Bell Media has selected Videology’s programmatic TV technology to bring greater efficiencies and holistic planning capabilities to Bell Media’s entire TV and digital video inventory portfolio. Following a three-month assessment period, the two companies are beginning a multi-phase integration with Phase One expected to launch in Q3 of this year. “As device proliferation and content […]
KT SkyLife, the South Korean satellite pay-TV provider, has chosen Ericsson to expand its Ultra HDservice, leveraging Ericsson’s high-performance HEVC encoders to bring consumers transformed picture quality. The deal marks KT SkyLife’s fifth UHD channel launch to date. Han Lee, CTO of KT SkyLife, says: “KT SkyLife is committed to providing the nation’s first multi-channel […]
Harmonic, a specialist in video delivery infrastructure, has announced that Airtel Digital TV, the DTH arm of global telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel, has deployed a compression headend solution from Harmonic to substantially improve the HD viewing experience for its customers. The high-density, scalable and HEVC-upgradeable video infrastructure solutions from Harmonic will help Airtel Digital TV […]
Elemental Technologies, a specialist in software-defined video solutions, has announced that BT is standardising on Elemental software to unify its traditional and multiscreen headend serving BT TV Everywhere, BT Sport App, and BT Ultra HD services. “Proven, scalable SDV solutions from Elemental enable BT to give subscribers the ultimate viewing experience while giving us the […]
The Ultra HD Forum, the global organisation defining industry best practices for the introduction of technologies that will facilitate the ultra-high-definition (UHD) viewing experience, has used the occasion of the 2016 NAB Show to release the first phase of industry Guidelines on end-to-end workflows for creating and delivering live and pre-recorded UHD content. This first […]
Grass Valley, a Belden Brand, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Cisco to develop IP workflow solutions for broadcast that will improve customers’ business agility. The MOU creates an environment for widespread collaboration between the two companies, covering IP networking, virtualised computation and security solutions. Of particular note is the more immediate […]
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected Ericsson to provide video contribution and distribution solutions for its production of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, which take place in Brazil from August 5th. Ericsson will provide a range of its video processing solutions and advanced modular receivers, supporting NBC Olympics with […]
Groovy Gecko has partnered with Facebook to integrate with its live video API. The new live video API will offer content providers the ability to stream videos live into a Facebook player. As a Facebook API, it will also make use of the benefits of the platform’s autoplay functionality, making videos play automatically within News […]
Ooyala, a Telstra subsidiary and specialist in premium video publishing, analytics and monetisation, has introduced Ooyala Flex, its media logistics solution helping broadcasters, studios, publishers, and brands modernise video production workflows. Formerly known as MioEverywhere, Ooyala Flex is now available as part of Ooyala’s comprehensive suite of data-driven video delivery and monetisation products. Ooyala Flex […]
NBC Olympics, a division of the NBC Sports Group, has selected FileCatalyst to provide digital file delivery software for its production of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, which take place in Brazil,from August 5th. Building off the technological leaps that were taken at the 2014 Sochi Games, NBC Olympics has again partnered with FileCatalyst […]