In a further boost to digital content ownership models such as UltraViolet, cloud platform Akamai has introduced technology advancements for the rapidly evolving online entertainment industry in the areas of security and delivery, as well broader support for emerging business models. Building on its Intelligent Platform, Akamai has introduced new solutions to enhance its next-generation […]
KIT digital, a cloud-based software solutions and technology services provider for multi-screen video delivery, has confirmed that it has acquired certain assets and liabilities of Sezmi Corporation, the provider of broadband-broadcast hybrid TV solutions based in Belmont, California. Sezmi pulled the plug on its consumer operation September 23. Sezmi’s subscription video service was available in […]
One per cent of consumers are generating half of all traffic. The top 10 per cent of users, meanwhile, are consuming 90 per cent of wireless bandwidth. Arieso the UK consultancy documented the statistical gap when it tracked 1.1 million customers of a European mobile operator during a 24-hour period in November. The gap between […]
Manycast is partnering with Mirifice to promote the use of MiriMON technology for TV Content Consumption and QoE monitoring. MiriMON provides the TV operator with real-time and historical intelligence about content consumption (linear channels, VoD, OTT etc), including popularity and the customer Quality of Experience. This intelligence empowers the operator to negotiate more cost-effective content […]
Comcast Corporation and The Walt Disney Company have reached a long-term, comprehensive distribution agreement that will deliver Disney’s sports, news and entertainment content to Comcast’s Xfinity TV customers into the next decade on television, online, on tablets and handheld devices. The new agreement enhances the multichannel business model and supports the companies’ mutual goal to […]
The proliferation of devices is increasing access to content, which recent data suggest is driving more consumption, according to consultancy firm Deloitte’s sixth edition State of the Media Democracy survey, which reveals that the introduction of new platforms has led to increases in the consumption of movies and books. The survey assesses media consumption preferences […]
Sky Brazil, a subsidiary of DirecTV, in a statement says it plans to buy Acom Comunicacoes, the biggest provider of pay-TV and Internet services in Brazil. Acom uses MMDS to distribute its signals using wireless operating in the 2.5 GHz band. Sky Brazil, in a statement, said it is now seeking formal approval from local […]
Driven by rising demand for fast Internet access, particularly from China and other developing regions, the global broadband subscriber base is set to grow by nearly 60 per cent in the coming years, with about 350 million new consumers projected to come online from 2011 to 2015. The number of broadband subscribers worldwide will amount […]
Digital TV content delivery platform enabler S3 Group has confirmed that the BBC is using its StormTest Development Center for its automated testing needs. The broadcaster will use this technology for its BBC iPlayer product, including testing for multiplatform delivery to devices that can range from connected TVs, Nintendo Wii, Playstation 3, tablet devices and […]
International entertainment broadcasting group Modern Times Group is marking the 20th anniversary of the launch of Viasat’s pay-TV services with the rebranding of the TV1000 movie channel brand to ‘Viasat Film’ across the Nordic region. In addition, Viasat will also launch four new Viasat Film premium pay-TV HD movie channels in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and […]