Imagine Communications, a leader in media software and networking solutions, has introduced its TV Everywhere vision and portfolio. Leading the portfolio are SelenioNext adaptive bit rate (ABR) transcoding technology and the SelenioEdge content delivery network (CDN) software, which combine to create an end-to-end, TV Everywhere solution to meet growing demand for optimized live video stream […]
The BBC and other broadcast partners are set to drop their annual contribution to the YouView set top box venture by 85 per cent to around £750,000, (€883,000) leaving BT and TalkTalk to plug the funding gap. ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5 and the BBC have been concerned that a platform originally created to give […]
Following a record-breaking month in January, requests remained strong in February for the BBC’s iplayer catch-up service, with 300 million requests for the second consecutive month. February saw overall up 15 per cent up year-on-year, with average daily requests reaching 10.7 million, and average weekly requests hitting 70 million, both of which are new records. […]
YouView backers are to sign a £100 million (€117m) deal to secure the future of the online TV service with all seven partners – including the BBC – remaining on board as equal shareholders in the venture. YouView partners – which also include ITV, Channel 4, Channel 5, Arqiva, BT and TalkTalk – are set […]
Following reports that Apple is in talks with Comcast about teaming up for a set-top box service that would allow users to stream live and on demand TV from the cloud, analysts at Barclays Capital have suggested that while streaming of live TV is inevitable over time, given the move to IP-based platforms, they consider […]
CASBAA – the Association for digital multichannel TV, content, platforms, advertising and video delivery across geographic markets throughout the Asia-Pacific – has joined forces with international media and technology law firm Olswang to publish a report – Digital, Legal and Anywhere – Innovation in Australian TV, which showcases the varied and abundant audio-visual content available […]
Apple is in talks with Comcast about a deal for a streaming-television service that would use an Apple device and express treatment on Comcast’s network to ensure QoE, according to US reports. The discussions are said to be in the early stages but the deal, if sealed, would mark a new level of cooperation and […]
AOL UK has launched the AOL On Network, a premium video syndication platform that includes both curated and original content. The launch builds on AOL’s existing video offering through branded content distribution business, Be On and programmatic video trading platform Adap.tv. The AOL On Network comprises over 750,000 pieces of premium video covering a wide […]
Jim Cicconi, senior executive vice president-external and legislative affairs at US telco AT&T, has responded to the blog posted by Netflix CEO Reed Hastings in which he urged regulators and consumers to fight for stronger net neutrality rules, describing Hastings’ assertions as “dramatic” and his proposition as “arrogant”. Writing in the AT&T Public Policy Blog, […]
Consumer electronics giant Samsung has secured a JV output deal from Twentieth Century Fox in which the Hollywood studio’s films will be available in 4K/Ultra-HD on Samsung’s ‘Smart TVs’. Additionally, Samsung and 20th Century Fox’s Home Entertainment division will also add movies such as “Night at the Museum,” “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “The Counselor” onto […]