Panasonic, Samsung, SanDisk Sony and Toshiba have reached an agreement in principle to collaborate on a new content protection technology for flash memory cards such as SD Cards and various storage devices. Under the “Next Generation Secure Memory Initiative”. The five companies will start preparing for licensing and promotion of HD-capable security for SD Cards […]
Accedo, an enabler of Smart TV and IPTV applications, has announced a key partnership with Irdeto, a global software security and media technology company, to create next-generation TV Everywhere services. During CES the two companies will showcase Irdeto’s newly-launched TV Services platform and suite of reference applications that have been created by Accedo. Through this […]
VidScale, a provider of carrier-class content delivery network (CDN) services, federated transparent caching and bandwidth optimisation for the cable, mobile and ISP markets, has been selected and deployed by Avail-TVN, the digital media services company, to provide key functionality for the company’s AnyView multiplatform, multiscreen video service. AnyView will extend and enhance the traditional VoD […]
An overzealous profanity checker has been blamed for blanking out inoffensive names of television shows from Never Mind The Buzzcocks to a football match involving Arsenal. The system took offence at Will Smith’s 12A-rated film Hancock, calling it Hanc**k, while football fans were invited to watch a match involving A***nal. The automatic checker, which scans […]
BT is joining the list of those suing Google in the US, over claims that six of its patents have been infringed. The UK telco’s complaints centre on technologies at the core of Google’s Android mobile system, search engine, and a wide range of other services. BT is seeking unspecified damages and an injunction against […]
Screen has further expanded its product portfolio of broadcast solutions to include connected TV. Having only recently acquired fellow broadcast technology company SysMedia, Screen has announced that it has obtained the On Screen Publishing connected TV solution, now named ‘SceenConnect’, which allows the content owners to easily deploy and manage services across a range of […]
Apple is reportedly set to pay in excess of $400 million for Anobit, an Israeli start-up focused on flash memory and digital signal processing technologies. The deal, reported in the Israeli financial press, may indicate that Apple is looking to boost the memory on its devices and improve reliability. Anobit’s products are already integrated on […]
Amdocs, a provider of customer experience systems, has confirmed that Virgin Media has selected Amdocs to evolve its network inventory management systems. Amdocs will be responsible for the project’s overall system integration, end-to-end implementation, and program management. The Amdocs OSS inventory solution, delivered with Amdocs’ consulting and implementation services, will enable Virgin Media to improve […]
Sigma Systems, a specialist in Advanced IP Service Fulfilment solutions, has announced record customer growth for its fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, bringing its total subscriber services under management to over 160 million for its cable and telecommunications customers worldwide. In FY 2011, Sigma secured contract extensions with several Tier 1 operators and increased […]
Civolution, a leading provider of technology and solutions for identifying, managing and monetising media content, announces that Fortium , a provider of content protection solutions for the film, entertainment and broadcast industries has integrated NexGuard watermarking technology in to its PIN-Play protection solution for files and discs for its Studio customers. Furthermore, Civolution’s NexGuard – […]