Insight TV, a producer and broadcaster of adventure travel and extreme sports genres in 4K, has signed a content distribution contract with SK Broadband and is utilising Media Excel’s HERO 4K HEVC Decoder product for this deployment. SK Broadband, the Seoul-based telco and one of the largest broadband operators in Korea, now distributes Insight TV’s […]
According to the Q2 2017 Global Video Index from video software and services provider Ooyala, video consumption on mobile devices stayed essentially flat in the second quarter of 2017. The quarter’s report also tracks global variances in video consumption including greater Q/Q growth for tablet viewing, mobile growth in global markets, as well as emerging […]
UK Culture Secretary Karen Bradley has suggested there would be regional economic benefits from relocating commercial Public Service Broadcaster Channel 4 and from increasing commissioning. Delivering a keynote address at the Royal Television Society’s (RTS) annual event in Cambridge, Bradley told delegates that she felt that TV production was excessively concentrated in London, noting that […]
Digital video consumption is viral and, according to a new study released by IBM and IBC, with more than half of the 21,000 consumers surveyed using mobiles every day to watch streaming videos, and that number is expected to grow 45 per cent in the next three years. Today, the
Vodafone has become the first ISP in Spain to launch speeds of 1Gbps through its optic fibre network – significantly up from the previous highest speed of 300 Mbps. Starting September 25th, the company will charge a fee ranging from €65 to €106 for the convergent package One L –which includes unlimited calls from the […]
According to a study by Eurodata TV Worldwide, in 2016 France was ranked third in the TV export rankings globally (excluding one-off programmes), up one place from 2015. English language exporters are largely ahead: the US exported more than 1,600 programmes and the UK over 1,100. Germany and Canada are ranking fourth and fifth with […]
Satellite operator Eutelsat confirmed at the IBC show in Amsterdam that its Sat.tv app, the smart programme guide available through tablets and smartphones, is now running on connected TVs using the HbbTV standard. Available for free channels broadcasting from Eutelsat’s HOTBIRD and 7/8° West video neighbourhoods, Sat.tv helps viewers browse through hundreds of free channels […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has launched a new programme designed to help suppliers demonstrate their commitment to best security practice. The Committed to Security Programme enables companies to apply to complete best practice security checklists for both production and broadcast environments. On successful submission of the completed forms, the company is eligible to display […]
SES used IBC to announce what it described as a next-generation software solution which it has developed with Quadrille to deliver content over satellite for video and OTT services. The strategic partnership has created its software suite and technology infrastructure for SES Video’s new generation VoD everywhere managed service platform. France-based Quadrille is one of […]
Video delivery technology and services specialist Harmonic has declared itself well- placed to work with its broadcaster customers seeking to offer OTT services in addition to their linear services. Outlining the company’s product and service launches at a pre-IBC briefing, Andy Warman, Director of Market Development, suggested that Harmonic was leading the OTT charge, in […]