Harmonic has announced that its SUPRALink 1550 nm dense wave division multiplexing (DWDM) transport solution has been selected by the province of Salzburg, Austria, for an upgrade to its HFC cable infrastructure. The new deployment, the first of its kind in the region, will be implemented by Normann Engineering . Salzburg is in the process […]
The Digital Watermarking Alliance (DWA) has released key findings from a commissioned survey on piracy deterrence. The study, conducted by Interpret, aimed to determine whether the inclusion of Digital Serial Numbers (DSNs) in online content would deter illegal file sharing. The results showed that DSNs would deter illegal downloading among 33 per cent of the […]
From Colin Mann in Cologne ActiveVideo Networks has revealed that is to acquire interactive TV platforms and tools specialist Avinity Systems BV, bringing together two leading providers of cloud-based interactive TV platforms and applications, and expanding the reach and availability of the Web-based user experiences that are redefining interactive television (iTV 2.0). The transaction will […]
Victor Koo, CEO of online video-sharing portal Youku, says it can now guarantee more than RMB10 million of revenue each month, adding that year-on-year revenue growth for the previous month was 900 per cent. Youku’s application to the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) for a licence to provide 3G video services is […]
Chinese online video site Voole plans to release an HD online video service, “Lebo”, targeted at both television and computer users, before the end of the year. The new Internet home cinema online service will provide video on demand to computer or television users at full 1920×1080 HD resolution. So far Voole has established co-operative […]
From Colin Mann in Cologne NDS and EPG specialist Axel Springer Digital TV Guide are teaming up to promote personal TV – representing today's rich TV viewing experience enabled by t digital video recorders and electronic programme guides– to Germany's broadcasting, pay-TV and cable providers. In addition, the pair will share how today's advanced TV […]
RGB Networks, an expert in network video processing, is introducing its Dynamic Bandwidth Manager (DBM) to European cable operators, enabling them to dramatically expand their video-on-demand (VOD) offerings leveraging existing QAM and fibre infrastructure. Utilising RGB's DBM, the industry's pioneering VOD transrater, operators can deliver up to 50 per cent more VOD programming within existing […]
From Colin Mann in Cologne Motorola has unveiled a new cable headend solution for the European market, aimed at giving its customers more efficient, reliable, flexible and open standard headend architectures as they introduce bandwidth-hungry HD content. Developed specifically in response to the growing consumer demand for High Definition (HD) content, Motorola’s new cable headend […]
Arris and OpenTV have announced a turnkey digital advertising offering for cable and telco operators looking to revenues from advanced digital advertising services to effectively generate advertising revenues with a minimum of risk. The turnkey solution supports the advertising sales, insertion, reporting, campaign management, and related functions necessary for ad sales operations and is targeted […]
Appear TV, a global provider of next-generation head-ends for broadcast and IP television, has launched its Audio Levelling solution at ANGA. This solution is a plug-in for Appear TV's SC2000 and MC3000 ranges of high-density flexible head-ends. Appear TV's Audio Levelling solution enables the operator to individually, within the MPEG domain, adjust the audio level […]