During 2017, broadband lines grew by 6.1 per cent compared to last year throughout Latin America, reaching 72.4 million connections. It is a similar growth rate to 2016 (6.3 per cent), according to Dataxis figures. DSL was still the most used technology with a market share of 48.1 per cent but it continued losing weight […]
As part of Sony’s overall strategy to strengthen content IP, Sony Corporation of America, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sony, is to acquire the entirety of the Mubadala consortium’s approximately 60 per cent equity interest in DH Publishing, L.P. (EMI), which owns and manages EMI Music Publishing. As a result of the transaction, Sony will indirectly […]
Accenture has announced that Turner is using the Accenture Video Solution platform to help manage and operate some of the company’s OTT products. This includes FilmStruck, the recently-launched movie streaming service in the UK, and Cartoon Network TV Everywhere (TVE) in Asia Pacific. “Leading media and content companies know that to respond effectively to the […]
The Kudelski Group, a specialist in digital security, and u blox, an expert in positioning and wireless communication technologies for the automotive, industrial and consumer markets, have announced the signing of an MOU to bring premium-grade security to IoT devices. Kudelski and u blox agreed to collaborate toward integrating the Kudelski IoT Security Suite into […]
US digital radio service SiriusXM has revealed that American rock band The Beach Boys are to launch an exclusive full-time summer-long SiriusXM channel, Good Vibrations: The Beach Boys Channel, on Thursday, May 24th. The channel will feature not only the band’s hits and rarities, it will also include guest DJs and stories from original band […]
Verizon Digital Media Services has deployed Quick UDP Internet Connections (QUIC) across its content delivery network, with 125 points of presence globally. The transport protocol, developed by Google, improves web page load and transaction speeds. Verizon Digital Media Services customers can enable QUIC through a simple rules engine change that takes effect within minutes, at […]
Tunity, a technology that allows users to hear live audio from muted TVs directly on their mobile device, has announced Tunity Analytics. Tunity Analytics captures minute-by-minute OOH audience data on consumer usage of linear channels. This enables broadcast companies and advertisers to see next day (and soon real-time) estimates of these numbers for all major […]
ESPN will conclude its 1,000+ college baseball game schedule in the US with a record 14 conference championship games over ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and streaming on ACC Network Extra, ESPN+ and SEC Network+. Every pitch in the Atlantic Coast Conference, Conference USA, Horizon, Mid-American Conference, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, Missouri Valley Conference, Southeastern […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP), the media industry’s international business network, has announced the release of a new implementation guide: DPP Metadata Exchange for News. The guide will help news organisations and suppliers of news systems and services, to implement a common metadata framework based on the International Press Telecommunications Committee (IPTC) NewsML-G2 standard, designed […]
It’s a whole new world for studios and rights owners, thanks to OWNZONES Media Network, which is revolutionizing the creation and distribution of digital content as we know it. The OTT EntTech company, which launched its groundbreaking OWNZONES Connect in January of 2018, has added several innovations to the cloud-based platform and has broadened its […]