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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Children’s television producer Sixteen South alongside co-production partner Mikros have announced a raft of new sales for their new animated series, Coop Troop, following its recent UK debut on ITVX. In addition to ITVX, the 52 x 11’ deluxe CGI animation, aimed at kids aged 6-9, has been acquired by ABC Australia, RTE Ireland, SVT […]
Fraunhofer, a primary developer of the MPEG-H Audio system, and Ateme, a specialist in video compression and delivery solutions, havey facilitated the delivery of personalised and immersive sound experiences with the integration of Fraunhofer’s MPEG-H Audio into Ateme’s KYRION encoders. Thanks to this integration, broadcasters can now provide immersive sound that can be personalised via […]