BT TV is using Couchbase to power its on-demand TV services. In a statement, BT TV said it chose Couchbase for its caching capabilities, which ensures high performance, and for its underlying architecture that maintains this performance on workloads at significant scale. BT TV provides a personal, simple, and brilliant experience to its customers, on […]
SES Network’s division has signed a contract with Brazil’s Briskcom Partners to use SES-10 for a virtual network service over the country. Briskcom will expand its service offering by customising and flexibly managing connectivity for customers in energy, mining, agro- and ISP markets across Brazil. SES says: “Through this partnership, Briskcom will leverage connectivity delivered […]
Content and revenue protection specialist Friend MTS has agreed a deal extension with United Media, proprietor of the most popular cable channels in Southeast Europe, to continue to provide anti-piracy protection for its premium sports content. United Media is part of United Group, a telco and media platform in Southeast Europe which operates in all […]
Airbus has signed a contract with Inmarsat, a global player in mobile satellite communications, to design, manufacture and build the first in their next generation of geostationary Ka-band satellites, Inmarsat GX7, 8 & 9. The three satellites are the first to be based on Airbus’ new OneSat product line, which is fully reconfigurable in orbit. […]
Cloud video platform Blackbird has announced that Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) has chosen Blackbird for the live clipping, editing and publishing of match highlights. The NRL is the most viewed and attended rugby league club competition in the world. Based in Sydney, the NRL’s digital team will use Blackbird to rapidly clip, edit and […]
Entel, the national telecommunications operator in Bolivia, has begun a major deployment of AminoVU set-top boxes running on AminoOS to deliver IPTV services across its newly deployed fibre network, which covers almost 100 per cent of the country. Currently, Entel has a broad consumer offering including telephony, mobile, broadband and satellite TV and is broadening […]
SpotX, the global video advertising and monetization platform, has maintained its TAG Platinum Status by being recertified for all four seals awarded by the Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG) through independent validation by global assurance provider BPA Worldwide. Seals earned by SpotX include the TAG Certified Against Fraud Seal, TAG Certified Against Malware Seal, TAG Certified […]
Bitmax, the digital media management and licensing company, has signed a multi-year agreement to provide content management and digital supply chain services to Distribution Solutions, a division of Alliance Entertainment, and a distributor of independent film labels. Bitmax will support avails management, video, artwork and metadata transforms, and other digital supply chain services typical of […]
Reach TV, the entertainment network for people on the go, has partnered with Overtime, the fast-growing sports network for the digital generation, and will add Overtime’s unique content to the Reach TV programming lineup. Initially, two Overtime shows -“Lie Detector” and “Different”- will be placed into Reach TV’s rotation, in addition to top highlights from […]
AirTies, a provider of managed in-home Wi-Fi solutions to global service providers, has announced it is providing its cloud-based management tool, AirTies Remote Manager, and Mesh extenders to a leading operator within the Deutsche Telekom Group, Iskon. Together, These solutions provide improved Wi-Fi performance, visibility, and customer support for their customers in Croatia. After […]