T-VIPS, a global specialist in professional video contribution and distribution solutions, has announced that the T-VIPS TNS541 Seamless TS Monitoring Switch and the CP560 DVB-T2 Gateway have been installed to provide seamless switching within the Arqiva DVB-T2/SFN digital terrestrial network. The phased roll-out began in April 2011 and is scheduled to be completed in time […]
Multi-platform media management technology and creative solutions specialist Red Bee Media is to acquire TV Genius, a software company that specialises in cloud-based content discovery across the Internet, TV and connected devices. The strategic acquisition will blend Red Bee Media’s rich metadata services with TV Genius’s content discovery technology to bring a synchronised viewer experience […]
Video sharing site Vimeo has launched Vimeo PRO, designed to be an easy and affordable professional video hosting solution for small businesses. “Until now, quality video hosting has been expensive, confusing, and extremely difficult for a small business owner to understand. Small businesses have fallen between the cracks of free video services and massive enterprise […]
Video infrastructure specialist Harmonic has unveiled the ProMedia family of software solutions designed to optimise live and file-based multiscreen video production and processing for content and service providers. The ProMedia family performs a broad range of functions, including transcoding, packaging and origination, to enable high quality video creation and delivery of live streaming, live-to-VoD and […]
SmarDTV, a Kudelski Group company, has started shipping its latest SmarCAM-3 CI Plus modules into the Austrian retail markets in collaboration with a number of distribution partners. These modules provide secure access to ORF and pay TV services, as well as all services in the region relaying on the Irdeto Conditional Access. Subscribers can now […]
blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, has formed a partnership with NewsLook, the video news service that curates and contextualises news from global partners. . Viewers can now watch over 1,500 informative NewsLook videos from prominent publishers such as the GlobalPost, Xinhua News Agency and UNTV through blinkx. Leveraging its AdHoc platform, blinkx will […]
Dutch cable operator Ziggo has emerged victorious from its lawsuit against Rovi according to the IE Forum – a platform for lawyers in intellectual property protection. Rovi had accused Ziggo of violating its patent for an electronic programme guide. Ziggo claimed the Rovi patent was not valid and won support from the judge, who rejected […]
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has published a consultation on its plans to introduce local TV services. The framework document outlines the steps the government intends to take by using available secondary order making powers and the funding of up to £40 million secured through the licence fee settlement with the BBC to […]
IMS Research’s Global Bandwidth Utilisation Model reveal that the telcos who are IPTV providers face substantial challenges adapting their networks to accommodate the onslaught of over-the-top (OTT) video. IMS Research estimates that in 2010 peak bandwidth utilisation was 44 per cent of capacity, and that the bandwidth usage per household is forecast to increase by […]
Virgin Media has released its own-brand TiVo app for Android, allowing its customers to remotely record their favourite shows on the go. The Virgin Media TV Guide app is available as a free download to Virgin Media customers via the Android Marketplace. As well as the ability to control which shows the user’s home system […]