France Télévisions’ new ob van

France Télévisions recently put into operation its new production OB truck, the UM1. Based on a hybrid SDI/IP architecture, it provides UHD and HDR images thanks to a capacity of [...]

L’Equipe is live with BCE’s remote voice-over solution: Holovox

Delivering each week more and more live video content to its viewers, L’Equipe successfully launched its OTT platform. More live content means more live comments, and in these pandemic times [...]

The rise of virtualization to enhance the media world

In this era of incrementing digitalization, the virtual environments which simplify the efficient distribution, management, processing, storage, and transmission of data have increasingly demanding roles to play in meeting the [...]

SATIS TV 2020 Conclusion

For its 2020 edition, SATIS, a major event for audiovisual technologies, has setup SATIS TV, the first event channel dedicated to the audiovisual sectors. Let’s look back on this event [...]

The Parliament is On Air during the pandemic

Take a tour inside the Parliament with Xavier Thillen, Head of Production & Digital Media Operations at BCE. Following the sanitary measures from the Covid-19 crisis, the Luxembourg Parliament moved [...]

Replay: #Coronavirus Global Response International Pledging Conference

BCE and Freecaster streamed online the European Commission Coronavirus Global Response initiative. BCE teams are proud of supporting the European Commission for its online video streaming undertakings. Altogether, the European [...]

BCE equips the BTS Audiovisual Henri Martin of Saint-Quentin

Following a public call for tender, BCE was selected for the renovation of all the equipment of the BTS Audiovisual Henri Martin, with an IP architecture allowing the interconnection of [...]

(R)evolution in the digital media world

While the media world goes digital, Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE), part of the RTL Group, the European media leader that operates TV and radio channels as well as production companies [...]

Watch Asteroid Day Live

Viewers around the world are receiving a month of programming in celebration of Asteroid Day, the official United Nations day of education and awareness about asteroids, thanks to a partnership [...]

Online video platform for MXGP-TV

A project by Freecaster, a BCE subsidiary. Reaching a worldwide audience is nowadays possible thanks to live streaming. The proliferation of connected devices is an opportunity for rights holders to [...]

Streaming the Tomorrowland vibes globally

A project by Freecaster, a BCE subsidiary. Live video streaming and distribution by Freecaster Tomorrowland selected Freecaster (a BCE partner) for live streaming its 2018 festival on the international scene. [...]

Antenne Réunion upgrades its TV Traffic Solutions to Catch-up with BCE

Leading multimedia group of Reunion Island, Antenne Réunion upgraded its TV Traffic Solutions to suit its OTT and catch-up services. Antenne Réunion Télévision is a leading proximity and general TV [...]

Digitisation and Live Broadcast over IP for the FEI

The FEI is the world governing body of equestrian sport. It exists to ensure that events are conducted in a fair, consistent and structured way across the globe and that [...]

Pioneers of the IP media world

BCE is moving to its new premises: RTL City. In this page you will find information about the actual activities in RTL City as well as links to videos, cases [...]

BCE at the Digital Studio Awards 2017

Digital Studio Awards 2017 This year at the Digital Studio Awards, BCE presented its new IP-based premises at the Cocktail/Networking event before the dinner of the Digital Studio Awards Gala. [...]

Integration of franceinfo: the French public news channel

In May 2016, following a call for tender, Radio France selected BCE for the integration of the French public news channel "franceinfo:" in its premises. "For us this project is [...]

File-based production system for HRT

Following a call-for-tender, Broadcasting Center Europe (BCE) was selected in January 2016 by HRT for the integration of a file-based production system. Based on a digital archive infrastructure with Media [...]

Audiovisual infrastructure for the Creative mine

Arenberg, a prestigious UNESCO World Heritage mining site, began its conversion into a cinema and audiovisual site where science, economy and culture would meet: The Creative Mine. This future centre [...]

On-site digitisation services for the Qatar Olympic Committee

For one of their large-scale projects in Qatar, EVS asked BCE to find a solution to do on-site digitisation for their customer. Local content digitisation The Qatar Olympic Committee was [...]

Channel management multi-function tools for Antenne Réunion

Leading multimedia group of Reunion Island, Antenne Réunion wanted new channel management tools perfectly integrated into their television and internet workflow, including catch-up services. Antenne Réunion Télévision is a leading [...]

Broadcasting centre in London for MTG

Following the installation of MTGs multi-playout centre in Latvia, BCE was selected for the installation of their broadcasting centre in London. Modern Times Group (MTG), an international company which produces, [...]

Tapeless turnkey TV solution with digitisation services for EBC

Working with strong partners such as Grass Valley®, Oracle® (Front Porch Digital®), Aveco® and Octopus®, BCE was in charge of the integration of a newsroom, post-production editing rooms, a broadcast [...]

Decentralised TV Services

Back in the days of analog television and tapes, media was ruled by transporters ensuring the moving of content and by strong media players with the possibility to afford heavy [...]

20000 music video clips digitised for M6

M6 chose BCE for its professional work and fast delivery of the digitised content. With its mass digitisation platform and new in-house developments automating the complete process, BCE has digitised [...]

Conference centre multimedia infrastructure

The European Union recently upgraded its meeting and congress conference centre located in Luxembourg Kirchberg (CCK). The multimedia infrastructure, the broadcast facilities and the digital signage were installed by BCE. [...]

Turnkey Television channel for L’Equipe 21

L’Equipe 21 asked BCE to realize the full installation of their new DVB-T channel. Back in 2012, the company was moving its headquarters from Issy-Les-Moulineaux to a brand new building […]

The shift to HD in a file-based environment

In 2010, Arte’s headquarters located in Strasbourg decided to modernise its facilities with the shift to HD in a file-based environment. Following a European tender, BCE (Broadcasting Center Europe) was appointed [...]

Multicast infrastructure with synchronized digital archives

In April 2009, BCE was selected in a tender procedure among five systems integrators for the installation of a multicast infrastructure in Latvia, the duplication of several thousands of frequency [...]

High availability website hosting for Euronews

Following its website expansion to 10 languages versions with different content and the setup of a video on demand offer for their visitors, euronews needed a high availability website that [...]

Comprehensive IT and Telecom services

FremantleMedia relies on BCE to take care of the management of its IT and Telecom services at its 25 sites. FremantleMedia, one of the largest creators and producers of entertainment [...]

Digitisation infrastructure turnkey solution for the European Parliament in Brussels

Following the public call for tender, the European Parliament selected BCE for the complete installation of its digitisation infrastructure, its public access and for the digitisation of video content with [...]

Broadcast Design and Branding for RTL Letzebuerg

The success of a television channel starts with its broadcast design and branding. More than nice graphics, we focus on creating a real brand that matches your contents and audience. [...]

BCE installs ArcelorMittal university in Luxembourg

In 2008, ArcelorMittal decided to build its ArcelorMittal university with “state of the art” multimedia installations. BCE provided its engineering expertise in multimedia infrastructure and realised top quality work for [...]

Nova television turnkey tapeless solution

Nova Television was established in 1994. In 2000 it became 100% property of “Antenna Bulgaria”. On July 18, 2003 Nova Television was granted a license for national airing of the [...]

Integration of RTL Lëtzebuerg Newsroom

BCE’s challenge was to update the old RTL Lëtzebuerg newsroom to today’s requirements with a multiplication of digital format entries (MPEG, MOV, MP4, H264, etc..) and to give the same [...]

Archives digitisation for the CNA Luxembourg

Keep the CNA audio and video archives safe from negative time impact with BCE's archives digitisation services. Created in 1989, the Centre national de l’audiovisuel (CNA) has the mission to [...]