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Digital TV Labs
HbbTV 2.0 Test
GBR: Digital TV Labs has
announced the world's ﬁrst
HbbTV 2.0 Test Suite which will
be developed to support Digital
UK's next generation Freeview
connected service.
The contract includes the provision
of Digital TV Labs Ligada iSuite
test tool and test material
covering components of HbbTV
2.0 (the latest version of the ETSI
standard), DVB DASH, Microsoft
PlayReady DRM, HTML5 as well
as those speciﬁc to the Freeview
broadcast and IP hybrid service.

EBS Expands
With DVBLogic
GBR: EBS, a leading full-service
provider of EPG data for platforms
and channels worldwide, has
announced that it has expanded
its relationship with DVBLogic, a
cutting-edge provider of live and
recorded TV solutions for Windows,
desktop Linux, Raspberry Pi
and NAS platforms. DVBLogic is
including EBS' Pawa listings data
as part of its new DVBLink software
release, which includes TV Adviser,
a sophisticated recommendation
engine.

Dejero LIVE+
GoBox Transmitter
CAN:
Dejero,
award-winning
creator of newsgathering products,
has announced the LIVE+ GoBox
- a professional-grade mobile
transmitter for newsgathering
professionals and video content
contributors on the move.
Dejero's
newest
portable
transmitter is the company's
most versatile and rugged to
date, enabling mobile journalists
to broadcast live from virtually
anywhere with bonded cellular,
Wi-Fi, and portable satellite
connections, or record up to
40 hours of HD video for later
broadcast.

Yahlive Adds African Channel
A

new station from Africa has joined
Yahlive's growing portfolio of
channels broadcasting from the East
Beam across the Levant, GCC and South
West Asia.
With this addition, Yahlive aims
to cater the African communities,
another key audience, and further
drive success into 2015.
Focused on delivering the very
best entertainment programming for
audiences across the African Diaspora
as well as lovers of world beat music,
Clouds TV International will contribute
to continuing expansion of Yahlive's
geographical and viewer traction
across the priority East Beam region.
Sami Boustany, CEO of Yahlive,
said: "We are delighted Clouds TV
International has joined Yahlive's
fast growing satellite platform. We

Sami Boustan, CEO of Yahlive

continue to select channel partners
based on the quality of their
programming, whilst serving our
diverse and culturally rich viewers.
"As a result, the new addition is
consistent with the company's ongoing
growth trajectory and in line with the
East Beam's strategic focus to meet
the needs of regional audiences across
the Middle East, North Africa and

South West Asia."
The addition is also a demonstration
of Yahlive's ongoing commitment
to cater for diverse cultures and
interests, bringing on board the most
in-demand entertainment channels.
Yahlive is a joint venture company
between
Yahsat,
the
United
Arab
Emirates-based
satellite
communications company.

Jordanian Public Broadcaster
Purchases GV Technology
T

he Jordan Radio and Television
Corporation (JRTV) is a public
broadcaster that simulcasts three
programmes on terrestrial and
satellite and functions as the primary
broadcaster for Jordan in the Middle
East, reaching millions with breaking
news.
To improve its overall broadcast

K2 Summit 3G Transmission Client

infrastructure, JRTV turned to Grass
Valley for new routing, production
switching and server technologies.
The broadcaster purchased a
solution that includes ﬁve 3G-ready
K2 Summit transmission client media
servers and a master control suite
that includes a router and multiviewer
controlled by a new Jupiter routing

switcher control solution.
At its core, the K2 Summit
transmission client is built for missioncritical operations by delivering
24/7/365
reliability
with
two
bidirectional channels and two playout
channels, upgradable to three.
Jupiter routing control combines
hardware and software that gives JRTV
full management of all its devices with
the simple touch of a button on the
Jupiter network.
Jupiter interfaces with the master
control switcher to give JRTV a range
of ﬂexibility, including the ability
for up to eight on-air keys and four
audio voiceovers, as well as support
for a multitude of audio channels and
branding sources.
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