Korean mobile telco SK Telecom and US media company Sinclair Broadcast Group have unveiled Cast.era, a joint venture located in Arlington, Virginia focused on cloud infrastructure for broadcasting, ultra-low latency over-the-top (OTT) broadcasting, and targeted advertising. Kevin Gage, formerly EVP, Strategic Development & Chief Technology Officer of Sinclair’s ONE Media subsidiary has been appointed Cast.era’s […]
The first US consumer television receivers equipped with NEXTGEN TV capabilities are coming to retail stores later in 2020, with the announcements at CES 2020 from the biggest names in the TV industry launching 20 ATSC 3.0-enabled TV models. The introductions by LG Electronics, Samsung and Sony mirror the initial nationwide rollout of NEXTGEN TV […]
Standards-based watermarking solutions provider Verance has confirmed the availability of video watermark technology as part of its Aspect platform. The Aspect video watermark provides a high-performance, commercial implementation of the ATSC video watermark specification. It brings enhanced capabilities to the Aspect audio watermark that has already been deployed by major broadcasters in the United States, […]
Fincons Group, an IT management consultancy for the Media & Broadcast sector, through its German subsidiary Fincons.DE GmbH, has joined Deutsche TV-Plattform, the German non-profit association whose purpose, since its foundation in 1990, is to introduce, disseminate and further develop digital Television in Germany. Fincons Group has played a pivotal role in the development of […]
Leading players of the global connected TV industry confirmed their strong commitment and enthusiasm for the HbbTV standard as an enabler of compelling next-generation TV and video services and new business models at the 8th HbbTV Symposium and Awards, co-hosted by the HbbTV Association and national Greek TV and radio broadcaster ERT in Athens. Major […]
Amazon is the measure of all things in Germany when it comes to OTT content, suggests TeraVolt, an agency for digital TV products. Meanwhile, Google and Apple are far behind the e-commerce giant in this area. Amazon’s Fire TV devices currently reach almost four million German households and, according to expert estimates, could grow to […]
Digital media and broadcast services technical specifications industry consortium DVB has confirmed the approval of its DVB-I specification by the DVB Steering Board in Geneva. It has been published as DVB BlueBook A177. The DVB-I specification aims to ensure that linear television delivered over the Internet is as user-friendly and robust as a traditional broadcast […]
DTH provider Dish TV India has collaborated with Amazon Prime Video to offer Prime Video app to its Dish TV and d2h subscribers on its upcoming hybrid set-top box. The deal will enable Dish TV and d2h subscribers seamlessly to access Amazon Prime Video app on their TV and enjoy Amazon’s latest and exclusive blockbuster […]
Fincons Group, an IT business consultancy with a significant footprint in media and broadcast, has published a new whitepaper to help European broadcasters understand the benefits emerging from the adoption of ATSC 3.0 across the US. The aim of the whitepaper is to serve as a guide to European broadcasters to ensure they are equipped […]
In a move that will significantly expand the reach of interactive television services in markets worldwide, standards-based watermarking provider Verance has revealed plans to bring its Aspect watermarking technology to Hybrid Broadcast Broadband TV (HbbTV). Aspect uses Verance’s high-performance implementation of the standards-based watermarking technologies sanctioned by the HbbTV Association – a global initiative dedicated […]