The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of pay-TV technology specialist NDS Group by Cisco Systems. The Commission’s investigation confirmed that the merged entity would continue to face competition from a number of strong competitors and that customers, namely pay-TV providers, would continue to have alternative suppliers in all […]
Apple has expanded its iTunes in the Cloud service for movies to the UK, some 12 months after it was first introduced in the US. The service lets allows users to watch movies purchased through iTunes on iPhones and iPads without using any extra storage space on the devices. Apple says it has secured rights […]
MobiTV, a global expert in enabling delivery of live and on-demand TV Everywhere, has announced that its innovative network DVR (nDVR) will be released as a standalone licensable solution to service providers. The MobiTV nDVR navigates complex rights management across countries by configuring for any of the governing international rules. Available to cable television service […]
Findings from a TDG consumer study has revealed high interest in services that allow consumers to store and stream their personal media files in “the cloud.” Beyond just photos, video, and music, the study tested a number of cloud-based services, including remote access to home DVR functions, home security, social TV apps, and a range […]
Alcatel-Lucent is enabling Swisscom – Switzerland’s leading telco – to give its customers the ability to record TV programmes and store them in the cloud and then watch their recordings on any connected screen wherever they are, whenever they want. The service will help Swisscom further differentiate their IPTV offering and increase revenues by attracting […]
Despite an upbeat note being sounded by an earlier panel debate at the Future of Entertainment Summit in London, Rob Salter, Category Director of Entertainment for UK supermarket giant Tesco, has suggested that the UltraViolet digital locker ecosystem will not be implemented any time soon by his company, describing the ecosystem as “too complicated” for […]
Multi-screen digital TV services revenue and security enhancement specialist Verimatrix has confirmed that Quickflix, Australia’s leading online movie rental company, is securing its over-the-top (OTT) video-on-demand (VoD) service with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for Internet TV. Quickflix’s Chief Executive Officer Chris Taylor OTT said Verimatrix’s expertise had enabled Quickflix to become one […]
Positioning themselves better to meet technological and business challenges faced by the content consumption market, France Telecom Group companies Viaccess and Orca Interactive are to merge their management structures. This new organisation will allow customers to benefit from the strength and expertise of legacy telecommunications combined with the innovative edge of an agile technology company […]
Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-screen digital TV services, has confirmed that former senior Conax executive Geir Bjørndal has joined the team to contribute his experience, expertise and relationships in the global DVB operator marketplace. Bjørndal is charged with significantly increasing the company’s market penetration and visibility with operators looking to […]
Cisco is collaborating with Chinese cable operator, Oriental Cable Network (OCN), to develop next-generation video experiences for consumers based on Cisco Videoscape, an open platform that utilises the cloud, the network, and client devices to deliver new video experiences over the Internet. OCN, one of the China’s largest cable operators, will deploy Videoscape to enable […]