ABOX42 GmbH, a leading supplier of OTT, IPTV and Hybrid SmartSTB platforms, today announced that Deutsche Glasfaser GmbH, the leading German fiber-to-the-home (FttH) network provider, selected the ABOX42 M-Series SmartSTB platform including the ABOX42 advanced DVB feature set for its ‘DGTV’ service. The DGTV service will include around 100 SD channels, 50 HD and 100 […]
One of the most important private stations in Jordan, Roya TV, has chosen VSNSPIDER as the platform for its workflow, with the complete News & Live Production solution VSNNEWS as its main work tool. This way, Roya TV renewed its trust in VSN, since in 2011 it had already acquired some of its solutions, such […]
Reflecting the rise of new ways for watching television, BARB – the body that provides official viewing figures for UK television audiences – has confirmed the deployment of a new measurement technique that captures panellists’ viewing on iPad and Android tablets. The measurement solution has been developed
Findings from a global survey of media executives conducted by satellite services provider Intelsat has revealed that 4K Ultra High Definition Television (4K UHDTV) is headed for broad adoption, Intelsat notes that since it was first announced has been met with both excitement and scepticism within and outside of the media industry, but the signs […]
PayWizard, specialist in next generation subscriber management for multiscreen pay-TV, is powering payments for Curzon’s Video on Demand (VOD) service Curzon Home Cinema. As the chosen payment provider for the Curzon Home Cinema service, PayWizard makes it easy for Curzon viewers to pay for the films they want, when they want, across a number of […]
ContentWise, the personalisation, discovery and recommendations solution for digital TV content, has been selected by maxdome to power personalised recommendation and discovery for its online Video on Demand (VoD) service. The ContentWise solution enables maxdome to deliver more compelling TV experiences across devices, with personalised streams created to match viewer behavior, context and preferences. As […]
The Australian telecommunications industry has sought formal regulatory approval to launch a ‘Follow-the-Money’ strategy that will act to reduce the economic incentive to promote or facilitate online copyright infringement in Australia. Trade body the Communications Alliance has lodged an application with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for an authorisation that would enable telco […]
Roku has announced the expansion of its international presence with the introduction of the Roku Powered programme. Aimed at Pay TV service providers outside of the US, Roku is now licensing the technology that powers its streaming platform to enable “There has been incredible demand from Pay TV providers for a simple way to address […]
According to French daily Le Figaro, Netflix, which launches September 15th in France, will be hit by the extension of CNC tax on VoD being extended to overseas companies. The Centre national du cinéma et de l’image animée (CNC) has widened the 2% tax on VoD operators to those that are based abroad and have […]
Hundreds of hours of Channel 4 TV series, including global hit franchise The Inbetweeners, will be available to buy on streaming service blinkbox in the UK and Ireland after the broadcaster signed a major content deal. Customers can buy the three Inbetweeners TV series and rent or buy the first hugely successful The Inbetweeners Movie […]