Advanced Television

Espial joins DASH Industry Forum

Espial, a specialist in on-demand TV software and solutions, has announced that the company’s Espial MediaBase on-demand video platform now supports MPEG-DASH, a new adaptive streaming protocol that is being rapidly adopted across the pay-TV industry. Espial has also confirmed its affiliation with the DASH Industry Forum, an organisation that encourages mass adoption of the […]

October 2, 2012

LOFT LONDON SIGNS TECHNICAL PARTNERSHIP WITH WOHLER TECHNOLOGIES

Partnership Helps Digital Media Management and Distribution Facility Improve Quality Control and Monitoring NAB 2012, Las Vegas Convention Centre Booth # N5211: Loft London, a leading independent digital media facility, has partnered with Wohler Technologies to develop solutions for the monitoring, management and distribution of its client’s media, who include BBC World Service, ESPN, Red […]

April 13, 2012

Connected TV sport app from BBC

The BBC has launched its new sport app for connected TVs, enabling audiences to access the BBC’s interactive coverage of major sporting events via the BBC Red Button. This is the BBC’s next generation TV experience, seamlessly integrating linear TV with online and on-demand content at the simple click of a button. Initially focusing on […]

April 11, 2012

Broadpeak Strengthens Technology Portfolio

Broadpeak, a Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) spin-off providing content delivery networks (CDN) and video-on-demand (VOD) servers for cable, IPTV, and over-the-top (OTT) operators worldwide, announced that it completed the acquisition of its core software technology from Technicolor in exchange for a minority stake in the company. “Today marks the final step in Broadpeak’s spin-off process […]

April 11, 2012

Elemental Sweeps London Olympics Deals for Multiscreen Video Across Four Continents

Elemental Technologies, the leading supplier of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, today announced that leading international broadcasters with multiscreen delivery rights for the 2012 Olympic Games in London will use Elemental products to power their IP video delivery initiatives. The announcement culminates a series of high profile customer wins for Elemental over the last […]

April 11, 2012

Vimond Has Become a Certified Widevine™ Implementation Partner

Vimond Media Solutions announced that it has successfully completed the training program with Google and has become a certified Widevine™ implementation partner (CWIP). As a CWIP, Vimond is able to integrate Google’s Widevine DRM technology into its range of video OTT services, enabling its customers to protect and distribute content across multiple platforms and Internet-connected […]

April 11, 2012

BTC Broadband Taps Entone’s FusionTV

Continuing to lead the way with Hybrid TV, Entone, Inc. is teaming with BTC Broadband to explore a new Broadband TV (BBTV) service model in Bixby, Oklahoma. With FusionTV™, BTC Broadband can offer a new BBTV service that combines live Over the Air (OTA) television programs and full digital video recorder (DVR) capabilities, with additional […]

April 11, 2012

Single-source OTT delivery from Vimond, Akamai

Online TV platform Vimond Media Solutions is teaming up with cloud platform specialist Akamai in a deal that will allow Vimond to bundle Akamai’s media distribution services with its own online video platform. The partnership means Vimond can offer broadcasters and service providers a single source for designing, deploying, and supporting over-the-top (OTT) services. “Because […]

April 11, 2012

TV Without Boundaries initiative from Chello DMC

Advanced playout and content management solutions provider Chello DMC has announced ‘TV without Boundaries’, a year-long, industry-wide initiative to explore effective international TV channel strategies. The initiative centres on panel and networking events, news and comment throughout the year. The first event will be held later in April in Madrid, with Budapest scheduled to host […]

April 11, 2012