A+E Networks has expanded the distribution of its factual entertainment channel H2 in Poland and Croatia. From this month, H2 is available in over 600,000 new homes across the two countries following deals with platform partners Vectra and Hrvatski Telekom respectively. Izabella Wiley, General Manager Poland and Central & Eastern Europe at A+E Networks, said: […]
Content and revenue protection specialist Friend MTS has been chosen by United Media, a proprietor of cable channels in Southeast Europe, to provide advanced antipiracy solutions. United Media is part of United Group, the leading telecommunications and media platform in Southeast Europe operating in all six countries of former Yugoslavia. “The Friend MTS security services […]
Edgeware, a specialist in TV CDN technology, has unveiled that CDN Selector – a product in its suite of origin tools – now supports the delivery of TV content via Limelight and AWS Cloudfront CDNs. While previously supporting services from Akamai and Level3, users of Edgeware’s TV CDN are now able to supplement their content […]
BuyDRM has announced that ABC AU (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) is planning to deploy BuyDRM’s KeyOS MultiKey Service in conjunction with Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elemental to package and encrypt live video content for users on a variety of playback platforms in Australia. ABC is using the KeyOS MultiKey Service to support multi-DRM playback in its […]
Apple’s new TV programming slate of TV originals has a planned rollout of sometime between March 2019 and summer 2019 according to the NYT. Apple has recruited a 40-person team to work at Apple Worldwide Video in California, where it creates original content, and is opening divisions for dramas, children’s shows, and programming tailored for […]
Spanish TV company Mediapro is set to produce live TV streaming of Arabian Gulf League football matches in Virtual Reality for the rest of the current season. At least 10 out of the most important football matches will be produced in VR following the agreement between Mediapro Middle East and the football League of the […]
Dubai-based pay-TV operator OSN has renewed and extended its links with Sony Pictures Networks (SPN) for transmission rights over the MENA region. SPN’s agreement sees its channels Sony Entertainment Television, Sony MAX, Sony MIX and Sony SAB TV extended to include OSN’s south-Asian Pehla bouquet – and now in HD. As part of the renewed […]
Turner International India has announced the appointment of IndiaCast Media Distribution as its exclusive distribution agent from April 1st, for distribution of Turner channels: CNN International, Pogo, Cartoon Network, WB, HBO and HBO HD to consumers in India, Nepal and Bhutan. Commenting on the announcement, Siddharth Jain, Managing Director, Turner South Asia said: “I am […]
Bitmovin, a specialist in online video technology, has announced the launch of Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered encoding, speeding up processing and enabling service providers to deliver significant improvements in video quality. A standard encoding process involves performing an in-depth analysis of the entire video before encoding is started. Bitmovin’s AI-powered Encoding technology works by continuously […]
The Associated Press has announced it will offer human interest, entertainment and viral content from Cover Video on its online AP Video Hub platform. The editorial content, now available to AP Video Hub customers, includes footage of animals, wild weather, technology innovations, celebrity interviews and red carpet coverage. Part of photo agency Cover Images, Cover […]