SMPTE, the organisation whose standards work has supported a century of advances in entertainment technology, will be working together with the Digital Production Partnership (DPP) on a joint pilot specification project to create an Interoperable Master Format (IMF) specification for broadcast and online. “One of the original DPP core objectives was to achieve a common, […]
Google has built a London data centre for the cloud computing services it rents to third parties. The facility is its second in Europe, after Brussels, and will provide faster access times to nearby clients. Until now, the Internet giant has focused on opening data centres for its cloud computing platform in the US and […]
In-flight bandwidth and connectivity suppliers Global Eagle Entertainment (GEE) has started paying cash compensation to its creditors and lenders because it has failed to report its cash position and revolving credit outstanding balance on time. In a statement filed to the USA’s Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) on July 12th GEE says that it has […]
According to research conducted by Dataxis, fixed broadband connections for Latin America in the first quarter of 2017 reached 68.11 million. The market recorded an increase of 5.9 per cent from Q1 2016 and reached 35.8 per cent household penetration. In the first quarter of 2017, DSL technology still dominates the market with 51.5 per […]
A Zimbabwe bank doesn’t have sufficient foreign currency in order to pay South African-based Multichoice DTH broadcaster’s fees due from local subscribers. Steward Bank, itself a subsidiary of cellular telco Econet Wireless, admits that it has run out of US dollars, the official currency of Zimbabwe. In a statement, the bank said it was suspending […]
b<>com, a French Institute of Research and Technology, is currently testing for the first time in public its next-generation virtual-reality demo: a dive into the Arctic Ocean. This test has been set up in collaboration with the French ocean theme park, Océanopolis. Unlike current virtual reality content and systems, the Virtual Arctic Expedition heralds the […]
Football fans across Europe will be able to watch more UEFA Women’s European Championship action than ever with every match broadcast live on Eurosport and Eurosport Player. Kicking off with hosts Netherlands entertaining Norway on July 16th, the newly-expanded UEFA Women’s European Championship features eight-time winners Germany, Olympic silver medallists Sweden as well as football […]
Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company delivering end-to-end video solutions to broadcast and digital media companies, has entered into a long-term service agreement with Viasat World. The international entertainment company will now receive broadcast services, including playout, media management, VoD and streaming services, to support its portfolio of channels and on-demand services spanning […]
TV5MONDE, the cultural channel in French reaching 300 million households worldwide, has announced its new distribution agreement with a 3rd carrier in Israel. In addition to being broadcast to over 1.5m households in Israel via HOT and YES in Israel, it now joins Partner TV, the new OTT multi-TV provider launched on June 27th by Partner […]
Elastic Media, a media-tech company using cognitive real-time video editing and streaming technology, has announced the immediate availability of EVE, a game-changing ‘VoD-clipping’ bot that allows video game streamers, the latest generation of influencers, to produce useable content from assets that were previously less accessible. The clipbot, named, “EVE” (Elastic Video Engine) uses Artificial intelligence (AI) and proprietary deep-learning technology to automatically detect single games within complete […]