5G Broadcast demonstrates emergency warning capabilities for public safety in Estonia

02.10.2023

Levira and Rohde & Schwarz have demonstrated 5G Broadcast capabilities for public safety during the CREVEX 2023 crisis training exercise in Estonia. The Government Office of Estonia conducted the CREVEX 2023 complex exercise to train and test nationwide emergency response capabilities. CREVEX 2023 large-scale evacuation test was carried out on September...

Levira introduces transport stream ad insertion with Starfish

16.03.2023

Starfish Technologies, a pioneer in transport streaming processing, has supplied its patented transport stream processing technology to Levira, based in Tallinn, Estonia. Among the applications is the ability to splice content, such as targeted commercials, into live streams without the need to decode and recode. Levira operates one of the largest...

The English-Language Polish TV Channel TVP World Was Added to the Estonian Free-to-Air Channels

29.06.2022

From Tuesday, June 28th, the English-language channel TVP World of the Polish public television company Telewizja Polska (TVP) will be broadcast in Estonia. “It is a great pleasure to see that another international news and information channel is being added to free-to-air broadcasting, which will enrich the choices of free-to-air TV...

Need for balance – how to match your TV channel business model with the playout technologies and services available? What about taking back the control?

02.12.2021

At the end of 2021, and for the foreseeable future, both national and international TV broadcasters face the challenges of how to find the balance between fast-changing external market forces, the business model chosen, and the technologies implemented to gain market success. In the real world, there are always discrepancies between...

Levira’s showcase at BaM Live! with the focus on cutting-edge media technology

30.11.2020

Levira will step up at IABM’s BaM Live! go-to virtual event on Wednesday 2nd of December 2020 at 2.30 pm GMT time, when we will hold a workshop “Designing high reliability media distribution network – lessons learned”. In the event, Levira will technically open up its pan-European media distribution network with...

FIBA complimented Estonian basketball for switching to e-championships

30.04.2020

The emergency situation declared due to the coronavirus outbreak put an abrupt end to the basketball season in Estonia, but thanks to an innovative approach, clubs are continuing the season in a basketball esports league as of April 22. All clubs competing in the highest division of Estonian basketball – BC...

Levira opts for telecommuting, all services are operational

13.03.2020

Levira AS has decided to switch to telecommuting, based on risk analysis and the government’s recommendations. All of Levira’s services will be operating normally, which includes national radio and TV broadcasting, media services, and the data center. However, as of 13 March 2020, the Tallinn TV Tower will be closed to...

Levira is live streaming beautiful views of Estonia

14.02.2020

AS Levira launched on its website two free live streams from SkyView cameras. The first one, a panorama camera, started streaming at the turn of the year and is located as high as 279 metres in the Tallinn TV Tower. The other one is at 226 metres at Kohtla-Nõmme transmitter tower,...

Veiko Sepp joins Levira as Executive Vice President of Sales and Member of the Board

03.02.2020

Levira welcomes its new Executive Vice President of Sales and Member of the Board Veiko Sepp, whose previous work experience includes management of Ericsson’s Baltic organizations as well as mentoring and business consultancy for startups. “During his long career, Veiko Sepp has initiated and implemented numerous successful projects, including the launch...

Levira and Pixellot Introduce AI-automated Sports Production to All Estonian and Latvian Basketball Leagues

25.09.2019

Starting this season, all games from the men and women Estonian and Latvian leagues will be broadcast on television and streamed over the web AS Levira, Estonia’s leading TV and radio network operator, and Pixellot, the worldwide leader in AI-automated sports production have signed an exclusive, long-term production agreement with the...