Beenius, a provider of a highly advanced Interactive TV platform, announces a joint demonstration with ThinkAnalytics, award-winning developer of the world’s most deployed TV search and recommendations engine and viewer analytics platform for pay-TV and OTT, at NAB Show 2018, in South Hall (Upper) on stand SU7225AD. This year’s exhibition will take place from April […]
V-Nova, a provider of video compression solutions, today announced that it has added Machine Learning capabilities at the core of its PERSEUS Pro codec, which powers the P.Link Dual UHD/8HD video encoder and decoder. The new addition represents the deepest application of machine learning in compression today. By 2020, it is predicted that video will […]
Bitmovin has announced Player v8, a totally modular player, allowing service providers to select the exact functionality they need for their networks and content. A customised player can be up to 75 per cent smaller than a fully loaded player with all possible modules, reducing the typical time load time on a HTML page by […]
VeEX Inc., a global player in telecom, CaTV, fibre, transport, and broadband access, has announced its first delivery of the OTUCn test feature for the MPA (Multi-Protocol Analyzer) test platform. The order was delivered to a major Tier 1 service provider in APAC. The new OTUCn test feature for the MPA is the industry’s first […]
21st Century Fox has said it would sell off Sky News to Disney or ring-fence it to allay regulatory concerns over its proposed acquisition of the part of Sky it doesn’t already own. It faces regulatory problems after the Competition and Markets Authority found the £11.7bn (€13.4bn) deal was not in the public interest. Fox […]
Despite pre-bout warnings from two UK IP protection bodies of the risks associated with illegal streaming ahead of the March 31st fight between Anthony Joshua and Joseph Parker, digital platform security specialist Irdeto has identified 339 streams that illegally redistributed the fight. Many of these lower quality, illegal streams put consumers at risk of a […]
According to the CNBC All-America Economic Survey, nearly 57 per cent of Americans are streaming entertainment and most of those are doing so with Netflix. Findings from the poll of 801 Americans around the country confirm the rapid adoption of streaming service by American households, with Netflix dominating the streaming world, with 51 per cent […]
In a further sign of the need for one-time rival TV services to co—operate in the face of competition from international streaming giants, Italian commercial broadcasters Sky Italia and Mediaset/Rti have signed a dual commercial partnership that they say will benefit both Sky and Mediaset Premium’s existing customers, while enabling Italian viewers to enjoy Sky […]
A study by Connekt suggests TV could be the missing link to spur voice purchases using voice-controlled devices such as Amazon’s Echo and Google Home. Although voice shopping through these devices has been negligible to date, the study finds consumers are strongly interested in using them to buy items that appear on the screen as they’re watching TV. TV May Be […]
A quarter of all UK digital ad spending will go to social networks this year, according to eMarketer’s most recent forecast. In 2018, marketers in the UK will spend £3.3 billion ($4.2 billion) on social network advertising, a 24 per cent increase over 2017. eMarketer has increased its projections for social networking advertising spend by […]