As IBC approaches, communications technologist Cisco has confirmed that it is to showcase progress made by its global service provider customers to offer consumers the 4K immersive entertainment experience. According to the Cisco VNI Forecast 2015 – 2020, by 2020, more than 40 per cent of connected flat-panel TV Sets will be 4K. The study also […]
Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has extended its content protection partnership with Korean satellite broadcaster KT Skylife to include NAGRA’s anyCAST CONNECT solution. NAGRA anyCAST CONNECT will allow the KT Skylife to secure the expansion of its 4K Ultra HD service and implement a flexible two-way content protection solution across multiple networks. […]
After extensive consultations, the Ultra HD Forum – the global organisation responsible for promoting market adoption of Ultra HD by defining industry best practices – has made the latest version of its industry Guidelines public prior to IBC. Along with thorough internal reviews of the Guidelines, the following bodies were also consulted for comment: ATSC, […]
From 360-degree movie trailers to the emergence of 4K TV services from Web and telecom players, global analyst firm CCS Insight, has revealed its expectations for the TV industry and the main highlights ahead of this year’s IBC event in Amsterdam. According to Paolo Pescatore, director of multiplay and media at CCS Insight, given the […]
Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company delivering end-to-end video solutions to broadcast and media companies, has expanded its use of satellite operator Intelsat’s powerful Galaxy fleet and premier video neighbourhoods to deliver high definition (HD) and 4K ultra high definition (4K UHD) content to 64 million households across North America. Under the new, […]
Prime Focus Technologies (PFT), the technology arm of media services company Prime Focus, has gone live with its cloud-based Media ERP solution CLEAR at INsight TV, part of the Netherlands-headquartered Television, Entertainment & Reality Network (TERN). This is PFT’s first 4K implementation. INsight is all about INspirational people with INcredible stories to tell, in Ultra […]
Live and on-demand digital video content product and service provider NeuLion has confirmed that the NeuLion Digital Platform, currently powering Sky Sports, Eleven Sports Networks and others in Europe, and that will be used to power the English Football League starting in 2017, will be demonstrated at IBC 2016 . With the recent acquisition of Saffron […]
BBright, the French specialists in advanced video technologies for broadcasters, network and IPTV operators, has collaborated with Dolby Laboratories, a leading global developer of audio, imaging and voice technologies for cinema, home and on the go, to develop unmatched file playback and playout from its 4K/Ultra HD servers, including Dolby’s advanced audio codec, Dolby® AC-4. […]
Content protection provider NAGRA has launched the TVkey USB device, the direct-to-TV security solution for pay-TV operators that allows consumers to sign up for pay-TV services directly on selected new Samsung TVs, while meeting all key MovieLabs requirements for Enhanced Content Protection (4K UHD, HDR, early release). With TVkey, consumers will be able to enjoy […]
Content services protection and enhancement specialist Viaccess-Orca’s Adaptive Sentinel dual card and cardless conditional access system (CAS) has been selected by French telco Orange (of which it is a subsidiary) to strengthen the security of its new Ultra High Definition (UHD) set-top box (STB). According to Viaccess-Orca, Adaptive Sentinel ensures best-in-class software and hardware security […]