Advanced Television

Bitmovin and Teleport Media enhance Okko

Bitmovin, a provider of video infrastructure for digital media companies around the world, has partnered with Teleport Media, decentralised video delivery technologies provider, to implement a wide array of technological solutions for Okko, one of the largest VoD services in Russia. Bitmovin and Teleport Media expertise and tools will allow Okko to provide new and […]

August 27, 2020

Study: Brazilians are biggest eSports cheats

Brazilian eSports competitors are most likely to cheat by using cheat codes, bots and hacks to gain an unfair advantage over opponents while playing online. The Cheating Countries study used search volume data to analyse the incidence of cheat codes, bots and hacks used in popular video game titles, and compares this to the number […]

August 27, 2020

Telestream Vantage enables ITV to implement remote working practices

The use of the Vantage media processing and workflow automation platform developed by Telestream has proved to be a key tool in helping Europe’s biggest commercial broadcaster, ITV, safely navigate the COVID-19 pandemic. Producer for 65 years of many TV classics, such as Coronation Street and Love Island, ITV’s content is in demand worldwide. ITV’s […]

August 27, 2020

Forsway and AiStream debut OTT-in-a-box

Forsway, and AiStream have announced an innovative collaboration to bring content and critically needed connectivity to underserved communities around the world. Tapping AiStream Community Media Hub’s “edge” technology and Forsway’s hybrid Odin F-50 satellite broadband router, the partners are introducing a turn-key multicast content distribution solution to provide smart connectivity for bridging the digital divide […]

August 27, 2020

FooEngine takes remote working to new levels with Telestream

Telestream, a global player in file-based media workflow orchestration, media streaming and delivery technologies has announced a significant Cloud Services contract with UK-based broadcast tech start-up, FooEngine. Having opened its doors last month, FooEngine is the world’s first media processing platform for long-form programs, which leverages computing power to enable super-fast media processing 24/7. FooEngine […]

August 27, 2020

ODMedia manages Judo Federation YouTube Channel

ODMedia Group has announced that the International Judo Federation (IJF) has signed on with ODMedia Group for YouTube management. Expoza, ODMedia Group’s specialized YouTube division, will handle all aspects including channel structure, content management and SEO optimization for the premier online sports channel. Furthermore, User Generated Content (UGC) and monetization strategies will be applied to […]

August 27, 2020

Tastemade unveils first branded home show with realtor.com

Tastemade and realtor.com have partnered to create a four-part long-form television series called Beyond the Block which will debut its first episode on September 3rd on Tastemade’s Streaming Network. This is not only Tastemade’s first-ever branded home show for TV, but also its first made-for-TV show in the Home & Design space. In this first-of-its-kind […]

August 27, 2020

FCC concludes 1st 5G mid-band spectrum auction

The US’s FCC has confirmed what it describes as the successful conclusion of bidding in its auction of Priority Access Licenses in the 3550-3650 MHz band for 5G, raising some $4.5 billion, although it has yet to name the successful bidders. The auction made available the greatest number of spectrum licences ever in a single […]

August 26, 2020By Colin Mann

Survey: 77% of UK prefer prefer AVoD over SVoD

Video advertising platform Unruly has released a study that investigates consumer attitudes and consumption habits around connected TV (CTV) during the Covid-19 pandemic. Unruly, which is part of Tremor International, surveyed nearly 2,562 UK and US consumers in July 2020 for this study. CTV consumption is on

August 26, 2020

Report: Chinese streamers taking over SE Asian markets

This summer, Baidu’s streaming service iQiyi announced its plan to expand towards new markets in Asia-Pacific. The platform was launched in the second half of 2019 in Vietnam and Malaysia and is eyeing other strategic markets in Southeast Asia. Meanwhile, in June, Tencent acquired the Malaysian service iFlix. The latter has been struggling to generate […]

August 26, 2020