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Envivio powers VTVcab Cloud DVR

Video software solutions provider Envivio is to equip Vietnam’s largest multiple system operator Vietnam Cable Television Corporation (VTVcab) with the Envivio Muse Live and on Demand video compression software and the Halo network media processor and packager. The roll-out of Cloud DVR services will enable subscribers to record, pause, start over and catch up with […]

December 3, 2015

Netgem secures 50+ partnerships on #TelcoTV Platform

Netgem, the end-to-end video entertainment provider, has secured a total of 29 additional content partnerships throughout 2015, bringing the total number of partners to more than 50. The agreements, signed for the UK and European markets, have enabled Netgem to provision an unparalleled level of free and pay-as-you-go entertainment content to the fast growing customer […]

December 3, 2015

63% of pay-TV users are ‘cord-cheaters’

Digitalsmiths, a TiVo company and a specialist in personalised content discovery technology has released the 12th edition of its quarterly Video Trends Report covering key topics across pay-TV, VoD, PPV, OTT, TV Everywhere, connected devices, and content discovery. Digitalsmiths’ surveys seek real consumer opinions to

December 2, 2015

Study: Online TV creates more linear TV viewers

Findings from “Conquering Content”, an annual study from Hub on TV discovery, illustrate the importance for TV providers to offer a deep library of content, organised in a way that’s easy to use. Key findings from the study include: The growing use of online TV sources has made viewers more interested than ever in finding […]

December 2, 2015

Discovery GO TV Everywhere for US

Discovery has unveiled Discovery GO its US TV everywhere streaming service with nine of its channels – Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Science Channel, Velocity, Destination America, American Heroes Channel and Discovery Life. The launch was timed to coincide with the worldwide premier of flagship documentary Racing Extinction, which chronicles the plight of […]

December 2, 2015

Hackers selling lifetime Netflix, HBO subscriptions

Hackers are selling lifetime access to premium VoD subscriptions for as little as $0.50. A report by McAfee Labs revealed it is possible to buy access to “many online streaming entertainment” services, like Netflix and Spotify, in ‘Dark Web’ marketplaces. These marketplaces can be accessed only by using a special internet browser called TOR that […]

December 2, 2015

GVTC selects Synacor

Synacor, multiscreen technology and monetisation partner, hasannounced that GVTC, a full-service communications provider, will deploy Synacor’s full suite of services, including launching Synacor’s End-to-End Video Solutions. The multiyear agreement also includes Synacor’s Native Mobile Apps that integrate with Bill Pay and My Account functions, Synacor’s Search & Discovery Metadata Platform for Multiscreen TV, upgrading to […]

December 2, 2015

Ofcom: Number of TV homes continues to fall

There have been no significant changes in the coverage of traditional broadcast terrestrial, satellite and cable networks over the past year according to Ofcom’s Connected Nations Report (previously called the Infrastructure Report) which charts the UK’s evolving communications infrastructure, and our progress towards becoming genuinely connected nations. However, the ways in which TV is consumed […]

December 1, 2015

Vindicia to manage BBC Store payments

Enterprise-class subscription billing specialist Vindicia has confirmed that BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC, has chosen Vindicia’s CashBox solution to manage ecommerce on BBC Store, the Corporation’s new direct-to-consumer retail platform that enables audiences to buy and keep copies of their favourite BBC TV programmes. BBC Store will be integrated with the BBC’s […]

December 1, 2015

Sky Go on Amazon Fire tablets

Sky TV customers can now watch any of the festive TV schedule from Sky with their Amazon Fire tablets on Sky Go this December. Luke Bradley-Jones, Sky’s Director of TV Products, commented: “It’s brilliant that Amazon Fire tablets are now compatible with Sky Go in time for the great line up of TV this December. […]

December 1, 2015