Advanced Television

IMAX adds 5 in India

Giant cinema screen specialist IMAX is increasing the number of theatres it operates in India which is proving to be an appealing market for large-screen entertainment. IMAX currently has 14 screens in action and will add another five “located in major metropolitan markets at new and existing flagship PVR Multiplex cinemas” says the company. “We […]

February 27, 2018By Chris Forrester

Globecast Asia selects Skyline’s DataMiner

Globecast, the global solutions provider for media, has deployed the DataMiner solution from Skyline Communications, a global supplier of end-to-end multi-vendor network management and OSS software solutions for the broadcast, satellite, cable, telco and mobile industry. This allows Globecast Asia to automatically check subtitles as well as to monitor uplinks and multiple satellite transponders, enhancing […]

February 27, 2018

Teleste to deliver headend optics to Türksat

Teleste will deliver optical headend products to Türksat, a satellite and cable operator in Turkey. The deliveries will be carried out during 2018 in cooperation with Teleste’s local partner, Telco İletişim Teknolojileri. The deployment aims to strengthen Teleste’s position as a provider of network products and technologies in the area. “We are pleased to have […]

February 27, 2018

Qumu announces the release of software-based iPTV

Qumu, a provider of best-in-class video technology for the enterprise, has announced the release of a new software-based iPTV solution called Qumu iPTV. Built on the company’s market-leading video platform, Qumu iPTV allows organisations to deliver a rich end-user iPTV experience to any computer, VDI client, television, large format display, mobile device, connected web client, […]

February 27, 2018

Eutelsat, Blue Ant Media, iKO Media Group partner on broadcast of ZooMoo HD, Love Nature HD/4K

Eutelsat, the satellite operator, international content producer, distributor and channel operator Blue Ant Media, and iKO Media Group, a global end-to-end service provider for broadcasters and content owners, have joined forces to distribute two HD channels, ZooMoo and Love Nature HD, as well as Love Nature 4K, across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. […]

February 27, 2018

Artel Video Systems opens UK office

Artel Video Systems has announced the expansion of the company’s operations with the addition of an office in the UK to support product development and EMEA sales. The new facility, located west of London in Corsham, Wiltshire, UK will be the technology development centre for the company’s IP switching and OTT streaming portfolios. In addition, […]

February 27, 2018

CSG supports Rain’s digital disruption

CSG, a partner to simplify the complexity of business transformation in the digital age, announces that Rain now uses CSG’s monetisation and activation solutions as the foundation for delivering innovative and disruptive products and services to its digital-savvy consumers. CSG’s agile product and service delivery enabled the two organisations to deploy the solutions in just 90 days. Rain […]

February 27, 2018

A+E Networks launches Singapore Digital Studio

A+E Networks has begun rolling out digital studios outside of the US, under an A+E Digital International initiative, with the first digital studio having launched in Singapore, for Asia, it was announced today by Sean Cohan, President of International & Digital Media, A+E Networks. The rollout further cements its leadership position in creating cross-platform content […]

February 27, 2018

Netflix: India could generate 100m subs

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings, wrapping up a visit to India, said the country could generate 100 million users to its online streaming service. Speaking at a conference in New Delhi on February 23rd, Hastings said: “It definitely helps to have confidence on the growth of the Internet. Even we couldn’t predict the last two years […]

February 26, 2018By Chris Forrester

Vodafone Spain: “Losing subs better than paying for La Liga”

At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the CEO of Vodafone Spain, Antonio Coimbra, has demanded a new “exploitation model” for TV football rights, as he believes the current high prices are no longer sustainable. “In Spain, it is more profitable losing all subscribers than paying for the football rights,” he said.  Coimbra explained that the […]

February 26, 2018From David Del Valle @ Mobile World Congress