight have entered into a partnership to build an end-to-end cloud-first IP video distribution system for broadcasters and video distributors.
News categories: MediaKind, Net Insight, Boris Felts, Per Lindgren, Broadcast, Content Distribution, Digital TV, Worldwide

COG and ONE Media 3.0 pilot Advanced Emergency Information over ATSC 3.0
Apr 10, 2023 – The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and ONE Media 3.0 (Nasdaq: SBGI) have launched a pilot of Next Generation Broadcast used to disseminate Advanced Emergency Information.
News categories: Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments, ONE Media 3.0, Scott Boggs, Jerald Fritz, John Lawson, ATSC 3, Digital TV, USA

DigiCAP introduces low-cost broadcast translator for ATSC 3.0
Apr 10, 2023 – DigiCAP has adapted its rebroadcasting technology to create an ATSC3.0 translator to help extend the range of ATSC 1.0 and 3.0 television signals into rural areas.
News categories: DigiCAP, Heartland Video Systems, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, USA

Iowa PBS upgrades encoding with Hitachi Kokusai Electric Comark
Apr 4, 2023 – Hitachi Kokusai Electric Comark has been contracted by Iowa PBS for the upgrade of their central cast ATSC Encoding System. The solution supports ATSC 1.0 now and ATSC 3.0 when it goes live.
News categories: COMARK, Iowa PBS, Joe Turbolski, ATSC 3, Content Distribution, Digital TV, USA

Synamedia brings cloud, streaming and distribution technologies to NAB 2023
Apr 6, 2023 – Synamedia has announced its NAB Show line-up of technologies that enable the distribution and delivery of streaming content across the spectrum of sports, from local clubs to global events.
News categories: Synamedia, Julien Signes, Broadcast, Content Distribution, Digital TV, NABShow, Streaming, Worldwide