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Report: UK video games market up 10%

Video game revenues saw record increases last year, with digital purchases now accounting for 50 per cent of all sales in the UK, according to the latest annual report from the Association for UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie). The total UK consumer spend last year increased by 10 per cent to £5.7 billion (€66.5bn), including everything […]

April 4, 2019

Bitmovin partners with Akamai

Bitmovin, a specialist in online video technology, has been qualified as a video transcoding partner by Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences. Akamai has worked closely with Bitmovin since first announcing its plans to retire its Media Services on Demand (MSOD) transcoding service. Akamai’s global customer base will be able […]

April 4, 2019

NHK World-Japan joins Vodafone Deutschland cable

NHK World-Japan, the 24-hour international English-language channel from Japan’s public broadcaster NHK, has launched on the cable network of Vodafone Deutschland, Germany’s largest cable operator. Broadcasting as an unencrypted, free-to-air service, NHK World-Japan reaches the complete base of Vodafone’s 7.6 million cable TV customers across 13 federal states. NHK World-Japan also forms part of Vodafone’s […]

April 4, 2019

Research: Top TV shows used to spread malware

Cybercriminals are actively using new episodes of popular TV shows to distribute malware, research by cybersecurity company Kaspersky Lab has found. Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead and Arrow are the shows receiving the most attention from attackers. These and other findings are published in a report entitled Game of Threats: How cybercriminals use popular […]

April 3, 2019By Colin Mann

Viacom opening TV Studios in Madrid, Manchester

Viacom International Studios (VIS) is set to open new production centres in Madrid and Manchester, as part of an ongoing expansion of its international production capacity in both the English and Spanish languages. VIS is expanding its international production footprint following its successful launch in Latin America in 2018. VIS Americas, headed by Federico Cuervo, […]

April 3, 2019

Insight: New stadium tech to transform fan experience

With UK top flight club Tottenham Hotspur set to play for the first time at its new £1 billion stadium this evening, taking on Crystal Palace in the Premier League, communications and media software and services specialist Amdocs has revealed findings which suggest that 5G will transform the sports experience for fans in stadiums. According […]

April 3, 2019By Colin Mann

Akamai expands partnership with Microsoft Azure

Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, has integrated its content delivery network (CDN) capabilities with Microsoft Azure Media Services and Blob Storage. The collaboration aims to make it easier and more cost effective for media organisations to combine cloud-based video processing with edge delivery, from content preparation to playback. Going forward, […]

April 3, 2019

Analyst: Voice command use grows

Consumer survey findings from IHS Markit reveal that 22 per cent of Internet users across four markets – the US, UK, Australia and India – use the available voice-command features to operate their TV and video devices, such as smart TVs and set-top boxes. The report – Voice Commands on Video Devices: Content Discovery and […]

April 2, 2019

Animoca Brands, F1 partner for blockchain game

Gamification, blockchain, and artificial intelligence technologies specialist Animoca Brands has secured a global licensing agreement with Formula 1 to develop and publish F1 Delta Time, a blockchain game based on motorsport’s premier category. As part of the licensing agreement, Animoca Brands will assist in driving fan engagement by developing and publishing the blockchain game F1 […]

April 2, 2019By Colin Mann

Bitmovin launches partner programme

Bitmovin, a specialist in online video technology, has announced a global partner programme that will debut at NAB. The programme will empower technology and commercial partners to rapidly deploy innovative, scalable and highly customised video delivery solutions to any customer. The new partner programme offers a combination of hands-on technical training, sales, co-marketing activities and […]

April 2, 2019