Advanced Television

Portugal: MEO deploys MediaKind solution

MediaKind has announced that Altice Portugal’s MEO has deployed MediaKind’s low-latency streaming solution to enhance its live coverage of Euro 2020. MEO, Portugal’s leading pay-TV service by market share, has enhanced its existing deployment of MediaKind’s media processing and delivery solutions, including its Video Storage and Processing Platform (VSPP), to reduce the end-to-end video latency […]

June 24, 2021

STARZPLAY Arabia establishes HQ in Abu Dhabi

The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) is partnering with the SVoD service, STARZPLAY, to establish the company’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The partnership is part of ADIO’s AED 2 billion (€457m) Innovation Programme, an initiative of the Abu Dhabi government’s Ghadan 21 accelerator programme. Establishing its headquarters in Abu Dhabi with ADIO’s support will enable […]

June 24, 2021

Research: 2.3m Nordic homes subscribe to audiobook streaming

Mediavision’s analysis of the Nordic audiobook market shows that 2.3 million Nordic households subscribe to an audiobook streaming service. Growth in the region is mainly driven by Finland and Norway – both with significant penetration growth year-on-year. Denmark and Sweden remain stable and there are clear signs of maturity. Looking at specific services, pan-Nordic services […]

June 24, 2021

Airties joins WBA Board of Directors

Airties has been appointed to the WBA (Wireless Broadband Alliance) Board of Directors and will be represented by Airties CTO, Metin Taskin. Tiago Rodrigues, CEO of the WBA, commented: “We are delighted to welcome Metin Taskin, Co-Founder and CTO of Airties, to the WBA Board of Directors. Airties are leaders in the residential broadband market […]

June 24, 2021

Zodiac partners with Agama

Zodiac, an Orion Innovation company and global player in the cloud transformation of telecommunication operator video systems, has partnered with Agama Technologies, a specialist in video analytics for service quality and customer experiences. Under the partnership, Zodiac will integrate Agama’s client device monitoring system into its Stack device software for set-top boxes and Android Smart […]

June 24, 2021

Filmnova partners with Grabyo to produce the World Triathlon Para Series in the cloud

The World Triathlon Para Series, which offers a unique and inclusive global opportunity for athletes of all disabilities to perform at elite levels in this exciting and dynamic sport, returned to Leeds, UK for the fifth time this June. Filmnova’s production crew consisted of just ten people, who shot, edited, and mixed the broadcast using […]

June 24, 2021

CommScope launches HELIAX to help operators speed 5G networks

As governments around the world invest in critical national infrastructure to modernise manufacturing, transportation, and healthcare, they are seeking ways to speed 5G network upgrades. CommScope is addressing this need by launching HELIAX SkyBlox which helps network operators put reliable mobile networks in place at a vigorous pace. Weighing at 1 kilogram, HELIAX SkyBlox helps […]

June 24, 2021

Germany’s NetCom selects DZS

DZS, a global player in optical and  packet-based mobile transport, broadband connectivity, and software defined networking solutions, today announced that long-time customer NetCom is leveraging the advanced DZS Velocity Fiber-to-the-Home and Fiber-to-the-Curb solutions to support the expansion and modernization of its fiber optic network. NetCom BW brings ultra-fast hyper-broadband services to rural areas in the southern […]

June 24, 2021

The Switch delivers live HD feeds of French Open to Tennis Channel

The Switch, a provider of production services and global delivery of live video, deployed connectivity to support live coverage of this year’s French Open. The state-of-the-art deployment in Paris’s Stade Roland Garros, home to the Grand Slam tournament, allowed the transport of uncompressed HD feeds via dedicated fiber paths to the main broadcast rightsholders. The […]

June 24, 2021

Whip Media and EGA partnership

Whip Media, the leading enterprise software platform and data provider to the world’s largest entertainment organizations, and The Entertainment Globalization Association (EGA) have announced a partnership facilitating the first effort to provide a new data report for the entertainment industry with cross-platform insights on global streaming across multiple countries. The new bi-monthly report, called the […]

June 24, 2021