At Communicasia, Conax will launch its new entry level security solution for content distribution: Conax Contego Lite. The provider of advanced solutions for protecting digital content launched the completely new Conax Contego platform last year at IBC. Details of the “Lite” version will be announced at a press briefing on the Conax stand at Communicasia. […]
Alcatel-Lucent has launched AppGlide Video Analytics, a new managed service to help broadband service providers measure the quality of experience (QoE) for both free and paid online video from an end-user viewer’s perspective. Developed and commercialized by Alcatel-Lucent’s Ventures organisation, which is part of Bell Labs, it arms service providers with a comprehensive set of […]
David Abraham, the chief executive of Channel 4, has called on Ofcom to investigate the control of audience data after warning that valuable information is being “controlled and commercially exploited” by others. Abraham said that audience data is the “new oil, or soil, of television” and that as viewing behaviour becomes increasingly measurable through interactivity […]
Nielsen has launched VideoCensus, a tool to measure the performance online video. VideoCensus allows media owners and advertisers to measure the size and demographic composition of audiences viewing video online, across the web and for specific sites. It also produces metrics like the total number of videos viewed and the average time people spend doing […]
The Testing and Development Center for Castilla-La Mancha Digital Television Foundation chose the VSNIPTRANSFER solution to make available to digital media companies from La Mancha all necessary technology for exchanging media contents over the Internet. NRDmultimedia, VSN’s official integrator, won the project bid. The VSNIPTRANSFER technology was selected by the Testing and Development Center for […]
Bridge Technologies has announced a partnership with leading South African broadcast and telecommunications system integrator Concilium Technologies. Based in Centurion, Concilium represents many of the world’s leading broadcast video, audio, and monitoring equipment manufacturers, and now includes the VideoBRIDGE line of digital media monitoring products in its portfolio. VideoBRIDGE is the most comprehensive advanced headend […]
Agama Technologies, the DTV quality assurance expert, has revealed that the Dutch cable operator Kabel Noord has deployed a cutting edge Agama head-end video monitoring solution for its digital cable TV service, all to ensure high level of TV service quality and customer satisfaction. The deployed solution includes the Agama Analyzer H-E, with support for […]
Lyfe Communications, a technology expert in the development of next generation media services, has completed software development of a virtual Set Top Box (vSTB), and are creating a program to deploy that technology in trials with partner operators. Greg Smith, CEO of Lyfe Communications commented: “We have blended industry accepted conditional access security with standard […]
The UK Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has decided not to prosecute BT and Phorm for secretly tracking the online habits of 18,000 Internet users. BT and Phorm sparked controversy in 2006 and 2007 when it emerged that the companies were covertly trialing software tracking users behaviour in order to deliver targeted advertising. BT ditched the […]
Akamai Technologies, provider of cloud optimisation services, has unveiled a prototype for Akamai Anywhere TV, a cloud-powered platform for enabling next generation digital business strategies for broadcasters, including TV Everywhere. Akamai’s solution provides an end-to-end solution, based on industry standards, that lets programmers and system operators quickly respond to new digital media opportunities and further […]