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Brazil's TV Record network selects SES for satellite distribution

by Darren Murph posted Dec 29th 2008 at 4:35AM

Brazil's longest running television network -- TV Record -- has just announced that it is selecting SES NEW SKIES for satellite distribution of its international and domestic content. The multi-year agreement will also enable the network to launch its first HDTV channel for broadcasting in Brazil, while the Record Internacional channel will be beamed to North America via the NSS-806 bird. There's no mention of a go-live date for the aforementioned HD channel, but we're hoping it won't keep eager Brazilians waiting for too long here -- the teasing is the worst part, you know.

South Americans countries hem and haw over HDTV standard

by Darren Murph posted Jan 6th 2007 at 7:13PM

While it's admittedly unfortunate that the world just can't agree on a single high definition broadcast format to use around the globe, boundaries have already been laid across most of the first world nations. Many South American countries, however, still haven't chosen which format to support, and proponents for both ISDB and DVB are lobbying intently to get their support business. As we suspected early last year, Brazil has finally made its choice, and will take in ISDB as it looks to create more local jobs by manufacturing the equipment from within in new construction factories. Brazilian officials were even able to solicit $2 billion in Japanese funding to erect a "local semiconductor factory be financed by Panasonic, Toshiba, NEC, and Sony." Argentina, however, wasn't swayed one way or the other by the snazzy presentations it saw, and enters 2007 with an "undecided" bid. So as unfortunate as it may be, it looks you'll probably be picking up a separate portable tuner for almost every nation you visit, but hey, at least some things are universal, right?

Brazil chooses ISDB for their digital broadcasts

by Matt Burns posted Jun 30th 2006 at 9:38AM

Brazil is happy. They have their plan for their digital TVs done. Japan is happy. Brazil choose Japan's expensive ISDB format. Everyone is happy - except Japanese soccer fans as Brazil beat them the other day but that is a whole different story.

This standard was chosen over ATSC and DVB. We used ATSC here in the States and it works fine, but ISDB has many benefits over our system; cost is not one of them. Brazil felt that the ISDB standard would fit their residents better now and in the future. This is the same system, by the way, that can send high-def video to your cell phone or car. The only downfall really is the cost. But then again if the States could avoid gas at three dollars a gallon and run entirely on ethanol like Brazil, then maybe we could be getting HDTV on our cell phones right now.

Brazil ponders HDTV standards

by Richard Lawler posted Mar 25th 2006 at 1:46PM

ISDB CoolnessWe've frequently fawned over DVB and Japan-only devices, now some of Brazil's top officials are doing the same thing. While Europe, Japan and the U.S. all use different standards for broadcasting high definition television, Brazil has not chosen yet. They will be visiting Korean companies like LG who are pushing the US standard, while Toshiba and Sony work together to promote the Japanese standard, and European companies pushing DVB before they make a decision.

According to the article, they are likely to choose the Japanese standard in return for significant investments to build manufacturing plants in Brazil.




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