Analysis of UK TV viewing figures for the first half of 2013 shows how people’s TV diet is developing as on-demand TV viewing becomes a more established part of people’s lives. According to Thinkbox, the marketing body for commercial TV in the UK, total average daily TV viewing in the UK during January-June 2013 was […]
AirTies Wireless Networks, a supplier of advanced technology to the Broadcast and Broadband industry, has confirmed the launch of the Air 4820 range of wireless video bridges. The devices, which are the industry’s first 4×4 chipset video bridges to support the new 802.11ac wireless standard, will offer HD video streaming solutions for the home with […]
Softron has launched a completely new Smart Playout Engine (SPE) with radically enhanced capabilities for television and web stream playout from the MacOS platform. Driving the playout functionality for Softron’s OnTheAir Video 3.0 and OnTheAir Node 3.0 products, the Smart Playout Engine offers greatly increased versatility with support for most major industry codecs, graphic overlays […]
Clearleap, a provider of multiscreen video logistics solutions for the television industry, has opened a European headquarters in Amsterdam and will debut its Clearleap Multiscreen Platform in Europe at IBC 2013. Clearleap offers content owners and Pay-TV operators a new approach to accelerating and simplifying multiscreen video and enters the European market with an established […]
Comcast Corporation, owner of the largest cable network in the US, as well as NBCUniversal, is developing an new approach to fighting content piracy in the US, reports Variety, suggesting that the initiative is seeking to convert illegal downloads into legal transaction opportunities. The entertainment trade publication suggests that the company has begun preliminary discussions […]
Customers prefer consuming media and entertainment websites and apps via mobile devices over personal computers, according to new research from customer experience analytics firm ForeSee. User satisfaction with mobile media and entertainment sites and apps scores 77 on the study’s 100-point scale. Satisfaction with media and entertainment websites via PC scored 67 in a similar […]
Orad Hi-Tec Systems, a global developer, marketer and distributor of graphic solutions for the broadcast market, has received a patent for its superior camera tracking technology. With Orad’s camera tracking technology, graphic enhancements can augment practically any sports video as if they were firmly and precisely attached to the field. Orad’s patented camera tracking technology […]
Qwilt, a provider of online video delivery and transparent caching solutions, has closed a $16 million Series C funding round led by Bessemer Venture Partners, with contributions from its current investors, Accel Partners, Redpoint Ventures and Marker LLC. The new funding brings the company’s total capital raised to $40 million. The new investment will be […]
Digital content ownership ecosystem UltraViolet is set to receive a boost to its adoption in the UK, according to research specialist YouGov. Discussing industry dynamics during a London briefing on ‘Content on Demand’ organised by the Digital Television Group, Shaun Austin, associate director for media consulting at YouGov, suggested that moving forward, supermarket group Tesco […]
Elemental Technologies, a supplier of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, has confirmed that German public broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) has deployed Elemental Live video processing systems to perform 24/7 encoding of live content. Elemental systems allow NDR to create video streams of programme broadcasts, news and special events for publicly and freely accessible web […]