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Enensys completes
acquisition of TeamCast
Enensys has completed the acquisition of
TeamCast and the combined group, said
the companies, will provide an “extensive
product and software range” across the
video delivery infrastructure. Declaring
the acquisition as being perceived “very
positively by the market”, Regis Le Roux,
president and CEO of Enensys, added:
“The fact that there is essentially no
overlap in the product range makes
it straightforward for our respective
customers.” To maintain customer focus,
TeamCast will continue to operate as a
standalone company, with TeamCast co-
founders Jean-Luc Pavy and Gerard Faria
keeping strategic management positions
within TeamCast.
Star Planning using
Aviwest systems to
deliver live content
Spanish production company Star
Planning is using Aviwest’s PRO180-RA
video uplink system, QUAD wideband
external cellular antenna arrays, and
StreamHub transceivers to deliver live
broadcast transmissions of Destino
Santigo, a reality TV programme
streamed lived by TV Galicia, a public TV
broadcaster in Spain. By providing the
production team with portable, reliable
and easy-to-use technologies, Aviwest
streamlined operations while enabling
the broadcaster to transmit live HD video
over 3G/4G cellular wireless networks
throughout the entire shoot.
Next Month @ Distribution
Network Origination Facilities
(Earth Stations)
PANELLISTS
Dr Ali R Ebadi
Advisor
Board of Directors
Measat Satellite
Systems
July 2017
Consolidating all
channels and
services into an STB
Traditionally, a set-top box’s (STB) main function was to deliver the main TV
services of operators. Today, the role of the STB has evolved to include the
integration of services such as YouTube, video-on-demand platforms, or hybrid
broadcast broadband (HbbTV) applications, to provide more viewing options.
Josephine Tan discovers more.
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n 2016, global set-top box (STB) ship-
ments were up 8.7% year-on-year to 371
million units from 342 million in 2015,
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