Advanced Television

MP & Silva wins Best Sports Media Agency of the Year 2016 at the Globe Soccer Awards

MP & Silva, the international sports media agency, has won Best Sports Media Agency of the Year 2016 at the Globe Soccer Awards in Dubai. In a year of fantastic sporting success, and following significant investment by Baofeng and Everbright Securities in May 2016, MP & Silva has continued to deliver  strong organic growth as it provides […]

December 28, 2016

Metrological Streamlines Premium OTT Apps for TV Operators

Metrological today announced a new method for operators to deploy premium OTT content on set-top boxes (STBs). By using cloud-based frameworks and standardised key components, operators can streamline premium OTT integrations and speed up time to market. Liberty Global, the largest international TV and broadband company in the world, is the first to implement Metrological’s […]

December 28, 2016

Samsung to Launch Personalised Smart TV Services at CES 2017

Samsung Electronics today announced it will introduce three new Smart TV services at CES 2017, to be held January 5 through January 9, 2017 in Las Vegas. The new services – including ‘Sports’, ‘Music’ and ‘TV Plus’ – will offer personalised content to consumers based on their TV preferences through Samsung’s Smart Hub platform. “At […]

December 28, 2016

Qwilt Selected by Afrihost to Improve Online Video Quality for Broadband Customers in South Africa

Qwilt, a leading provider of online video delivery and open video caching solutions, in conjunction with local partner Three6Five, announced today that Afrihost, South Africa’s leading Internet Services Provider, has chosen Qwilt’s award-winning open caching solution to optimize streaming video delivery and improve Quality of Experience (QoE) for its customers. By deploying Qwilt’s Open Cache […]

December 28, 2016

Nokia and Ooredoo Qatar achieve 40 Gbps with next-generation TWDM-PON fiber technology

Nokia and Ooredoo Qatar have achieved a 40 Gbps download and upload speed using Nokia’s Time and Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network (TWDM-PON) innovative fiber technology in a trial in Doha. The TWDM-PON, also referred to as NG-PON2 (Next Generation PON 2) technology, was deployed over Ooredoo’s existing single fiber network as an overlay […]

December 26, 2016

V-Nova extends international reach with Turkish distribution partner Arttek

 V-Nova Ltd., a leading provider of video compression solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Arttek, a leading Turkish distributor, in a move that extends the company’s footprint in Turkey and expands its existing distribution network. Arttek in Turkey constitutes the latest addition to the V-Nova Partner programme, and will act as an official […]

December 26, 2016

NeuLion, INsight Ultra HD partnership

Live and on-demand technology product and service provider NeuLion is partnering with global Ultra HD channel INsight TV to launch an all-new OTT Ultra HD Entertainment platform with native Ultra HD digital content powered by the NeuLion Digital Platform. INsight TV is a reality, entertainment and sports channel that takes the viewer on an adventurous […]

December 23, 2016

US highlights Notorious Markets

United States Trade Representative Michael Froman has revealed the findings of the Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets for 2016, which highlights specific physical and online markets around the world that are reported to be engaging in and facilitating substantial copyright piracy and trademark counterfeiting. This activity harms the American economy by undermining the […]

December 23, 2016By Colin Mann

ABS and NDC launch DTH platform on ABS-2

ABS and Nepal Digital Cable (NDC) signed a multi-transponder agreement to deliver DTH broadcast service into Nepal. The new platform will broadcast over 170 TV channels of local and international content. Audiences will be able to enjoy an array of high quality programming. This new service will commence in February 2017 on ABS-2, South Asia […]

December 23, 2016

LiveXLive Launches Studio to Expand Original Music and Lifestyle Programming

Loton, Corp’s LiveXLive subsidiary has entered into an agreement with Big Boots Studios to build LXL Studios, devoted to the development, production and acquisition of original music and lifestyle programming for distribution across LiveXLive’s growing digital platform. LXL Studios will host LiveXLive’s music magazine-style news show, which will act as the flagship for LiveXLive. It […]

December 23, 2016