Enensys Technologies, designers and manufacturers of digital TV transmission technologies, has announced that Televisa has deployed its switcher technology as part of a wider DTT (ATSC) network rollout. Enensys has delivered a large volume of its ASIGuard II switchers for installation at transmitter sites across the country, as well as its new ASIIPSwitch and HDc […]
TV Connect, the connected entertainment event, has announced the winners of the 2015 TV Connect Awards. The prestigious award ceremony was held at the Gherkin in Central London, and celebrated the industry’s continued efforts to innovate and transform 4K, cloud TV, multiscreen, OTT, TV Everywhere, VoD and more. Winners of the TV Connect Awards 2015 […]
Witbe, leader in Quality of Experience Test and Monitoring, celebrates this year fifteen years of empowering its customers with a way to control the quality of any of their services. Witbe’s solutions and services have become nowadays a critical part of Quality of Experience control for major Operators, Broadcasters and companies over the world, materializing […]
Selevision, a Saudi multi-platform entertainment company serving the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), has announced the launch of its game-changing new codec, aptly named ‘Nukodec’. Designed to replace the H.264 and H.265/HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding) codecs currently in use by the industry, the new technology will be made available to industry players across […]
A report from research and consultancy firm NSR finds that, despite increasing concerns about OTT video, the linear TV via satellite market will continue to show solid growth. By 2024 the market will see an increase of over 21,000 channels across both DTH and video distribution platforms. The proliferation of Ultra-HD, HD and SD channels, […]
Eighty per cent of Millennials are likely to watch a TV show if they have watched a promo shared with them online. That’s according to new research from video ad tech company Unruly, which found that 80 per cent of digital natives will tune into a show if someone in their social network had shared […]
More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of marketers and agency executives expect to see their digital video ad budgets increase in the next 12 months, according to the second annual Digital Content NewFronts: Digital Video Spend Study, a survey of 305 buy-side professionals conducted by Advertiser Perceptions and IAB. This optimism about the medium comes […]
Cablevision and Hulu have reached an agreement to offer Hulu’s SVoD service to Optimum customers. The deal sees Cablevision become the first cable or satellite provider in the US to agree to distribute Hulu’s catalogue of on-demand content. “The partnership with Hulu reflects Cablevision’s desire to meet customers where they are,” said Kristin Dolan, chief […]
Espial has confirmed that Orange has launched a new consumer streaming device branded ‘Orange TV Stick’ based on Espial’s HTML5 Client software. Orange’s new platform provides European consumers with a rich set of video services including Live TV (70 SD and HD, local and international channels), catch-Up TV, managed VoD portals, access to premium music, […]
BBC Worldwide has confirmed the European launch of BBC First, the new drama channel, in The Netherlands on May 16th. The fully localised channel is the new home of premium British scripted content. With all programming subtitled into Dutch, BBC First makes its European debut on terrestrial provider KPN, with further platforms to follow throughout […]