Cloud services specialist Akamai Technologies and Telefonica Global Solutions, the global service provider part of Telefonica have agreed a strategic global alliance to deliver Akamai´s suite of content delivery network (CDN) solutions to Telefonica enterprise customers. To further enhance its CDN business, Telefonica Global Solutions is combining Akamai´s content delivery platform with its own global […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) technologies and VoD servers for cable, IPTV, OTT, and mobile operators worldwide, has teamed with global satellite provider Eutelsat to improve the delivery of OTT multiscreen services. Utilising a combination of Broadpeak’s nanoCDN and Eutelsat’s “smart LNB” technologies, operators can cost-effectively deliver high-quality live TV channels over […]
Vualto, a global specialist in content delivery and management for broadcasters and publishers, has partnered with Brightcove to deliver highly tailored online video campaigns and initiatives to joint customers using the Brightcove Video Cloud online video platform. “Vualto is uniquely positioned to deliver turnkey solutions, quickly and cost-effectively, that meet the real needs of our […]
ContentBridge Systems has signed an exclusive agreement with Amplify, the newly formed all-rights film distribution company. ContentBridge provides technologies and services that help major studios, aggregators and independent distributors meet their digital distribution challenges. The company’s software provides cost-effective ways to manage, transform and deliver media and metadata to all major outlets around the world. […]
Ericsson is addressing the need to integrate operators with the entire content value chain, by establishing a partnership program for global CDNs, essentially creating a plug-in ecosystem for operators. Limelight Networks, CDNetworks and ChinaCache are the first to announce they will integrate their systems with the Ericsson content delivery solution. These global CDN partnerships will […]
Recognising that anecdotally, live streaming has surged in popularity, global provider of cloud content services Brightcove wanted to check its own customer data sets to understand just how much more prominent live streaming has become in recent years. Writing in the company blog, Brenna Fitzgerald, PR and Marketing Manager, reports that Brightcove recruited its analytics […]
Web destination Yahoo! has bolstered its content handling capabilities by acquiring P2P network host PeerCDN. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. PeerCDN – currently in beta – hosts peer-to-peer networks, which allow users to share photos and downloads that don’t breach federal copyright guidelines, aiming to speed data transfer times in the process. […]
TV Everywhere is a now a routine demand on content providers, be they broadcasters, pay-TV players or OTT services. This means everyone has to engage with ‘The Cloud’ and make use of CDNs. How is the CDN market developing in terms of functionality, compatibility, hierarchies and business control? We brought together experts from Edgeware, Ericsson […]
In a move designed to deepen and enhance its video delivery and web services capabilities, US Verizon has revealed it is to acquire content delivery network specialist EdgeCast. Verizon Digital Media Services will integrate EdgeCast complementary capabilities to improve further and increase its ability to meet the exponential growth in online digital media content, as […]
Technicolor has been selected as the exclusive supplier of digital asset management services for StudioCanal’s theatrical and home entertainment releases. Through this agreement, StudioCanal will utilise Technicolor’s cloud-based portal that centralises distribution modules while providing unprecedented content security. This platform is intuitive, providing users complete control and offering on-demand access to their content – anytime, […]