The smartphone has taken a major step in its evolution from a voice-centric device to a media-centric platform, with more than 50 per cent of owners now using their device to access video services on a monthly basis, according to a multinational survey conducted by IHS Markit | Technology, now a part of Informa Tech. […]
Input device and interaction mechanism specialist ruwido is rethinking the remote control. Instead of a device with a button to turn on the TV, the future remote control is about access to added value, which makes daily life easy and more convenient. “TICTACTILE. 7.0 is the result of the transformation process of the remote control, […]
Communications and media technology provider ARRIS (now part of CommScope via acquisition) has confirmed that multiplay operator Altice France is collaborating with CommScope to bring a personalised connected home experience to its SFR subscribers. Altice’s SFR Box 8 Smart Media Device represents the next phase of customer experience engagement as it aggregates services that consumers […]
Media technology and services specialist MediaKind is launching the MediaKind Universe Alliance, describing it as an innovative technology partnership programme which gives content providers, service providers, and operators access to complete solutions that combine technologies and services from MediaKind with leading partners in Cloud and other offerings. According to the company, it enables critical industry […]
Comscore, a partner for planning, transacting, and evaluating media across platforms, has joined with Adobe, Google and Oracle Data Cloud to introduce privacy-focused connected TV (CTV) audience segments that align with Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Tech Lab guidelines. With this solution, media buyers can now reach key users, better manage frequency and deliver more relevant […]
Media and entertainment metadata provider Gracenote, a Nielsen company, is launching a new Video ID Distribution System aimed at enabling creators and owners of media programming to distribute more easily their movies, TV shows, short-form videos and other related content to global OTT services, smart device manufacturers and cable and satellite TV providers. Using the […]
Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology specialist Intertrust has revealed at IBC in Amsterdam that ExpressPlay DRM, its multi-DRM technology available across all streaming platforms, DRM, and media formats, now protects over-the-top (OTT) TV content for one-quarter of the world’s population, supporting a seamless viewing experience for more than two billion people. The growth in service […]
Content and revenue protection specialist Friend MTS has revealed an agreement with Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, to join the company’s Media Technology Partner Programme (MTPP). By combining forces, Friend MTS will integrate its ASiD watermarking technology with Akamai’s Stream Revocation service to enable near-instantaneous termination of streams to […]
A study of the content viewing behaviour of Filipino consumers, revealed that 34 per cent of consumers use a TV box which can be used to stream pirated television and video content. These TV boxes, also known as Illicit Streaming Devices (ISDs), allow users to access hundreds of pirated television channels and video-on-demand content, usually […]
ThinkAnalyticstoday has announced that Deutsche Telekom AG is deploying ThinkAnalytics for personalised content discovery on its pay-TV and OTT services in what will be one of Europe’s largest rollouts of advanced search and content discovery platforms. First to go live with the cloud-based service, in July 2019, was Croatia Telecom (Hrvatski Telekom, HT) on its […]