Input device and interaction mechanisms specialist ruwido is expanding into the Asian market via a partnership with Astro, the leading content and consumer company in Malaysia. The cooperation with Astro has seen the first remote release to public beta participants in August 2019, with the latest generation of 4K Ultraboxes (hybrid set-top boxes). The new […]
Imagine Communications, a provider of open, end-to-end ad tech solutions, has announced that core OTT monetisation functionality from its Targeted Delivery portfolio is now available as OTT Monetization Service, powered by Amazon Web Services,(AWS). Based on proven broadcast and multiscreen distribution offerings that have been deployed globally, the cloud-based, cross-platform managed service features proven functionality […]
Tremor Video is bringing its video advertising platform to webOS smart TVs from LG Electronics. Tremor Video provides entertainment advertisers and apps with highly visible placements that are native to the smart TV experience across millions of connected TV devices – helping them to stand out with content discoverability in the battle for share of […]
V-Nova, a provider of video compression technologies, has announced that it is the key enabler for a new streaming service, MVMO, due to launch in Africa in late 2019. Partnering with next-generation OTT TV pioneer Simplestream, the service will combine the V-Nova P+ codec-agnostic enhancement and Simplestream streaming platform to deliver a wide range of […]
Kaltura, a video technology provider, has announced that its Kaltura Cloud TV technology is supporting the launch of Vodafone TV in Greece, Romania and Portugal, joining Spain and Italy. The service is a multi-country telco-grade TV service that relies on a single common cloud-based platform that allows Vodafone OpCos to launch the Vodafone TV service […]
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, and Samsung Electronics, have announced that HD+, a subsidiary of satellite provider SES, is the first operator to deploy TVkey Cloud on its HD+ satellite platform. TVkey Cloud is the cloud-based direct-to-TV security solution co-developed by NAGRA and Samsung that […]
Spain’s largest consumers Association, OCU, has severely criticised Mediaset’s OTT service, Mitle Plus, accusing it of being low quality, expensive and poor on compatibility. The Association said that the service “has not meet the expectations” following its debut which has been hampered by many technical failures. It also said Mitele is an “expensive” service, commenting: […]
The Spanish public broadcaster RTVE (Radio Televisión Española) has selected Net Insight´s Nimbra platform for a new nationwide IP media network. The Spanish Radio and Television’s new network will be a meshed high-capacity network and connects all RTVE´s sites for contribution and distribution of both radio and television. ”The network is a very important part […]
Rihanna’s second annual Savage X Fenty Show presented by Amazon Prime Video announced an all-star line-up including multi-platinum singer-songwriter Halsey, along with Hip Hop superstars Migos, DJ Khaled, Big Sean, A$AP Ferg, Fat Joe, Fabolous, and Tierra Whack to perform during the runway show celebrating the new Fall/Winter 2019 collection from the music and fashion icon. Savage x […]
Tellyo, a developer of a cloud-based live video production suite, has joined the SRT Alliance, the collaborative community of industry players and developers striving to achieve lower latency Internet video transport through the continuous improvement of the open-source SRT (Secure Reliable Transport). Tellyo has added full SRT support to its platform. “Tellyo supports all major […]