Advanced Television

Harmonic delivers NASA TV UHD

Harmonic, a specialist in video delivery infrastructure, has announced that NASA TV UHD, the first consumer Ultra-HD channel in North America, is now available. Leveraging an end-to-end UHD delivery system from Harmonic, NASA’s ambient video channel provides consumers with a wide array of 2160p60 video content, covering the space programme. Transmitted in the clear via […]

November 10, 2015

Vision247 launches VisionTV UK app

Broadcast specialist Vision247 has announced the launch of its VisionTV UK app available globally for iOS and Android devices. The app will facilitate a live stream of all 20+ channels available on VisionTV. VisionTV consists of more than 20 free-to-air channels, allowing viewers to watch a wide variety of both UK and international programmes covering […]

November 10, 2015

SF Anytime to launch OTT with MPP Global

SF Anytime, a VoD service in Scandinavia, has selected MPP Global’s cloud platform, eSuite, for its multiscreen OTT service. Part of AB Svensk Filmindustri and the Bonnier Group, SF Anytime operates throughout the Nordic countries and offers a wide range of films, from the latest Hollywood blockbusters to kids movies. As broadcast and digital continue […]

November 10, 2015

RealD bought by private equity for $551m

3D cinema technology specialist RealD is being bought by private equity company Rizvi Traverse Management for $551 million (€513m). The transaction has been approved by the RealD board and upon completion the business will become a privately-held firm. RealD’s 3D projection technology is in some 27,000 screens globally. RealD chairman and CEO Michael Lewis said […]

November 10, 2015By Chris Forrester

HMS Media partners with joiz

HMS Media Solutions, a provider of broadcast automation solutions based in Germany, and Swiss media company joiz Global, the creator of a community marketing and social TV platform, have partnered to provide a fully integrated end-to-end solution for live TV, VoD and community interaction. The offering will allow media companies of all sizes to develop new digital strategies […]

November 10, 2015

January launch for Intelsat 29e

Intelsat has confirmed that Intelsat 29e, the first of the Intelsat EpicNG high throughput satellites, is scheduled to launch on January 27th 2016, aboard an Arianespace Ariane 5 ECA launch vehicle from the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. “This is an exciting time for our company, with Intelsat leading the way with new […]

November 10, 2015

Verizon enables digital content brands to launch multi-platform online video experiences faster

As media viewing habits continue to trend away from traditional television and towards streaming video on mobile and Internet-connected devices, brands and publishers are striving to stay ahead of the tectonic shifts in behaviors and business models. Eager to match this demand, Verizon Digital Media Services is helping content owners seize emerging distribution and monetisation […]

November 10, 2015

Africa Market Briefing 2015

Africa Market Briefing 2015 Read Advanced-Television’s Africa Market Briefing 2015 here.

November 9, 2015

Netflix: “Everything new in UHD”

Steven Kang, a senior staffer at Netflix and responsible for Global Originals & Future Technologies, says that all new content on Netflix is to be delivered in Ultra-HD as the means to future proof its output. Kang is in charge of production and post-production technical guidance and support for all Netflix Original series such as […]

November 9, 2015By Chris Forrester

UK PM pledges fast broadband for all

Plans set out by the UK Government will help make sure that every home and business can have access to fast broadband by the end of the current Parliament in 2020. Speaking on November 9th, Prime Minister David Cameron will talk about the Government’s intention to put access to broadband on a similar footing as […]

November 9, 2015By Colin Mann