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Panasonic Deepens UNESCO Partnership

by Tom Allen

Panasonic has installed a full AV solution at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, in Room 1 – the centre’s largest conference room. Room 1 seats about 1,000 people. Panasonic supplied a PT-DZ21KEJ projector; AK-HC1800G …

Ingram Takes Canon

by Tom Allen

Canon projectors are now being distributed by Ingram Micro, in France.

Ateme Powers French 4k Channel

by Tom Allen

MCS TV (Altice Group), of France, has chosen to use Ateme’s Titan software compression solution for its new UltraHD channel. The channel will be launched on cable and optical fibre networks in France, before …

Eizo Kraafts a Perfect Game

by Tom Allen

Kraaft is a gaming venue in France, with brands BarKraaft and Kraaft by Hub. Here, gamers can come together to eat, drink, chat and – of course – play! The company, which is expanding …

Dell/Ingram Deal Reaches France

by Tom Allen

Dell has extended its ongoing partnership with Ingram Micro to France. By the end of the winter, Ingram will be able to distribute Dell’s full product portfolio in the country. Ingram joins Tech Data …

France Allocates Budget for MPEG Switch

by Tom Allen

ANFR, the French communications regulator, has allocated an €82 million budget, to help viewers migrate from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 AVC on the DTT platform. The switch must occur before the 5th April. It is …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| MPEG 2| MPEG4 (H.264 AVC)| Vol 22 - Issue 49

Satis Adds VR Area

by Tom Allen

Despite the terror attacks in Paris this month, the Satis show went ahead at the Porte de Versailles last week. The show is dedicated to professional AV, and was attended by more than 12,100 …

Fransat is All HD

by Milos Pavlovic

Free-to-view French satellite platform, Fransat, will begin to broadcast all of its channels in HD from the 1st December. They will be simulcast in SD until April 2016, at the same time as the …

Tags:France| HDTV| Large Display Monitor| Satellite| Vol 22 - Issue 47

France Begins DTT Information Campaign

by Tom Allen

France’s Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANFR) has launched an information campaign on the country’s upcoming digital transition. DTT services will be moved from MPEG-2/MPEG-4 AVC to purely MPEG-4 AVC. The transition will take place …

Tags:France| Large Display Monitor| MPEG 2| MPEG4 (H.264 AVC)| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Roku Takes on Exertis

by Tom Allen

Roku has appointed Exertis Banque Magnétique as its distributor in France.

Tags:Exertis| France| Large Display Monitor| Roku| Vol 22 - Issue 47

Titan Live Powers Festival 4k

by Tom Allen

The Festival 4k UltraHD channel (‘Festival 4k’ Channel Exceeds DCI-4k), by Brava Media, has technical support provided by Basmedia. Recently, Ateme revealed that Basmedia is using its Titan Live software-based encoder-transcoder to run the …

CSA Supports T2 and HEVC

by Tom Allen

The CSA, the French regulator, has supported a proposal from the Senate, which calls for the introduction of the DVB-T2 and HEVC platforms for UltraHD services. The CSA supports the use of these platforms …