Advanced Television

Downton Abbey set for ITV Encore

UK commercial broadcaster ITV has confirmed that fans of the award-winning series, Downton Abbey, will have the chance to watch all five series again from the very beginning. ITV Encore, an exclusive Sky subscription channel dedicated to the very best of British drama, will air Downton Abbey from Series One in January 2015. Written and […]

January 7, 2015

Rovi Video reaches 70 countries

Rovi has announced at CES that Rovi Video is now available in more countries than any other major provider. Recently reaching a milestone of covering 70 countries, Rovi Video is a resource for international metadata on TV programmes, movies, celebrities and sporting events. Powering applications and devices for discovery of media and entertainment content, Rovi […]

January 7, 2015

DirecTV wins CES “Innovation Award”

The CES 2015 Innovation Award has gone to DirecTV for its 4K Ultra HDTV VoD service, which utilises the RVU Alliance’s Remote User Interface which allows direct decoding of the 4K video and User Interface on RVU compliant TVs, removing the need for a separate 4K set-top box. The RVU guidelines and certification program were […]

January 7, 2015By Chris Forrester

Record audience for Sky Sports World Darts

Sky Sports has announced more viewers than ever before watched its coverage of the 2015 William Hill World Darts Championship, including more than 1.7 million viewers tuning in to the final which was won by Scotland’s Gary Anderson who beat Phil Taylor 7-6 in an epic encounter on January 4th. The record audience for the […]

January 7, 2015By Nik Roseveare

Verimatrix and Broadcom collaborate

Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, has announced a collaboration with Broadcom to provide a comprehensive revenue security solution for ultra-HD video services. As a key component of that effort, the Verimatrix VideoMark forensic watermarking technology is now being introduced as an embedded security […]

January 7, 2015

ACCESS, ZapperBox, Entropic partner on HDMI dongle

ACCESS, a global provider of advanced software technologies, has integrated its NetFront Living Connect 3.1 media sharing solution with support for DLNA VidiPath onto the Zip-R HDMI stick-based IP client solution from ZapperBox. The Zip-R stick is based on the EN7589 chipset solution from Entropic, an expert in semiconductor solutions for the connected home. This […]

January 7, 2015

Germany’s Moviepilot.de chooses Kaltura player

Kaltura, a  video technology platform, has been selected by Moviepilot.de, owned by Webedia, to power video on the site.  Moviepilot.de is leveraging the Kaltura HTML5 video player and mobile advertising tools to reach its audience on any device. Moviepilot.de serves as a place to discover, discuss, and read about upcoming movies and TV shows. The […]

January 7, 2015

Deloitte: Netflix impact exaggerated

Subscription video-streaming services like Netflix may be booming but their impact on pay-TV broadcasters such as Sky has been “greatly exaggerated”, according to Deloitte. The consulting firm forecasts online subscription video on demand (SVoD) will generate

January 6, 2015

Industry majors form UHD Alliance

Leading Hollywood studios, consumer electronics brands, content distributors, post-production and technology companies have combined to launch the UHD (Ultra High Definition) Alliance – a new coalition of companies united to set the bar for next generation video entertainment by establishing new standards to support innovation in video technologies including 4K and higher resolutions, high dynamic […]

January 6, 2015By Colin Mann

Digital boosts UK video spend

According to findings from the British Video Association, the UK video entertainment market is buoyant, with total spending just under £2.2 billion, similar to 2013. Digital continues to boost the video entertainment market with a 30 per cent growth in 2014. Consumers prefer to own their videos Buying videos to own and keep is overwhelmingly […]

January 6, 2015By Colin Mann