Verimatrix, a specialist in powering the modern connected world with people-centred security, has announced the launch of the Verimatrix Secure Delivery Platform. The Verimatrix Security Delivery Platform is a powerful cloud ecosystem that combines cybersecurity and anti-piracy services into a single pane of glass experience, providing value to media companies, content owners, streaming media providers […]
Electric Entertainment, the LA-based production, distribution and post-production company, has partnered with Samsung to deliver ElectricNOW’s FAST channel on all US Samsung Smart TV’s and select mobile devices. Dean Devlin, CEO of Electric Entertainment, commented: “Our live linear channel will now be reaching the enormous Samsung TV Plus audience. This is extremely exciting for us […]
24i, the video streaming specialist, has announced its streaming platform is now being used by Danish fibre broadband provider Waoo to bring its pay-TV service to a new generation of Android TV set top boxes, adding third party aggregated content and enhanced search functionality. Waoo has used the 24i streaming platform since 2010 to bring […]
ADB, aprovider of advanced systems for pay-TV and telco operators, has again selected MediaTek as a chipset provider for its new hybrid DVB / IPTV and OTT set-top box (STB) platforms. The ADB devices, designed for pay-TV operators, will be equipped with the high performance MT5751A (K8) SoC from MediaTek, a specialist in developing innovative […]
Echelon Studios, a film distribution and licensing company, creates its second channel “A to Z Movie Box” on popular OTT platforms. This decision has been driven by Echelon’s ambition to make its diverse movie and music library available across platforms like Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Android TV. Echelon Studio’s library includes over 15,000 classic […]
Despite the proliferation of smart TVs, the market for STBs is still huge and a report from Global Market Insights (GMI) forecasts that STBs will expand again (after the pandemic saw reduced sales and installations) in many regions and the amrket will be worth $20 billion (€17.7bn) by 2028. The pandemic also saw the much-reported […]
Music video network Vevo is bringing the Vevo app to Google TV and other Android TV OS devices. Vevo’s TV app will be available on Android TV OS devices across the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Mexico, and Brazil, significantly boosting Vevo’s global TV footprint. Given the popularity of Android […]
Streaming by consumers slowed in Q4 2021 with a 1 per cent increase in the fourth quarter, according to Conviva’s latest State of Streaming report. Globally streaming grew 7 per cent year on year. “Streaming adoption spiked during the pandemic, as people spent more time at home and continually sought the fresh, creative content delivered […]
Yandex has entered into a multiyear renewal agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to continue to broadcast all regular season and Stanley Cup Playoffs games in Russia through the 2023-24 season. As part of the deal, Yandex will deliver NHL games live and on-demand as part of its Yandex Plus subscription via the Kinopoisk […]
At the end of last year, Samsung announced it would open its own operating system to other TV manufacturers. This decision came only a few months after LG started to license its webOS TV platform to third-party TV makers, that would consequently be allowed to integrate LG’s operating system into their TV sets. LG already […]