Verizon Media head: ‘2020 streaming’s biggest year yet’
Content will achieve unprecedented global reach, empowering content creators to push boundaries and think beyond historical geographical and technical barriers, according to Ralf Jacob, President of Verizon Media. Jacob has…
Eros Now chooses Verizon Media Platform
Verizon Media has announced that Eros Now, the South Asian OTT entertainment platform, is using the Verizon Media Platform to meet global consumer demand for high quality streaming of Indian…
Synamedia: “Cross-service TV bundles centre stage in 2020”
Jean-Marc Racine, Chief Product Officer, Synamedia has offered his 2020 industry predictions, forecasting that new ecosystems and partnerships will boost the demand for linear TV addressable advertising, and that cross-service…
MovieLabs sets out cloud production security principles
Movie industry non-profit technology research lab Motion Pictures Laboratories (MovieLabs), together with member studios, has published a new white paper – The Evolution of Production Security – Securing the 10-Year…
Sony, Verizon, NBC 5G sports production demo
Sony Imaging Products & Solutions, Sony Mobile Communications and multiplay telco Verizon have teamed up with NBC Sports to test how 5G can change the way live sports broadcasts are…
CSG powers AMC Theatres On Demand
Customer engagement solutions specialist CSG has confirmed that its Ascendon Media and Entertainment software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud-based solution is powering AMC Theatres’ new digital movie service, AMC Theatres On Demand, supporting…
AWS Elemental MediaLive offers Statmux
Statistical Multiplexing (Statmux) is now available with AWS Elemental MediaLive. Statmux is a technology used in live broadcast workflows that allocates bits in real time among multiple live video channels.…
Frame.io raises $50m in Series C financing
Frame.io, a video review and collaboration platform used by over one million filmmakers and media professionals, has raised a $50 million (€45.4m) Series C round to help support its next…
Australia: Network 10 selects AWS Media Services
Amazon Web Services (AWS) an Amazon company, has announced that Network 10, one of Australia’s largest TV networks, has selected AWS Media Services to support its video transport structure for…
Testronic achieves Dolby Vision Certification
Testronic, a specialist in quality assurance (QA), localisation services, and compliance for the film, television and games industries, has achieved Dolby Vision Certification following a period of training and investment…
Discovery selects Synamedia to support cloud transition
Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has announced that Discovery has chosen its virtualised Digital Content Manager (DCM) from its video network portfolio to increase operational efficiencies for its Asia…
Synamedia partnership with Telestream
Synamedia, the independent video software provider, is augmenting its video network portfolio through a partnership with VoD workflow solutions vendor Telestream. Synamedia says this new partnership with Telestream demonstrates its…
MediaKind launches global technology alliance
Media technology and services specialist MediaKind is launching the MediaKind Universe Alliance, describing it as an innovative technology partnership programme which gives content providers, service providers, and operators access to…
‘Expanded’ Viewsat renamed Viewmedia
Viewsat, an established operator in the global media broadcast industry, has taken the opportunity at IBC 2019 to reveal its new name – Viewmedia – to reflect the expansion of…
GrayMeta adds time-based metadata to Iris Media Platform
GrayMeta, an AI powered metadata company that delivers enterprise efficiency and monetises assets, has integrated time-based metadata into their Iris Media Platform, which it says increases media supply chain efficiencies…