Joanna Shields, Facebook’s European chief, told IBC that the social network could win broadcasters 750 million ‘friends’ who would be brand ambassadors for their services. She said Facebook would improve their marketing and make their content more valuable. “Average users have 130 friends if they all share your content that’s 17,000 and if they all […]
Dr Abe Peled was recently promoted to Executive Chairman at NDS, and used his annual IBC press lunch to introduce his new CEO Dave Habiger. Peled said 2011 was proving to be a very important year for the television distribution business. “Topics like OTT seeming to be making headlines everywhere. We have been talking for […]
Bluestreak Technology, a specialist in Video Everywhere, has announced that Panasonic Semiconductor has selected Bluestreak Technology’s MachBlue platform to power the company’s new OTT video solution. The new offering enables set makers and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide that utilise Panasonic chipsets in their connected televisions, digital media players, and Blu-ray players to immediately provide […]
White-label video publishing company and independent subsidiary of Comcast, thePlatform, has been selected by international cable operator Liberty Global to provide the back-end video management system across its online video properties. Liberty Global – which has operations in 14 countries – will use thePlatform’s ‘TV Everywhere’ solution to enable subscribers to catch-up and watch more […]
Strong, a provider of Digital TV STBs in Europe, has selected the AccessMyTV platform to launch a personalised connected TV service. Strong will launch in spring 2012 new Hybrid set-top boxes, which will provide consumers with an OTT TV viewing experience. StrongTV enables the broadcast industry to embrace rather than fight OTT video delivery,” said […]
KIT digital, a provider of end-to-end video management software and related services, has confirmed the first major multiplatform deployment using technology from ioko, acquired by KIT digital in April 2011. BSkyB, the multichannel, multi-platform television service in the UK and Ireland, has selected ioko, now rebranded and part of KIT digital – to support and […]
PHXX, a platform development company with expertise in OTT, new media, and gaming services, has received funding to further enhance their ReachOTT platform. Alfalak Electronic Equipment & Supplies, a provider of technology-based end-to-end solutions in the Middle East, has invested $250,000 into PHXX to support this OTT initiative. PHXX developed the ReachOTT platform to provide […]
Netflix has launched its movie and TV streaming service in Brazil, the first deployment in an intended series of roll-outs across Latin America. The company plans to expand into 43 countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. “What Netflix seeks to do is connect the world to provide the world’s content to the world’s citizens,” […]
Entone, a provider of Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions, and Anevia, a specialist in video streaming solutions, have announced the integration of Anevia’s ViaMotion OTT solutions with Entone’s Hybrid TV devices and media hubs. Anevia offers a range of IP video streaming solutions for live and VoD content over managed IP networks as well […]
Video-on-demand supplier Netflix has alerted analysts that it expects lower service adoption rates out of its Latin American markets “than those achieved in Canada” (its debut international market). Canada saw Netflix launch in September 2010 and now has 967,000 subscribers as at June 31st. “But still, we are very optimistic about what we can […]