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  • SpeedCast renews relationship with Bloomberg Television

    SpeedCast renews relationship with Bloomberg Television

    Hong Kong based company SpeedCast has renewed the partnership agreement with Bloomberg Television, the global provider of financial information and business news. Speedcast is a leading broadband enabler of satellite based services.

    Under the terms of the agreement, Bloomberg Television’s live, around-the-clock financial information and business news will be available on SpeedCast Multimedia’s satellite-enabled services, NetTV and BizTV throughout Asia and the Middle East. The business video content will be delivered directly to end-users’ PCs 24 hours a day on a subscription basis.

    NetTV and BizTV’s subscribers can see Bloomberg Television content live from America Asia and Japan. They can also catch up on Bloomberg Headlines and the top Asian and world news. End users will enjoy SpeedCast’s unique browser that combines both video and audio content, together with data and search functions. They can select from four viewing modes: minimal, compact, standard and full screen display interfaces.

    Bloomberg’s content is delivered through satellite directly to last mile Internet connection or through corporate LANs. Speedcast CEO Thomas Choi said, “We are proud to carry on our long standing partnership with Bloomberg Television and deliver their focused and timely information via our platform.

    Bloomberg Television is one of the top five NetTV channels that demonstrate a track record of high traffic and help increase the stickiness of our media content. We believe the high quality authoritative streaming media content is the key to attract and retain viewership and to drive further revenue to Bloomberg and other content partners”.

    The SpeedCast network service is delivered via the AsiaSat 3S satellite, a geographical footprint covering more than two thirds of the world’s population.

    Bloomberg Television provides the most comprehensive coverage of fast-breaking money and business news, stock reports, world news, market updates, sport and weather in the world. Bloomberg has 1,500 reporters and editors based in 85 news bureaus worldwide, delivering news and analysis 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Bloomberg Television is part of the Bloomberg financial information network including Bloomberg Professional terminals, news wires, radio, magazines, book publishing and the Internet.

  • SpeedCast launches stream encryption system MediaVault

    SpeedCast launches stream encryption system MediaVault

    MediaVault, a live IP Stream encryption system, has just entered the market.

    Launched by SpeedCast, which provides satellite based content delivery services throughout Asia and the Middle East, MediaVault ensures that streaming media content that Internet service providers and content providers deliver to customers is provided with the necessary safeguards.

    The product uses the latest 128 bit key length advanced encryption system (AES). This way MediaVault protects both live
    multicast and unicast, as well as on-demand unicast streams against unauthroised access, according to a company press release. MediaVault currently supports the Microsoft Windows Media platform.

    Another advantage that MediaVault lays claim to is that it can be integrated into any streaming platform. This eliminates the hassle of having to modify the encoder, server. It also does away with the requirement for software on the client PC. There is also no need to figure out how to reconfigure the entire infrastructure. The company claims to have received an encouraging response from broadcasters, government agencies and educational institutions.

    MediaVault operators have the choice of either hardware or software based client access tokens which allow the system to easily integrate into existing streaming systems.

  • SpeedCast forges relationship with Radio Free Virgin

    SpeedCast forges relationship with Radio Free Virgin

    Music lovers all over the world can reap the benefits of the world’s largest listening post with Hong Kong based SpeedCast’s proposed alliance with Radio Free Virgin, a leading digital broadcasting company.

    Speedcast is a leading broadband enabler of satellite based services, which aims to become the leading broadband Internet and multimedia service provider with three satellite-enabled broadband services SpeedCast Broadband, SpeedCast Multimedia and SpeedCast Broadcast.

    Radio Free Virgin will be available on SpeedCast’s NetTV which started last week. It brings the listener music through digital distribution, both on and off the desktop. The company’s state-of-the-art, CD-quality streaming audio will be used by Internet Service Providers in Asia and the Middle East. They will distribute Radio Free Virgin’s premier music content and CD-quality stations.

    The Los Angeles based company’s music channels represent a combination of well-known brands, as well as original Radio Free Virgin programming. The music is a mix of pop, hip-hop, funk, reggae, jazz and rock.

    Speedcast hopes to connect with music buffs who want to keep themselves updated with happenings on the international music scene. Radio Free Virgin claims to offer unique programming that can’t be found on traditional radio. The company hopes the new relationship will help it penetrate the Asian markets. Speedcast’s NetTV delivers streaming multimedia video and audio content to the edge of the Internet, thus avoiding the problem of traffic getting blocked on the internet.

  • SpeedCast launches NetTV today

    SpeedCast launches NetTV today

    Leading broadband enabler SpeedCast launched NetTV today. The online multimedia service will serve the Pan-Asian region.

    NetTV will offer subscribers more than 20 channels of streaming multimedia programs. The network delivers streaming multimedia content directly into ISP networks, solving the hassles of Internet congestion. NetTV brings content closer than ever before to the end-user, to enable subscribers to enjoy high quality streaming audio and video content directly from their PCs.

    NetTV’s browser combines video and audio content and offers data and search functions. There are four viewing modes: minimal, compact, standard and full screen display interfaces. NetTV will enable ISPs increase subscriber base, as well as generate new revenue streams. ISPs that have formed partnerships with Speedcast, have a wide selection of premium audio and video content that they can choose from the NetTV package.

    NetTV is available for ISPs within the AsiaSat 3S satellite footprint that covers the entire Asia-Pacific region. The coverage area extends from Russia to New Zealand, Japan to India and Egypt. Based in Hong Kong, SpeedCast, which provides satellite based services throughout Asia, delivers the latest news, business, entertainment, lifestyle, cultural and sports content directly into ISP networks throughout Asia and the Middle East.

    Deutsche Welle, Eurosportnews, Radio Free Virgin, Hownew’s CCTV-4 channel, CETV and Asian News International (ANI) are the latest companies to partner SpeedCast. Its other partners include Bloomberg Television, Fashion TV and Channel NewsAsia. NetTV is the latest step in the company’s bid to become the leading broadband Internet and multimedia service provider.

    SpeedCast claims that NetTV has successfully aggregated world-class content providers to deliver branded audio, video and data content to qualified ISPs throughout the Asia Pacific and Middle East.