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SuiteLife Systems, Mediaproxy partnership

Mediaproxy, a provider of software-based IP broadcast solutions, has announced a partnership with SuiteLife Systems, the advanced Manage, Monitoring and Control solutions provider based in Los Angeles, CA. The bi-directional integration enhances the monitoring confidence levels of enterprise scale content management. Mediaproxy develops compliance recording systems for broadcasters worldwide. Its flagship technology, LogServer, provides real-time […]

September 27, 2018

WIPO DG calls for action on new tech

Rapid technological change is driving demand for intellectual property rights and growth in the global intellectual property (IP) systems of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – the global forum for intellectual property policy, services, information and cooperation – while IP is increasingly important in policy making and international trade, according to comments made by WIPO […]

September 24, 2018By Colin Mann

Zenterio unveils Zenterio TV platform

Zenterio, a global player in TV software solutions, has announced at IBC that it will launch Zenterio TV, an entertainment client platform powered by Zenterio Cloud. Comprised of client software, UI, and cloud components, Zenterio TV aims to help operators boost viewer satisfaction by distributing relevant content, increase profitability, secure their role in the pay-TV […]

September 17, 2018Colin Mann @ IBC

Conviva unveils Ecosystem Module

Conviva, the real-time measurement and intelligence platform for streaming TV, has launched its Ecosystem Module, an enhancement to the company’s Video AI Alerts technology that will enable publishers to route alerts in real-time, with granular diagnostics, to approved content delivery networks (CDNs) and other ecosystem partners for faster resolution of streaming quality degradations. Conviva notes […]

September 14, 2018Colin Mann @ IBC

BBC R&D solves iPlayer World Cup ‘lag’

Football fans have reason to cheer – BBC Research & Development (R&D) has managed to solve the problem of delays when people watch live Internet streams rather than a TV broadcast. In a new prototype being demonstrated at the IBC in Amsterdam, the team will show how the gap between an Internet-delivered live stream and […]

September 13, 2018Colin Mann @ IBC

UK illegal streaming arrests

Officers from Hampshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service, in the south of England, assisted by colleagues from Hampshire Constabulary, have executed a warrant at an address in the county, as part of an investigation into alleged offences arising from the streaming of copyright television. A 41-year-old man and 30-year old woman from Bursledon have both […]

September 13, 2018By Colin Mann

‘Significant’ victory in TickBox litigation

Delivering victory in the first litigation filed by the Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE) – a global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market and reducing online piracy – a stipulated permanent injunction and judgment filed in federal court in Los Angeles compels piracy device seller TickBox to immediately cease all piracy activities. […]

September 12, 2018By Colin Mann

QuickMark watermarking to combat sports piracy

Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has launched NexGuard QuickMark, a subscriber-level watermarking solution to fight piracy of premium live sports on open devices. While premium live sports are a key growth driver for legitimate pay-TV service providers, they are also a fast-growing target for pirates who are starting to use open client […]

September 11, 2018By Colin Mann

Portugal: Nowo launches IPTV

Portuguese cable TV operator Nowo has rolled out an IPTV service that allows access to content both nationwide and anywhere in the EU. The cost for the dedicated Box IP is €79.99, while the service has a monthly fee of €12.99 for the option with 33 TV channels and €19.99 for 82 TV channels. In […]

September 10, 2018From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Analysis: 40K+ World Cup illegal streaming links

Content protection and advanced data solutions specialist Viaccess-Orca (VO) has released a series of reports that detail facts on global illegal streaming during the FIFA football World Cup in Russia and how effective the company’s anti-piracy services were in detecting and stopping those streams. The analysis, assembled by VO, is based on an extensive anti-piracy […]

September 7, 2018By Colin Mann