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SIS LIVE Expand In Middle East With Tr-uPod
SIS LIVE have been selected by Sky News Arabia (SNA) to supply multiple flyaway systems and ongoing technical support for key parts of their contribution services across the Middle East and North Africa. They will also provide additional remote control ﬁxed links in key regional bureau locations, including a 1.2m Tr-uPod. In addition to the sale of products, the company have also secured part of the satellite capacity requirements for SNA. SIS LIVE have signiﬁcantly increased their satellite pool with premium ﬁxed Intelsat and Eutelsat space, and will be supplying a signiﬁcant amount of additional capacity for SNA’s contribution feeds in the Middle East territory. Sky News Arabia is a new, free-to-air Arabic-language news channel which will launch to viewers across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region in Spring 2012. Based in Abu Dhabi, Sky News Arabia will operate under the Sky News brand, providing comprehensive coverage of the regional and international news agenda through a 24-hour channel oﬀering rolling news and current aﬀairs programming, as well as a video-rich website and mobile applications. David Meynell, Managing Director, SIS LIVE said: “This is a strategically important deal for both parties and we are excited to conﬁrm our venture into this important territory. We are conﬁdent that this will open up new avenues to promote and sell our awardwinning product range in the region and to other major broadcasters.” The Tr-uPod is an exceptionally ﬂexible, compact satellite uplink system with tool-less assembly, available fully automated or with simple manual operation. All size antennas pack to IATA compliant cases which can be ﬂown as standard airline baggage and easily carried over rough terrain. The robust, high stability tripod system can be set up within minutes and in automated mode, using SIS LIVE’s in-house diﬀerential antenna control system, will ﬁnd any satellite in an instant. Tr-uPod can also be used with SIS LIVE’s award winning control software and interface. This is available either as a two button system with a small display integrated onto the antenna base or using a plugin laptop. Lew Dias, Launch Design Specialist, Sky News Arabia said: “We saw SIS LIVE’s market leading satellite products at the IBC conference in Amsterdam and were extremely impressed with the technical capabilities, robust build and competitive pricing of the TruPod ﬂyaway system. These features, combined with the creditable reputation and extensive experience of SIS LIVE, made it the system of choice to meet our demanding requirements.” ■

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