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Ateme feeds latest Nilesat satellite

Ateme, a player in video compression, delivery, and streaming solutions, has announced that its video headed is feeding the latest satellite launched by Nilesat, the satellite service provider delivering digital television, radio, and data services across the Middle East and Africa. For the third time, Nilesat has chosen Ateme for its video headend; this time […]

July 18, 2023

Simplestream streams QVC channels on Sky

QVC, the video commerce retailer, has successfully launched its linear TV channels on Sky Glass and Sky Stream, promoting a range of categories and products. Included in Sky’s 600 channels range, four new QVC HD channels have been launched on the platform: QVC HD, QVC Style HD, QVC Beauty HD, and QVC Extra HD. The […]

July 18, 2023

DoubleVerify, Roku collaborate on ad fraud

DoubleVerify (DV), a software platform for digital media measurement, data and analytics, and Roku have announced that the companies will continue to collaborate and conduct investigations into emerging ad fraud schemes within the TV streaming industry. This initiative follows the significant success in working jointly to neutralise SmokeScreen, a sophisticated ad fraud scheme that targeted […]

July 13, 2023

TF1 selects WSC Sports to power Top Chrono

French TV media Group TF1 has selected WSC Sports, and its AI-driven technology, to power its automated real-time and on-demand sports content requirements. WSC Sports’ technology will underpin TF1’s recently announced ‘Top Chrono’ function, available exclusively to users of its MYTF1 streaming platform. Top Chrono offers viewers of events such as the upcoming Men’s Rugby […]

July 13, 2023

Blu Digital Group France established

Blu Digital Group France, a joint venture between Blu Digital Group and Atlantis Television, has been established to provide end-to-end digital services and solutions to local French media companies as well as French localisation services to clients globally. This strategic alliance brings together the resources of both companies, drawing on the expertise of two established […]

July 12, 2023

Roku brings Shopify Checkout to TV streaming

Roku, the TV streaming platform, has announced a partnership with Shopify that provides viewers the ability to purchase products from Shopify merchants directly from their TV through Roku Action Ads. Upon seeing an ad for a Shopify merchant, viewers can press OK on their Roku remote to learn more about the product and purchase it […]

July 11, 2023

Swisscom selects Ateme OTT solution

Ateme, a player in video compression, delivery, and streaming solutions with innovation at its core, has announced that Swisscom, the Swiss telco, has chosen Ateme’s end-to-end OTT solution to migrate the Cloud Digital Video Recording (CDVR) platform of its blue TV service to AWS. Behind this move was Swisscom’s desire to streamline its operations, optimise […]

July 11, 2023

Vizrt launches Viz Channel Branding

Vizrt, a specialist in real-time graphics and live production solutions for content creators, has announced the release of Viz Channel Branding, which it says “ushers in a new era of automated and scalable channel branding, promo, and marketing control for broadcasters across linear playout, FAST channels, VOD, and OTT”. Viz Channel Branding is a tool […]

July 10, 2023

Ateme now in Microsoft Azure Marketplace

Ateme, a global player in video compression, delivery, and streaming solutions, has announced the availability of its video solutions in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace, an online store providing applications and services for use on Azure. Ateme customers can now take advantage of the productive and Azure cloud platform, with streamlined deployment and management. The integration […]

June 29, 2023

Blu Digital Group opens Barcelona facility

Blu Digital Group, a specialist in media and entertainment digital media services and software, has announced the opening of a facility in Barcelona, Spain. Nestled within Rambla de Catalunya, the facility will extend the reach of Blu’s range of content distribution, localisation, post-production, and media management services. In addition, Ramon Martos Calvo has been recruited […]

June 28, 2023