Advanced Television

Middleware

CONNEXUS ecosystem for monetising OTT

A band of solution providers aiming to enable monetisation of Over-the-Top (OTT) video have announced the launch of CONNEXUS, a new and disruptive ecosystem and architecture aimed at enabling service providers, content providers and advertisers to become part of a connected value chain to deliver high-quality monetised video to subscribers in a multi-screen mobile and […]

October 11, 2011

NDS powers Anytime VoD service for Sky Deutschland

NDS has announced that its technology is powering the new Sky Anytime push VoD service for Sky Deutschland, the largest pay-TV operator in Germany and Austria. Enabled by NDS’ MediaHighway set-top box software, Sky Anytime provides Sky+ customers with a wide range of on-demand content, including selected movies from their subscribed film packages as well […]

October 11, 2011

Ericsson solutions for EBU Olympics coverage

Ericsson is bringing the 2012 London Olympic Games to a global audience of almost five billion after supplying the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) with solutions for the delivery of coverage of the event, and other future sporting occasions, to broadcasters around the world. This premium global sports content will be distributed to EBU members and […]

October 11, 2011

KIT and Harmonic global partnership

KIT Digital and Harmonic have announced a strategic partnership that harnesses their complementary product portfolios to offer an end-to-end multiscreen video architecture optimally managed for maximum performance. The two companies are working together to create solutions that enable Tier 1 video providers to efficiently expand existing broadcast and pay TV services with new multi-platform, multi-device […]

October 10, 2011

Red Bee broadcast services for PBS

Red Bee Media, the media management company, has confirmed a multi-year deal to provide broadcast services for the new PBS channel which launches in the UK on November 1st. Under the terms of the agreement, Red Bee Media will provide media management, playout and continuity services for the channel, which will be available initially in […]

October 6, 2011

Red Bee supplies Horizon metadata

Red Bee Media has announced an exclusive multi-year deal with UPC Broadband, Liberty Global’s European cable division, to provide rich metadata for Liberty Global’s next-generation TV platform, Horizon.   Under the terms of the deal, Red Bee Media will create and deliver rich metadata services for the Horizon platform, which is scheduled to launch in […]

October 3, 2011

Dolby Labs hit by Windows 8 decision

Back in January, Dolby Labs, a vital IP and audio CODEC supplier to the broadcasting and cinema industry, was trading at almost $70 a share. This week they hit an all-time low of just $27. The past few months have seen good news, and bad, for San Francisco-based Dolby. The good came in the shape […]

September 30, 2011By Chris Forrester

ADB adds Epicentro intelligence to TEO

Advanced Digital Broadcast (ADB), a supplier of advanced solutions for the connected home and beyond, has announced that it will deliver its intelligent wireless ADSL & GBETH gateways and Epicentro software to TEO, the largest provider of integrated telecommunication, IT and TV services in Lithuania. ADB Broadband has been supplying TEO with its broadband devices […]

September 28, 2011

Virgin Media: ‘TiVo will beat Sky+’

A new report on UK cable operator Virgin Media’s prospects (from investment bankers Morgan Stanley) says that TiVo’s functionality will make life very hard for YouView or BSkyB. Virgin’s senior staffers say that their TiVo box, now rolling out to its customer base, will beat to the punch the UK’s digital terrestrial service YouView and […]

September 27, 2011By Chris Forrester

Liberty Global selects SeaChange for Horizon rollouts

Multi-screen video solutions specialist SeaChange has confirmed that Liberty Global has selected SeaChange’s Adrenalin multi-screen video back office and client publishing solutions for Liberty Global’s Horizon media and entertainment platform rollouts. Following current field trials, the multiple system operator is targeting commercial launch of Horizon at UPC in the Netherlands first, to be followed closely […]

September 27, 2011