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Redge Technologies teams up with Media-Press.TV

Redge Technologies, provider of the leading end-to-end streaming platform in the CEE and MENA region – Redge Media, has partnered with Media-Press.TV, the European leader in the provision of TV and streaming metadata. The combined initiative of Redge Technologies and Media-Press.TV yields a unified solution that effectively leverages Media-Press’s vast metadata resources. The aim is […]

September 6, 2023

Quanta takes SES capacity for LatAm

SES and Quanta have announced a partnership that will see the companies interconnect their content delivery networks for sports and events customers operating in Latin America. Quanta offers studio and video facilities, sound stages, post production and other related activity in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Paulinia. “Quanta is a leader in video service […]

August 10, 2023By Chris Forrester

Cisco, Qwilt enhance Fastweb streaming experience

Cisco and Qwilt are working with Italian telco Fastweb to bring their joint Content Delivery Network (CDN) solution, based on Open Caching, to the Italian market. The new solution will enable Fastweb rapidly to increase network performance, support rising data volumes, and enhance streaming experiences for all its residential and business customers across Italy. Qwilt’s […]

July 26, 2023

MediaKind launches MK/IO

Video technology specialist MediaKind has unveiled MK/IO, describing it as a complete streaming solution built on Microsoft Azure that blends video quality and high reliability with the quality of experience enjoyed by tens of millions of viewers each week. MK/IO offers a video streaming canvas for app developers, video platforms, and anyone desiring to improve […]

July 26, 2023

Edgio, Vermantia partner

Edgio, the content delivery network service, has announced a partnership with Vermantia, a provider of omni-channel content solutions for gaming, and betting operators worldwide. The collaboration will support Vermantia’s custom-built, end-to-end streaming solutions for live racing, sports events, virtual sports and number games. As part of the partnership, Vermantia will utilise Edgio’s Uplynk solution in […]

July 6, 2023

Thomson Reuters to acquire Imagen

Global content and technology company Thomson Reuters has signed a definitive agreement to acquire cloud-native media asset management specialist Imagen. Imagen helps sports organisations, businesses and media companies manage their digital content libraries with fast, secure and controlled access through a highly customisable media management and distribution platform. Imagen also owns Screenocean, a platform that […]

June 28, 2023By Colin Mann

SKT Next Gen broadcast solution for US market

Korean telco SK Telecom is to enter the US market by providing a next-generation broadcast solution built with mobile edge computing (MEC) technology to Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports in the US. MEC is a technology that provides cloud capabilities at the edge of […]

April 19, 2023By Colin Mann

Telefónica, Siminn television roaming trial

Spanish telco Telefónica and Siminn, Iceland’s largest telecommunications operator, have successfully carried out what they say is the first proof of concept for TV roaming. Both companies have been able to demonstrate the feasibility of distributing video services with local delivery when the user is on a visited network by interconnecting their Content Delivery Networks […]

April 18, 2023By Colin Mann

Arqiva, Irdeto hybrid content processing

Communications infrastructure and media services provider Arqiva has been selected by digital platform cybersecurity specialist Irdeto to continue their partnership on the delivery of broadcast platforms to an audience of over 21 million people across 50 countries in South and Sub-Saharan Africa. Under the terms of the contract, Arqiva will provide managed services to Irdeto, […]

April 18, 2023

Ofcom wants UK cloud competition probe

At the halfway point of its probe into UK cloud services, regulator Ofcom is proposing to refer the market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for further investigation. Ofcom’s market study has provisionally identified features and practices that make it more difficult for customers to switch and use multiple cloud suppliers. Ofcom is particularly […]

April 5, 2023By Colin Mann