YouTube has been testing as a prelude to widespread live video-streaming, testing it with four Web video companies. Howcast, Next New Networks, Rocketboom and Young Hollywood, will be streaming during this week. “Based on the results of this initial test, we’ll evaluate rolling out the platform more broadly to our partners worldwide,” the company said. […]
Bell has confirmed the launch of Bell Fibe TV, its advanced IPTV service, in several Toronto and Montréal neighbourhoods. Delivered using the latest fibre optic technology on Canada’s most advanced network, Fibe TV offers HD and SD VOD services and a cutting-edge interface with advanced search capabilities. Fibe TV is powered by Microsoft Mediaroom […]
The fifth complaint to Ofcom about Project Canvas has arrived from The Open Source Consortium (OSC), a group made up of comprising SME providers of services and support based on open standards. The OSC, which represent 25 or so mainly consultants, is unhappy that Canvas isn’t “open” in the same way Linux is regarded […]
Connected entertainment specialist Netgem has unveiled a significant development of its NetgemTV middleware to support new adaptive TV technologies. Extending the reach of pay-TV Operators, these new features are geared to enable the creation of multi-screen services which can be delivered securely and consistently. Microsoft’s Silverlight and Play Ready plug-ins have been integrated into Netgem’s […]
UK telco unit BT Wholesale has chosen Cisco’s Content Delivery System as the ‘backbone’ for its open online video delivery network – Content Connect – which is designed to improve the experience of watching and listening to digital content on the web. BT aims to use the technology to establish broadband as a TV platform […]
NDS announced that leading Portuguese pay-TV operator ZON Multimedia will field trial its new TV platform, based on the NDS Snowflake User Interface (UI). In the first ever field trial of NDS Snowflake, ZON Multimedia will use the designer UI to deliver next generation TV services to its viewers across Portugal. The operator’s agreement with […]
Verizon and HBO have confirmed that Verizon’s FiOS TV customers are the first to gain access to MAXGO.com, Cinemax’s online video destination featuring more than 700 hours of Cinemax programming monthly. Similar to HBO GO, which launched with FiOS in February of this year, MAX GO offers free, unlimited online access to Cinemax programming […]
Web browser specialist Opera Software and web-TV service provider NetRange MMH have teamed up with the intention of providing an easier way for device manufacturers to give consumers a wide variety of content on their connected TVs and set-top boxes. The pair aim to deliver the Opera Devices SDK and a pre-qualified suite of […]
Following a record 40 per cent revenue growth, driven by increased demand for broadcast services on both satellite and online platforms, London-based sister companies Playout247 and Vision IPTV have unveiled a major investment programme in studio and broadcast technology supported by capacity increases. Four existing studio facilities have been upgraded to HD, and […]
Nokia Siemens Networks has launched a new software client for ‘any device with a screen’ designed to allow people to watch TV via any network. The Multiscreen TV client integrates ‘Over the Top’ TV and broadcast TV with the web and social network access. It provides a user interface for services delivered via Nokia […]