From storm chasers to a rocket scientist and even an orchestra conductor, find out how the citizens of the lightning capital of the world, Singapore co-exist with nature’s most spectacular light show. About the Show They call themselves the SG Stormtrackers. A daring group of men and women who hunt down lightning strikes during the […]
Continue ReadingMetService secures Al Jazeera as a new weather client
From January 2020, MetService will be providing weather graphics to Al Jazeera Media Network for their estimated global audience of 566 million households worldwide. A three-year contract has been signed between the Meteorological Service of New Zealand and Al Jazeera Media Network. MetService will provide the award-winning global news organisation with an innovative weather graphics […]
Continue ReadingWeather technology: NZ’s little-known export to Asia
Major Philippines broadcasters and China Southern Airlines are among clients from Asia using MetService’s weather technology – a little-known service export to the region. MetService is a household name for Kiwis as they decide what to wear in the morning or whether it’s safe to take to the road in challenging conditions. But its technology […]
Continue ReadingMetraWeather WeatherscapeXT™ News Updates at IBC 2017
MetraWeather executives Peter Lowe and Murray Charteris are meeting with customers at IBC 2017 and presenting developments in the WeatherscapeXT™ Black Edition weather graphics presentation platform. IBC is the world’s leading Conference & Exhibition for media, entertainment and technology professionals. It covers fifteen halls across the RAI in Amsterdam and this year plays host to […]
Continue ReadingMetraWeather returns to IBC 2016 with all-new IBCTV show and new features in Weatherscape XT
MetraWeather returns to IBC 2016 with fresh new contracts signed in Europe, Asia and Australia for its Weatherscape XT Black Edition weather graphics platform, an all-new live weather graphics show for IBCTV, and a host of new features that enable newsrooms to create compelling weather content that engages audiences. Public broadcasters in Australia and Thailand […]
Continue ReadingMetraWeather’s expansion in ASEAN is supporting newsbrands in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Australia
The escalating severity of extreme weather events across South East Asia is creating new challenges for a region often deeply impacted by the elements. Public safety communications and extreme weather forecasting is vital to building the region’s resilience. Local broadcasters are often in the best position to provide the location-specific weather information when and where […]
Continue ReadingTVB adds new dimension to its weather reporting with MetraWeather’s Weatherscape XT
Hong Kong, July 1st, 2012: Today Hong Kong’s leading free-to-air broadcaster, Television Broadcasts Limited (‘TVB’), launched a series of enhanced weather programmes featuring world-leading weather graphics system Weatherscape XT, from MetraWeather. In response to ever-increasing public interest in weather, meteorology, pollution, typhoons and other atmospheric conditions, TVB has been steadily expanding the frequency and sophistication […]
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