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Adtran accelerates G.fast with BT

Adtran, a provider of next-generation networking solutions, has revealed further details on its G.fast trials, including BT’s large scale trials in the UK. Adtran’s Fibre-to-the-distribution point (FTTdp) solution is opening the way for ultra-fast broadband speeds to be delivered to more homes and businesses than ever before. These more advanced G.fast solutions can be implemented […]

January 21, 2016

Netherlands: Daily online TV ratings launched

The Netherlands TV industry body Stichting KijkOnderzoek (SKO) is now delivering daily Online TV ratings to the market. Working in partnership with the data scientists from Kantar Media, SKO is the first TV currency in the world to deliver daily ratings data in granular detail. The ratings report online consumption of TV programmes, initially from […]

January 19, 2016

Rightster partners with Paramount Pictures

Rightster, the global multi-platform network for digital video, has agreed a channel management and audience development partnership with Paramount Pictures International. Rightster will provide local language translation and metadata optimisation across all 29 of Paramount Pictures International’s owned or operated international YouTube channels. Paramount Pictures, which distributes a collection of some of the most powerful […]

January 12, 2016

ThinkAnalytics to launch ThinkBigData

ThinkAnalytics, developer of a multiplatform video content search and recommendations engine, will launch its Big Data analytics platform at CES. ThinkBigData complements the ThinkAnalytics search and recommendations engine and gives broadcasters and service providers new insights into subscriber behaviour. These can be used to measure business success, as well as for influencing programming, marketing, content […]

December 18, 2015

Akamai: 15% IP addresses ‘4K-ready’

Findings from content delivery network services specialist Akamai Technologies’ Third Quarter, 2015 State of the Internet Report indicate that European countries dominate a number of key connectivity metrics, with a growth in IP addresses having 15 Mbps ‘4K-ready’ connection speeds. “While we did observe an

December 16, 2015

Videology extends Nielsen collaboration

Videology, the video advertising technology company, has announced the certification of their integration of Nielsen Digital Ad Ratings (DAR), which enables audience measurement across mobile apps in Europe. Available to Videology’s clients in the UK and France – and soon, in Italy and Germany – the expanded integration will now allow Videology to provide audience […]

December 15, 2015

TiVo, NBC partner for Olympic data

TiVo Research and RealityMine have announced a partnership with NBCUniversal to provide comprehensive single-sourced cross-platform measurement of the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The project will be conducted during the entire span of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad from Rio de Janeiro, August 5th through August 21st, producing an in-depth analysis of how viewers who […]

December 14, 2015

Farncombe to assess AACS2 security for UHD Blu-ray

Cartesian has announced that Farncombe, its wholly owned subsidiary and specialist in digital video, was appointed by AACS LA as the first Authorised Robustness Consultant (ARC) able to help manufacturers ensure the security of their next generation Ultra HD Blu-ray players meets the robustness requirements of the AACS2 Licences for implementations of the recently-released AACS2 […]

December 8, 2015

Report: How is Sky future-proofing itself?

As Sky announces its $0.3 million investment in TV4 Entertainment, an Ampere Analysis report looks at the company’s investments in start-ups and next generation assets. With 11 such investments now under its belt since its start-up strategy began, how is the broadcaster future-proofing itself against the changing TV landscape? Ampere has identified five core developments […]

December 4, 2015

Sky takes FreeWheel to Germany, Austria

FreeWheel, a provider of video ad management and monetisation solutions for media and entertainment companies, has announced that the pay-TV market leader in Germany & Austria, Sky Deutschland, has chosen FreeWheel to support the management of its digital ad inventory across its platforms. Building on FreeWheel’s longstanding relationship with Sky UK, Sky Deutschland will use […]

December 2, 2015