For decades the various bosses at Egypt’s giant public broadcaster, the Egyptian Radio & Television Union, have called for a reduction in staffing numbers. At the same time the various Chairman of the ERTU – and its government paymaster – have bemoaned the high absenteeism at the broadcaster where seemingly thousands are paid but never […]
South Korea’s LG Electronics has won an unprecedented 10 Innovation Awards for the Consumer Electronics Association’s (CES) 2015 event. The honours will be awarded during the CES show at Las Vegas in early January. The awards came in four categories: Home Appliances, Computer Peripherals, Video Displays and Wireless Handsets. CES Innovation Award winners for 2015 […]
During its Council of Governors Meeting concluding the CASBAA Convention 2014, CASBAA announced the election of Frank Rittman of the Motion Picture Association to its Board of Directors. “CASBAA is looking forward to having Frank Rittman’s vast experience in dealing with IP and regulatory issues across the Asia Pacific region,” said Marcel Fenez, Chairman, CASBAA. […]
Farncombe, a provider of specialist technology and operational services, has enhanced its portfolio of security audits with a service designed to help VoD providers and broadcasters secure Ultra-HD content. The MovieLabs’ specification for enhanced content protection for Ultra-HD and other next generation video content contains a number of recognisable technologies – such as hardware root […]
Limelight Networks, a specialist in digital content delivery, has announced the Limelight Orchestrate Solution for gaming. The cloud-based solution offers an integrated approach supporting the development, promotion, distribution, play, and update of games for a global audience. Nintendo of Europe has taken on the herculean task of integrating numerous regional websites in eight languages. Its […]
When the New York Racing Association (NYRA) began gearing up for the Belmont Stakes Races in June, it turned to ATEME for its encoding technology expertise and the video quality of its Kyrion CM5000 to transmit the third race of the Triple Crown. Today, the association depends on the equipment to broadcast its high-value content […]
The GS Group investment and industry holding company has announced the launch of the first tablet computer designed for viewing satellite television Tricolor TV. The tablet features preinstalled specialised software that allows subscribers from the largest Russian satellite operator to have television viewing access from anywhere in their household with Wi-Fi signal reception. This technological […]
ADB has announced a “light version” of its successful and sophisticated pay-TV software for use on multiple screens – GraphyneTV. GraphyneTV, launched in May 2014, supports linear TV, DVR, on-demand, multi-room/multi-screen and OTT. As one of ADB´s newest products, GraphyneTV gives service providers a complete multi-screen client software solution for the delivery of linear, on-demand, […]
Amazon has confirmed it will not charge Prime Instant Video members who own a 4K compatible television a premium to stream Ultra-HD content. Michael Paull, Amazon’s Vice President of Digital Video said: “We want to be the best entertainment destination for customers. We’re confident that offering Ultra-HD content, whether it’s a TV series or a […]
Private equity firms Apax Partners and Bain Capital have made a €7.075 billion offer for the Portuguese assets of Oi, the Brazilian telecoms group, rivalling the €7.025 billion bid from Altice, the European cable group and the bid from Isabel dos Santos. Oi, the largest landline carrier in Brazil, said that the joint offer included […]