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. […]
Viaccess-Orca, a global player in the protection and enhancement of content services, and Encoding.com, a cloud-based video processing service for the media and entertainment market, have partnered to streamline the preparation of VoD content for OTT multiscreen applications. Viaccess-Orca’s cloud-based TV Everywhere as a Service (TVaaS) is now integrated with Encoding.com’s cloud media processing platform, […]
Digital media tools and workflow solutions provider Telestream is to acquire video quality monitoring and analytics solutions specialist IneoQuest. The terms of the deal were not disclosed as both companies are privately held. Founded in 2001, IneoQuest is headquartered in Mansfield, Massachusetts, with sales operations in North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. With this […]
Harmonic, a specialist in video delivery infrastructure, has announced that MLB Network has upgraded its existing Harmonic playout platform with a new software-based Spectrum X advanced media server system. Using the Spectrum X server for MPEG-2 HD playout and recording, MLB Network has achieved increased workflow efficiency, simplicity and reliability for its extensive studio programming […]
V-Nova, a provider of video compression solutions, has announced a new generation of PERSEUS-powered P.Link, a solution for contribution and remote production. This new compact, highly-dense and bi-directional production encoder / decoder enables low latency visually lossless transport of multiple HD or UHD services. Today, live event production relies primarily on HD feeds; however, consumer […]
Ericsson, Telstra and The Fox Innovation Lab at 21st Century Fox are to unveil what they describe as a “revolutionary, first of its kind” content delivery solution at Mobile World Congress 2017 that will pre-position personalised, premium movie content directly onto consumer devices, with no impact to device performance or consumer data plans. Participants will […]
Ziggo Sport, part of the Liberty Media Group and the pre-eminent sports rights holder in the Netherlands, including Premier League football and Formula One, chose NEP The Netherlands to provide their live production and playout facilities after a successful tender process. NEP The Netherlands has deployed a fully IP, distributed, cloud production facility that gives […]
Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and specialist in video monetisation, has introduced its Ooyala Solutions Partner Programme, through which technology and reseller partners can access and deploy a full set of technologies to modernise any video business at any stage, from a single partner. Providing everything from video production workflow technology, data-driven OTT solutions, robust monetisation […]
MX1, the global media service provider, has revealed that the Israel Premier Football League (IPFL) is using its end-to-end MX1 360 service for live editing of sports content. MX1 360 provides the IPFL with a cloud-based media asset management solution, with fast turnaround for live highlight production from multiple weekend games. “In today’s fast-paced sports […]