The global online video platforms market is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 25.64 per cent over the period 2012-2016 according to Research and Markets. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the high growth in the online video audience. The global online video platforms has also been witnessing the high […]
Digitalsmiths, the expert in personalised video search and recommendations and a subsidiary of TiVo, has announced that Charter Communications began deployment of the Digitalsmiths Seamless Discovery platform to more than 5 million Charter TV and Internet customers. Charter Communications is leveraging the key features within Seamless Discovery including Digitalsmiths’ Unified Data Service and Business Console […]
nangu.TV, the media platform provider for IPTV and OTT services, has announced has completed the migration of O2 customers to the nangu.TV Media Platform. nangu.TV began working with O2 last summer when the operator re-launched its O2 TV service in the Czech Republic, providing customers with additional features such as time shift TV, recording, remote […]
Wowza Media Systems and Kaltura have formed a new partnership that adds enhanced live video streaming capabilities for Kaltura customers. The new integration enables the Kaltura platform to easily begin broadcasting live video streams to deliver high-quality live viewing experiences on any device. The live streaming engine powered by Wowza Media Systems provides a robust, […]
Boxer TV, a Swedish pay-TV operator owned by the Teracom Group, has selected the Viaccess-Orca ‘s end-to-end TV Everywhere solution to extend its DTT and on-demand service offering into the multiscreen environment. Using a combination of Viaccess-Orca’s Connected Sentinel DRM and Prime Sentinel smart card-based conditional access system, RiGHTv service delivery platform, and COMPASS content […]
Arkena and Sevilla FC have announced the signature of a six-year contract. The TDF Group owned company will provide its Online Video Platform (OVP) services to one of the major clubs of La Liga, the Spanish football championship. Sevilla FC is one of the few clubs with a fully-dedicated 24/7 TV channel, SFCTV, available both […]
The Kudelski Group has announced that its OpenTV and Nagravision subsidiaries have filed three patent infringement suits against Apple in Düsseldorf District Court. The suits allege that Apple infringes three patents owned by OpenTV and Nagravision and seek, among other relief, to enjoin Apple from further infringement. The suits identify Apple’s infringing products and services […]
RTVE’s VoD service ‘red button’ is increasing in popularity in Spain, with 700,000 homes already using it since its launch eight months ago. The service distributes over 90,000 hours of content on RTVE a la Carte, offering the main news and current affairs with access to news programmes, sports, and children programming, along with the […]
A report from Juniper Research forecasts that the number of unique consumers accessing cloud-based services will exceed 3.6 billion by 2018, rising from an estimated 2.4 billion in 2013. The report highlighted that an expanding collection of connected services within cloud-based storage, music and games will drive consumer demand over the next five years. According […]
Virgin Media has revealed how sports fans turned to Virgin TV Anywhere in droves to follow the final day of the Premier League on multiple screens during one of the busiest weekends of the sporting calendar. Virgin Media saw a 38 per cent increase in people using the service, which allows customers to watch different […]