Cloud video specialist Vidmind has capitalised on the investment of $30 million from Russian retail group Trellas, by going live through digital TV platform TVzor. TVzor is using the Vidmind cloud-based, hybrid OTT/DTT platform as the foundation for a new ‘primary’ TV service in Russia. Trellas says it is also committed to a follow-on investment […]
Deutsche Telekom has reported that earnings rose sharply in Q2, driven by the strong performance of its US subsidiary. “It’s harvest time for Deutsche Telekom on both sides of the Atlantic,” the group said in a statement. Net profit rose by 34.2 per cent to €711 million in the period from April to June. Underlying […]
Charlie Ergen’s DISH Network DTH pay-TV operation will offer an OTT service later this year using Disney-owned networks. Ergen told analysts on his Q2 results conference call that the service would appeal to college kids living away from home and young people who do not live at the same place al the time. Ergen said […]
International Launch Services (ILS) could see the troubled Proton rocket system back in use this autumn. ILS is expected to form its own Failure Review Board in September to examine the evidence and assess the results of Russia’s own examination of the probable cause of a catastrophic launch failure which occurred in May. That failure […]
Online movie service FlixFling has signed a distribution deal with Warner Bros Home Entertainment for the studio’s new-release and catalogue EST titles with cloud-based content ownership ecosystem UltraViolet compatibility. FlixFling will add an extensive range of Warner movies and TV titles, including The Lego Movie, Man of Steel, Pacific Rim and the Harry Potter series. […]
A ‘millennium generation’ of 14 and 15 year olds are the most technology-savvy in the UK, according to Ofcom research, which shows that after our teens our digital confidence begins a long decline. Teens born at the
Liquid-crystal-display television (LCD TV) panels enjoyed unexpected growth in the first half of this year, tied to enthusiastic TV viewing because of the World Cup and other factors that benefited the market, according to a report from IHS. Global LCD TV panel shipments during the first six months of 2014 rose 3 per cent from […]
blinkx, the Internet Media platform, has announced the launch of a new consumer product, Skyrocket Player. A downloadable Windows application, Skyrocket Player allows for seamless online video viewing directly on a user’s desktop while working, browsing the Web or gaming. blinkx is currently developing a version of Skyrocket Player for mobile devices. A floating player […]
Mobile browser Stream Web has released a new social network with their Public Stream, an anonymous social feed of what everyone in the app is sharing in real time, creating a social network for pure content discovery. Unlike other web browsers where each individual is browsing in isolation, Stream Web users come to the app […]
Visual Data Media Services (VDMS), a data centric facility that supports the creation, transformation, management, and distribution of content for all media and broadcast platforms, has earned iTunes certification from Apple to create feature content media for delivery to iTunes. VDMS has been delivering Television content to iTunes since 2011, but this expanded certification will […]