Playout services

iROKO chooses STN for playout

African TV platform iROKO has chosen Slovenia-based STN to provide playout and distribution services for its Nollywood entertainment channels via Eutelsat’s 5WA satellite with wide beam coverage over Africa. The iROKO Play and iROKO Plus channels will be delivered to viewers ofver digital-terrestrial TV across Africa. STN is providing redundant playout services, with graphics and […]

Competition Commission sets out terms for Red Bee investigation

The UK Competition Commission has set out the terms of its investigation into the acquisition of Red Bee Media by Ericsson, with a final report expected by March 16 next year.  The regulator will focus on the supply of outsourced linear playout services as it investigates the competition impact of the acquisition. Red Bee supplies […]