ADTRAN, a provider of next-generation open networking solutions, has announced the start of lab testing of the latest innovations in the G.fast standard, 212MHz and coordinated dynamic time allocation (cDTA) together with Deutsche Telekom (DT). DT is evaluating these ultra-broadband technologies using Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB) deployment models allowing the use of existing cable infrastructure within the […]
The French-backed ‘4-Ever’ research and development project has come to an end. Its nine core partners include Orange, France Télévisions, Globecast and ATEME, and the focus was very much on 4K/Ultra HD transmission and in particular how UHD could advance with High Dynamic Range (HDR) and higher frame rates. The research project, under the leadership of […]
The return of Jane Campion’s acclaimed series Top Of The Lake will be released as a full series on BBC iPlayer. All six episodes of the drama will be available to download or stream on BBC iPlayer from July 27th immediately after it premieres on BBC Two. Top Of The Lake: China Girl is a […]
SpotX, the video ad serving platform, has been appointed as the ad serving infrastructure for TVPlayer across all its inventory, including connected TV, desktop and smartphones. Advertisers and their agencies can now target TVPlayer’s one million-strong audience viewing 106 UK television channels using data-driven buying. TVPlayer enables viewers to watch the best free-to-air UK TV […]
Qwest TV brings together two generations of committed music lovers who share a single passion: jazz. This joint Franco-American collaboration between the legendary Quincy Jones and Reza Ackbaraly has given birth an SVoD platform dedicated to jazz and jazz-inspired music forms. Launching in the US autumn 2017, subscribers to Qwest TV will choose when and […]
Sky Deutschland has chosen Yospace’s dynamic ad insertion platform to monetise live channels on its TV Everywhere service Sky Go. The system allows addressable advertising to be served across Sky Deutschland’s suite of live sports coverage, including The Bundesliga and UEFA Champions League. Boris Haug, Vice President Product, Brand Solutions & Operations of Sky Media, […]
Associated Press and Red Bull Media House have announced a collaboration that will allow AP clients to access a curated mix of sports, dance, music and lifestyle video and images from the world of Red Bull. Each week, AP Video Hub and AP Images will offer registered clients 15 or more curated content items representing […]
ATEME has announced that its video transcoding software TITAN File is being used by ODMedia, a European VoD full service company, to provide extra features to its high-quality encoding facility. TITAN File is based on ATEME’s Fifth Generation STREAM compression engine and delivers the highest video quality at the lowest possible bitrate with accelerated parallel […]
The opening night of episode #1 of the legendary saga Game of Thrones Season 7 launched at the Mayakovskaya station on the Moscow Metro in the early hours of July 18th. Organised jointly by the Amediateka svod service and the Moscow Metro, 350 invited guests, both vips and Game of Thrones fans, gathered under the domed arches of the stunning Mayakovskaya metro station to watch […]
ADB, a provider of hardware and software solutions for broadband, has announced its commercial relationship with Optima Italia SpA, an integrated telecommunication, light and gas service provider in Italy. ADB is proud to supply to Optima its next generation gateway for the commercial offering “TUTTO-IN-UNO’’, residential and, small and medium businesses (SMB). This strategic cooperation with […]