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NEM Dubrovnik announces 2nd round of keynotes and speakers

For over a decade, NEM Dubrovnik has brought together broadcasters, streamers, production and distribution companies, and media and marketing agencies from across Europe and beyond. Over four days, the market hosts panels, keynotes, presentations, and showcases, providing participants with insights into the latest content trends, formats, distribution strategies, and emerging innovations in the TV industry. […]

April 8, 2026

Globo transitions primary distribution to SRT over IP with Synamedia

Video software provider Synamedia has announced that Globo, the largest commercial media group in Latin America, has transitioned its primary content distribution to Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) over a fully IP-based managed backbone infrastructure using Synamedia Quortex PowerVu and virtualized Digital Content Manager (vDCM). Globo’s distribution environment is entirely IP-based, and the transition focused specifically on adopting SRT as the transport protocol for […]

April 2, 2026

Globoplay streams Brazilian football with Harmonic

Harmonic has announced that Globoplay, the Brazilian streaming platform owned by Globo, is leveraging the company’s technology for low-latency live streaming during the 2025 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A — Brazil’s premier football championship. Harmonic’s VOS360 Media SaaS enables the streaming of premier channels via Globoplay to deliver matches with pristine video quality and near-real-time viewing […]

August 12, 2025

Brazil’s TV Globo launches DTV+ pilot

Brazil’s largest broadcaster, TV Globo, has launched a pilot DTV+ broadcast in Rio de Janeiro, marking the beginning of Brazil’s TV 3.0 era. This experimental broadcast, part of Globo’s 60th anniversary celebrations, allows for the testing of new content, architecture and technology in anticipation of DTV+’s commercial launch, targeted for the 2026 World Cup. Initially […]

May 1, 2025

THEMA brings more Globo titles to Macau

THEMA, a Canal+ company has announced that eleven new Globo titles will be made available in Macau. The deal includes a total of 252 episodes across eleven Brazilian titles including dramas and telenovelas, bringing a diverse range of programming to viewers throughout Macau. Pais de Primeira (First-time Parents) will premiere in March 2025, with other […]

March 17, 2025

Globo transitions playout to cloud with Harmonic

Harmonic has announced that Globo, the media conglomerate in Brazil, is migrating its playout workflow to the cloud with Harmonic. Harmonic’s cloud-native VOS Media Software is enabling Globo to launch linear playout channels faster, increase its workflow efficiencies and reduce expenses. “Today, Globo’s linear channels reach over 100 million people across multiple platforms, and we […]

August 28, 2024

Brazil: FTA, pay-TV decline as streaming soars

Brazil has seen a decline in both free-to-air viewing and pay-TV subscriptions, while streaming services have surged in popularity and are now present in over 40 per cent of TV households. According to an IBGE survey, out of the 78.3 million Brazilian homes in 2023, 4.5 million did not have a TV set, or 5.7 […]

August 19, 2024From Branislav Pekic in Rome

Advanced HDR by Technicolor and Fraunhofer participate in Globo’s TV 2.5 Showcase

During the Paris Games, Advanced HDR by Technicolor, Fraunhofer IIS and Globo showcased high dynamic range (HDR) and MPEG-H Audio content that is compliant with Brazil’s TV 2.5 standard on Hisense TVs. The demonstration represents another milestone in the transition from standard to high dynamic range by demonstrating how standard dynamic range (SDR) content can […]

August 11, 2024

Amagi boosts FAST channel count in Brazil

Amagi, a specialist in cloud-based SaaS technology for broadcast and connected TV (CTV), has announced a strategic partnership with Brazil’s Globo through which six of the network’s FAST channels were implemented into the Amagi cloud-based playout platform. The deal was facilitated by AD Digital. “The Amagi platform offers us the potential for scale, features to […]

June 5, 2024

Globo video clipping partnership with Grabyo

Globo, the Latin America media company, is utilising Grabyo’s platform to create, edit, and publish on-demand content of its live broadcasts of sports events, new, and entertainment. The videos are published through an integration between Grabyo and Globo’s media processing systems, and social media channels. Once video clips reach Globo’s system, they are automatically stored, […]

May 1, 2024