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Mobile video ‘not good enough’

Allot Communication has published its February 2014 MobileTrends Report which explores the factors that impact video delivery quality over mobile data networks. The report examines how download bandwidth, duration, resolution, mobile operating system (iOS, Android) and video container

February 19, 2014

South Central goes boxless with Entone

Entone, a global provider of Hybrid TV and Connected Home solutions, has announced that South Central Rural Telephone Coop (SCRTC) has selected its EnterLink video networking solution for delivery of advanced IPTV services to multi-TV homes. Entone’s EnterLink solution offers flexible in-home video distribution options for enabling operators to deliver a seamless whole-home viewing experience […]

February 19, 2014

Dogus selects Kaltura platform

Kaltura, the open source video platform, has been selected by Dogus Media Group (DMG) to power the Turkish conglomerate’s multi-screen, multi-platform, fully ad-funded video service, tvyo. The tvyo service offers eight live, linear TV channels featuring the latest local and international shows (including Game of Thrones and Dexter) and thousands of VoD providing high-quality, engaging […]

February 18, 2014

Elemental powers expansion for TrueVisions

Elemental Technologies, a supplier of software-based video solutions for content delivery, has announced that TrueVisions, a Thailand pay-TV operator in Thailand and one of the largest cable operators in South Asia, is enlarging its existing Elemental installation to power the rapid expansion of its HD and multiscreen services. TrueVisions, which has approximately two million subscribers, […]

February 17, 2014

Envivio for Philippines’ Blink

Envivio, a provider of software-based video processing and delivery solutions, has announced that Envivio Muse encoders and Envivio Halo network media processors (NMP) have been deployed by Omni for live streaming of premium content as part of the new Blink TV service in the Philippines. The recently launched OTT video service offers Hollywood movies, TV […]

February 11, 2014

Anevia acquires BackstreamTV

Anevia, an expert in video streaming and infrastructure solutions for OTT, live TV VoD, has confirmed the acquisition of BackstreamTV. Currently based in southwest France, BackstreamTV provides a cloud TV solution for use in managing the thousands of television and radio programmes broadcast by satellite on corporate IPTV headends for hospitality market applications. “The technology […]

February 4, 2014

Brightcove opens Dubai office

Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, has announced the expansion of its operations with the opening of its office in Dubai, UAE. The Dubai office will serve as the central hub for Brightcove’s business development and marketing efforts in the Middle East and Northern Africa region. The new office will be headed by […]

February 3, 2014

TVN selects Brightcove Video Cloud

TVN, a commercial, free-to-air television network in Poland, has selected the Brightcove Video Cloud online video platform to manage and distribute its wide range of advertising-supported news and entertainment video content across desktops and mobile devices. Maciej Maciejowski, member of the management board in charge of new business development for TVN said: “We are committed […]

January 31, 2014

Live streaming transparent caching solution from Qwilt

Qwilt, a  provider of transparent caching and online video delivery solutions, has unveiled what it claims is the industry’s first transparent caching solution for live-streamed events online: Qwilt Live Stream Cache. The new functionality will enhance Qwilt’s QB-Series Video Fabric Controllers, which were purpose built to address the unique challenges of OTT video delivery for […]

January 30, 2014

Level 3 cloud-based file transfer

Level 3 Communications has launched a new cloud-based file transfer platform that simplifies and accelerates the process of sending large video and data files, such as syndicated content and advertising files. The new service was developed to meet increasing demand from network broadcast and other media companies to move content to remote locations around the […]

January 28, 2014