blinkbox, the on-demand movie and TV service from UK retailer Tesco, is responding to the challenge of delivering an experience that is consistent both in terms of reliability and ensuring that movies look great, regardless of the device they’re played on, by using the latest Microsoft Azure cloud technology. According to Jon Robinson, Group Head […]
Anevia, a specialist in video streaming and infrastructure solutions for OTT, live TV and VoD have announced a new collaboration with Conax, an expert in service protection for media and entertainment services. Integrating Anevia’s ViaMotion Plus and CDN solutions with the Conax Contego Unite content protection platform, this collaboration simplifies the OTT equation for operators […]
Highwinds has become the exclusive CDN (content delivery network) provider for LiveRail, the video monetisation platform for publishers. Highwinds has a strong foothold in the ad tech space, with nearly 20 top platforms currently on its customer roster. These advertising properties leverage Highwinds CDN for reliable global delivery of rich media ads to connected devices. […]
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. […]