Australian pay-TV operators Foxtel and Austar have agreed to make some of their exclusive content available to Internet Service Providers as part of undertakings to win support from the competition regulator for their A$1.9 billion merger, reports The Australian. It is understood the pair will allow some content to be used by ISPs for IPTV, […]
Canadian cable communications and entertainment company Rogers Communications has unveiled NextBox 2.0, a suite of new features designed to transform the home entertainment experience, allowing people to access live and recorded TV programmes from any room in the home. The initiative better allows it to compete with telco BCE’s Fibe IPTV service. “Canadians are increasingly […]
India’s Times Internet Limited is planning to launch a video streaming service that will offer premium content, such as films and TV shows, to Indian consumers through the web. The service, BoxTV, will be available on computers, tablets and smartphones, Satyan Gajwani, director ( new media) at the Times Group, told delegates at the Ad-Tech […]
IneoQuest Technologies, a global specialist in video service assurance, has identified key trends for video providers in 2012. IneoQuest works with more than 500 operators and content providers globally, and attributes the predictions to the increasing demand for their Video Service Assurance solutions. Among their key predictions for 2012 are: Continued expansion in multiscreen and […]
Following 3.8 per cent growth in 2011, global advertising spending is expected to grow by 4.9 per cent in 2012 to $465.5 billion, according to Strategy Analytics. Although total UK advertising spending is expected to increase by slightly less than the global rate, at 4.2 per cent this year – to $20.9 billion – it […]
Voddler, a next-generation VoD provider, and Dolby Laboratories have launched a mobile movie streaming service for smartphones using Dolby Digital Plus audio. The new app from Voddler delivers cinematic surround sound to Nokia smartphones. The Voddler implementation of Dolby Digital Plus audio provides high quality movie streaming with cinematic Dolby surround sound to select Nokia […]
Telecoms equipment specialist Ericsson has teamed up with chip manufacturer Qualcomm to demonstrate evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (eMBMS) at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2012 in Barcelona. Ericsson describes the solution as a highly efficient means of broadcasting content to multiple users simultaneously, utilising LTE (Long Term Evolution) networks and suggests it has the potential […]
Digital content technologist Adobe has unveiled what it is claiming as the industry’s first fully integrated video technology platform, codenamed Project Primetime, to enable smooth, TV-like experiences for ad-supported videos across Web-connected devices. This new platform delivers premium video and ad content consistently across all major platforms, including Apple iOS, Google Android, desktop operating systems […]
Digital entertainment solutions specialist Rovi has revealed that Rovi Entertainment Store, the company’s end-to-end, white-label solution for entertainment storefront creation and management, powers the new Video Store movie service on BlackBerry PlayBook. Video Store provides consumers with access to an extensive catalogue of film and TV entertainment, including new releases that will be available for […]
Silicon and software solutions provider Entropic Communications has been selected as the successful bidder to acquire Trident Microsystems’ set-top box (STB) system-on-a-chip (SoC) assets for a purchase price of $65 million, a $10 million dollar increase to its original offer. Confirmation follows the completion of an auction, and the final transaction is subject to approval […]