Rovi has tapped former Ericsson exec, Pete Thompson, as its new COO to oversee the integration of TiVo. The former SVP of Ericsson’s Mediaroom Business Group, Thompson will report to Rovi CEO Tom Carson. Based in TiVo’s office in San Jose, Thomson will oversee the integration after Rovi agreed to buy TiVo for $1.1 billion […]
ProSiebenSat.1 Group, one of the largest independent media corporations in Europe, has launched new apps for each of its TV channels in Germany using Applicaster’s app-publishing platform Zapp. Six channel apps have been launched for ProSieben, SAT.1, kabel eins, SAT.1 Gold, sixx and ProSieben MAXX. The apps place a strong emphasis on live TV watching, with a free […]
Fox Sports GO, the live streaming platform that showcases all of Fox Sports’ live events and studio programming, has officially launched on Roku players and Roku TV models in the US. Roku customers who receive Fox Sports TV networks as part of their pay-TV subscription will now be able to access Fox Sports, FS1, FS2, […]
Content services protection and enhancement specialist Viaccess-Orca’s Adaptive Sentinel dual card and cardless conditional access system (CAS) has been selected by French telco Orange (of which it is a subsidiary) to strengthen the security of its new Ultra High Definition (UHD) set-top box (STB). According to Viaccess-Orca, Adaptive Sentinel ensures best-in-class software and hardware security […]
Encompass Digital Media, a global technology services company delivering end-to-end video playout and distribution solutions to broadcast and digital media companies, introduces CloudStream, a cloud-based platform powered by Cisco, to its suite of digital services. Encompass’ CloudStream solution enables TV networks, OTT operators and live event providers to quickly and efficiently generate new revenue opportunities […]
Opera TV has launched the Opera TV Certification Program to bring OTT services to multiple ecosystems of platforms and devices. The program by Opera TV, the world’s largest HTML5-powered TV ecosystem, is a first-of-its-kind program designed to solve one of the biggest challenges facing OTT application developers and manufacturers (OEMs). “With OTT quickly becoming an […]
V-Nova, a global software IP company that delivers video and data encoding solutions, and Vimmi, a specialist in distributed video delivery network platforms, have announced that V-Nova PERSEUS video compression has been integrated within the Vimmi video delivery platform. The integration represents a major milestone in enabling the launch of PERSEUS-powered online video services in […]
CCS Insight’s latest global forecast for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices indicates a positive outlook for these nascent markets. Sales of smartphone VR devices, including products based on Google’s Cardboard design and more advanced devices such as Samsung’s Gear VR headset, have exceeded CCS Insight’s earlier expectations. The company now predicts that […]
The US auction of 100 megahertz of spectrum in the 600 MHz band has abruptly ended, with the FCC saying the auction had failed to meet the required conditions. Unsaid was the lack of enthusiasm from bidders. Observers had said that their willingness to stump up ever-higher amounts had waned. There had been 27 individual […]
Cable Europe, the Association representing broadband cable operators, has urged caution in the use of the BEREC guidelines, designed to give National Regulatory Authorities (NRAs) direction in implementing the Net Neutrality Regulation (Regulation 2015/2020). According to Cable Europe, the Digital Single Market is one of the greatest ambitions of the European Union and the Regulation […]