Deluxe Entertainment Services Group have announced a four-year agreement between its digital cinema group and Unique Digital. The agreement appoints Unique Digital, a supplier of software and electronic delivery services to the Exhibitor Industry, as Deluxe’s preferred partner for theatrical electronic content delivery in Spain, an extension of an existing relationship between the two companies […]
Digital video consumption is viral and, according to a new study released by IBM and IBC, with more than half of the 21,000 consumers surveyed using mobiles every day to watch streaming videos, and that number is expected to grow 45 per cent in the next three years. Today, the
Video delivery technology and services specialist Harmonic has declared itself well- placed to work with its broadcaster customers seeking to offer OTT services in addition to their linear services. Outlining the company’s product and service launches at a pre-IBC briefing, Andy Warman, Director of Market Development, suggested that Harmonic was leading the OTT charge, in […]
Viacom and Cisco have announced their collaboration to build a versatile video network foundation that will enhance Viacom’s distribution of its premier branded content across multiple linear, digital and mobile screens for viewers in the US, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. Working together with Cisco, Viacom and its affiliates will be able to leverage the […]
MX1, a global media services company, has been chosen by German TV station eoTV to handle all content management, playout, uplink, and distribution services via satellite for free-to-air TV. MX1 is also managing the broadcaster’s signal supply for HbbTV applications and to livestream online platforms such as freenet TV connect and Zattoo. Additionally, by using […]
Wowza Media Systems, a specialist in streaming software and services, has unveiled the Wowza ClearCaster – an appliance built for professional broadcasters and streamers seeking an easy way to improve reliability for streaming on Facebook Live. Designed in collaboration with Facebook, the ClearCaster appliance is built from the ground up to ensure successful broadcasts and […]
Conax, a Kudelski Group company and specialist in total content and service protection for digital entertainment services, has launched its modular multiscreen hub, Conax Arena, at IBC. The new end-2-end offering enables unique flexibility for operators and encompasses all key components needed to launch a complete multiscreen offering – reducing cost, complexity and time-to-market. Conax […]
The Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has entered into a formal partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to drive the development of technical standards and the adoption of interoperability across the media industry. “The DPP and the EBU both deeply understand the value of collaboration in driving change,” said DPP Managing Director, Mark Harrison. “The […]
Skyline Communications, a specialist in end-to-end multi-vendor network management, orchestration and OSS software solutions, has announced that Sky is in the process of deploying Skyline’s DataMiner solution for the operational end-to-end service management in its playout departments in the UK. Thomas Gunkel, Market Director Broadcast at Skyline Communications, said, “We have delivered a solution for […]
Satellite operator Eutelsat Communications and next generation compression solutions specialist V-Nova are unveiling at this year’s IBC a new satellite-delivered studio-quality HD contribution solution that they say, for the first time, offers broadcasters and video service providers a true alternative or back-up to fibre in terms of quality and bandwidth-efficiency. The new solution leverages V-Nova’s PERSEUS […]