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Yahoo Japan goes Videology for advertising

Yahoo Japan has selected Videology – the global video advertising platform – as its video advertising technology partner.  This announcement was made in conjunction with Yahoo Japan’s launch of a comprehensive and expanded premium video advertising business in Japan—the world’s second largest television market. “We are pleased to announce our exciting partnership with Videology. Not […]

November 18, 2013

sntv digital German service

sntv, the sports video news agency, has announced the launch of its digital German service at News Xchange in Morocco. German speaking publishers and broadcasters will now be able to seamlessly integrate premium sports news video content with localised audio commentary into their existing digital editorial and commercial systems. The new service will deliver quality […]

November 18, 2013

Rovi to power TV data on Xbox One

Rovi Corporation has announced that Rovi Video, a database for global TV, movie and celebrity metadata, will supply data for the TV electronic programme guide experience, OneGuide on Microsoft’s Xbox One.  The launch is a part of a larger initiative that is planned to include the use of Rovi Video on Xbox One in multiple […]

November 14, 2013

Gansu deploys Teleste, Elemental solution

Teleste and Elemental Technologies have announced the deployment of a live digital TV video processing system for Gansu Broadcast and Television Network. The tightly integrated solution, delivered by Shanghai OTEC Technology, enables the Chinese regional operator to efficiently manage 85 local CATV sub operators and 100 channels from a single system. Serving a region with […]

November 11, 2013

DEG, Mediamorph new digital retailer reporting

Analytics firm Mediamorph and digital home entertainment trade body DEG: The Digital Entertainment have launched a reporting service now available for pilot testing at no cost that they say will improve multi-channel digital retailer sales reporting. Through the use of Mediamorph’s Data Management Platform, the digital retail industry can now make a significant move toward […]

November 7, 2013

Telestream announces integration with Blackmagic Design for programme feed output from Wirecast

Telestream, a provider of digital media tools and workflow solutions announced the integration of Blackmagic Design’s Intensity and DeckLink high performance capture and playback devices with Wirecast Pro 5. This integration allows users to take a live Wirecast programme feed and capture it to a Blackmagic Design product, for use in editing, effects or other […]

November 6, 2013

Ericsson upgrades IMG Premier League distribution

With a TV audience of 4.7 billion, the Premier League’s broadcasting rights are amongst the most highly sought after anywhere in the world. To maintain the value of this high quality premium content, IMG Premier League Productions is upgrading its existing system based on the Ericsson Content Distribution Solution. Key to the upgrade is the […]

November 1, 2013

Tata Sky selects Cisco’s Videoscape

Tata Sky, the Indian DTH broadcaster, has deployed the Cisco’s Videoscape Video Everywhere solution, a thin-client user interface application that enables new multiscreen experiences beyond the set-top box. Tata Sky is the first platform in Asia to deploy this solution. Rolled out first on iOS and soon to be on Android platforms, this live streaming […]

November 1, 2013

thePlatform for Engage Sports

thePlatform, the white-label video publishing company and independent subsidiary of Comcast, has been selected to provide the back-end video management system for Engage Sports Media, a leader in the digital sports marketplace based in the UK. Under the agreement, Engage will use thePlatform’s cloud-based video management system, mpx, to manage and distribute online content for […]

November 1, 2013

Elemental cracks real-time 4K HEVC transmission

Elemental Technologies, a supplier of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, has successfully supported what it claims is the world’s first real-time 4K Ultra HD high-efficiency video coding (H.265 / HEVC) transmission on October 20th when it streamed the Osaka Marathon. K-Opticom Corporation, a Japanese telco, pioneered the workflow for the event and used Elemental […]

October 30, 2013