Telefónica has selected ARRIS to develop a comprehensive range of new set-tops. The new platform follows a modular approach that leverages Telefónica’s scale to deliver next-generation video services to its subscribers – simplifying deployment for all Telefónica businesses around the world. The project takes ARRIS’s and Telefónica’s strategic partnership to a new level – building […]
Viaccess-Orca, a global player in the protection and enhancement of content services, will demonstrate new analytics capabilities for its groundbreaking TV Everywhere as a Service (TVaaS). TVaaS business analytics provides operators with intelligent data about each phase of the OTT multiscreen workflow from delivery to recommendations and personalisation, client apps, and devices. Leveraging big data […]
SFR Media’s SVOD platform Zive will be rebranded SFR Play before the end of the year, says its managing director Alain Weil. SFR Play is currently the name of the bouquet that already runs movie, discovery, TV series and youth channels as well as Zive. Like Zive, SFR Play will still be integrated to SFR […]
Verizon Digital Media Services announced the availability of its Live Streaming Solution, designed to remove the complexity and high costs for broadcasters, venues and event producers when streaming live content at scale. The launch of the Live Streaming Solution coincides with key enhancements to the Verizon Digital Media Services platform, including workflow enhancements in the […]
Harmonic and NASA have released a 360-degree immersive virtual reality (VR) viewing experience to the public, featuring exclusive astronaut training footage in UHD. The stunning NASA VR/360 video offers three different perspectives of astronauts as they complete space-walk training for future missions to the International Space Station (ISS). The groundbreaking video is available for viewing […]
Massive Interactive announced that it has teamed up with IBM Cloud Video to provide a solution that simplifies video logistics management for streaming services while streamlining the ability to provide high-quality, diverse content and tailored customer experiences across multiple devices. The Massive AXIS platform provides customizable video apps along with an intuitive drag and drop […]
Entertainment data provider Gracenote has unveiled new music offerings that let pay-TV providers deliver rich, interactive music experiences to their subscribers. By integrating Gracenote Music data and technologies, operators can create their own music video channels and services, help viewers identify artists featured on TV and enable search for related artist appearances on linear TV […]
Australian telco Telstra has unveiled its new Global Media Network, a professional media contribution solution which enables broadcasters and content developers to take their content global. Custom-built for the media industry, the Telstra Global Media Network aims to provides simple and efficient delivery of live and file-based video content by combining Telstra’s network of global […]
Media and communications technologist and broadcast services provider Ericsson it is working with multichannel broadcaster UKTV to deliver the UK’s first virtualised live event broadcast. Ericsson’s Virtualized Live Playout service will help UKTV launch and broadcast live events on its network of channels, which includes the UK’s most watched non-public service broadcasting channel, Dave. The […]
Multi-screen cloud video software company Easel TV has made its OTT platform Suggested TV available on the fourth-generation Apple TV box and on Google Cast. The first use of these latest Suggested TV device players will be for the Curzon Home Cinema service. Curzon Home Cinema Director Phil Mordecai said the company’s investment in the […]