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Kaltura commits to 99.995% availability for Cloud TV

Kaltura, the video technology provider, has announced several enhancements to the company’s Cloud TV Platform. The new release of the Kaltura TV Platform ensures 99.995 per cent availability for live and VoD TV viewing across all devices – the first in the industry to commit to this level of service, Kaltura is well positioned to […]

September 6, 2017

20,000 new homes for UPC

Following successful cooperations in the Basel region and in French-speaking Switzerland, from mid-September UPC will also be the new telecommunications provider in the EBL cable network in the Emmental / Luzerner Landschaft region. Some 20,000 additional homes will have access to Internet, TV, telephony and mobile services from UPC as a result. The EBL cable […]

September 6, 2017

Newsy expanding into cable distribution

Capitalising on its momentum in OTT TV, Newsy, the national news network focused on millennial audiences, has launched a major expansion into the US cable and satellite marketplace, kicked off by The E.W. Scripps Company’s acquisition of carriage contracts from the Retirement Living Television (RLTV) cable network. Scripps will take over RLTV’s carriage agreements for […]

September 6, 2017

Finland: Valossa completes $2m funding round

Valossa, a video artificial intelligence (AI) company, has completed a $2 million round of investment. The investment will help the company expand its product team and its global sales and marketing to meet the demands for its Valossa AI video intelligence products. The round was led by London-based 01 Ventures, followed by Finland-based Reaktor Ventures, […]

September 6, 2017

Vimeo powers Lionsgate OTT

Vimeo has announced that its video technology will help power two of Lionsgate’s OTT offerings, the Laugh Out Loud comedy service and the Tribeca Shortlist streaming service for movie lovers. The technology support kicked off last month with the launch of LOL, a mobile first, multi-platform comedy streaming service with custom content delivered daily across […]

September 6, 2017

StarWorld rebranding as Fox life

Fox Networks Group Asia’s popular StarWorld is preparing to rebrand as Fox life. The new look, to be unveiled on October 1st, will incorporate a new name, identity, brand tagline and logo designed to deliver an innovative and entertaining and commercial channel brand, with a programming mix designed to appeal to a broad cross section […]

September 6, 2017

Bloomberg Media Studios partners with Facebook

Bloomberg Media has announced details of a new commercial partnership with Facebook, in support of the platform’s marketing services to small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) across Europe, Middle East and Africa. The new partnership, Connect Today, created by Bloomberg’s in-house creative team, Bloomberg Media Studios, will run throughout September and October and highlights a number […]

September 6, 2017

Ovation TV on Roku

Ovation TV, the American arts network, has launched its first TV Everywhere app, Ovation NOW.  The new app is available to Ovation subscribers via the Roku platform and features the live linear feed, as well as a full video-on-demand experience “The Ovation NOW app further underscores our commitment to make the arts accessible to everyone,” […]

September 6, 2017

Estonia: Binge TV on Netgem

Netgem, the connected entertainment solution provider for telecom operators, has been selected by Finnish telecoms operator Elisa to deploy its Diamond entertainment software suite in Estonia. The new service, Binge TV, will enable Elisa mobile operations to benefit from Netgem’s range of Virtual STB features in order to extend their reach to a new audience […]

September 6, 2017

Verimatrix launches Verspective RT

Verimatrix, the specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for multi-network, multi-screen digital TV services, has unveiled Verspective RT – a new optional component for the Verspective Operator Analytics platform. A result of the rapid integration of the technology Verimatrix recently acquired from Genius Digital, Verspective RT offers a complete suite of tools for extracting service […]

September 6, 2017