Terrestrial broadcast network infrastructure operators in Europe have garnered revenues exceeding €2.3 billion for TV and radio transmission in 2020, a stable amount compared to previous years, according to findings from research firm Dataxis. The result excludes revenues from diversifications in OTT, telecommunications and IoT. Subsequently, revenues are expected to remain essentially flat up to […]
BT Sport is launching a beta of its new ‘timeline’ feature on its app for TV screens in time for this week’s UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League finals. While viewers have been able to use the timeline feature on mobiles and tablets for several seasons as part of the app’s enhanced player, this […]
Gracenote, a Nielsen company, has expanded its international video metadata coverage to include Poland to serve the country’s healthy appetite for entertainment content. Gracenote metadata will enable subscribing clients such as pay-TV providers, broadcasters and streaming platforms to elevate the entertainment experiences they offer to Polish viewers by driving increased tune-in for popular local and […]
Technology company Monterosa has announced the launch of Monterosa / Interaction Cloud, a real-time engagement SaaS platform that its says helps make audiences more valuable through loyalty, first-party data and commerce. Positioned as a faster, more versatile alternative to in-house or outsourced product builds, the platform’s unique set of Experiences are ready-made front-end applications with […]
One of the best known names in Hollywood is set to expand, but not in its legacy pre- and post-production/colour grading businesses. That division was sold to Streamland Media a few weeks ago. Now Technicolor says it is focusing on the next chapter. Technicolor was first established more than 100 years ago in 2016 and […]
Grabyo has partnered with Dejero to provide broadcasters, publishers and content owners with a simplified end-to-end solution for remote video production and distribution. Dejero’s mobile transmitters and video transport solutions are now integrated into Grabyo’s cloud video platform, which offers live broadcast production, live clipping, rapid editing and video distribution tools. This joint solution enables […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon company, and the National Hockey League (NHL) will debut two new advanced analytics during the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs. These new stats powered by AWS will appear as on-screen graphics and data visualisations during NHL games and aim ti give fans a better understanding and deeper appreciation of how […]
Eutelsat’s Q3 results showed negative growth in almost all its key divisions, but the company told analysts that its prospects were looking up. Those losses, in hard cash, were miserable. For example, its worsening Broadcast/Video segment (62 per cent of revenues) fell by 8.5 per cent, while Data & Professional Video (13 per cent of […]
Quicklink, a global provider of software and hardware solutions for audio and video contribution, has joined SRT Alliance, the open-source initiative dedicated to overcoming the challenges of low-latency video streaming. The SRT open-source video transport protocol has initially been adopted in Quicklink’s STS410, an all-in-one hybrid switcher. The SRT Alliance, founded by Haivision in April […]
SES used its Q1 results statement to announce a €100 million share buy-back programme, declaring that it had made a strong start to this financial year. Its currently all-important Video division is moving steadily forward. SES has seen Video revenues grow from a minus 8 per cent overall y-o-y fall to a minus 4.6 per […]