thePlatform, the white-label video publishing company and independent subsidiary of Comcast, and LSDLive, the live event producer in Argentina, have announced a new strategic agreement to provide comprehensive publishing services for live and on-demand video, across devices, throughout Latin America. Under this new agreement, LSDLive has licensed thePlatform’s mpx system, which will be bundled as […]
Online video company Fullscreen – the premier global YouTube network for creators and brands – has closed a round of Series A funding. The round was led by The Chernin Group along with Comcast Ventures and WPP. “Fullscreen’s mission is to empower a new generation of video creators to reach online audiences on a global […]
France has threatened to block the start of free trade talks between the European Union and the United States if movies and digital media are not kept out the negotiations. On the eve of EU countries supposedly giving the go-ahead for the talks, France said it would veto them unless the sector, which it sees […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery networks (CDN) and VoD servers for cable, IPTV, OTT, and hybrid TV operators worldwide, has announced that Singapore-based communications provider StarHub has deployed Broadpeak’s BkM100 Mediator CDN manager and BkS300 multiformat video streaming servers to power its live video services. Utilising Broadpeak’s highly flexible and customisable CDN and video […]
Elemental Technologies, the leading supplier of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, today announced that its video processing systems have been selected by Foxtel for its on demand and catch-up television services. Foxtel is employing multiple Elemental systems to process and deliver more than 50 channels for the Foxtel Go over-the-top (OTT) and TV Everywhere […]
Minerva Networks, a provider of software solutions for the delivery of television services over broadband networks, has secured a licence from Comcast to develop against Comcast’s Reference Design Kit (RDK). The RDK initiative is intended to speed the development and deployment of next-generation video services such as cloud-based functionality, and enhance guide experiences with richer […]
Arris Group, a global expert in entertainment and communications solutions, has announced the launch of a crucial element in multiscreen work flow with the AVP100 Adaptive Video Packager. The AVP100 delivers live-linear and on-demand packaging for adaptive bit rate video streams, making it an integrated component of the Arris end-to-end multiscreen solution including its Secure […]
Vubiquity, a provider of multiplatform video services, and TiVo have announced a partnership integrating Vubiquity’s AnyVU Streaming service with the TiVo user experience. AnyVU Streaming allows service providers to quickly launch a multiplatform offering with a deep content library. The TiVo user interface foundation will now allow for integration of ViewNow, Vubiquity’s subscription movie package, […]
At ANGA COM 2013, Cisco will demonstrate openness and innovation in the cloud, network and client to address the industry’s most important challenges. With a forecast average of 5 connected devices per Internet user by 2017, and Internet delivered video anticipated to represent 55 per cent of all Wi-Fi and mobile Internet traffic, the Cisco […]
Media Excel has been chosen by QuickPlay Media as a video transcoding solution partner for its global multiscreen services. Hundreds of channels will be transcoded on the HERO 5000 series platform for the first phase of their partnership. Using Media Excel solutions, QuickPlay will provide turnkey MPEG-DASH and HEVC-centric solutions to their customers. This creates […]