MoCA has added four new OEMs with headquarters and operations in Africa and Asia. More than 40 per cent of membership in the Alliance is by companies outside the US with 21 of the 51 members of international origin. “MoCA is excited with the addition of these companies and welcomes them into our membership. Their […]
Sky’s TV streaming service, TV from Sky, has launched on Xbox One in the UK, allowing users to watch Sky shows via their Xbox One consoles. Sky TV customers taking advantage of Sky Go Extra or Sky Multiscreen will be able to watch Sky’s live and on demand content from a wide range of entertainment […]
The UK Government’s GREAT Britain campaign, Disney and Lucasfilm have announced a collaboration that celebrates the British inspiration, creativity and innovation involved in the Star Wars saga ahead of the December 17th UK cinema release of the highly anticipated Star Wars: The Force Awakens. A series of videos featuring British icons such as Sir Richard […]
joiz Group, the Zürich-based digital media company with broadcast and advertising technology subsidiaries, is strengthening its management team with the appointment of Antonius Salis to the role of Chief Business Development Officer. This new position has been created to drive global expansion for the company, identifying and developing opportunities for joiz Global’s unique community marketing […]
IBM is buying Clearleap, a provider of cloud based video services, to boost its cloud computing initiatives. Financial details were not disclosed. Clearleap will be integrated into the IBM Cloud platform to provide enterprises with a fast and easy way to manage, monetise and grow user video experiences and deliver them securely over the Web […]
Netflix will focus on developing its own content next year and aim to nearly double the number of original shows to 31 from 16, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos has vowed. The video-streaming giant has 10 feature films, 30 kids’ series, “about a dozen” feature documentaries, 10 stand-up specials and two documentary series in various […]
Advanced video compression solutions provider Thomson Video Networks – currently backed by the private equity partner Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners – has received a binding offer from video delivery infrastructure specialist Harmonic to acquire 100 per cent of the company for $75 million (€69m). The combined company would establish Harmonic with clear market share […]
Strategy Analytics believes that YouTube’s move to take on the likes of Netflix and Amazon with its own premium streaming service is doomed to fail.Mike Goodman, Director of Digital Media Strategies at Strategy Analytics, comments: “Although a premium subscription video service has long
Italian commercial broadcaster Mediaset has upgraded its Infinity video streaming service by adding content in Ultra HD and Dolby 5+1 audio. In a European first, Infinity has signed an exclusive output contract with Warner Bros for eight box office hits in 4K (“300”, “Polar Express”, “Sherlock Holmes”, “Edge of Tomorrow”, “The Great Gatsby”, “American Sniper”, […]
An Ampere Analysis’ report proposes and discusses three possible future scenarios if Netflix moved into advertising. The streaming video company has been at pains to point out it has no plans to make such a move, but Ampere Analysis anticipates that Netflix’s consistent 15 per cent YoY revenue growth of the last two years will […]