One year from launch, upc cablecom’s MyPrime has attracted 265,000 subs for Switzerland’s upc cablecom. The OTT service provides over 12,000 items of content including TV series, films, documentaries, children’s programmes, comedy shows, concerts etc. The entry-level packages cost CHF 9.95 per month with no commitment.
ThinkAnalytics, developer of the multiplatform TV search and recommendations engine, has unveiled the results of live customer deployments that compares the impact of using ThinkAnalytics to recommend live TV and VoD content with editorial recommendations. The results demonstrate
EBS, the full-service provider of EPG data for platforms and channels worldwide, has announced that it is providing all the EPG data for new entertainment channel AMC, which launched on August 28th and is available exclusively to BT customers. EPG data is supplied to BT TV and Sky via EBS’ flagship data software solution, Pawa. […]
Ericsson has been selected to deliver a managed OTT live and on-demand TV platform for SBS/Sanoma, one of the leading media organisations in the Netherlands. The multi-year deal will see Ericsson providing a complete end-to-end online video service, including content management and preparation, digital rights management and advertising insertion for multiple devices and platforms. The […]
Altech Multimedia has selected Ekioh’s Twin Engine UI Browser for their high end DTR9401 IPTV set top box. The set top box, which successfully blends operator managed programming with OTT content has already been selected by a rapidly expanding Middle Eastern network operator. Ekioh’s Twin Engine UI Browser combines the UI performance of SVG with the ubiquity […]
Zappware, a provider of digital TV products for pay-TV operator, has extended the User Interface of its end-to-end DVB/IPTV/OTT platform with a personalised home screen. Using the new personalised home screen, end-users have direct access to the content that is most relevant to them. They can browse both Live as well as On Demand content, […]
Keepixo, a provider of software-based head-end solutions for IPTV and OTT, and INSIDE Secure, a specialist in embedded security solutions for mobile and connected devices, have announced the successful completion of Microsoft PlayReady integration to secure end-to-end delivery of HEVC content. The solution is being deployed by a North American operator to securely deliver over […]
Apple will make gaming central to the Apple TV proposition it is expected to reveal on Wednesday, according to the NYT – though announcement expectations have been disappointed before. The newspaper’s website reports that the new product is expected to have a starting price of around $150, more power for better graphics, a new remote […]
YouTube is preparing to let companies see what proportion of the adverts they place on the video platform can be seen by viewers. The move is a response to complaints by advertisers such as Unilever and Kellogg’s, which have become concerned that they are wasting money on ads that are not visible. There are several […]
Netflix’s Chief Product Officer Neil Hunt has said that rival Amazon Prime has paid far too much to get Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May to make a new car show for them. “We have past episodes of Top Gear, so we have a pretty good gauge of what audiences like,” Hunt told Digital […]