In May 2015, Hopster launched on Apple TV in the UK. Following positive reactions, Hopster is now launching on Apple TV in an additional 100 countries, and is already live in Australia, the Middle East, South East Asia, and India. Hopster on Apple TV offers users hundreds of hand-picked episodes of the best preschool shows […]
VTVCab, Vietnams leading cable operator, SmarDTV, a Kudelski Group company and Samsung Electronics, have announced that they will combine to bring to market an innovative solution to provide access to VTVCab pay-TV services. VTVCab subscribers can now enjoy quality content directly on their new Samsung Cable TV model without using a STB by simply inserting […]
Globecast has been selected by Quran Hidayah International Network to provide a suite of playout and distribution services for its launch of 40 channels around the world. Quran Hidayah is based on readings of The Noble Quran in multiple languages, the largest network to broadcast the Noble Quran with 40 channels in total (across 30 […]
ATEME has announced that TDC, Scandinavia’s leading provider of communications services, is to begin using TITAN File for OTT VoD, SVoD, TVoD and Playout file processing. The TITAN File encoder-transcoder is a truly virtualized software solution, based on Intel server class CPUs, with ultrafast high video quality processing without GPU or other hardware acceleration. TITAN […]
MediaGuru, a global media services company announced that Ghallab Mohamed will be joining the company as Chief Operating Officer for Middle East and Africa. In his role, Mohamed will be responsible for overseeing MediaGuru’s business development and operations in the region. This latest appointment puts the company on track to expand its media services business […]
At IBC2015, Thomson Video Networks will unveil new software releases for its ViBE EM4000, ViBE VS7000, and ViBE XT1000 HD/SD encoding solutions that significantly enhance compression efficiency across all current and emerging standards including MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and high-efficiency video coding (HEVC). The new software releases are enabled by an all-new release of MediaFlexSUITE, the company’s […]
Satellite operator SES has initiated the first-ever live and linear Ultra HD (UHD) trial with US cable MSO (Multiple System Operator) Armstrong. Armstrong is testing SES’s camera-to-screen Ultra HD ecosystem at its headquarters cable lab in Butler, Pennsylvania. SES’s Ultra HD offering, first unveiled in April 2015 at the NAB Conference, combines broadcast and IP […]
Everyone admires many things about the BBC, some go so far as to love everything about it, and some of those people don’t even work for it. Often, it seems, those that love it most are foreigners who compare its output with the fare provided by their national broadcasters. But even they are puzzled when, […]
Brazilian TV giant Globo is making available 4K programming on Sony 4K-enabled TV displays. Globosat Play TV includes 4K material shot by itself, but also includes programming from GNT, SporTV, Viva, +Globosat, Telecine and ‘Off’. Viewers are being reminded that they need a web connection capable of supporting 30 Mb/s in order to download the […]
Sea Launch, the floating rocket launching platform, could be bought by the Chinese, according to well-sourced industry insiders. Sea Launch is officially headquartered in Bern, Switzerland, but its floating assets are in the port of Long Beach, California. Sea Launch uses a converted Norwegian oil rig as its launch pad. Sea Launch is majority owned […]