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NAGRA, KT Skylife expand partnership

NAGRA, a Kudelski Group company and independent provider of content protection and multiscreen television solutions, has announced that its NexGuard watermarking solution for pay-TV has been selected by Korean satellite broadcaster KT Skyylife.  This partnership allows KT Skylife – a NAGRA customer since 2010 – to meet forensic watermarking requirements mandated by MovieLabs’ Enhanced Content […]

April 6, 2018

Ooyala Flex Media Platform

Ooyala has unveiled the Ooyala Flex Media Platform, an open and extensible video production and delivery platform that simplifies and streamlines the process of managing, curating, orchestrating, publishing, analysing, and monetising video content. This content supply chain optimization platform, which leverages Ooyala’s experience serving customers with cloud-based solutions, minimises the cost and complexity of content […]

April 6, 2018

Verimatrix enhances Verspective Analytics

Verimatrix, a specialist in securing and enhancing revenue for network-connected devices and services, is now serving the business intelligence (BI) market segment with the latest developments to its Verspective Analytics solution suite. Verspective Intelligence marks significant enhancements for video service providers to maximise their network performance and optimise subscriber experience in order to further monetise […]

April 6, 2018

Gfinity returns with F1 eSports series

eSports specialist Gfinity is continuing its relationship with Formula 1 as the premier motor sport category gears up to start season two of its F1 eSports series. As part of the arrangement, Gfinity will manage tournament operations for the live events including the adjudication framework which supports all competitive gameplay and broadcast all the live […]

April 5, 2018By Colin Mann

MPAA: Global entertainment market expands

The global entertainment market is expanding on multiple fronts, according to new theatrical and home entertainment data released by the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA). Consumer spending for the combined theatrical and home entertainment markets reached $88.4 billion (€72bn) worldwide. The global box office reached a new record high of $40.6 billion in 2017 […]

April 5, 2018

France: 3.8m have watched or attended eSports

eSports are undeniably one of the hottest new online activities. In France, 3.8 million internet users aged 15 and over have already watched or attended a live eSports competition (Q3 2017) according to research from Médiamétrie. Halfway between sports and a video game, eSports enjoy a huge potential pool of players and spectators: online gaming […]

April 5, 2018

Jail terms for Kodi device fraudsters

Two suppliers of Kodi-type illegal devices have each been jailed for four and half years in Newcastle Crown Court in the northwest of England after being found guilty of conspiracy to defraud. John Dodds and Jason Richards sold hundreds of devices that enabled their customers to view Premier League football via unauthorised access to Sky […]

April 5, 2018By Colin Mann

Synacor tackles TV Everywhere password abuse

Technology development, multiplatform services and revenue specialist Synacor has unveiled Forever Login, a feature designed to curb pay-TV’s password sharing challenges that research firm Parks Associates estimates will be a $10 billion (€8.14bn) problem. Available on the company’s Cloud ID authentication platform, the new feature lets operators balance easy subscriber access to TV Everywhere content […]

April 5, 2018

More football on Swisscom TV

Swisscom TV is becoming the home of football for all fans in Switzerland. In addition to the Raiffeisen Super League, the Brack.ch Challenge League and many of the top European leagues, UEFA Champions League matches will now also be shown via Teleclub from this summer onwards. This offering is rounded off with UEFA Europa League […]

April 5, 2018

NovelSat and ATEME collaborate

NovelSat, a specialist in satellite transmission technology, has extended its technology cooperation with ATEME, a global player in video delivery. The new collaboration between the long-time partners includes the integration of NovelSat’s PCIe-based NS10C Satellite Modulator cards and NS20C Satellite Demodulator cards into the ATEME’s TITAN software converged headend solution. The new integration was rolled […]

April 5, 2018