Net Insight, a provider of efficient and scalable transport solutions, will discuss at NAB why the growing demand for 4K content is now a key driver for using remote production and centralised workflows in the broadcasting of live events. The live events industry has grown massively over the past few years. It has been driven […]
Liberty Global has rolled out its Horizon advanced TV service across Ziggo’s network in The Netherlands. The company has also adopted the Ziggo brand for all its Dutch assets, with UPC Netherlands’s services rebranded as Ziggo effective immediately. Ziggo subscribers in the country can now view all Horizon services via the Horizon Mediabox, including catch-up […]
UK kids TV and learning platform for preschoolers Hopster is to launch globally, following a raft of multi-territory content deals with Corus Entertainment’s Nevana, Millimages, CAKE, and EarthTree Media. The roll-out of a global English language version covers 100 territories. The launch will see the easy-to-use educational world for preschoolers arrive in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, […]
Consumers are set to spend £53.6 billion (€73.3bn) a year using their smartphones and tablets by 2024, compared with the £9.7 billion spent today, according to new research by Barclays. Sales resulting from mobile channels can be split into two: direct sales transacted on a mobile device, and indirect sales influenced by the mobile channel […]
BT Media & Broadcast was chosen by Star India to provide the complete 4K UHD Production and Transmission solution to their DTH playout affiliates in India for the recent 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup in Australia. It was shown as a ‘STAR SPORTS 4K’ Feed on the DTH platforms. BT’s partner, NEP Australia, filmed and […]
Ericsson has been selected to provide the online video platform to the OTT and live SVoD service, currently being developed by Bonnier Broadcasting, a business area within the Bonnier Group. The multi-year deal will see Ericsson provide a number of managed services including content management and preparation, digital rights management, subscriber management and billing and […]
AMC Networks International (AMCNI) has announced significant expansion for its portfolio of its global, locally relevant, 24/7 linear television services across EMEA, the CIS, Latin America and the Asia-Pacific regions. AMC Global, AMCNI’s international AMC-branded television network seen in over 115 countries and territories, continues to experience major growth around the world since the company […]
Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and specialist in video publishing, analytics and monetisation, has announced Ooyala IQ, a new analytics platform that provides a 360-degree view of video performance and audience behaviour, including multi-dimensional filtering by device, operating system, browser, country, state, DMA (for US), player or traffic source, all processed in milliseconds and provided in […]
Excentis, a European expert centre for cable access and Wi-Fi network technologies, has announced the opening of its sales and support office in New York City. By setting up a US-based branch, Excentis highlights its commitment to provide its North American customers with its exceptional services. The company firmly believes that the new office will […]
Telestream, a provider of video transcoding and workflow automation solutions, has announced a new Lightspeed Server model. Lightspeed K80 Server utilises cutting-edge technologies from NVidia and Intel to further boost video processing and H.264 encoding speeds for its Vantage software-enabled media processing platform products. “We’re very excited to announce the next generation of Lightspeed Servers […]