Netgem, a pioneer in the connected home space, is releasing its second generation of its smart soundbars for telcos in partnership with Sharp, one of the world’s leading electronics groups. Designed by a well-known designer team, this premium compact soundbar offers an elegant all-in-one home system, managed by operators. The Soundbox is fully integrated with […]
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, which is now transmitting 12 hours a day of 8K content on its satellite BS service, is working hard to make that content available to viewers at home. NHK sources speaking at IBC in Amsterdam said the major problem they had to overcome was that of digital compression. NHK’s ‘Super Hi-Vision’ […]
Spacecom, operator of the AMOS satellite fleet, and Botswana Telecommunications Corporation Limited (BTC) has announced that BTC is doubling its capacity on AMOS-7 communication satellite KU-beams. With this new capacity, BTC is adding cellular backhaul and various long-distance communication services to enhance rural area connectivity. AMOS-7’s KU-band beams enable mobility by providing high data rates […]
Qvest Media, a systems architect and ICT integrator enters into a new global integration partnership with Strive, a manufacturer of innovative streaming software. With Strive’s technology, broadcasters, OTT providers, and live streaming providers benefit from a high-end streaming solution that substantially lowers the costs for operating a video content delivery network by saving massive bandwidth. […]
Tellyo, developers of a cloud-based live video production suite, today announced that Sunset+Vine, a producer of global sports content, has used the Tellyo platform for the recent Cricket World Cup and T20 Test matches. With Tellyo, Sunset+Vine package engaging highlights of ECB (Europe and Wales Cricket Board) Test matches, T20 games and international matches. To […]
Bitmovin, a specilist in online video technology, has announced that Hulu in Japan, a leader of online video streaming service operated by HJ Holdings, Inc. Minato-ku, Tokyo, President: Hiroyuki Oho, hereinafter referred to as HJ, in collaboration with PLAY Inc., a leading company of Online Video Platform in Japan (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President: Kazumichi Kuroda, hereinafter referred […]
Beximco Communications Limited (BexCom), a provider of digital pay TV services in Bangladesh, has selected Irdeto to securely deliver content through its Direct-to-Home (DTH) service, AKASH. As the only active holder of a DTH license in the country, BexCom launched its new platform using Irdeto Cloaked CA to ensure the highest levels of security for […]
Witbe, the leader in Quality of Experience Monitoring, has been selected by Turkcell, a digital operator headquartered in Turkey, to automate the analysis and testing of their main end-user digital services such as BiP, TV+, Fizy and many others. Witbe will also cover the automation testing of Turkcell set-top-boxes and third party set-top-boxes. Witbe Robots […]
Portugal reached nearly 4 million pay-TV subscribers at the end of the first half of 2019, a growth of 2.3 per cent year-on-year and accounting for a 86 per cent penetration rate. Data published by the National Communications Authority reveals that the growth was boosted by the FTTH technology, which added 298,000 subscribers since H1 […]
Electric street racing single-seater series the ABB FIA Formula E Championship has further accelerated its audience growth across the board in season five and still remains the sport of choice for young fans, with 72 per cent of followers on social channels under the age of 35. Consumer growth figures at the end of the […]