Advanced Television

Middleware

Cable operators to pay a price for tablet popularity

Cable operators are rushing to push content and services to a wide range of consumer devices, including iPads and smartphones, but the lack of management software to track and coordinate delivery platforms will cause some MSOs considerable pain, according to a report from Heavy Reading Cable Industry Insider. “As multi-screen options proliferate with more devices […]

May 11, 2012

Harmonic solutions power Zon OTT

Harmonic has revealed that Zon, the Portuguese cable and satellite provider, has chosen Harmonic’s portfolio of transcoding solutions as the enabling technology for a range of new multiscreen services being offered on Zon Online. Harmonic ProMedia Carbon file-based transcoders — managed by the Harmonic WFS file-based workflow system — and high-density ProStream 4000 real-time transcoders […]

May 9, 2012

Allot to acquire Ortiva Wireless

Allot Communications, a provider of service optimisation and revenue generation solutions for fixed and mobile data networks worldwide, is to acquire Ortiva Wireless, which offers solutions for proactive management of mobile video. This transaction will enable Allot to further enhance its Allot Service Gateway by integrating a leading-edge mobile video optimisation solution into a single […]

May 1, 2012

Amino, BeeSmart middleware partnership

Amino Communications, a developer of IPTV/OTT solutions, has announced that BeeSmart, the interactive TV solutions provider, has developed a middleware that is fully compliant with its enhanced IPTV/OTT set-top box range. BeeSmart, based in Slovenia, has developed a strong market position in Europe, where Amino has an extensive network operator and hospitality customer base. Combining […]

April 24, 2012

Amino announces BeeSmart middleware compliance with IPTV/OTT set-top box range

Amino Communications, a developer of IPTV/OTT solutions, has announced that BeeSmart, the interactive TV solutions provider, has developed a middleware that is fully compliant with its enhanced IPTV/OTT set-top box range. BeeSmart, based in Slovenia, has developed a strong market position in Europe, where Amino has an extensive network operator and hospitality customer base. Combining […]

April 24, 2012

Google shuts One Pass

Google has closed down One Pass, its paid content platform launched in February 2011. The company said: “One Pass, our payment platform for online news publishers, has been shut down. We are working with existing partners to make the transition from One Pass to other platforms, including Google Consumer Surveys. While One Pass is going […]

April 23, 2012

Level 3 expands to meet rising CDN Demand

IP-based communications service provider Level 3 Communications has completed a substantial expansion of the global capacity of its content delivery network (CDN). The expansion, which was completed in less than two years, more than doubles the company’s CDN capacity to support customer growth and increased demand. Level 3 has increased its globally available CDN capacity […]

April 17, 2012

Ooyala gets personal with content discovery

Online video specialist Ooyala has unveiled its new solution in content discovery designed to enables publishers to improve dramatically monetisation of multi-screen video. In pre-release with select customers, the technology is already driving a four-fold increase in consumer engagement, meaning longer viewing periods, more videos completed and increased revenue. As the newest addition to its […]

April 13, 2012

LG voice control remote

LG has announced that the Voice Control functionality for its Smart TV Magic Remote will begin a roll-out in April. The company says it will begin issuing an update for all of its Smart TV sets, which will be completed by the end of the month. The 2012 iterations of its Cinema 3D TV sets […]

April 5, 2012

Rovi for Sony

Rovi has announced an agreement with Sony that provides a licence including online content delivery services and a full range of home and mobile devices Rovi Interactive Programme Guide patent portfolio and related products, including Rovi entertainment data that provides show descriptions, editorial reviews, and rich multimedia content covering millions of TV shows and hundreds […]

April 3, 2012