theibcdaily New Kuwait playout facility launches Gulfsat By Ian McMurray
Satellite capacities on the interference free E8WA satellite
and advance sales for the new satellite E8WB (to be launched in 2015) are the focus for exhibitor Gulfsat, who are also launching their new playout facility in Kuwait According to the company, its
strengths lie in its ability to provide a complete broadcast solution and its ability to offer value-added services such as an uplink facility, a playout facility, satellite contribution links, IP contribution links, internet
backbone, SMS rollouts, SNG, studio, co-location, occasional use, live event coverage and so on.
“We have had a successful last 12 months,” said Mohammed Shaaban, group senior marketing executive. “We have reinstated ourselves as one of the top broadcasters in the MENA region. We have been
able to acquire four new transponders of premium capacity over the last 12 months. Partnering with beIN Sport (a division of Al-Jazeera) and facilitating their 2014 World Cup transmission and broadcast remains our key achievement of the past year.”
The company says that its expansion plans are on track. It intends to acquire another three or four premium capacity transponders over the next 12 months. With this capacity acquisition, it says, the company’s market share should rank in the top three. 4.B70
Merging for global metadata
Gracenote By Monica Heck
An expanded EPG data footprint is at the heart of Gracenote’s IBC presence this year, around demonstrations of the company’s data, unique IDs and other technologies. Visitors to Hall 14 will see technologies from Gracenote, TMS AND What's-On at the Gracenote stand. Gracenote has just emerged from a series of acquisitions designed to extend its reach into music data and services, automotive infotainment and key international markets for movie and EPG data. Tribune Media, the parent company of Tribune Media Services (TMS), acquired Gracenote in February 2014. It integrated TMS, an EPG and data company active in North America, Latin America and Europe with Gracenote under the Gracenote brand. Tribune Digital Ventures, the tech and innovation arm of parent company Tribune Media, later expanded into India, the Middle East and parts of Asia with the acquisition of What’s- ON. What’s-ON delivers data for more than 1,600 TV channels and helps power more than 57 million STBs through the region’s top cable services.
The acquisition of What’s-ON and integration of Gracenote and TMS expanded the company’s EPG and video metadata reach to more than 50 countries in 30+ languages. The new Gracenote organisation now has more than 15 offices serving customers around the world. 14.H20
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