Wowza Media Systems, a specialist in streaming video, and Haivision, an expert in high performance video streaming, have announced the founding of the SRT Alliance and the open source availability of SRT, a video transport protocol to enable the delivery of high-quality and secure, low latency video across the public Internet. Despite advances in internet […]
Kaltura, the video technology provider, has entered into partnership with Nokia. Kaltura’s TV Platform provides a flexible solution for content and service providers who want to launch an OTT TV service quickly and cost-effectively. Kaltura and Nokia have joined forces to facilitate a more personalised and monetised viewing experience for customers worldwide. Together Nokia and […]
Equinix, the global interconnection and data centre company, has announced that Discovery Communications has engaged with Equinix to implement an Interconnection Oriented Architecture (IOA) that will enable the company to transform its digital business to a fully cloud-based, distributed model. By colocating the company’s IT infrastructure in Equinix International Business ExchangeTM (IBX) data centres in […]
Verizon Digital Media Services and Dolby Laboratories have announced that encoding and playback of Dolby Audio will now be integrated into the Verizon Digital Media Services platform. Dolby Audio will be available as an additional feature of the Uplynk Video Streaming service, augmenting content with cinematic-like sound and providing viewers with the ultimate visual and […]
Paywizard, the pay-TV subscription, billing and customer relationship management (CRM) specialist, has revealed that global technology provider Cisco has welcomed the company as the latest vendor to integrate its solution into Cisco’s Infinite Video Platform, which enables broadcast-quality video on any device. “Paywizard use big data and analytics to identify decision moments around how and […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services around the globe, now enables OTT operators and content owners to maximize content monetization through a sophisticated package of integrated security and analytics components with the availability of MultiRights OTT Plus. Offered on a subscription basis with cloud-based or physical deployment […]
ARRIS International has announced two new advanced Satellite Receiver solutions for satellite distribution networks: the DSR-7412 Integrated Receiver/Transcoder and DSR-4470 Integrated Receiver/Decoder. The new receivers feature next-generation HEVC UHD/4K decoding and DVB-S2X demodulation capabilities, adding to ARRIS’s leading portfolio of satellite distribution solutions. The ARRIS DSR-7412 delivers up to 12 channels of both MPEG-2/4 HD […]
At the 2017 NAB Show, Harmonic, a specialist in video delivery infrastructure, will demonstrate several groundbreaking solutions for OTT delivery, enabling broadcasters and service providers to drive growth in over-the-top video consumption with improved quality of experience (QoE) for their customers. Through innovations in OTT bandwidth optimization, latency and packaging technologies, Harmonic is leading the […]
The government has given Ofcom and the competition authorities more time to investigate and recommend on the takeover of Sky by 21st Century Fox. The Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport, Karen Bradley, said she had extended the deadline because of the forthcoming general election. Regulators are examining the deal in the light […]
More than 75 per cent of US broadcast industry executives say they are excited about next-generation broadcast standard ATSC 3.0, while more than 70 per cent reported that their station’s conversion is either unscheduled or more than two years away. These results come from a survey of local broadcast television professionals fielded in January 2017 […]