Jamie Hindhaugh, COO of BT Sport, has suggested that the UK is way ahead of the rest of the world with its ambition in live sports production, in particular, enabling the telco better to engage with its viewers and demonstrate to its rights-holder partners the value it is delivering. Delivering a keynote address at the […]
Sky News has turned to video-over-cellular company LiveU to provide all-embracing live coverage of the UK General Election, which will be held on June 8th. Crucial to the order is the company’s ability to supply a very high volume of portable transmission units at short notice. LiveU’s UK partner Garland Partners is again overseeing this […]
DoCoMo Pacific is partnering with ARRIS International to offer an advanced whole home TV service – featuring live, on demand, and streaming capabilities – for its customers in Guam and the Mariana Islands. DoCoMoPacific selected ARRIS’s MG1 video gateway to enable the new services. The MG1 lets subscribers stream the same content to multiple IP […]
According to the findings of a report from video monetisation technology and services provider Ooyala, published in collaboration with specialist research and consulting firm Futuresource Consulting, content providers will seek integrated video solutions to minimise costs, streamline processes and provide growth opportunities at every step in the video lifecycle. The research, which included input from […]
Limelight Networks, a global player in digital content delivery, has launched an offer to reduce online video re-buffer rates for new customers by 10 per cent or more. The limited-time offer is backed by a money-back guarantee and the company will match customers’ existing delivery pricing. “We know how critical performance is for our customers, […]
Net Insight, a provider of media transport and resource scheduling, has announced that its Connector Marketplace that grew by 700 per cent during 2016 will add Microsoft Azure Media Services to its offering. This will allow broadcasters and media companies to purchase Microsoft’s cloud based production services from within their own ScheduALL system. The Microsoft […]
Ericsson has created the foundation for all IP and cloud native delivery models with the launch of Ericsson MediaFirst Management Controller and Ericsson MediaFirst Encoding Live 8.1. The fully virtualised processing solution, which makes its debut at NAB Show 2017 in Las Vegas, enables operators to capitalise on consumer demand for new services in areas […]
The BBC and Unified Streaming have renewed the commitment to work together for another two years. Since 2013, Unified Streaming, a provider of cross-platform video-streaming technologies, has provided the BBC with Unified Origin. This software has enabled stable, scalable streaming (just in time packaging) for the BBC. Unified Origin offers an all-in-one solution for streaming Adobe […]
UK broadcast industry professional media network Digital Production Partnership (DPP) has released the first ever assessment of where broadcasters, producers and suppliers can expect to see the greatest return on investment from committing to IP-based production. The DPP Survey Report: The Business Benefits of IP Production is the result of extensive research with companies from […]
DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group (DEG), the home entertainment trade association, has announced the addition of five new member companies: Broad Green Pictures, Ericsson, FandangoNOW, The Great Courses, and Premiere Digital. “The DEG welcomes its five new member companies, all of whom represent a key part of our industry,” said Amy Jo Smith, President, DEG. […]