Video technology specialist MediaKind has unveiled MK/IO, describing it as a complete streaming solution built on Microsoft Azure that blends video quality and high reliability with the quality of experience enjoyed by tens of millions of viewers each week. MK/IO offers a video streaming canvas for app developers, video platforms, and anyone desiring to improve […]

Edgio, the content delivery network service, has announced a partnership with Vermantia, a provider of omni-channel content solutions for gaming, and betting operators worldwide. The collaboration will support Vermantia’s custom-built, end-to-end streaming solutions for live racing, sports events, virtual sports and number games. As part of the partnership, Vermantia will utilise Edgio’s Uplynk solution in […]

Global content and technology company Thomson Reuters has signed a definitive agreement to acquire cloud-native media asset management specialist Imagen. Imagen helps sports organisations, businesses and media companies manage their digital content libraries with fast, secure and controlled access through a highly customisable media management and distribution platform. Imagen also owns Screenocean, a platform that […]

Korean telco SK Telecom is to enter the US market by providing a next-generation broadcast solution built with mobile edge computing (MEC) technology to Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports in the US. MEC is a technology that provides cloud capabilities at the edge of […]

Spanish telco Telefónica and Siminn, Iceland’s largest telecommunications operator, have successfully carried out what they say is the first proof of concept for TV roaming. Both companies have been able to demonstrate the feasibility of distributing video services with local delivery when the user is on a visited network by interconnecting their Content Delivery Networks […]

Communications infrastructure and media services provider Arqiva has been selected by digital platform cybersecurity specialist Irdeto to continue their partnership on the delivery of broadcast platforms to an audience of over 21 million people across 50 countries in South and Sub-Saharan Africa. Under the terms of the contract, Arqiva will provide managed services to Irdeto, […]

At the halfway point of its probe into UK cloud services, regulator Ofcom is proposing to refer the market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for further investigation. Ofcom’s market study has provisionally identified features and practices that make it more difficult for customers to switch and use multiple cloud suppliers. Ofcom is particularly […]

Video software provider Synamedia has unveiled Quortex Link, describing it as an industry-first, pay-as-you-use, self-service multi-tenant SaaS platform for video distribution. It is designed to transform content distribution by removing the need for complex and costly static infrastructure and simplifies the distribution of 24/7 channels and occasional-use content for events, news, sports, and pop-up channels […]

Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions, has announced the next generation of its Advanced CDN solution for video streaming. Using the latest version of Broadpeak’s Advanced CDN, Broadpeaks says video service providers can offer a “flawless, low-latency streaming experience to subscribers with unparalleled performance, scalability, and sustainability”. “As video […]