Rovi is in negotiations with Google to bring its navigation solutions and technology to the recently announced Google Smart TV platform. Rovi has confirmed it is in talks with Google. “Google have wielded their considerable influence and vision to get multiple market forces together to take connected-TV to a place that needed a collaborative approach,” […]
Zixi and PeerTV have formed a strategic alliance to provide a turnkey end-to-end solution for narrowcasters seeking to deliver live TV channels and VOD services to target consumers over the open Internet. By combining Zixi and PeerTV's platforms, content distributors now have the ability to deliver HD quality live video over the Internet that starts […]
Harmonic has announced that Shenzhen Topway Video Communication, one of China’s leading cable operators offering advanced digital video services, has expanded its HDTV and VOD services with Harmonic headend and edgeQAM solutions. With this new deployment, Shenzhen Topway Video Communication will deliver 13 channels of HDTV programming, and offering new HD VOD services and enhanced […]
Motorola has announced its Mobile Devices and Home business has signed a contract with Maxisat to upgrade the operator's MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 transcoding and MPEG-4 encoding capabilities. Deploying Motorola's encoding solutions will provide enhanced, high video quality at low bit rates which will enable Maxisat to more efficiently deliver high quality, rich video services to […]
Brightcove, the online video platform, has continued its expansion in Europe with the official launch of company operations in France. Brightcove's increased investment and commitment to the French market includes a new office in Paris, as well as the appointment of industry veteran, Henri Hallynck, to director of regional sales for France. Brightcove has also […]
FetchTV has selected Envivio's Three Screens solution as the delivery platform for its subscription TV offering. The FetchTV service employs Envivio 4Caster C42 video encoders, featuring Extreme codec technology, to deliver standard and HD content over capacity restricted broadband networ high quality alternative to incumbent services that can be delivered by Australian ISPs over consumers' […]
NDS plans to triple its investment in local people and infrastructure in 2010 as it increases development of solutions, partnerships and services for customers in China and the rest of the world. Earlier this year NDS announced it had increased its headcount by 73 per cent in China in 12 months, reflecting strong demand for […]
SeaChange has confirmed the availability of its Intelligent Video Platform 2.0, which includes support for Adobe's new Flash Player 10.1 software and Flash Access 2.0 content protection, integrates Envivio's 4Caster C42 encoders and enables HTTP live and on-demand streaming to the Apple iPad. The open Intelligent Video Platform combines SeaChange's Axiom On Demand content delivery […]
Ericsson has unveiled the OpenStream Catalogue Gateway to help operators better promote the content in their VOD libraries and help differentiate their TV offerings. The OpenStream Catalogue Gateway is part of a complete Ericsson on-demand solution that features the award winning OpenStream Digital Services Platform. The gateway is an open interface that works with third-party […]
NDS has extended its contract to continue professional services and integration work with Cox Communications. The NDS team will maintain its role as the prime integrator for next-generation applications and services for such solutions as Cox's Trio, the tru2way-enabled advanced user interface and interactive program guide.