Advanced Television

Al Rayyan Media expands services on Es’hail-1

Es’hailSat, the Qatar Satellite Company, announced today the signing of an agreement with Al Rayyan Media to expand their service offering on Es’hail-1 located at 25.5°E broadcast hotspot. Al Rayyan HD, Al Rayyan SD, Sout Al Rayyan (Radio) and Sout Al-Islam (Radio) joins Al Rayyan 2 HD, which is already available on Es’hail-1, for distribution […]

September 13, 2017

Ericsson UDN strikes deal with Equinix

Ericsson has selected Equinix to deploy its Unified Delivery Network (UDN) solution in Equinix’s datacenters and across its business ecosystem of network service, cloud and content providers and enterprises in all industry sectors. The two companies will also extend their new relationship to work together on future innovation projects, including possible collaboration on new technologies […]

September 13, 2017

Zixi welcomes Ericsson as newest integration partner

Ericsson has chosen Zixi to provide additional technology capabilities for their Contribution applications. Zixi’s Feeder and Receiver technology will be integrated into Ericsson’s recently launched MediaFirst Content Processing software-based decoder to meet the needs of media businesses that rely on premium content revenue.  Zixi is the industry leader for enabling dependable, live broadcast-quality video over […]

September 13, 2017

ACCESS and DTVKit collaboration

ACCESS  and DTVKit have announced a collaboration to offer open standards-based solutions to the connected entertainment industry. ACCESS will demonstrate its solutions supporting HbbTV, HTML5, Freeview Play 2017 and more at IBC 2017. Since its inception in the 1980s, ACCESS has continually demonstrated its commitment to supporting industry standards throughout its product porfolio. Today, the […]

September 13, 2017

ARRIS debuts UHD HDR set-top solutions with Android TV at IBC

This week at IBC 2017, ARRIS will unveil a new portfolio of UHD HDR set-tops with Android TV along with professional services to help simplify and accelerate the launch of Android™ based TV services for operators around the world. ARRIS’s next-generation set-tops with Android TV are sleek in design and modular in architecture – addressing […]

September 13, 2017

WeCast presents new STB line up

WeCast will be demonstrating its IPTV/OTT end-to-end solution at IBC alongside new set-top boxes powered by Android TV boasting 4G and IoT capabilities. The new devices developed by its parent company – WeTek – will be available as OEM complements for WeCast’s solution as well as to the general public. According to WeCast COO, Zlatan […]

September 13, 2017

Irdeto Cloaked CA completes Cartesian’s Farncombe security audit for protection of 4K content

Irdeto has announced that its Cloaked CA solution has completed a rigorous review by Cartesian against the stringent usage rules for 4K UHD premium content included in the Farncombe Security Audit. The audit focuses on content security requirements, aligned with MovieLabs’ Enhanced Content Protection (ECP) requirements and industry best practices. The Farncombe Security Audit is […]

September 13, 2017

Fox/Sky bid set for competition referral

Karen Bradley, the UK’s Culture Secretary has said she is minded to refer the bid by 21st Century Fox for the remainder of the shares in Sky to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on the grounds of media plurality and commitments to broadcasting standards. In a statement to Parliament, Bradley updated MPs on the […]

September 12, 2017By Colin Mann

Fox and its non-fanciful foes

That sounds like some kind of fairy tale – and maybe that’s right; an old media magician tries to weave one last spell with a company named after a wild rural animal. Just as it looks like he’s going to succeed, along come the politicians and regulators with their ‘non-fanciful’ concerns over his commitment to […]

September 12, 2017

Limelight: 34% increase in global online viewing

Millennial consumers worldwide lead the growing online video consumption, according to the State of Online Video research report from Limelight Networks, a global player in digital content delivery. Taking a close look at consumers’ changing viewing habits, the annual report shows the average global viewer watches five hours and 45 minutes each week and subscribes to […]

September 12, 2017