China-backed StarTimes says it now has 3 million subscribers to its Nigerian pay-TV offerings. William Macy, StarTimes PR director, says that Nigeria has proved to be a major market for the company’s TV transmissions. The news emerged as a delegation of Nigerian journalists visited the StarTimes Group’s headquarters in Beijing, and announced that StarTimes would […]
Tremor Video DSP, the programmatic video platform, has launched its three-point brand protection plan. Provided for free to the brands and agencies partnering with Tremor Video DSP, the plan’s core components include ensuring brand safety, combating ad fraud and policing the supply chain. Tremor Video DSP says it believes no advertiser should have to settle […]
Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, has been selected by Com Hem, the Swedish provider of pay-TV, broadband, and telephony services, to provide automated testing and service validation for the new Tv Hub. Com Hem will use Eurofins’ cloud-based TestWizard system to automate testing and provide performance […]
GeoGuard has announced an agreement with Akamai in which GeoGuard’s VPN/DNS Proxy detection solution is available to Akamai customers via an integration into Akamai’s cloud delivery platform. Fully Hollywood Studio approved, this provides frictionless capabilities to online broadcasters to tap into GeoGuard’s solution to remain compliant with studio and sports rightsholders’ content protection obligations. With […]
Specialist provider of input devices and interaction mechanisms ruwido has unveiled its latest designs of multimodal input devices specially developed for the needs of Android TV services. In order to meet the demands of today’s TV landscape, where TV platforms have been opened up to multiple content sources which means a fantastic variety of services […]
Channel 4 has announced that All 4 viewers can now ask the Google Assistant to play content from All 4 on Chromecast, from their Google Home and Google Home Mini. This represents the first time a UK on-demand TV service has become integrated with Google Assistant across Google’s family of Home devices. Viewer can say, […]
ARRIS International has announced its support for the RDK software stack across its next-generation EPON gateways. RDK support will offer several key benefits to ARRIS’s global customers, including: a unified back-office system for managing both fibre and DOCSIS architectures, simplified network provisioning, carrier-grade management features, and full integration with the ARRIS HomeAssure solution. “RDK is […]
Nickelodeon International t lahasnched two apps for international audiences: Dora’s Worldwide Adventure, an educational geography app, and Nick Football Champions, a pop culture-driven celebration of global football season that invites kids to team up with Nickelodeon characters to pursue ultimate victory. Available in 12 languages, both apps are available to download in markets outside of […]
The UK’s major broadcast companies have signed a new five-year agreement to accelerate digital terrestrial TV service Freeview’s transition to a fully hybrid platform, providing the best in free-to-view live and on-demand TV. The collaboration between BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and network operator Arqiva – the four shareholders of Digital UK – will see an […]
Italian broadcaster Mediaset has said it only sees a future for free-to-air TV and on-demand content as traditional pay-TV continues to face challenges. The prediction was made by Mediaset vice-president and CEO, Pier Silvio Berlusconi, during the presentation of the broadcaster’s upcoming 2018 World Cup coverage. The future fof Mediaset, which already has a strong […]