Increased movement and competition on UK DTT platform Freeview is among the developments for 2021 predicted by Chris Parsons, Chief Executive at channel operations specialist MediaPaedia Broadcast. His five predictions are: Covid efficiencies are here to stay 2020 saw unprecedented changes in the broadcast industry, one traditionally based on trade shows and meetings. Production has […]
MovieLabs, an independent non-profit organisation founded by major Hollywood studios to advance research and development in motion picture distribution and protection, has updated its Enhanced Content Protection Specification. Since its original publication in 2013, the MovieLabs Enhanced Content Protection (ECP) Specification has raised the bar for protecting 4K, HDR and early window content in consumer […]
Brand advocacy specialist Greenfly and cloud video platform Grabyo have revealed a partnership and technology integration between their cloud-based software platforms that will enable more video clips to be published on social media networks, building brand engagement and loyalty for both parties. The solution combines Grabyo’s cloud-native video production platform and publishing tools for clipping […]
Cloud services provider Amazon Web Services (AWS), and ViacomCBS have reached an agreement that makes AWS the preferred cloud provider for ViacomCBS’s global broadcast media operations. As part of the strategic agreement, ViacomCBS will migrate operations for its entire broadcast footprint, which spans 425 linear television channels and 40 global data and media centres, to […]
Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has announced that KT Corporation, South Korea’s largest telecommunications service provider, will implement the first virtualized headend in Asia Pacific for its Olleh TV IPTV service. This is the first win for Synamedia with KT’s IPTV business. KT selected Synamedia’s Converged Headend to deliver a virtualised full stack solution […]
OutSystems, a global player in application development platforms, has entered into a multi-year Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS). The collaboration will enable OutSystems to deliver deeper integrations with AWS services in the OutSystems Cloud, allowing customers around the world to quickly put to work enhanced DevOps, data and analytics, artificial intelligence/machine […]
Cloud platform specialist Amazon Web Services has struck a multi-year collaboration with Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) to reimagine its core media supply chain and enterprise-wide media distribution platform. MGM owns one of the world’s largest libraries of premium film and television content and is focused on the production, acquisition, licensing, and global distribution of its […]
Ten founding companies and 50 forming companies have announced their collaboration to create the entertainment industry’s first association focused specifically on entertainment globalisation. Globalisation is defined as Dubbing, Subtitling, and Audio Description services which allow content to be consumed in languages other than the original version. The founding companies of the association are Audiomaster Candiani, […]
Amagi, a global SaaS leader in broadcast TV and streaming TV technology, has announced that it has enabled Fremantle’s BUZZR, the country’s only vintage game show network, to transition into cloud-managed broadcast operations for efficiency, scalability, and cost-effectiveness. Using Amagi’s next-generation cloud platform, BUZZR has successfully integrated its broadcast workflows across over-the-air, cable and digital […]
Grass Valley has welcomed twelve new members to the Grass Valley Technology Alliance (GVTA). The certification programme, which now boasts 21 members, provides vital benefits to customers, such as improved purchasing confidence and access to a wide range of systems and solutions that are interoperable with Grass Valley platforms and workflow components. “The Grass Valley […]