Advanced Television

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Tata, Harmonic cloud-based transcoding

Tata Communications has launched its cloud-based broadcast quality video transcoding and delivery service. The new content transformation service has already been selected by Viacom18, a joint venture between Viacom and the Network18, to provide HD content transcoding and delivery via the cloud. Developed in partnership with Harmonic, the service allows Viacom18 to maximise its return […]

July 2, 2013

Farncombe: New devices not built for broadcast environment

According to media technology services provider Farncombe, the new types of devices consumers want to use for viewing TV, such as tablets and smartphones, use Digital Rights Management (DRM) technologies to secure content because they are not built for the traditional broadcast environment. Noting this reality, the firm has published a white paper designed to […]

June 27, 2013By Colin Mann

Montecable, Nuevo Siglo deploying Conax Contego

Conax, a global provider of solutions for securing multi-device and digital video content distribution, has announced that Uruguay pay-TV operators Montecable and Nuevo Siglo are deploying content security solution Conax Contego Unite and Conax Secure Clients to enable the addition of  advanced OTT multiscreen, multi-network video and content consumption services.  The operators are in commercial […]

June 25, 2013

StarHub HTTP streaming services with Broadpeak

Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery networks (CDN) and VoD servers for cable, IPTV, OTT, and hybrid TV operators worldwide, has announced that Singapore-based communications provider StarHub has deployed Broadpeak’s BkM100 Mediator CDN manager and BkS300 multiformat video streaming servers to power its live video services. Utilising Broadpeak’s highly flexible and customisable CDN and video […]

June 13, 2013

Digital revenues will overtake traditional by 2015

The average revenue of media and entertainment (M&E) companies will shortly cross the 50 per cent mark from majority traditional to majority digital, according to a new report by Ernst & Young that surveyed more than 550 senior executives from global M&E companies. Today, revenue from digital is 47 per cent and survey respondents say […]

June 12, 2013

Kaleidescape Store expands to the UK

Movie server pioneer Kaleidescape, Inc. has confirmed that the Kaleidescape Store, its industry-first service that enables the digital delivery of movie purchases over the Internet in the highest quality available, is now available in the UK. The new service was launched in the US in December, and is initially backed by a multi-year license agreement […]

June 7, 2013By Colin Mann

Conax unveils Conax Secure Client

Conax, a global provider of solutions for securing multi-device and digital video content distribution, has developed a client software development kit (SDK) containing a Conax security-hardened Microsoft PlayReady DRM client enabling secure delivery of video content from the streaming server to the native player of the client device. Embracing advanced security technologies such as obfuscation, […]

June 6, 2013Colin Mann @ ANGA COM

IPgallery’s reveals its MSO-Cloud-TV Platform

IPgallery – a software house for the MSO and Mobile operators – has revealed its innovative MSO-Cloud-TV platform named VideoThru. As of today IPgallery’s VideoThru successfully operates in the company’s innovation labs. VideoThru’s video switching and logic services support personalisation and content-right awareness in the MSO’s cloud that enables the MSOs and Mobile operators to […]

June 6, 2013

SBS Belgium taps Xstream for OTT delivery

One of Belgium’s major broadcasters, SBS Belgium, has selected Xstream’s video management system, MediaMaker, for its new OTT video service on web and mobile devices. Due for rollout later this year, SBS Belgium’s new offering will include ingest module securing an automated ingest workflow, Subscription based video-on-demand (SVoD) and Transaction based video-on-demand (TVoD) solution, encrypted […]

June 6, 2013

Magine cloud launches in Germany

TV delivery service Magine has revealed that its cloud-based television service will be available in beta format in Germany this month and is inviting viewers to sign up Magine is a subscription, ad-free service combining cloud-based live TV, catch-up and on-demand programming all in the same place and across all devices, while respecting the rights […]

June 5, 2013