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Limelight unveils Realtime Streaming

Limelight Networks, a provider of edge cloud services, has introduced Limelight Realtime Streaming, a globally scalable, sub-second live video streaming solution that’s natively supported by major browsers and devices. The new service also supports integrated realtime data, making it possible to create interactive live online experiences. As viewing data from the recent FIFA World Cup […]

September 14, 2018Nick Snow @ IBC

Conviva unveils Ecosystem Module

Conviva, the real-time measurement and intelligence platform for streaming TV, has launched its Ecosystem Module, an enhancement to the company’s Video AI Alerts technology that will enable publishers to route alerts in real-time, with granular diagnostics, to approved content delivery networks (CDNs) and other ecosystem partners for faster resolution of streaming quality degradations. Conviva notes […]

September 14, 2018Colin Mann @ IBC

ODMedia uses Ooyala Flex

Ooyala has collaborated with the  ODMedia Group on a new strategic partnership, integrating ODMedia’s video localisation and delivery capabilities with Ooyala’s video production, management, distribution and monetisation services. The combination of Ooyala’s Flex Media Platform and ODMedia Group’s established position as preferred delivery partner with most global platforms, including the likes of Netflix, Google Play, […]

September 13, 2018

Penthera named Akamai Media Technology Partner

Penthera, a global player in mobile video streaming software, has been qualified by Akamai, the intelligent edge platform for securing and delivering digital experiences, as a Media Technology Partner. Penthera’s Download2Go and other solutions that optimise the mobile video experience have long helped leading TV networks and content hubs increase customer engagement. As part of […]

September 12, 2018

Sky invests $2m in SDVI

Sky has invested $2 million (€1.73m) in SDVI, a provider of content supply chain management solutions for the media and entertainment industry. The investment is part of Sky’s ongoing strategy to invest in innovative companies that can bring new ideas, insight and services into Sky’s business. SDVI provides a cloud-based service that helps media companies […]

September 11, 2018

M6 Group transitions to all-IP workflow with Harmonic

Harmonic has announced that M6 Group, operator of multiple TV channels in France, will upgrade its ingest, playout and storage infrastructure to a media-over-IP solution from Harmonic. Offering support for the SMPTE ST 2110 suite of standards for delivery over IP networks and SMPTE 2022-7 for seamless protection switching, Harmonic’s playout and storage solutions will […]

September 7, 2018

MPAA updates content security best practices

As part of its dynamic improvement efforts, US movie industry trade body the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has announced the first update of its Content Security Best Practices since the formation of the Trusted Partner Network (TPN), which was launched in April 2018 in a joint venture with the Content Delivery and Security […]

August 16, 2018By Colin Mann

TVT, DMC now TVT Media

One year after its acquisition of Amsterdam-based DMC (Digital Media Centre), Global content services provider TVT has announced that the two entities have become TVT Media. The news caps a successful year of integration as TVT Media has also revealed that it now delivers 99 channels via its private broadcast cloud. Since acquiring DMC from […]

August 9, 2018

Forensic watermarking boost for online piracy battle

The Streaming Video Alliance (the Alliance), an industry forum solving challenges to improve the video experience, has published a technical document that provides considerations for implementing forensic watermarking as a tactic for combatting the piracy of online video content. The document – Forensic Watermarking Implementation Considerations for Streaming Media – was developed by the Alliance’s […]

July 25, 2018By Colin Mann

BT TV adopts Telestream’s Vantage

BT has adopted Telestream’s Vantage media processing platform. This move creates a high-speed multiscreen media processing solution with automated quality assurance to better serve BT TV customers. Telestream’s local channel partner, Boxer Systems, worked closely with BT TV to specify, install and configure the system. At BT TV’s London-based technical headquarters, Vantage is being used […]

July 25, 2018