March 10, 2015 – March was a significant month for Brightcove in Asia-Pacific. Our customer PrimeTime Entertainment went live with their OTT streaming service on 1st March 2015, which is powered by Brightcove Zencoder. Brightcove’s SVP of Media, Anil Jain also took centre stage with PrimeTime’s CEO, Kasidit Kolasastraseni, at the CASBAA OTT Summit 2015 in Singapore, to chat about the emergence of OTT in the Thai market and to give the audience the backstory on its newly launched service…

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March 10, 2015 – A+E Networks has confirmed a raft of sales for the new scripted series UnREAL, which has been picked up by TF1 in France and Antena 3 in Spain.

The series has also been licensed to Lifetime in Canada, Latin America, the U.K., Southeast Asia, Poland and Africa. UnREAL is set against the backdrop of a hit dating competition show, whose young producer must manipulate her relationships with and among the contestants to get the type of dramatic and outrageous footage the dispassionate executive producer demands…

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SINGAPORE, MARCH 11, 2015 – Starting with the new season of GAME OF THRONES, viewers in Asia can watch HBO and CINEMAX Originals1 the same time as viewers in the U.S. On April 13, subscribers in Asia can catch the worldwide premiere of three new seasons of HBO Original series – GAME OF THRONES, SILICON VALLEY and VEEP as they debut back-to-back and simultaneously as the U.S. from 9am (8am Thai.Jkt) with primetime encores from 9pm (8pm Thai.Jkt) the same day on HBO / HBO HD.

“The wait is over. Subscribers in Asia will now have the choice to watch their favourite HBO and CINEMAX Originals1 the same time as the U.S. or during the primetime telecast that same evening. Or if they prefer, via broadband streaming anytime, anywhere on HBO GO2 or our on-demand service, HBO ON DEMAND2,” said Jonathan Spink, CEO, HBO Asia. “The simultaneous airing of new seasons and brand-new Original programs as the U.S. will help with our continued fight against piracy and end the angst of reading about show spoilers on social media.”

HBO Original programmes1 that will premiere the same time as the U.S. on HBO / HBO HD include the new seasons of the Emmy®-winning TRUE DETECTIVE, with Vince Vaughn, Colin Farrell and Rachel McAdams; THE LEFTOVERS, starring Justin Theroux and Liv Tyler; and GETTING ON, the offbeat comedy that follows the dysfunctional staffers at a female-geriatric ward; as well as highly-anticipated upcoming new HBO Original programmes like WESTWORLD, a drama series starring Anthony Hopkins, Ed Harris and Evan Rachel Wood; THE BRINK, the dark comedy series starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins; and HBO Films’ BESSIE, starring Queen Latifah.

Watch the worldwide premiere of the new seasons of GAME OF THRONES, SILICON VALLEY and VEEP with local language subtitles when they debut back-to-back on Monday, April 13 from 9am (8am Thai.Jkt) with primetime encore from 9pm (8pm Thai.Jkt) the same day on HBO / HBO HD. New episodes premiere weekly at the same time. Also available on HBO GO2 less than 12-hours after the worldwide premiere, as well as on HBO ON DEMAND2.

Use the hashtag #HBOAsiaGOTS5. For more on the series, visit www.hboasia.com.

• Subject to local regulatory approval.
• Available in selected territories.

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About HBO ASIA
Singapore-based HBO Asia brings the best of Hollywood to Asia first through its exclusive licensing deals with major Hollywood and independent studios including Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures, Universal Studios, Warner Bros. and Lionsgate. HBO Asia has proprietary and award-winning HBO and HBO Asia Original programmes that are produced exclusively for HBO viewers. Wholly owned by HBO (a Time Warner company), HBO Asia reaches 23 territories across Asia and offers a bouquet of channels and services including 24-hour commercial-free subscription movie channels in standard-definition and high-definition – HBO, HBO SIGNATURE, HBO FAMILY, HBO HITS, CINEMAX and RED – as well as HBO GO and HBO ON DEMAND. HBO Asia is also the exclusive distributor of BabyFirst in Asia. Log on to www.hboasia.com for more information.

March 10, 2015 – Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) Africa, a division of Viacom, has partnered with MultiChoice to launch a new localized BET channel exclusively on DStv in South Africa, which will serve as the tenth channel and multimedia entertainment brand on the continent operated by VIMN Africa…

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March 10, 2015 – Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, today announced its position as the Revenue Security sponsor at Cable Congress, 11-13 Mar. 2015 at The Square in Brussels. In this role, President Steve Oetegenn will provide the opening address during the Technology Track for the “Cable in a Mobile World” panel…

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Dubai Paris, 9 March 2015 – The EUTELSAT 8 West B satellite of Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext Paris: ETL) is in the final stretch of manufacturing and on track for launch by an Ariane 5 rocket in mid-2015. The 5.8 tonne satellite has finished launch environment tests and is now going through a final round of payload performance checks at Thales Alenia Space’s factory in Cannes.

EUTELSAT 8 West 8 will be launched to the 7/8° West neighbourhood selected by over 1,000 TV channels to reach into an unmatched audience of 52 million homes. Eutelsat and Nilesat have progressively built a comprehensive broadcast infrastructure at this position, comprising satellites designed for Direct-to-Home reception in a vast footprint stretching from Morocco to the Gulf. Both operators have steadily brought new capacity on line to meet thriving demand for digital channels and the acceleration of High Definition Television. The next phase of expansion at the most popular neighbourhood in the Middle East and North Africa comes with EUTELSAT 8 West B.

In addition to delivering increased Ku-band capacity for the MENA region and a pan-African payload in C-band, EUTELSAT 8 West B will host a new generation of advanced functions that will raise the bar of performance, flexibility and signal security. The new functions are focused on delivering three main benefits:

Mitigating the effects of interference by increasing control over uplink frequencies to a satellite;

Increasing the number of active channels by optimising a satellite payload’s use of the electrical power generated by its solar panels;

Expanding options for repositioning satellites with frequency agile command receivers.

Mitigating interference

This function involves embarking new-generation frequency converters behind the satellite’s receive antennas. This will put Eutelsat in the unique position to be able to change the frequency of an uplink signal without any impact on the downlink frequency received by user terminals, marking a major breakthrough in the bid for continuity of service for broadcast signals jammed by rogue uplink signals.

Optimising distribution of electrical power

This technology involves embarking a new generation of equipment in the payload’s high power amplification system so that the electrical power used by a channel can be set according to its actual requirement at a given frequency. As the number of channels that can be operated simultaneously is directly linked to the amount of energy produced by solar panels, this innovation brings with it the potential to increase active channels.

More flexible fleet deployment options

This innovation uses a new generation of command receivers that can be set to multiple options, giving enhanced operational flexibility.

More pictures available for download on our Flickr page.

Watch the video of EUTELSAT 8 West Besting Solar Array Deployment on our Youtube channel.

Meet Eutelsat at Cabsat Dubai, Dubai World Trade Centre, 10-12 March:
Stand: Hall 7, Stand n°A7-10

About Eutelsat Communications

Established in 1977, Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL, ISIN code: FR0010221234) is one of the world’s leading and most experienced operators of communications satellites. The company provides capacity on 34 satellites to clients that include broadcasters and broadcasting associations, pay-TV operators, video, data and Internet service providers, enterprises and government agencies.

Eutelsat’s satellites provide ubiquitous coverage of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia-Pacific and the Americas, enabling video, data, broadband and government communications to be established irrespective of a user’s location.

Headquartered in Paris, with offices and teleports around the globe, Eutelsat represents a workforce of 1,000 men and women from 32 countries who are experts in their fields and work with clients to deliver the highest quality of service.

For more about Eutelsat please visit www.eutelsat.com

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March 9, 2015 – Avinash Kaul has been named president of A+E Networks|TV18 and will be responsible for the day-to-day operational, strategic and financial management of the Indian joint venture…

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March 9, 2015 – TV5Monde has almost tripled its reach in Russia following a multi-year agreement with Tricolor TV.

As a result of the deal, it added 10.9 million pay-TV subscribers and now reaches over 15.4 million households…

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March 9, 2015 – BBC Worldwide has appointed Kirsty Hanson as its commissioning executive for BBC Earth, the company’s new factual brand focused on natural history, the human world, outer space and science…

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March 9, 2015 – Vuclip, the mobile VoD service for emerging markets, has formed a partnership with Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen video services around, to power a new tier of secure premium VoD services to emerging markets. The partnership and collaboration between these two market leaders is the first of its kind to configure, integrate and deploy a secure premium VoD service tailored to the unique characteristics of emerging markets…

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