Premium entertainment streaming service Hulu has reached its first licensing agreement for theatrical features with The Walt Disney Studios. The new, multi-year deal grants Hulu the exclusive subscription video on-demand rights to a collection of hit movies and family favourites from Disney’s library of blockbuster films. Through the agreement, Hulu becomes the exclusive subscription video […]
Employing what it says is the most advanced colour-enhancing LCD panel technology to date, LG Electronics’ (models SJ9500, SJ8500 and SJ8000) featuring Nano Cell technology are vaunted to take LCD TV viewing to a whole new level at CES 2017 opening this week in Las Vegas The third-generation LG Super UHD TV lineup featuring Nano […]
CPE software provider SoftAtHome and digital home semiconductor solutions MStar company are teaming up for an initiative they say enables outstanding viewing experience and creates growth opportunities for operators. MStar’s latest Hybrid set-top box chipset solution is integrated with SoftAtHome’s SOP8 software to enable operators to benefit from the latest advanced security solutions. With the […]
Metrological today announced a new method for operators to deploy premium OTT content on set-top boxes (STBs). By using cloud-based frameworks and standardised key components, operators can streamline premium OTT integrations and speed up time to market. Liberty Global, the largest international TV and broadband company in the world, is the first to implement Metrological’s […]
Samsung Electronics today announced it will introduce three new Smart TV services at CES 2017, to be held January 5 through January 9, 2017 in Las Vegas. The new services – including ‘Sports’, ‘Music’ and ‘TV Plus’ – will offer personalised content to consumers based on their TV preferences through Samsung’s Smart Hub platform. “At […]
Qwilt, a leading provider of online video delivery and open video caching solutions, in conjunction with local partner Three6Five, announced today that Afrihost, South Africa’s leading Internet Services Provider, has chosen Qwilt’s award-winning open caching solution to optimize streaming video delivery and improve Quality of Experience (QoE) for its customers. By deploying Qwilt’s Open Cache […]
Nokia and Ooredoo Qatar have achieved a 40 Gbps download and upload speed using Nokia’s Time and Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network (TWDM-PON) innovative fiber technology in a trial in Doha. The TWDM-PON, also referred to as NG-PON2 (Next Generation PON 2) technology, was deployed over Ooredoo’s existing single fiber network as an overlay […]
V-Nova Ltd., a leading provider of video compression solutions, today announced that it has partnered with Arttek, a leading Turkish distributor, in a move that extends the company’s footprint in Turkey and expands its existing distribution network. Arttek in Turkey constitutes the latest addition to the V-Nova Partner programme, and will act as an official […]
Live and on-demand technology product and service provider NeuLion is partnering with global Ultra HD channel INsight TV to launch an all-new OTT Ultra HD Entertainment platform with native Ultra HD digital content powered by the NeuLion Digital Platform. INsight TV is a reality, entertainment and sports channel that takes the viewer on an adventurous […]
United States Trade Representative Michael Froman has revealed the findings of the Special 301 Out-of-Cycle Review of Notorious Markets for 2016, which highlights specific physical and online markets around the world that are reported to be engaging in and facilitating substantial copyright piracy and trademark counterfeiting. This activity harms the American economy by undermining the […]