Kaltura, a video technology provider, has formed a strategic partnership with Dativa, the TV data consulting company, to develop a data lake dedicated to Cloud TV services. The data infrastructure built based on Dativa’s skills, toolset, and understanding will enable TV marketers using the Kaltura TV Platform fast time to insights and the ability to […]
Appear TV, a provider of solutions for video contribution, distribution and streaming, has deployed low latency contribution links for the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) system in top football leagues in Europe and Asia. During broadcasted sporting events, video footage of an incident is reviewed by the VAR, who then advises the referee on what the […]
The Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment (ACE), the leading global coalition dedicated to protecting the dynamic legal market for creative content and reducing online piracy, has announced the addition of three new members: Discovery, Telefe, and Channel 5. The three broadcasters will add their expertise and international reach to ACE’s operation, strengthening the coalition’s efforts […]
beIN Media group, the sports and entertainment broadcaster in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) has launched WhatsApp for business. The service, which is the first of its kind in Qatar, was launched by beIN to provide its viewers with instant technical support, customer and sales enquiries 24 hours a day, 7 days a […]
Simplestream, the specialist in live, live-2-VOD and on-demand OTT services, has now integrated BARB’s new Dovetail audience measurement across its delivery platforms. This enables participating broadcasters and operators to more accurately measure reach across multiple devices to better understand their audience and potentially increase advertising, carriage and subscription revenues. “By supporting BARB’s Dovetail measurement solution, […]
ATX Networks is supplying the critical technology behind Sky UK’s recently launched Sky Select, a commercial television service aimed at the hospitality industry that delivers unmissable content in high definition. Europe’s leading entertainment and communications company has selected the ATX MD16, which it is branding as the Sky Bright Box, to provide hotels with the […]
Red Bee Media has opened a new state-of-the-art Media Management facility at Broadcast Centre, White City, London. Powered by Nucleus, the next generation hybrid unified cloud platform – the facilities are fully integrated with a new AV ingest area, extensive post production facilities and connected to all Red Bee Media supported Playout and OTT platforms. […]
Red Bee Media will be providing IMDb ratings for Swisscom’s television offering on TV Box, TV Air Web and TV Air Mobile Apps. The ratings will be provided for movies and television shows on linear channels and for Teleclub On Demand Content on each service. Swisscom is the first European customer to enlist Red Bee […]
Qvest Media, a systems architect and ICT integrator, has been granted the contract to build the required systems for a multi-platform news and media centre owned by Asharq News Services in the heart of Dubai’s financial district. This will lead Bloomberg Asharq to deliver news across online, social, TV and radio services around the clock […]
Gracenote, a Nielsen company, is launching its Global Video Data offering in the Middle East to help drive next-generation TV and movie search, discovery and navigation for emerging digital and IPTV platforms. Etisalat’s E-Vision, a provider of TV content and advanced TV technologies, is one of the first pay-TV operators to deliver Gracenote-powered viewer experiences […]