The Spanish pubcaster RTVE is to strengthen its International TV service with the launch of a HDTV channel dedicated to TV series and films that would be added to its existing offer of the news channel Canal 24 Horas and the International version of TVE 1, TVE Internacional. This latter channel is distributed in four […]
Consumer access to entertainment & media (E&M) content and experiences is being democratised by ever increasing access to the Internet and strong growth in the ownership of smart devices. According to PwC’s annual Global Entertainment and Media Outlook, even though traditional, non-digital media will continue to dominate E&M spending during the forecast period, growth will […]
Movie server pioneer Kaleidescape, Inc. has confirmed that the Kaleidescape Store, its industry-first service that enables the digital delivery of movie purchases over the Internet in the highest quality available, is now available in the UK. The new service was launched in the US in December, and is initially backed by a multi-year license agreement […]
Australian online streaming company Quickflix is seeking maximise viewer interest in popular TV drama Game of Thrones by offering users the opportunity to own whole seasons for less money than its competitor iTunes. Users will be able to stream individual episodes of seasons one, two and three of Game of Thrones, or they can purchase […]
Boku, a specilaist in online mobile payments, has formed a partnership with PlayJam – global platform for games on TV. The partnership brings carrier billing to smart televisions and other consumer electronics around the world, including devices from Samsung, Panasonic, LGE, Vizio, Western Digital, Google TV and VESTEL. This agreement allows more than 90 Million […]
Channel 4 is launching a new second screen companion app as part of its on-going Viewer Engagement Strategy – the first UK broadcaster to develop a dedicated centralised app to accompany its channels and programming. The app will be launched into beta phase in July to Channel 4’s registered users with the working title of […]
KidsCo, the international children’s channel, has confirmed that the Syfy Kids programming block will launch in South Africa in July 2013. Syfy Kids, a partnership between KidsCo and NBCUniversal channel Syfy, will debut with a line-up featuring original programming from Australian production company, Matchbox Pictures, and recently acquired titles from Platinum Films and KidsCo joint-venture […]
Conax, a global provider of solutions for securing multi-device and digital video content distribution, has developed a client software development kit (SDK) containing a Conax security-hardened Microsoft PlayReady DRM client enabling secure delivery of video content from the streaming server to the native player of the client device. Embracing advanced security technologies such as obfuscation, […]
IPgallery – a software house for the MSO and Mobile operators – has revealed its innovative MSO-Cloud-TV platform named VideoThru. As of today IPgallery’s VideoThru successfully operates in the company’s innovation labs. VideoThru’s video switching and logic services support personalisation and content-right awareness in the MSO’s cloud that enables the MSOs and Mobile operators to […]
One of Belgium’s major broadcasters, SBS Belgium, has selected Xstream’s video management system, MediaMaker, for its new OTT video service on web and mobile devices. Due for rollout later this year, SBS Belgium’s new offering will include ingest module securing an automated ingest workflow, Subscription based video-on-demand (SVoD) and Transaction based video-on-demand (TVoD) solution, encrypted […]