Demonstrations to highlight how operators can easily deliver and monetise video across mobile, tablet, PC and TV screens Stand 2B101 at Mobile World Congress – RGB Networks, the leader in high-capacity multi-screen video delivery, will showcase its solutions for optimising the delivery of video to mobile, tablet, PC and TV environments. At Mobile World Congress, […]
According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2010 to 2015, worldwide mobile data traffic will increase 26-fold during this time period, reaching 6.3 exabytes per month or an annual run rate of 75 exabytes by 2015 as a result of a projected surge in mobile Internet-enabled devices delivering […]
Mobile ad network Velti has raised over $150 million in an initial public offering in the US. Stocks for the Irish-based company started trading on the Nasdaq and share prices rose 25 per cent. Velti reported total revenues of $38 million for the six months to June 30th 2010, representing a 170 per cent increase […]
KIT digital, the provider of cloud-based video asset management solutions for multi-screen delivery, has made three separate acquisitions aimed consolidating the IP video market and creating a truly ‘Lens-to- Lens’ video offering. The deals involve New York City-based KickApps, Paris-based Kewego, and San Francisco-based Kyte, for aggregate consideration of approximately $77.2 million. “These strategic acquisitions […]
ITV has announced an exclusive three year partnership with global mobile and digital communications business Mobile Interactive Group (MIG). MIG has been appointed as the exclusive mobile interactive technology provider and strategic partner to ITV. The partnership is a continuation of five years of mobile technology service provision, where ITV have seen substantial increased popularity […]
An iPlayer application for iOS devices, which was announced over a year ago, and eventually green-lighted by the BBC Trust six months ago, appears to be imminent. The app will be available by the end of February according to various reports. It’s currently possible to use the iPlayer service via a web interface on iOS […]
BSkyB confirmed it has bought UK WiFi network The Cloud from its investor, DFJ Esprit, and that it use it “to allow easy access to Sky content on multiple devices in and out of home”, via a new service, Sky Anywhere, that will launch in October. Sky said The Cloud “complements existing broadband and mobile […]
Global unit shipments of consumer electronics (CE) products will climb 2.6 per cent in 2010, partly driven by rising sales of products that play a role in the connected home and that focus on usability—rather than technological wizardry—according to iSuppli research. CE product shipments in 2011 are projected to reach 1.60 billion units, up from […]
Football’s governing body FIFA has confirmed the extension of its broadcast rights agreement with Al Jazeera Sport for the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar. The agreement is the first to be signed in FIFA’s media rights distribution process for the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups, which it […]
France Telecom’s Orange has revealed that it is in exclusive negotiations with Dailymotion, the world’s second largest online video site, with a view to taking a 49 per cent share in the operation. Once complete, the deal, valued at €58.8 million, will provide Orange with the opportunity to develop a complete multi-screen video offer From […]