Advanced Television

Test & Monitor

Eurofins selected by Sky Deutschland

Digital Testing, a specialist in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services (formerly Testronic Labs Belgium), has been selected by Sky Deutschland to provide testing and quality assurance personnel to support multiple video and e-commerce related initiatives. “Sky Deutschland is a proven market-leader and innovator, and we’re proud to have been selected to play such […]

December 5, 2016

Kantar Media new currency for Internet ratings

Kantar Media and VINEX, the industry group of Netherlands online publishers, have delivered a new panel for Internet audience measurement. The service replaces the previous Internet measurement contract operated by GfK. “The Dutch media industry demands a new standard for measurement of all media consumed on the internet.” commented Richard Asquith, Global CEO of Audience […]

November 4, 2016

Streamroot powers Dailymotion OTT QoS

Video hosting platform Dailymotion has selected OTT video optimisation specialist Streamroot’s patented peer-to-peer delivery technology better to control cost and quality of service across the globe. It has implemented the plugin-free solution – designed to help deliver its content more efficiently and scale profitably over the long run – on both live and VoD content. […]

October 26, 2016

ADB launches ioCentro

ADB, a provider of solutions for media and broadband convergence, has announced the public launch of its cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) service, ioCentro, which enables proactive troubleshooting, consumer self-help and more efficient after-sales service – all while reducing costs and complexity. Available as an end-to-end smart connectivity platform, ioCentro combines hardware with customised services […]

October 25, 2016

ATSC calls for next-gen TV testing input

With the goal of assuring quality consumer experience and interoperability between next-generation receivers and broadcast content, standards body the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) has issued a Request for Information (RFI) related to the development of Conformance Test Suite Development and Conformity Assessment programmes to support the implementation of the ATSC 3.0 next-generation television broadcast […]

October 11, 2016

Huawei unveils VideoSense management solution

ICT solutions provider Huawei has released VideoSense, what it says is first video experience visualisation management solution, marking a shift from KPI-centric passive network Operations and Maintenance (O&M) to user experience-centric proactive network management. It is designed to deliver video experience with visualised, manageable, and optimisable features to help operators achieve business success in the […]

September 30, 2016Colin Mann @ Ultra-Broadband Forum

Nielsen, Vision Critical partnership

Nielsen and Vision Critical, a cloud-based customer intelligence platform provider, have announced a strategic alliance that will enable clients to better understand their customers and build more authentic customer relationships. The first of several planned future offerings is the connection of Nielsen’s currency-grade measurement data of what people watch and buy to insight communities powered […]

September 22, 2016

Conviva partners with Adobe for QoE metrics

OTT experience management specialist Conviva has announced Adobe as a launch partner for Conviva’s QoE Ecosystem initiative. According to the company, by bringing all metrics together into the same console, publishers will have a clearer visibility and understanding of the customer experience in the client player. By sharing video experience service statistics provisioned for Adobe, […]

September 20, 2016

Streaming Video Alliance, CTA in QoE initiative

The Streaming Video Alliance (The Alliance), an industry forum comprised of leading companies from the online video ecosystem, and the Consumer Technology Association (CTA, are to collaborate to develop industry-wide guidelines to formalise metrics, associated terminology, and event and attribute access as it pertains to streaming media Quality of Experience (QoE). Additionally, based on the […]

September 16, 2016

Verizon joins Conviva QoE initiative

Conviva, a specialist in OTT experience management, has announced Verizon Digital Media Services as a launch partner for Conviva’s Quality of Experience (QoE) Ecosystem initiative. This gives Verizon Digital Media Services the ability to bring all QoE metrics into its end-to-end platform, further increasing visibility and understanding of the online viewer experience for Verizon customers. […]

September 15, 2016