Cyta (Cyprus Telecommunications Authority), a provider of integrated electronic communications in Cyprus, has installed a low-latency solution for encoding and packaging from Ateme, reducing latency for its premium OTT channels beyond its initial expectations. High latency can be a significant problem for OTT channels, particularly for sports coverage, where the delay from live streaming can […]
Amino, the media and entertainment technology solutions provider, and Communetiques, a specialist in customised IPTV solutions for specialised fields, has announced a new deal to provide integrated IPTV and digital signage solutions to deliver entertainment, advertising and flight information to displays in major Indian airports. Deployment will start with Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in […]
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), in collaboration with Universal Pictures, has announced the winner for their second Create The Card competition. The competition involved a nationwide search for a talented young individual to design the official BBFC Black Card for the animated adventure film, Puss In Boots: The Last Wish – a new […]
Sky has partnered with the tech start-up Multiverse to gift £1 million of its unspent apprenticeship levy to organisations looking to develop digital, data and technical skills within its workforce. More than £1 billion worth of business apprenticeship levy goes unspent each year. That would be enough to create 115,540 apprenticeships – the equivalent of […]
Fremantle, a specialist in creating, producing and distributing films, documentaries and broader entertainment content, has announced its partnership with UK artificial intelligence start-up, Papercup. The two-year deal will see Papercup localise hundreds of hours of video entertainment content from Fremantle’s catalogue of talent shows into Arabic. This content – from world-renowned Fremantle formats including Idols, […]
ViewLift, a player in end-to-end streaming and OTT solutions, has announced moves in Europe as part of the company’s commitment to revolutionising content consumption and OTT viewer engagement and retention in the region. In line with ViewLift’s commitment to Europe, Rick Allen, ViewLift‘s CEO, will deliver an opening keynote at ISE Europe 2023’s Content Production and […]
24i, the video streaming expert, has supported Signify, the owner of the Philips Hue brand, with the creation of its new Philips Hue Sync TV App, which launched at CES 2023. The Philips Hue Sync TV App synchronizes the color of the lighting in a consumer’s room with the content they are seeing on their […]
WARC, the global authority on marketing effectiveness, and The Marketing Society, the global community of progressive marketing leaders, have joined forces to form a new Knowledge Partnership, providing members of The Marketing Society with valuable insights and thought leadership on the latest trends and best practices of the marketing industry. At the heart of the […]
qibb is the first digital platform for media workflows to have ChatGPT fully integrated. The developers at qibb have aligned the artificial intelligence capabilities of the popular chatbot from OpenAI precisely with the requirements of media professionals. With ChatGPT as a new selectable connector (node) in the Flow Editor, summaries, keywords, and entire articles on […]
Amdocs, a provider of software and services to communications and media companies, has announced the availability of its Subscription Marketplace, which expands the breadth of Amdocs MarketONE to include not just entertainment, but a more comprehensive array of digital services. Already, top-tier communications service providers (CSPs) in North America, Asia and Europe, like Virgin Media, […]