Advanced Television

Zenterio acquires Adscribe

Zenterio, a TV technology and services provider, has acquired the remaining 75 per cent of UK based ad-tech and analytics company Adscribe. The acquisition follows the initial investment plan that was drawn up when Zenterio became a minority owner in Adscribe, at that time acquiring 25 per cent of the UK based ad-tech and analytics […]

December 13, 2016

Day-and-date launch for 24: Legacy in 160+ countries

Fox Networks Group will air 24: Legacy, the next chapter in the Emmy Award-winning action series from 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Television, in more than 160 countries, after the show’s February 5th 2017 premiere on Fox. The drama will launch on Fox channels across licensed territories in Latin American markets such as Mexico, […]

December 13, 2016By Nik Roseveare

Discovery partnership with Batanga Media

Discovery Communications has made an investment in and formed a strategic partnership with Batanga Media, the largest independent digital media and content company for Latin America and the US Hispanic market. Building on its long term strategy to engage more viewers across more screens than ever before, the deal will enable Discovery to give consumers […]

December 13, 2016

DTG offers Freeview Play conformance testing

DTG Testing, the industry’s not-for-profit test centre, is now a one-stop-shop for Freeview Play Conformance. Ranjeet Kaur, Head of DTG Testing said: “Working closely with Freeview product developers every day, we fully understand the value of offering a complete menu of services from a single and simple one-stop-shop. Our new Freeview Play conformance offering means […]

December 13, 2016

Telenet, ZTE break European Pre5G speed record

ZTE, an international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet and Belgium Telenet, has completed an outfield Pre5G test, making itself the first operator in Europe to have achieved 1.3Gbps download speed in real network condition. That’s four times faster than 4G’s maximum download speed, enabling a successful download 13.3GB […]

December 13, 2016

du successfully tests Nokia’s TWDM-PON

UAE-based telecommunications service provider du has successfully tested Nokia’s Time and Wavelength Division Multiplexing Passive Optical Network (TWDM-PON) innovative fibre technology in its lab, reaching aggregate speeds of 40 Gbps. Nokia’s TWDM-PON technology expands the capacity of du’s fibre access network by providing additional wavelengths over a fibre which collectively deliver up to 40 Gbs. […]

December 13, 2016

Ukrkosmos DTH teleport powered by Harmonic

Harmonic a specialist in video delivery infrastructure, has announced that Ukrkosmos, the state-appointed operator of satellite telecommunications systems in Ukraine, has selected a Harmonic video compression solution to support its new teleport offering for DTH service delivery. Harmonic’s Electra X2 advanced media processor provides high-quality, low-bandwidth MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC variable-bitrate encoding of SD and […]

December 13, 2016

Telefónica selects Wyply’s Frog Source

Telefónica, a provider of communications services and solutions, has started a project to create an Open Middleware solution to integrate in some set-top boxes, based on the Frog Source solution from Wyplay, creator of software solutions for pay-TV operators. Frog Source provides fully documented source code for all of Wyplay’s set-top box software components. This […]

December 13, 2016

ATEME Kyrion powers Formula 1 for RTL Group

ATEME has announced that Cologne Broadcasting Center Gmbh (CBC), a provider of video networking services and part of RTL Group, has chosen the Kyrion encoder and decoder, for its contribution link to stream the Formula 1 Championship throughout Germany. The ATEME Kyrion encoder and decoder are the perfect match for sport, particularly racing, due to […]

December 13, 2016

LiveXLive Partners with Prime Social Group

Loton Corp.’s LiveXLive subsidiary has obtained the rights from Prime Social Group to produce and distribute broadcast experiences of two major music festivals, the Breakaway Music Festival and Country Night Lights. LiveXLive will stream the fests live, globally, on its website and mobile app and via select distribution partner platforms, including VOD, and VR. Additionally, […]

December 13, 2016