A new five-year deal between Australia’s national broadcaster, the ABC, and Ericsson will help address rural DTT blindspots. Thanks to Ericsson’s latest satellite video compression technology, the ABC will be able to expand the reach of its high-definition and standard-definition digital TV programming across the country. As Australia undergoes the switch from analogue to […]
Verizon and HBO have confirmed that Verizon’s FiOS TV customers are the first to gain access to MAXGO.com, Cinemax’s online video destination featuring more than 700 hours of Cinemax programming monthly. Similar to HBO GO, which launched with FiOS in February of this year, MAX GO offers free, unlimited online access to Cinemax programming […]
RGB Networks, expert in video networking processing, and SeaChange International, multi-screen television leader, are leveraging their successful partnership to show operators how they can deploy their linear channel line-ups to TVs, PCs and mobile devices and retain complete control of the ad insertion process while doing so. RGB’s Video Multiprocessing Gateway (VMGTM) and SeaChange’s Spot […]
Jungo, provider of connectivity software and driver development tools, has announced the launch of its advanced TV STB USB connectivity software solution. The new solution connects a standard STB to any home or wireless network via USB. By utilising the STB’s USB port, which is standard on the majority of new devices, the Jungo […]
Viaccess has announced a new generation smart card, PC5, designed to fight the latest forms of piracy, including Control Word (CW) sharing, regardless of the distribution network. The PC5 smart card is specifically designed to combat the current piracy market and to continue to protect the assets of Viaccess’ Pay-TV clients. This reinforces Viaccess’ strategy […]
Web browser specialist Opera Software and web-TV service provider NetRange MMH have teamed up with the intention of providing an easier way for device manufacturers to give consumers a wide variety of content on their connected TVs and set-top boxes. The pair aim to deliver the Opera Devices SDK and a pre-qualified suite of […]
Communications infrastructure and media services company Arqiva has confirmed that it will begin licensing to third parties the VOD technology that powers its SeeSaw online TV service. The online video aggregation platform will be offered internationally as a bespoke solution configured to meet customers’ specific requirements, or as a more standard product closely aligned […]
Following a record 40 per cent revenue growth, driven by increased demand for broadcast services on both satellite and online platforms, London-based sister companies Playout247 and Vision IPTV have unveiled a major investment programme in studio and broadcast technology supported by capacity increases. Four existing studio facilities have been upgraded to HD, and […]
Broadcom has partnered with Philips Home Control, a specialist in advanced wireless input and control solutions, to develop a new generation of remote control devices. Broadcom Bluetooth technology has been instrumental in introducing and driving the adoption of gestural remote controls for video game consoles and the increasing universe of wirelessly connected devices. […]
BBC Worldwide is appointing an iPlayer exec from the BBC itself to drive through its plan to launch an overseas version of the VOD service. Global iPlayer Launch Director is to be Mark Smith, who has been filling the role of general manager for programmes and on-demand. It means BBC Worldwide will have an exec […]