Tom Williams, CEO at digital video specialist Ostmodern, has given his predictions for the industry in 2018, including where the future of VoD is headed, the continued importance of sports rights and the rise of online VR. Technology 1.Voice technology won’t replace UI yet Content discovery remains one of the most difficult tasks for service […]
Scaeva Technologies, the Silicon Valley start-up focused on discovering new ways to protect digital content during creation, has released its first software product, the ScaevaSAFE. With its mission to protect the art of the music, film and TV industries from piracy, the ScaevaSAFE is the first of numerous strategic tools to be deployed by the […]
Espial has announced that Eastlink, a provider of high-speed Internet, digital TV and telephone services in NS, NB, PEI, Nfld, ON, AB, and BC, has signed an agreement with Espial to power Eastlink’s video services with the Elevate SaaS cloud platform. Eastlink will gain the benefit of scale from Espial’s Elevate cloud based SaaS platform […]
Video solutions innovator SeaChange International has announced its Adrenalin multiscreen video solution has been selected as a key element of Liberty Global’s next-generation video platform supporting its Horizon 4 services. Liberty Global, the international TV and broadband company, provides video services to viewers across Europe, the Caribbean and Latin America. Deploying a common, fully virtualised video […]
In a move that typifies how software company AWS Elemental is benefitting from being part of the broader Amazon Web Services operation and utilising the benefits of the Cloud, the company has revealed five AWS Elemental Media Services, an integrated suite of services that make it easy for video providers of all kinds to create […]
Kaltura, the video technology provider, has published its fourth annual State of Video in the Enterprise report, an international study of almost 650 enterprise professionals that examines the evolving use of video in business. The results reveal that large organisations now consider the integration of video content and workflows into all of their key technology platforms an important […]
Accedo, the video experience specialist, has partnered with SportsFix to deliver its OTT sports live streaming service in the ASEAN region. SportsFix offers both live and VoD content via mobile and mobile web to millions of fans who do not have easy access to the sports. Currently available via mobile web and by Q1 2018 […]
Ericsson is renaming its Broadcast and Media Services business to Red Bee Media, the former name of the one-time BBC Broadcast unit, effective immediately. The Red Bee Media name and brand identity will apply to all of Ericsson’s Broadcast and Media Services businesses worldwide. As part of this change Red Bee Media is now an […]
Football’s governing body FIFA has confirmed that the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia will see all matches produced in UHD/HDR, with VR and 360° VoD part of the overall production plan. Suggesting that FIFA TV has a “proud legacy” of pioneering new broadcast technology to ensure that football fans around the world can enjoy the […]
Goalplay, an online coaching platform for gaming players, is using media services solutions provider MX1’s content management solution and CDN services to deliver content securely to a wide range of digital outlets, including its TV app, OTT 24/7 channels, online outlets, and social media channels. Goalplay, founded by world-famous former goalkeeper, football expert, and entrepreneur […]