Eurofins Digital Testing, a global player in end-to-end quality assurance (QA) and testing services, will serve as the official test partner for the CI Plus 2.0 standard. As appointed by CI Plus LLP, the CI Plus Trust Authority, comprised of Sony, Samsung, TP Vision, Panasonic, Neotion and SMiT. Eurofins Digital Testing is currently the official […]
Ooyala, a specialist in content supply chain solutions, it has been selected by the British Film Institute (BFI) to assist in the BFI’s massive Heritage 2022 project to transcode and aggregate access to its ever growing digital archive of moving image assets. The BFI National Archive is one of the world’s largest and most important […]
SES Q1 numbers (to March 31st) showed overall revenues down 2.3 per cent at €489.6 million, with its Video division suffering badly with revenues down 7.3 per cent. The operator’s Network division continues to perform well with revenues up 5.4 per cent. US Video revenues showed a similar decline where it is heavily involved in […]
Orange has launched the first Orange Digital Centre in Tunis, the capital city of Tunisia. The Centre has been set-up to provide wide-ranging support for startups. From training young people in coding to more direct guidance, as well as startup acceleration and investment in early-stage companies. Alioune Ndiaye, Chief Executive Officer of Orange Middle East […]
Red Bee Media, the global media services company, has entered into a multi-year agreement with US-based Videa, to supply textual metadata aimed at providing a comprehensive source for programming and ratings estimates for automated TV sales. Videa, a Cox Media Group owned company, is a linear automated and programmatic solution for broadcast TV. As part […]
Launched by the European Commission with the European Audiovisual Observatory who is managing the project, Lumiere VOD, a new directory of European films, will help professionals, the public authorities and citizens to find information about European films and their availability online in VoD services throughout the European Union. Access is free. Lumiere VOD was launched at […]
Following our item regarding Sky making Game of Thrones accessible to the visually impaired, Rick Moore of the UK’s Royal National Institute for the Blind got in touch: “The headline would be incredible news but unfortunately it is only partly true,” suggested Moore. “Imagine being deaf and being told that in order to access subtitles […]
Data analytics firm Parrot Analytics it will provide entertainment and sports agency Creative Artists Agency (CAA) with global analytics data and solutions with insights on worldwide audience demand for entertainment content. This advanced dataset, which collects data from social media, video streaming, peer-to-peer protocols, photo sharing, blogging and research platforms, creates a holistic content demand […]
To make the new season of Game of Thrones accessible to those with disabilities, such as the visually impaired, Sky has employed the skills of actor and writer Neville Watchurst, who describes all of the episodes in extraordinary detail to allow those with sight loss the chance to feel all the action. Watchurst has written […]
Accedo, the video experience pioneer and Oregan Networks, have announced a strategic partnership to provide next generation pay-TV solutions to the video industry. “We’re seeing considerable shifts in the industry at the moment. Traditional ways of setting up and running a pay-TV service are changing. Accedo’s leading position as an OTT solution vendor coupled with […]