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Viaplay selects thePlatform

thePlatform, a white-label video publishing company and independent subsidiary of Comcast, has been selected to provide the back-end video management for Viaplay, the Nordics’ leading online service for TV shows, movies and sporting events. Viaplay provides both online and set-top box-based TV services, and is part of Modern Times Group (MTG), the international entertainment broadcasting […]

December 12, 2013

Elemental ‘full fat’ 4K HEVC processing

Elemental Technologies has announced the successful demonstration of full frame rate 4K Ultra HD high-efficiency video coding (HEVC). At an event in London, the company showed an end-to-end workflow in which live 4K@p60 HEVC content was encoded for display in real-time. At sixty frames per second, the demonstration proves the industry leadership Elemental has attained […]

December 11, 2013

Dailymotion acquires Jilion

Dailymotion has acquired Jilion, a development team behind HTML5 video technology, SublimeVideo. “The player is at the heart of our video distribution platform – it is key for us to offer the best experience on the market, and Jilion with its SublimeVideo engine is by far the best solution out there.” said Cedric Tournay, CEO […]

December 11, 2013

Elemental named market leader by SNL Kagan

Elemental Technologies, a supplier of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, has been named the multiformat and OTT video processing market leader across multiple regions by research released from SNL Kagan. The ranking follows an ABI Research report issued which was issued earlier this year and cited Elemental as the leader in live multiscreen encoder […]

December 11, 2013

SeaChange Q3 sees increased revenues

SeaChange International, the global multi-screen video software specialist, has reported third quarter fiscal 2014 revenue of $37.8 million and operating income of $2.9 million from continuing operations. For the first nine months of fiscal 2014, SeaChange posted revenues of $110.7 million and operating income of $7.5 million, compared to revenues of $112.6 million and operating […]

December 6, 2013

MNBC migrates to DVB-T2 with Thomson

Mongolia Digital Broadcasting (MNBC) has launched Mongolia’s first-ever DVB-T2 service, using headend systems from Thomson Video Networks. Working with systems integrator Digital Horizon, MNBC has deployed Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE EM1000 multi-channel SD encoders and NetProcessor 9030 multiplexer and video processor with embedded DVB-T2 gateway. Installed at the broadcaster’s headend facility in Ulaanbaatar, the Thomson […]

December 5, 2013

Qwilt improves online video

Qwilt, a provider of transparent caching and online video delivery solutions, today has new Worldwide Online Video Quality of Experience (QoE) data, compiled from analytic network performance insights from its global customer deployments. In its first annual report, the company measured the average bitrate of customer networks across North America, South America, Europe and Asia, […]

November 22, 2013

SeaWell selected by Nemont

SeaWell Networks, an expert in multiscreen video delivery solutions, has announced that US telco Nemont has selected SeaWell’s Spectrum Session Delivery Controller to deliver live and on-demand local video content over a subscriber’s broadband connection both on- and off-network. Nemont.TV is leveraging SeaWell’s unique distributed, resilient session-based video delivery system to enable control over each […]

November 20, 2013

Sling Media unveils SlingPlayer 3.0

Sling Media, a wholly owned subsidiary of EchoStar, has unveiled three new clients that further enhance discovery, navigation and the social experience customers now access with content, giving Slingbox customers the ultimate video experience both inside and outside of the home. SlingPlayer 3.0 and the SlingPlayer channel on the Roku streaming platform are both available […]

November 19, 2013

Ooyala and Ratio to collaborate

Ratio, a multi-screen agency creating experiences across all digital screens, and Ooyala, a specialist in video streaming and analytics, have announced a partnership to collaborate on the development and deployment of interactive multi-screen video solutions designed to engage and monetise large viewing audiences across all devices. The partnership brings together Ratio’s expertise in creating and […]

November 19, 2013