TV & Radio in South America.
Apr 24 2017
The European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, is getting back to work. The industrial action which had caused a near-complete month-long closedown of the overseas department ended on April 21 when the French government and strike leaders signed an ‘Accord de Guyane’ agreement. Officials at the spaceport, and from where Arianespace launch their rockets and […]
Apr 5 2017
Kourou: Around 30 protest leaders in French Guiana attempted to occupy a rocket-launching space centre on Tuesday, escalating demonstrations that have crippled the territory in South America for 10 days. Workers have launched protests and strikes demanding pay raises and improved public safety, creating a fresh crisis in the last few weeks of outgoing President […]
Feb 17 2017
(CNN) — The Venezuelan government Wednesday ordered cable providers to take CNN en Español off the air, days after CNN aired an investigation into the alleged fraudulent issuing of Venezuelan passports and visas. The network “instigates religious, racial and political hatred,” violence and other themes, National Telecommunications Commission Director Andres Eloy Mendez said Thursday morning […]
Jan 12 2017
BBC Worldwide, is reportedly withdrawing its Latin American-versioned pay-TV channels including BBC Entertainment, CBeebies and BBC Earth. The channels go dark in April. The news does not affect BBC World News. “This decision is driven by the growing demand in the market for our shows and will allow us to deliver our Premium content to […]
Aug 7 2016
The Olympic Broadcasting Services will record and air 8K video coverage with 22.2 channel surround sound as well as VR. Over 130 hours of the total 7,000 hours of footage shot will be in 8K Super Hi-Vision meaning 7680 x 4320 resolution pictures. These will be broadcast across the globe to Japan where it can […]
Aug 7 2016
NBC in the United States is leading the way here The network plans to broadcast hundreds of hours of ultra HD coverage during the Rio Games. It will cover athletics, swimming, men’s football, and judo using the technology, which is four times high definition. However, there will be on a 24-hour time delay, given the […]
Jul 19 2016
Showcasing the latest in TV technology, Brazil’s Globo, Latin America’s biggest network, will from Monday offer its flagship production “Dangerous Liaisons (Ligações Perigosas)” in 4K High Dynamic Range to users of its Globo Play VOD service. Netflix (“Marco Polo”), Amazon (“Mozart in the Jungle”) and Vudu already offer content in 4K HDR, a standard backed […]
Jun 30 2016
Brazilian pay-TV operators NET and Claro TV have confirmed that the Opening Ceremony of the forthcoming Rio Olympic Games will be made available in 4K Ultra HD. In partnership with the SporTV channel, the experimental transmission will be made available to subscribers with compatible set-top boxes. The broadcast marks the second time that NET and […]
Jun 30 2016
Brazilian pay-TV operators NET and Claro TV have confirmed that the Opening Ceremony of the forthcoming Rio Olympic Games will be made available in 4K Ultra HD. In partnership with the SporTV channel, the experimental transmission will be made available to subscribers with compatible set-top boxes. The broadcast marks the second time that NET and […]
Mar 7 2016
Some of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be covered in 8K ‘Super Hi-Vision’ (for Japan), and there will be 4K Ultra HD versions created for testing and comparison purposes. The 8K versions for Japan will include ‘immersive’ audio using what Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS) describe as “3D 22.2 channel audio surround sound”. Some 130 […]
UKTV stays on satellite until the end of the decade
CITV: Children’s TV channel will close in September
That’s TV secures licence for That’s Cinema
BBC Radio 4 begins information campaign to transition listeners from Long Wave
Sky News launches international audio service
ITVX Kids launching in Summer 2023
CNN launches new FAST channel in Europe
More organisations join crusade to protect terrestrial television and radio
Channel launches and updates on Freeview
ITV announces closure of CITV
Jul 31 2019
Eutelsat 65 West a selected by Ultra DTH for new pay-tv platform across the Caribbean and the Andean region
Paris, 31 July 2019 – Ultra DTH Inc. has signed a multiyear, multi-transponder agreement with Eutelsat Americas, a subsidiary of Eutelsat Communications (Euronext Paris: ETL) for capacity on the EUTELSAT 65 West A satellite to support the launch of a white label DTH platform across the Caribbean and the Andean region. Ultra DTH will leverage […]
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By Expat • 4K UHD, Eutelsat, South America, The Caribbean • Tags: 4K UHD, DTH, Eutelsat 65° West