Easel TV, the multi-screen video software company, has launched a new version of its Suggested TV video platform with enhanced web based publishing and service management tools. The service, which is used by Curzon and All3Media, allows consumers to buy a film or programme on a range of devices and instantly see and pick up […]
Babylon Media Company has signed a contract for the lease of one transponder on Yahlive, the UAE-based satellite broadcasting company. With 13 TV channels already on Yahlive including Korek TV and Kanal 4 TV, Babylon Media Company plans to add at least four more exclusive TV channels on Yahlive’s East beam. With the additions of […]
YuMe, a of digital video brand advertising solutions, has struck an exclusive partnership with TV manufacturer Vestel, and launched with a major branding campaign for O2. The campaign debuts YuMe Captivate, a new ad unit designed specifically for Connected TV. In addition to premiering the YuMe Captivate ad unit on CTVs, O2 is also the […]
Scripps Networks UK & EMEA ha announced that Travel Channel has launched on one of the largest cable providers in Macedonia, blizoo Macedonia, the subsidiary of the Telekom Austria Group. Travel Channel will be made available immediately to all blizoo customers subscribed to the digital basic package. Fine Living, which showcases innovative home and designs […]
Omnitron Systems, WebNMS and VeEX are showcasing their service orchestration solution for Carrier Ethernet (CE) 2.0 Services at the Metro Ethernet Forum (MEF) GEN14 event in Washington, DC. The MEF GEN14 event organisers selected the solution by the three partners for the GEN14 Proof of Concept Showcase, based on the solution’s innovation and ecosystem collaboration. […]
US DTH operator DirecTV has become the first multi-channel video provider to offer 4K Ultra-HD programming direct to customers’ TVs. Available immediately, DirecTV is offering a variety of new releases, popular films and nature documentaries in 4K, teaming up with Samsung as its exclusive CE 4K UHD launch partner. Customers who have DirecTV’s Genie HD […]
A number of leading companies from the online video ecosystem are jointly to form the Streaming Video Alliance with the aim of facilitating the creation of architecture, standards and best practices that will scale the infrastructure for online video and improve efficiency for all providers in the ecosystem while preserving a high quality experience for […]
FreeWheel has published its Q3/14 Video Monetisation Report: Digital TV’s Time is Now. After having been touted as an integral part of TV’s future for some time, FreeWheel believes it is now clear from the behaviour of consumers, publishers, advertisers, and investors that digital video is paramount to the future of TV. Since last year […]
The Board of Italian broadcaster RTI (Mediaset) has approved the transfer of the pay-TV activities to a new company, Mediaset Premium Spa, which will be operational from December 1st. By December, Spanish operator Telefonica (through its subsidiary Telefónica de Contenidos) will acquire – as announced in July – a 11.1 per cent stake in the […]
Ratings agency Nielsen has been under fire for not keeping up with new distribution platforms and has now admitted it needs to develop new measurements to take into account total viewers for a channel or show across platforms. Megan Clarken, Nielsen’s executive vice president of global product leadership, blogged that consensus need to be found on measure for: […]