Nokia has announced plans to divest its IP Video business to Volaris Group, a Toronto-based software company. Nokia’s video product portfolio – including its caching and streaming products, origin and storage technology, and stream personalisation software – is expected to move to Volaris and launch a new pure play streaming technology company, Velocix, operating as […]
Research by Ampere Analysis reveals that TV/movie viewers have been rapidly switching from tablets and PCs to smartphones and smart TVs. As the number of Internet users that enjoy video content online grows, the way we consume it is changing. Consumers are gradually replacing their PC screen viewing experience for the comfort of a living […]
Football fans have reason to cheer – BBC Research & Development (R&D) has managed to solve the problem of delays when people watch live Internet streams rather than a TV broadcast. In a new prototype being demonstrated at the IBC in Amsterdam, the team will show how the gap between an Internet-delivered live stream and […]
Following the European Parliament’s September 12th adoption of its negotiating position on the Copyright Directive proposed by the European Commission in September 2016, Vice-President for the Digital Single Market Andrus Ansip and Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Mariya Gabriel have welcomed the outcome in a joint statement: “We welcome today’s vote at the European […]
Officers from Hampshire County Council’s Trading Standards Service, in the south of England, assisted by colleagues from Hampshire Constabulary, have executed a warrant at an address in the county, as part of an investigation into alleged offences arising from the streaming of copyright television. A 41-year-old man and 30-year old woman from Bursledon have both […]
Seasoned pay-TV industry executive Jean-Marc Racine has been appointed Chief Product Officer and General Manager of Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia (EMEAR) at Synamedia, the company being created from the acquisition of Cisco’s Service Provider Video Software Solutions business, and backed by the Permira funds. Racine will officially take up his position at Synamedia […]
Zodiac, a software vendor serving video operators, has partnered with MediaKind, a media technology player. Zodiac’s software platform enables MediaKind’s MediaFirst TV user experience (UX) to run on any digital set-top box via a software update only and with no need for a truckroll. The Zodiac platform focuses local set-top resources on running the best […]
With over 45 per cent of the world still without Internet access, the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) has called for the increased utilisation of TV Whitespace technology (TVWS) to help bridge the digital divide that is still impacting billions of people across the world. Speaking at the ITU Telecom World 2018, a global platform for […]
MultiChoice’s DStv is still battling with Nigeria’s legal system in an attempt to implement a price hike. Meanwhile, China-backed StarTimes Nigeria is lowering its pay-TV prices in a direct attempt to boost subscriber numbers unhappy with the DStv actions. StarTimes, in line with its much publicised promise to provide Pay TV services “at affordable prices” […]
New Zealand consumers, driven by increasing demand for video streaming services, are now a global leader in the adoption of Smart TVs, according to a report from IDC Research. IDC’s 2018 IDC ConsumerScape 360 study reports that New Zealanders now own an average of 4.20 electronic devices, of which 77 per cent are “smart devices”, […]