Advanced Television

Hisense Smart TVs add Amazon Alexa

Hisense 4K Smart TVs will now offer a wide variety of voice features right out of the box courtesy of Amazon Alexa. Alexa will help users control certain primary functions, including voice commands, changing inputs and controlling volume. Additionally, the Alexa voice service seamlessly connects to music services like iHeartRadio, Pandora, as well as thousands […]

January 5, 2018

Brightcove live streaming for Le Figaro

Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, is providing live streaming for Le Figaro, the oldest daily newspaper in France and parent company of the French information website. Earlier this year, Le Figaro used Brightcove Live, Brightcove’s API based-solution that delivers and monetises broadcast-like experiences for live events and 24/7 channels, to broadcast the […]

January 5, 2018

DTC Domo, VideoSys complete live 4K over RF

DTC Domo Broadcast and VideoSys Broadcast teamed up to provide Arena TV with the first ultra-low delay wireless 4K camera transmitter system to be used for a live broadcast. On December 2nd, Arena TV deployed Domo Broadcast’s AEON 4K transmitter (AEON-TX) coupled with a camera control and fibre system designed and provided by VideoSys to […]

January 5, 2018

Analyst: “40% chance Apple will buy Netflix”

An analyst report suggests that tech giant Apple could be preparing a bid for SVoD giant Netflix. Analysts at Citi claim that there is a “40 per cent chance” that Apple could buy Netflix as a consequence of increased cash reserves following President Donald Trump’s corporate tax cuts. Apple would also get a huge cash […]

January 4, 2018

Conviva: 100% OTT viewing time increase in 2017

Conviva, the measurement and analytics serivce, has published a streaming 2017 year in review report that is showing over 100 per cent growth rates in key OTT market metrics, demonstrating how improving video start times could drive over 2 billion more viewing hours, and many other trends covering devices, apps, and regions. ART I: The […]

January 4, 2018

Ooyala: OTT consumer frustration to drive change

Video streaming and monetisation specialist Ooyala has released its State of the Broadcast Industry 2018 report which maps out the challenges for content creators and distributors as they strive to maintain and grow audiences in an increasingly fragmented media landscape. The report – which draws on Ooyala’s own data and analysis as well as research […]

January 4, 2018

Survey: Media buyers demand unified platforms

According to findings from VideoAmp, a specialist in software and data services for optimising ad buys across TV and digital platforms, 60 per cent of media buyers believe that campaigns executed through a Cross-Screen Platform (CSP) for the execution of both digital video and linear TV advertising outperform conventional, non-integrated campaigns, with 74 per cent […]

January 4, 2018

Global 4K tech market forecast CAGR of 20%

A study by Research & Markets (R&M) says that there will be an acceleration in the adoption of 4K technologies, with compound average growth rates (CAGR) of some 20 percent in value terms by 2022. The R&M study says that the growth will come from a “surge” in the adoption of 4K projectors and 4K […]

January 4, 2018By Chris Forrester

Roku debuts licensing programme; voice assistant

Streaming platform and device specialist Roku has unveiled plans to make it easier for consumers to enjoy streaming entertainment around the whole home. Roku plans to make it especially easy for Roku TV customers to add great audio to their TV experience. The new whole home entertainment licensing programme will enable OEM brands to build […]

January 4, 2018

Verizon, A+E expand partnership

Verizon and A+E Networks have announced an expanded partnership to deliver A+E Networks programming, including content from A&E, Lifetime, History and Viceland, across Verizon’s family of media brands, including Yahoo and AOL. In addition to the carriage renewal for A+E Networks on Fios, the partnership will include first window rights for content from 45th & […]

January 4, 2018