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CMD revenues hit $5bn in 2013

According to Euroconsult research report, the global TV and video market is up $31 billion since 2008 and is currently estimated at $192 billion, with the production sector capturing the majority of revenues. The Content Management Distribution (CMD) market is still dependent on the distribution of linear TV channels, representing

March 26, 2014

Harris Broadcast becomes Imagine Communications and GatesAir

Harris Broadcast the media software, networking and over-the-air solutions specialist serving the global media and entertainment markets, has revealed two new corporate entities – Imagine Communications and GatesAir – at its inaugural MediaDay held at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Charlie Vogt, erstwhile CEO of Harris Broadcast, said the move to create two […]

March 18, 2014

Cleeng Live! knocks down wall of live PPV complexity

Cleeng, the company that successfully managed Pay-Per-View events for brands like TEDMED and Cirque du Soleil, is announcing Cleeng Live!, an easy-to-use and free solution that makes Live PPV accessible and profitable for everyone, disrupting the $200 billion global Entertainment and Conferencing industry. For the first time ever, Cleeng Live! allows content owners to easily […]

March 12, 2014

Netflix pays Comcast for better connection

Comcast and Netflix have agreed what they describe as “a mutually beneficial” interconnection agreement that will provide Comcast’s broadband customers with a high-quality Netflix video experience for years to come. The pair say that working collaboratively over many months, they have established a more direct connection between Netflix and Comcast, similar to other networks, that […]

February 24, 2014By Colin Mann

Belden acquires Grass Valley

Transmission solutions specialist Belden has submitted a binding offer to purchase privately-held broadcast technologist Grass Valley for $220 million. The binding offer is subject to consultation with Grass Valley’s foreign labour works council, after which Belden will enter into a definitive agreement. Belden says that when combined with its production, playout and delivery systems integrated […]

February 6, 2014By Colin Mann

BBC Digital Media Initiative ‘over-optimistic’

According to the National Audit Office (NAO), the body which scrutinises public spending on behalf of the UK Parliament, the BBC Executive was too optimistic and did not have a sufficient grip on its Digital Media Initiative (DMI) programme, nor did it commission a thorough independent assessment to see whether the project was technically sound. […]

January 29, 2014By Colin Mann

Net Insight for Rostelecom

Net Insight, a provider of scalable transport solutions for media, IP and broadcast networks, has revealed that Rostelecom, a new customer, has selected the company’s Nimbra platform for live video transport feeds for the forthcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi. Rostelecom will transport live video feeds from Sochi to Moscow during the event. Rostelecom is a […]

January 29, 2014Nick Snow @ CSTB

CDN: control, functionality, business models

TV Everywhere is a now a routine demand on content providers, be they broadcasters, pay-TV players or OTT services. This means everyone has to engage with ‘The Cloud’ and make use of CDNs. How is the CDN market developing in terms of functionality, compatibility, hierarchies and business control? We brought together experts from Edgeware, Ericsson […]

December 18, 2013

thePlatform launches Virtual TV Framework

Suggesting that the support and investment from parent company Comcast had enabled to re-evaluate its support to its content provider and pay-TV operator customers, white-label video publishing company thePlatform has unveiled a new Virtual TV Framework to enable cable, satellite and IPTV service providers to replicate their 24 hour, live, linear programming and video on […]

September 26, 2013By Colin Mann

NTV Plus picks Grass Valley for 2014 Winter Games

Grass Valley has revealed it will provide Russian satellite broadcaster NTV Plus with several of its innovative live production solutions to deliver multichannel sports production for the 2014 Winter Games to be held in Sochi, Russia, February 7-23, 2014. These solutions include a K2 Summit production client with a K2 Storage Area Network (SAN), GV […]

September 19, 2013