SpaceX carried out a test firing of a Falcon 9 rocket on September 5th in preparation for a planned launch of Canadian satellite operator Telesat. Telstar 18 Vantage will launch at 11.28 pm (Eastern Time, and weather permitting, 03.28 GMT) from Florida’s Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral. The satellite is a so-called ‘condominium satellite’ […]
Witbe, a specialist in Quality of Experience Monitoring, has been selected by Sky Deutschland to automate the analysis and testing of their Sky STBs. Witbe Robots will support Sky to provide the best video Quality of Experience to its customers. Witbe video algorithm and monitoring Robots analyse the video quality of Sky’s STBs continuously during […]
Come September 17th, Singapore households which have not made the switch to digital TV (DTV) will see a smaller picture on their TV screens, as a visual reminder for them to make the switch before analogue TV signals are switched off on December 31st 2018. On top of that, there will be on-screen instructions to […]
Kaltura, the video technology provider, has announced the release of its Advanced Advertising solution, which leverages the company’s partnership and technology integrations with Yospace, a dynamic ad insertion provider, and SpotX, the global video advertising and monetisation platform. The new integrated advertising solution enhances Kaltura’s Targeted TV, which allows user segmentation and targeting to relevant […]
NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that Eutelsat has selected the OpenTV Signature Edition user experience to power Eutelsat CIRRUS, Eutelsat’s new video service for satellite and OTT. Leveraging NAGRA’s powerful OTT platform, the solution was customised for Eutelsat to meet the needs of […]
Sports have been key to the development of the pay-TV industry over the last two decades and more. The sheer size of the revenues rights holders generate from pay-TV is one factor slowing down the online migration of sports content, according to a report by IHS Markit. Rights holders are wary of moving from a […]
The FreeWheel Council for Premium Video Europe (FWCE) has released its Demystifying Premium position paper, which aims to propose a much-needed definition of premium video inventory, demonstrates what sets premium video apart from other media, and highlights why it is more accessible than the market might currently perceive. Supported by industry research the FWCE paper outlines why brands should […]
Eutelsat Communications is launching Eutelsat CIRRUS, a hybrid satellite-OTT delivery solution, enabling broadcasters to offer a flexible, seamless content experience across multiple screens. Eutelsat CIRRUS will provide a turnkey content delivery solution via satellite and OTT to operators seeking to launch or upgrade their service, offering the benefits of rapidly deployed video services, low operational […]
Sony is growing its IP Live Production System solutions with further support for SMPTE ST 2110 in both HD and 4K. This strengthens its commitment to driving interoperability based on open standards and supports wider industry adoption. “The industry transition to IP has been driven in no small part by wide collaboration,” explained Norbert Paquet, […]
Skyline Communications, a global player in end-to-end multi-vendor network management, orchestration and OSS software solutions for the broadcast, satellite, cable, IPTV and mobile industry, has announce dthat CTC Media, Russia’s leading independent broadcasting company, has rolled out the DataMiner NMS/OSS platform to manage its new SMPTE 2022 media-over-IP playout facility. The solution is built using […]