Measat Satellite Systems has announced that Encompass Digital Media is expanding their presence onM easat’s 91.5°E video neighbourhood. Eight more channels are now available from 91.5°E: Hits HD, KIX360 SD, Zee Sine SD, beIN Asia Pacific’s Indonesia feeds – beIN Sports 1, beIN Sports 2, beIN Sports 3, Wakuwaku Japan Sea HD and Wakuwaku Japan […]
J:COM pay-TV subscribers are enjoying enhanced, web-like VoD experiences on their existing set-top boxes, thanks to the first deployment in Japan of transformative cloud-based technology. J:COM has used the cloud to reimagine the VoD interface and enable expedited content discovery, a key factor in driving take rates for on-demand content. The new experience includes faster, […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, has announced that Cincinnati Bell has broadened its deployment of the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) multi-network solution to support OTT video delivery of its streaming app, Watch Fioptics. The App is a complimentary offering to Cincinnati […]
EuroMedia March/April 2017 AR and VR are seen by many as the next frontier in broadcastig, but while the benefits are clear for gaming and many b2b abd b2c applications, is it ready for live applications? Colin Mann dons his headset to look for some answers with the help of a range of industry executives. […]
EuroMedia Spring 2017 UHD Special All the latest insights and developments in the fast-growing Ultra HD sector Read the Spring 2017 UHD Special issue here
Akamai Technologies, the cloud delivery platform, is bringing the consistency and reliability of broadcast television to the Internet. The next generation of its Media Services Live system for delivering 24/7 live/linear online video capabilities is designed to support OTT video service providers, broadcasters and telcos that are operating or launching full-time television channels online. Media […]
SES, together with Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI and Newtec, will demonstrate an immersive Virtual Reality (VR) experience with a live 360-degree Ultra HD VR satellite broadcast this week from the exhibit floor of the National Association of Broadcasters Convention in Las Vegas, Nevada. The live VR broadcast will originate from Fraunhofer HHI’s OmniCam-360 camera, […]
Net Insight, a provider of media transport and resource scheduling, has announced that its Connector Marketplace that grew by 700 per cent during 2016 will add Microsoft Azure Media Services to its offering. This will allow broadcasters and media companies to purchase Microsoft’s cloud based production services from within their own ScheduALL system. The Microsoft […]
IRT, the research and competence centre for audio-visual technologies of the public broadcasters in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, in close cooperation with the IPTV and OTT solutions provider Keepixo and the German public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) has provided sample live Internet streams demonstrating the potential benefit of the emerging Common Media Application Format (CMAF). […]
Net Insight, a provider of media transport and resource scheduling, introduces Sye 360˚ – the world’s first true live and synchronised 360˚ OTT streaming solution. With ultra-low latency, broadcasters can synchronise a live OTT feed with the linear broadcast, making it possible to offer second screen companion content that integrates seamlessly with the first screen experience. Sye 360˚ will […]