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Mobile

Comcast, Time Warner Xfinity agreement

Comcast and Time Warner have signed a long-term agreement that provides Comcast digital cable customers with access to TV shows and movies from Turner Broadcasting System, networks, including TNT, TBS, CNN, HLN, truTV, Turner Classic Movies, Cartoon Network and Adult Swim.  The content will appear shortly after initial airing at no additional cost to Comcast’s […]

February 2, 2011

Rovi app on iPad

Rovi has launched Rovi What’s On TV, a free, mobile television listings iPad application. The app, in a graphic rich magazine style layout, allows users to browse and search local TV listings for a 24-hour period. Additionally, Rovi What’s On TV uses TV metadata, available through APIs in the Rovi Media Cloud, to enable users […]

February 2, 2011

blinkx launches TV API

blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, has confirmed the launch of a TV API (Application Programming Interface). The API is designed to provide partners in the fast-growing Connected TV ecosystem – from box makers and TV manufacturers, to app developers and game consoles – access to blinkx’s index of over 35 million hours of […]

February 2, 2011

Edgeware selected by KPN

Edgeware, a specialist in distributed video delivery, has been chosen by KPN, a European telecommunications and ICT provider, to deploy its distributed video delivery architecture and products as a part of a solution provided by Nokia Siemens Network (NSN). NSN has selected and implemented Edgeware as a key element of its overall advanced on-demand TV […]

February 2, 2011

RGB Networks to demonstrate mobile video processing solutions at Mobile World Congress 2011

Demonstrations to highlight how operators can easily deliver and monetise video across mobile, tablet, PC and TV screens Stand 2B101 at Mobile World Congress – RGB Networks, the leader in high-capacity multi-screen video delivery, will showcase its solutions for optimising the delivery of video to mobile, tablet, PC and TV environments. At Mobile World Congress, […]

February 2, 2011

Research: 26-fold global mobile data traffic increase by 2015

According to the Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast for 2010 to 2015, worldwide mobile data traffic will increase 26-fold during this time period, reaching 6.3 exabytes per month or an annual run rate of 75 exabytes by 2015 as a result of a projected surge in mobile Internet-enabled devices delivering […]

February 1, 2011

Mobile ad network raises $150m

Mobile ad network Velti has raised over $150 million in an initial public offering in the US. Stocks for the Irish-based company started trading on the Nasdaq and share prices rose 25 per cent. Velti reported total revenues of $38 million for the six months to June 30th 2010, representing a 170 per cent increase […]

January 31, 2011

KIT digital consolidates IP video market

KIT digital, the provider of cloud-based video asset management solutions for multi-screen delivery, has made three separate acquisitions aimed consolidating the IP video market and creating a truly ‘Lens-to- Lens’ video offering. The deals involve New York City-based KickApps, Paris-based Kewego, and San Francisco-based Kyte, for aggregate consideration of approximately $77.2 million. “These strategic acquisitions […]

January 31, 2011By Colin Mann

ITV expands MIG partnership

ITV has announced an exclusive three year partnership with global mobile and digital communications business Mobile Interactive Group (MIG). MIG has been appointed as the exclusive mobile interactive technology provider and strategic partner to ITV. The partnership is a continuation of five years of mobile technology service provision, where ITV have seen substantial increased popularity […]

January 31, 2011

BBC iPlayer app imminent

An iPlayer application for iOS devices, which was announced over a year ago, and eventually green-lighted by the BBC Trust six months ago, appears to be imminent. The app will be available by the end of February according to various reports. It’s currently possible to use the iPlayer service via a web interface on iOS […]

January 28, 2011