BT Media and Broadcast – the broadcasting division of BT Wholesale – has launched Vena, describing it as a world-first, software-defined smart broadcast network that simplifies how media companies produce and distribute incredible content. Designed to supporting all needs across live, streaming and data and with integrated Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Vena is compatible with […]
Video ad management platform Peach has launched what it says is a new, truly-convergent video offering with linear TV and digital video distribution now available in one place. Offering an end-to-end, collaborative platform for sourcing and distributing content, it is designed to simplify video ad distribution across digital channels. It allows assets to be tracked, […]
US multiplay telco Verizon and alternative investment manager firm Apollo Global Management have confirmed that funds managed by affiliates of Apollo have entered into an agreement to acquire media and online business Verizon Media for $5 billion (€4.14bn). Verizon will retain a 10 per stake in the company, comprised of iconic brands such as Yahoo […]
Amazon Web Services (AWS), an Amazon company, has announced that The Walt Disney Company is leveraging AWS for the global rollout of the Disney+ streaming service. The Walt Disney Company relies on AWS as its preferred public cloud infrastructure provider to support the growth of Disney+, which quickly surpassed 100 million subscribers only 16 months […]
BluTV, the Turkish SVoD service, has selected Veset Nimbus to power its original linear action and comedy channels in the cloud. The linear channels are delivered by Veset Nimbus to BluTV’s OTT platform, as well as to various smart TV apps, including AppleTV, Samsung, AndroidTV, and LG Smart TV. Erkut Göksel Çınar, OTT Headend Lead, […]
Atv talks to Martin Bergenwall of Verimatrix about Streamkeeper and the all-new hyper-flexible SaaS Secure Delivery Platform Founder Roy Taylor talks to A-tv about Ryff, the AI driven product placement solution and market. ATV talks to Christian Lefebvre of Technicolor about the changing landscape of OTT and the abiding importance of the STB and […]
Digital motorsport and automotive publisher Motorsport Network’s OTT service Motorsport.tv has partnered with cloud video platform Grabyo to produce the world’s first live digital motorsports news channel, Motorsport.tv Live providing accessible coverage of motor sport and breaking news across the globe. Announced in March 2021, the channel delivers breaking news as it happens from around […]
As part of its overall strategy to become carbon neutral by 2025 and in a move that enables sustainable creative offering to marketers, creative production and marketing solutions company CLICKON is to acquire remote production platform Travlrr. With over 800 vetted production partners, Travlrr is capable of delivering sustainable, high-speed content creation for brands and […]
SoftAtHome, an independent software company for broadband, video, and analytics, has played a strategic role in the launch of Disney+ service on Orange France’s set-top boxes. After Netflix, YouTube, Amazon Prime, and OCS (Orange Cinema Series), Orange’s worldwide subscribers now have access to the newest version of the Disney+ app through their Livebox TV offer. […]
Unified Streaming, a specialist in smart video streaming technologies, has announced the launch of Unified Remix VOD2Live, which enables OTT providers to create live channels that connect VoD content with audiences in new ways, improving viewer engagement while opening up new monetisation opportunities and reducing costs. The solution, which is based on the company’s Unified […]