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	The past, the present & the future In 1982, when cameraman Bernard Hesketh first used an electronic camera to capture events in the Falklands war instead of on film, it was clear that a new form of newsgathering was going to change the world of journalism. Electronic News Gathering (ENG) was to be a turning point. Helen Jameson reports. Click here to read the full article

GlobeCast provides Vatican's CTV with first-ever live HD contribution feed from Saint Peter's Square
GlobeCast announced at NAB 2007 that it successfully provided the first-ever live HD contribution service from Saint Peter's square to CTV (Centro Televisivo Vaticano - the official television station of the Vatican), on the occasion of Pope Benedict XVI's 80th birthday this past Sunday...

Global Security Asia 2007 draws a record number of international experts to biennial event
The increasingly complex question of homeland security took centre-stage at the recent Global Security Asia 2007 Show. Reflecting the importance of this growing area covering national security was the large turn-out of visitors to both the exhibition and conference...

Stratos reaches milestone of 3,000 BGAN Activations worldwide
Stratos Global Corp. (TSX: SGB), the leading global provider of advanced mobile and fixed-site remote communications solutions, announced it has reached the milestone of its 3,000th BGAN activation worldwide...

Intelsat assists UK digital switch over with distribution services to Arqiva
Intelsat has announced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar contract with Arqiva for satellite capacity to carry digital programming for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) following its digital switch over. Intelsat is providing space segment capacity on its IS-907 satellite at 332.5º E which Arqiva will use as part of its distribution solution to around 90 main terrestrial transmitter sites in the United Kingdom...

Another success story
On April 4–5 the 12th annual conference of operators and users of the Russian Federation satellite telecommunications network took place in Dubna. This forum was arranged by the state operator of satellite communications – the Russian Satellite Communications Company (RSCC). The conference is held annually near Moscow in the town of Dubna where the Dubna Satellite Communications Center (RSCC’ branch) - the largest teleport in Russia and eastern Europe - is situated...

Alexandria meeting seeks to strengthen international cooperation in emergency telecommunications
Tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, floods, landslides, forest fires - a spate of disasters in recent times has spelt havoc around the world, profoundly impacting its victims, their environment and their livelihoods. The poor, especially those living in remote and isolated areas, are the most vulnerable and disaster-prone, and international attention has inevitably focused on least developed countries and small island developing states...

The SpaceConnection taps Intelsat for global occasional use capacity
Intelsat announced that The SPACECONNECTION, Inc. signed a definitive agreement for global Occasional Use (OU) space segment capacity. The industry’s leading provider of OU space segment, SPACECONNECTION is extending its relationship for space segment capacity to support satellite newsgathering and television production services worldwide...

Globecomm introduces SkyBorne Mobile
At NAB 2007 in Las Vegas, Globecomm announced the introduction of SkyBorne Mobile, which extends the company's successful SkyBorne IPTV platform to deliver television programming to mobile and handheld devices. SkyBorne Mobile is a flexible, scalable media processing center for mobile TV, designed for cost-effective entry into mobile video services but using standards-based technologies to provide a clear forward path for growth...

GlobeCast uses Intelsat capacity to transmit Cricket World Cup 2007 to global viewers
Intelsat has announced that GlobeCast, a global content management and broadcast distribution company, selected Intelsat’s IS-9 and IS-904 satellites for contribution and distribution of the Cricket World Cup 2007, including all 51 matches. GlobeCast selected Intelsat’s satellites for their superior coverage of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean regions. In all, more than 600 hours of Cricket matches will be delivered...

ABS and Batelco team up
Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) and Batelco announced that they have entered into an agreement for capacity on the Southern Ku-band beam of the ABS-1 satellite at the 75E orbital location for VSAT services in the Middle East and Asia Pacific. ABS will also support Batelco further by providing a complete, triple redundancy, backup service using its own VSAT support center from its facilities located in Hong Kong, ABS’s Headquarters...