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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. It instantaneously adjusts the bitrate of each channel in the statmux pool to make the best use of total available bandwidth and combines the encoded […]

November 27, 2019

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 big push into cloud-enabled motion picture workflows. Frame.io said it will also use this round of financing to continue its deep investment into airtight security, […]

November 26, 2019

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 remote production in South Africa for its upcoming season of the reality TV series I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here, and to enhance […]

November 19, 2019

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 in their Burbank facility. Dolby Vision certification ensures that all of Testronic’s Master QC personnel have been trained by Dolby and that the facility has […]

November 13, 2019

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 Pacific distribution. A long-time Synamedia PowerVu customer, Discovery is centralising its Asia Pacific uplink compression systems to its Sterling ,Virginia broadcast center. The company is […]

October 22, 2019

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 commitment to integrate best-in-class third-party products with its own solutions, giving customers the broadest range of solutions and services in the industry. Synamedia will offer […]

September 30, 2019

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 complete solutions that combine technologies and services from MediaKind with leading partners in Cloud and other offerings. According to the company, it enables critical industry […]

September 12, 2019Colin Mann @ IBC

‘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 their portfolio in order to service the requirements of broadcasters worldwide. To facilitate this new development, the company has been rolling out a range of […]

September 12, 2019Colin Mann @ IBC

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 for their customers. The Iris Media Platform has become an industry leading reference QC and playback solution, used by broadcasters and studios around the world […]

September 10, 2019

LTN Global to acquire Make.TV

LTN Global, a provider of broadcast-quality IP video transport solutions, has entered into an agreement to acquire Make.TV, a developer of cloud-based service that enables content creators to access, curate, and publish live video streams to affiliates, social media, and OTT platforms. Make.TV’s cloud-based services allow news, sports, esports, and entertainment producers to manage complex […]

September 9, 2019