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Telstra acquires Ooyala

Australian telco Telstra is to acquire video streaming and analytics specialist Ooyala. The US$270 million investment increases Telstra’s ownership in Ooyala from 23 per cent (fully diluted) to 98 per cent and is in addition to the $61 million previously invested in Ooyala over the past two years. This transaction is subject to customary closing […]

August 12, 2014By Colin Mann

Verizon, thePlatform partner for multiscreen solution

Verizon Digital Media Services and white-label video publishing company thePlatform have formed a new strategic alliance to accelerate major media and pay-TV operators’ plans for multiscreen video delivery. The companies have integrated the Verizon Digital Media Services suite of video services and thePlatform’s mpx video-management system to form a complete solution, which the companies will […]

July 31, 2014

Verizon expands CDN presence

As Internet users increasingly demand high quality content at lightning fast speeds, Verizon Digital Media Services is responding by adding direct local connectivity from its network to many of the world’s largest broadband providers. This expansion streamlines delivery and distribution to ensure high quality user experiences and seamlessly handle traffic spikes as connected devices, user […]

June 25, 2014

Tata partners with Kaltura

Tata Communications, a provider of A New World of Communications, has formed a partnership with Kaltura that will combine Tata Communications’ next generation CDN with Kaltura’s leading open source online video platform. The integrated offering will enable media companies, enterprises and educational institutions to manage the entire video process, from acquisition to delivery, through a […]

June 24, 2014

CDN marketplace to expand 19% in 2014

CDN (Content Delivery Network) revenue is projected at $3.36 billion in 2014, up 19 per cent, directed by user appetite for self-selected content, further accelerating linear broadcast, media and entertainment’s transition into virtual paradigms, according to AccuStream Research. Across the gamut of global operations, double-digit

May 22, 2014

Verizon’s EdgeCast buy will shape CDN market

Verizon’s acquisition of content delivery network (CDN) provider EdgeCast is just one of several developments that will shake up the CDN sector, which has long been dominated by Akamai Technologies, according to a report from Heavy Reading Insider.

May 12, 2014

NAGRA DRM approved for home network streaming

Content protection and multiscreen television solutions provider NAGRA has confirmed that its DRM technology, NAGRA MediaAccess Persistent Rights Management (PRM), has been approved by the Digital Transmission Licensing Administrator (DTLA) for the retransmission (streaming) of premium DTCP-IP content, enabling service providers to deploy home networking solutions that meet the strictest security requirements and enforce applicable […]

April 29, 2014

YouTube, Netflix boost global CDN market

TechNavio is reporting that unprecedented growth of streaming video is directly boosting the global video content delivery network (CDN) Market. The market is projecting a CAGR of 29.66 per cent from 2014-2018. “In 2013, the average video traffic over the internet was estimated at

April 24, 2014

Hibernia Networks launches CDN platform

Hibernia Networks, a provider of global telecommunications services, has launched its CDN platform. HiberniaCDN enables the company to leverage its Internet backbone and high-performance IP network to accelerate delivery content for websites, ebooks, music, video and other forms of content with the same high quality user experience as customers of Hibernia have come to expect. […]

April 8, 2014

Accenture powers Mediaset on-demand

Mediaset, Italy’s largest commercial broadcaster, has turned to global consulting firm Accenture to create and manage its Mediaset Infinity service, which delivers film and television shows on-demand to a wide array of IP-enabled devices such as set-top boxes, PCs, tablets, connected TVs and gaming consoles. Leveraging the Accenture Video Solution (AVS), Mediaset launched its new […]

April 3, 2014