Advanced Television

CDNs

Ericsson plug-in media delivery ecosystem

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 […]

February 20, 2014

Brightcove: Live video skyrockets in 2013

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 […]

December 31, 2013By Colin Mann

Yahoo! acquires PeerCDN

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. […]

December 18, 2013By Colin Mann

CDN: control, functionality, business models

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 […]

December 18, 2013

Verizon to acquire EdgeCast Networks

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 […]

December 9, 2013By Colin Mann

Technicolor services for StudioCanal

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, […]

November 20, 2013

Türk Telekom, Akamai partner to build CDN

Türk Telekom, Turkey’s leading communication and convergence technologies company, and Akamai Technologies, a provider of cloud services, have signed a strategic partnership to jointly build and manage a high-capacity Operator Content Delivery Network (OCDN) in Turkey for high-quality delivery of online content and video. The partnership aims to provid a significant increase in speed and […]

November 11, 2013

Netflix rolls out Super HD to all subs

All Netflix members, regardless of their Internet Service Provider, now have access to the highest quality HD streams available on Netflix. Writing in a blog post, Joris Evers, director of corporate communications at Netflix, said this means that the great TV shows and movies on Netflix will look even better on HD screens with a […]

September 27, 2013By Colin Mann

CDN services for pay-TV to make $175m in 2013

Pay-TV operators have been moving an increasing amount of their content online through TV Everywhere or multiscreen services, as well as seeing an increasing amount of Internet streaming via OTT services like Netflix and Hulu, according to MRG. As a result, cable, IPTV and satellite operators are seeing an increased need to manage what’s happening […]

September 27, 2013

thePlatform launches Virtual TV Framework

Suggesting that the support and investment from parent company Comcast had enabled to re-evaluate its support to its content provider and pay-TV operator customers, white-label video publishing company thePlatform has unveiled a new Virtual TV Framework to enable cable, satellite and IPTV service providers to replicate their 24 hour, live, linear programming and video on […]

September 26, 2013By Colin Mann