Intelsat, a global provider of satellite services, announced a multi-year extension agreement with Lebanon-based ART/International Network Distribution (IND), the leading aggregator and distributor of niche and international channels in the global market. ART/IND has extended its agreement on the Intelsat 21 satellite, located at 302° East, for the contribution and distribution of its key programming […]

Vidmind, a pioneering End-to-end Cloud TV technology provider for operators, broadcasters and retailers, has formed a partnership with Media Excel, an innovator of adaptive bitrate, multi-device transcoding for multiscreen video delivery. The joint transcoding management component, Vidmind SnowCannon, is in field trials by a number of operators, including a leading East European household brand – […]

Oregan Networks, the British IPTV software and systems specialist, and CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (CAT) have announced a successful launch of an Over the Top entertainment service to broadband subscribers on CAT’s 3G and fixed line networks. Following the unveiling of the service in Jangwattana Road, Bangkok, in December 2012, Ms Anothai Klampaiboon – […]

Fashion One, the international channel for fashion, entertainment and lifestyle, is now available for the first time across the Middle East and North Africa exclusively on the YahLive television platform in true 1080i native High Definition. The international television network caters to the audience in the region with content covering the very latest fashion, entertainment, […]

Telestream, a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions, today announced a major new enterprise-class video transcoding software product. Vantage® Transcode IPTV VoD is a highly-focused transcoding solution that was developed specifically for broadband and cable service providers to automate content preparation and delivery for IPTV and cable VoD workflows. “The real challenge around […]

httv, an international solution and technology provider for digital TV, announces that, “httvLink”, its open-middleware for connected TV receivers, implements Intertrust’s Marlin DRM for the coming HbbTV 1.5 markets. httvLink is an innovative open middleware solution for Connected TV receivers. It addresses all Digital TV, Free to Air and Pay TV platforms. It is based […]

blinkx, the Internet Media platform powered by CORE, the world’s most advanced video engine, has announced a partnership with Penske Media Corporation (PMC), a digital media company with a unique and growing portfolio of media brands that provide original content in categories including entertainment, lifestyle, beauty, and technology. Under the terms of the agreement, blinkx […]

Hillcrest Labs has announced that Intel’s newest reference design kit for IPTV set-top boxes (STBs) and media servers will use Hillcrest’s patented Freespace in-air pointing and motion control technology. With the Freespace Motion Engine™ software embedded on the Intel Media Server Reference Design (MSRD) kit and controlled by a handheld remote control, TV operators can […]

Herring Broadcasting Company, is preparing for the launch of a new 24/7 high-definition news channel called One America News Network.  Scheduled to launch on July 4th, 2013, the new network will fill a void by providing a credible source of national and international news around the clock along with a number of signature political talk […]

Operators can now benefit from the power of social TV thanks to an extended partnership between Dune HD and Beenius. At this week’s TV Connect Dune HD will showcase its new range of advanced set top boxes, now available pre-loaded with Beenius’ Beesmart interactive TV middleware platform. This includes the newly upgraded BeeSocial TV functions […]