Bitmovin, a specialist in online video technology, has announced the launch of Artificial Intelligence (AI) powered encoding, speeding up processing and enabling service providers to deliver significant improvements in video quality. A standard encoding process involves performing an in-depth analysis of the entire video before encoding is started. Bitmovin’s AI-powered Encoding technology works by continuously […]
Sandvine, a global player in network intelligence, has announced that Telenet, a provider of entertainment and telecommunications services in Belgium, is using Sandvine solutions in their cable, Wi-Fi, and mobile networks to help enhance the quality of experience (QoE) for their customers. Telenet, is a provider of entertainment and telecommunication services in Belgium, serving over […]
The Associated Press has announced it will offer human interest, entertainment and viral content from Cover Video on its online AP Video Hub platform. The editorial content, now available to AP Video Hub customers, includes footage of animals, wild weather, technology innovations, celebrity interviews and red carpet coverage. Part of photo agency Cover Images, Cover […]
Amid growing industry speculation about cuts to digital advertising budgets, Zenith has found no evidence that advertisers as a whole are shifting budgets away from online advertising – in fact, its share of global advertising expenditure continues to rise rapidly. Zenith forecasts that advertisers will spend 40.2 per cent of their budgets on online advertising […]
Western European pay-TV will gain subscribers between 2017 and 2023. Although this only represents a 2.6 per cent increase, the Western Europe Pay-TV Forecasts report from Digital TV Research, estimates nearly 3 million more subs to take the total to 106 million. “Much of the pay-TV subscriber growth will come from countries with traditionally low […]
Digital services provider Levira is to target international TV broadcasters who need to acquire operating licences for the EU market, once the UK’s withdrawal for the EU takes effect and UK-based licences may become void. The company sees the Baltic country as an ideal destination for movers and shakers in TV services. “Estonia’s advantages lie […]
Croatia’s Hrvatski Telekom has become one the first operators in Europe to offer 1 Gbps symmetrical speeds to fibre customers thanks to the introduction of TeraStream technology. Fully based on the IPv6 protocol, the TeraStream technology combines network technology, data centre technology, and optical fibre infrastructure to enable the transmission of large data volumes at […]
Advertising intelligence firm Standard Media Index has unveiled national advertising revenue figures for February 2018. Excluding the Olympics, the total US national ad market grew by 8 per cent in February 2018 compared to February 2017, driven by strong gains in National Television, Digital, and Radio. February year-to-date, the market is also up +8 per […]
UPC, Liberty Global’s Polish unit, has pulled out of a $876 million deal to acquire Polish counterpart Multimedia Polska. The preliminary takeover deal was first announced in October 2016. “We have withdrawn from the transaction to acquire Multimedia Polska after failing to agree on revised commercial terms with the sellers that take into account current […]
Formula 1 and Netflix have agreed a season-long collaboration culminating in an original docu-series of the 2018 FIA Formula 1 World Championship, to be screened in early 2019. The pair say the Netflix original series will be the first to truly immerse the audience inside the cockpits, the paddock and the lives of the key […]