Globecast Australia Named In BRW Top 50 Most Innovative Companies

Globecast Australia was named in the top 20 [No. 19]  on the 2014 BRW list of the Top 50 Most Innovative Companies.

“The only broadcast services company to be named, this recognition places Globecast Australia at the forefront of innovation in Australia” said CEO Mr Simon Farnsworth. “This recognizes our constant quest to innovate technology to provide cutting edge broadcast services for our customers,” he continued.

This week Globecast Australia’s miniature camera technology was recognised internationally with FOX SPORTS’ Ref Cam receiving the Sportel Podium Award for Best Innovation at the prestigious awards in Monaco.

This year alone the company has launched GLOBESTREAM, the comprehensive new ‘Over The Top’ (OTT) Internet streaming service; partnered with Australian News Channel to launch Australia Channel – a subscription OTT service available internationally – comprising five channels including news, politics, business and sports news, as well as providing locally produced programming to international audiences; and partnered with LiveU as the exclusive Australian gateway for the LiveU mobile bandwidth content delivery solution.

Globecast Australia is the leading provider of broadcast services for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Specialising in live delivery of Standard and High Definition content at the cutting edge of broadcast technology, Globecast Australia’s internationally recognised Globecam is the world leader in live, point of view miniature camera technology.

With the largest Digital Satellite News and Sport Gathering fleet in Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands, the company’s main services are DTH satellite transmission including MPEG4 capability, International Fibre Distribution, Teleport Services, 24/7 Master Control, Mobile TV, Business TV, OTT and IPTV managed services, IP streaming and encoding, Global Satellite Monitoring and Disaster Recovery.