Monterosa, a London-based company specialising in real-time mobile interactivity and its Santiago-based partner, digital entertainment specialist FunXperience, have created a companion app for 44th Copa America football tournament in South America, which runs from June 11th with the final on the July 4th. The app, available in both iOS and Android versions, was commissioned by […]
Agence France-Presse (AFP) has confirmed the launch of “AFPTV Live”, a new service for television networks offering more than 500 live videos a year. With this new offer, AFP significantly increases its live video production, which is tripled from June 2015. The service, available by subscription, uses technology meeting the highest market standards for live […]
Cisco has revaled that it participated in the experimental 4K Broadcast of the UEFA Champions league Final on June 6th. Canal+ Group used the Cisco Videoscape AnyRes Live Ultra-HD encoders for its pioneering broadcast of the UEFA Champions League Final in 4K ultra high definition over Satellite and OTT. 4K resolution offers a whopping 8.3 […]
At its 5G Symposium, held in Chicago, ATIS announced its agenda to advance the network’s evolution to 5G. Beyond traditional mobility services, 5G promises higher data rates for content delivery–imagine downloading a full HD movie in a matter of seconds–in addition to optimising cost-effective support for the Internet of Things, critical communications, and more. ATIS’ […]
RTÉ, Ireland’s national public service broadcaster has signed a two-year agreement with Europasat to use the NewsSpotter newsgathering service provided by Eutelsat Broadband. RTÉ will use NewsSpotter for live satellite transmissions of news and recorded video and audio content from areas with limited or no access to high-speed terrestrial broadband. RTÉ will be using three […]
EKT (Eagle Kingdom Technologies), a company specialised in the design and manufacturing of A-Grade Set Top Box solution, and Zappware, an end-to-end DVB/IPTV/OTT platform provider, have announced the availability of the Zappware Platform on EKT’s latest range of STB solutions. Built on top of EKT’s solidTV and its integrated browser, Zappware’s HTML5 client operates completely […]
Global supplier of digital signage, IPTV and video streaming software solutions, Tripleplay has announced the appointment of a new, highly experienced Managing Director for its Asia Pacific territory, Paul Christy. With over eighteen years of experience spanning digital, marketing and sales leadership in both enterprise digital teams and venture backed start-ups, Paul will add some […]
According to David Watkins, Strategy Analytics’ Director Connected Home Devices, Sky is set to lose the TV innovation lead to BT for the first time in over 20 years, following the telco’s announcement of a Ultra-HD sports channel launch. “Being first to market with a UHD sports channel
In more than 30 years of covering satellite TV I never thought I’d have to write a story asking why Sky UK is second best. But that’s the only conclusion on the day following BT Sport’s commitment to 4K, and Netflix’s commitment to 4K, and the availability of dedicated 4K promo channels from SES Astra […]
According to a commissioned analysis conducted by MarketShare, a marketing analytics provider, on behalf of Turner Broadcasting and in partnership with Horizon Media, television – as part of an accurately optimised cross-channel marketing mix -remains the most effective advertising medium in today’s video age. In the meta-analysis of