TV2U, SOL Telecom and CCS-TV have launched more than 100 OTT channels plus on-demand programming, for Brazilian viewers. Initial deployment is with cable operator SOL Telecom and CCS-TV, but the intention is then to offer the service nationally, and to extend to more than 250 channels. TV2U completed full commercial deployment with the integration of […]
TiVo has announced the launch of its Next-Gen Platform – a future-proof solution that enables operators to effectively adapt to a rapidly changing market and emerging customer segments with a complete set of unified products and versatile deployment options across QAM, hybrid and IPTV. Powered by cloud services for rapid innovation, the platform delivers high feature […]
Concurrent has closed the previously-announced sale of its content delivery and storage business to Canada-based Vecima Networks for $29 million (€24m) in cash. Effective immediately, the Company has changed its name to “CCUR Holdings”. It will continue to trade on the NASDAQ market under the symbol “CCUR”.
Nigeria’s minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu, says that Nigeria is ordering two communications satellites from China, and will pay $550 million (€456m) for the pair. China would part-own the satellites. Shittu, speaking in Nigerian capital city Abuja, said that the China Ex-Im Bank and the Chinese manufacturer, China Great Wall, have agreed to pay for […]
Scaeva Technologies, the Silicon Valley start-up focused on discovering new ways to protect digital content during creation, has released its first software product, the ScaevaSAFE. With its mission to protect the art of the music, film and TV industries from piracy, the ScaevaSAFE is the first of numerous strategic tools to be deployed by the […]
Pokémon Go maker Niantic has confirmed plans to launch its hit mobile AR game in China later this year. The firm has revealed it will bring the game to the country after agreeing a partnership deal with a local company NetEase. Chinese regulations covering online content state that foreign firms must find a partner to […]
Programmatic TV has passed a key milestone on its way to becoming a mainstream method for buying and selling advertising: WideOrbit’s WO Programmatic claims to be the first and only US platform to offer local ad inventory on more than 1,000 TV channels. Stations participating in WO Programmatic include properties from key station groups such […]
Conax, part of the Kudelski Group and a leader in total service protection for digital entertainment services worldwide via broadcast, broadband and connected devices, launches TVkey at CES 2018. Leveraging technology jointly developed by the Kudelski Group and Samsung, the market leader in home entertainment, Conax TVkey enables consumers to discover a richer world of […]
Telefónica, a provider of communications services and solutions, has announced the deployment of its new IPTV solution for LatAm based on the Frog Source STB software from Wyplay. Wyplay, with its open solution Frog, has been selected by Telefónica to become part of the ecosystems of middleware components providers for Telefónica IPTV Set Top Boxes. […]
Reports from Wall Street suggest that entertainment technology and audience insights specialist TiVo might be in play. Numerous reports say that private equity buyers are looking at TiVo and its valuable royalty assets. December 29th saw its share price rocket by 11.4 per cent to $14.05 (€11.67) although this price remains well down on its position […]