Following an industry-wide consultation, DTT Multiplex Operators Limited (DMOL) – the body licensed by Ofcom as the programme guide provider for Freeview which manages the central functions of the platform – has published the findings of its review of Freeview channel numbering and plans to update the on-screen programme guide. The reorganisation is designed to […]
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of pay-TV technology specialist NDS Group by Cisco Systems. The Commission’s investigation confirmed that the merged entity would continue to face competition from a number of strong competitors and that customers, namely pay-TV providers, would continue to have alternative suppliers in all […]
Great Lakes Data Systems, a provider of billing, subscriber management and provisioning systems for small-to-medium global broadband providers, has launched the industry’s only fully integrated, real-time content authorisation service for TV Everywhere, WinCAP. WinCAP offers broadband service providers and their customers the convenience of centralised multi-screen account and parental control management, integrated with GLDS’ existing […]
To help protect dissidents using YouTube it has made available a new tool allowing people to obscure faces within videos uploaded onto its platform. “Visual anonymity in video allows people to share personal footage more widely and to speak out when they otherwise may not,” Amanda Conway, a YouTube policy associate, wrote in a statement […]
Entone, a provider of Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions, has announced that its Hybrid TV solution is enabling cable operators to deliver an enhanced HDTV service that combines traditional cable TV (CATV) service and over-the-top (OTT) services via a seamless user experience. In partnership with Confluent Technology Group and Minerva Networks, West Alabama TV […]
Jivox, the multi-screen interactive video advertising technology company, has announced interactive ad insertion for HTTP live streaming (HLS) for mobile sites and apps that support HLS video The latest release of the Jivox platform enables publishers and advertisers to insert interactive video ads into live television streams that are delivered to mobile devices. By doing […]
Pay-TV companies are struggling to keep up with video experiences enabled by connected TVs and iPads, according to analyst firm ABI Resesarch. Their situation, caused by a slow-moving business model, as well as serving less technically savvy consumers, is exacerbated by suffering a hardware disadvantage as they rely on set-top boxes that are typically a […]
The TV middleware market, long led by Nagra (25 per cent worldwide 2011 market share) and NDS (24 per cent) worldwide and Motorola (19 per cent) and Cisco (11 per cent) in the US, is in a massive state of upheaval as Cisco’s bid for NDS waits to close – it is expected in early […]
Jinni, the mood based discovery engine for movies and TV shows, announced its partnership with Swisscom for integration into On Demand and live TV. The Swisscom service will offer its customers an intuitive, user-centric guide to seamlessly integrate discovery, content recommendations and viewing. “We believe that integrating Jinni’s semantic engine into our content platforms, in […]
Dish Network has lost its bid to handle the legal dispute over its ad-skipping technology, branded “Auto Hop,” in New York. A federal judge has ruled instead that the broadcasters suing Dish – CBS, NBC and Fox – can pursue their claims in Los Angeles. U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain granted a motion by […]