Advanced Television

Interview: Irdeto CTO Andrew Wajs

Advanced Television chats to Andrew Wajs, CTO of Irdeto, about content security on multiple unmanaged devices, OTT and the Internet speed of innovation, consumer attitudes to piracy, what piracy monitoring can teach a provider, combating content sharing, and security risks for the Internet of Everything.   [bitsontherun RCEZkt5l-Nz9lx6T9]

December 17, 2014

OTT 2014: Making the most of OTT

Not long ago OTT was defined as a threat to conventional pay-TV. Now it is recognised as an enabler of TV Everywhere provision, a key defence against alternative providers. But, whether as part of the pay-TV package or as a new challenger service, has the real potential of OTT been fully recognised and exploited? Advanced […]

October 31, 2014

Alticast

John Carlucci, CTO USA, shows us around Alticast’s latest innovations for TV providers including HDMI Express a portable plug and play solution for subscribers to a cloud based OTT service.   [bitsontherun Rnr0Hsaf-R7BwkdbT]

October 10, 2014

Entropic

  We meet with Al Servati, VP Marketing to talk about Entropic’s single cable solutions for direct satellite. With industry-leading outdoor unit integrated circuit solutions, operators can significantly reduce deployment costs by sending multiple video streams from individual or multiple satellites into the home – over a single-cable feed. This is achieved by Entropic’s unique […]

October 10, 2014

Verizon

Verizon Digital Media Services provides enterprises with a suite of advanced video solutions and products, enabling them to satisfy consumer demand for premium digital media. Their flexible and robust video solutions are customizable and can be seamlessly integrated for video on demand, linear channels and live events. Ralf Jacob head of revenue for N. America […]

October 10, 2014

CA DRM 2014

Pay-TV subscription prices are trending up as broadcaster competition keeps content rights costs high. Meantime, managed service providers are under pressure from OTT competition and must respond with a TV Everywhere proposition that is both functional and highly interactive with social media. The net result is ever more valuable content spread ever further into unmanaged […]

August 7, 2014

RDK: The Real Thing?

RDK was ‘invented’ in America and is now expanding internationally with more service providers and vendors signing up. Is it the answer for a standardised approach to interactive and multiscreen service development? Will it deliver on increased innovation and speed to market? Or is it a one-size fits all approach to suit the biggest operators; […]

July 31, 2014

HEVC and 4K

IBC was all about the coming of 4K. But it was a subject not without controversy with much concern that its benefits could be dissipated. In this fascinating roundtable representatives from Elemental Technologies, Entropic, Ericsson and Rovi talk about 4k, HEVC and look ahead to 8k. Are broadcasters slow off the mark with HEVC installation? […]

November 6, 2013

Viewsat – One Stop Shop

Viewsat is fast-growing a one-stop shop for play out management for TV channels from around the world. It offers a 24/7, 365 service and has all the expertise, equipment and back-ups to ensure complete continuity and quality of service. An expert in dealing with start ups, particularly from emerging markets, it can bring a channel to […]

August 20, 2013

CA DRM 2013

Our annual CA DRM Roundtable gathers representatives from Civolution, Irdeto and Viacess-Orca to discuss content security and risk management in the media everywhere ecosystem and on unmanaged devices. Also new business models in targeted media and interfacing with social media and how piracy patterns can sometimes actually help providers define what services they should offer […]

August 15, 2013