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KIT digital powers Sky-D’s TV Everywhere

Video technology and services company KIT digital has been chosen by pay-TV operator Sky Deutschland to expand the reach of its Sky Go ‘TV Everywhere’ solution to new platforms and devices. Sky Go enables viewing of Sky’s exclusive content across multiple screens including iOS devices, the Web and Xbox 360. The service allows premium customers […]

April 12, 2012

TV Everywhere hits mainstream

Although tablets are driving increased at-home viewing and extended viewing time, smartphones still remain the primary device for mobile video consumption, according to QuickPlay Media, the provider of managed solutions for the distribution of premium video to IP-connected devices The findings are featured in the annual independent Market Tools survey focused on mobile TV and […]

April 11, 2012

First sports event for Global iPlayer

The Global BBC iPlayer has secured the rights to its first ever sporting event – the Xchanging Boat Race. Subscribers around the world can share in the drama of the one of world’s oldest sporting rivalries, the annual race on the River Thames between the crews of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. This year’s event – […]

April 11, 2012

Elemental Sweeps London Olympics Deals for Multiscreen Video Across Four Continents

Elemental Technologies, the leading supplier of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, today announced that leading international broadcasters with multiscreen delivery rights for the 2012 Olympic Games in London will use Elemental products to power their IP video delivery initiatives. The announcement culminates a series of high profile customer wins for Elemental over the last […]

April 11, 2012

CDNs help cellcos combat OTT

Mobile operators may finally have a weapon in the battle for Over the Top (OTT) service revenues, according to Strategy Analytics’ Mobile Broadband Opportunities (MBO) service report – Mobile Content Delivery Networks Reduce Media Delivery Costs and Create OTT Revenue Opportunity. According to the market intelligence firm, Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) will become a significant […]

April 11, 2012

Alticast and Brightcove boost TV Everywhere

Interactive TV software and solutions provider Alticast is partnering with online video specialist Brightcove to integrate fully Alticast’s Windmill ecosystem with Brightcove’s Video Cloud online video platform. Windmill allows operators to add advanced interactivity to existing systems while providing new revenue models and future-friendly expandability. Based on a set of modular technologies, Windmill enables TV […]

April 10, 2012

Mobile-savvy consumers regular device switchers

According to a new Time Inc. study, consumers who grew up with mobile technology subconsciously move between devices and platforms 27 times per hour and experience fewer emotional highs and lows with media content than previous generations, with so-called ‘Digital Natives’ switching between devices and platforms every two minutes, using media to regulate their mood. […]

April 10, 2012

AnyView authentication eases TV Everywhere content access

Digital media services company Avail-TVN has unveiled AnyView Authentication, its managed service designed to give service providers a quick and easy route to offering TV Everywhere access to high quality, high demand content via programmers’ federated content portals. AnyView Authentication allows service providers to authenticate securely and authorise subscribers to the TV Everywhere portals of […]

April 10, 2012

Virgin France enters quad-play market

Virgin Mobile France is launching a multi-play box and quad-play package for €29.99 a month, bringing it into competition with Free, SFR, Orange and Bouygues Telecom. The H@ppy4 proposition is priced below the compeition, undercutting its rivals. It offers a second more expensive bundle, including four hours of calls and 3GB of data for €39.99. […]

April 4, 2012

Sky broadband access to Cloud WiFi

Sky Broadband customers are to get access to free, unlimited and high-speed WiFi at thousands of public places across the UK through new Sky “WiFi Hotspots from The Cloud”.   Located in popular and useful locations such as in transport hubs, shopping centres and coffee shops, WiFi Hotspots from The Cloud will allow eligible Sky […]

April 4, 2012