Liberty Global CEO Mike Fries will be the first of two general session keynote speakers when the Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE) and its global arm, the International Society of Broadband Experts™ (ISBE), host SCTE•ISBE Cable-Tec Expo 2017 on Wednesday, Oct. 18, in Denver. Fries, who has spurred the growth of Liberty Global into […]
ARRIS International has announced that Japanese cable TV and Internet provider Yamaguchi Cable Vision Co., Ltd has deployed ARRIS ServAssure Alarm Central to minimise network downtime and improve its subscribers’ broadband experience. ARRIS ServAssure Alarm Central enables Yamaguchi Cable to address potential issues before they occur, identify previously undetectable issues in its network operations center […]
Accedo, the video experience pioneer, and Brightcove, a provider of cloud services for video, have announced a brand video experience for global sports brands, Salomon. The service is using Brightcove OTT Flow, powered by Accedo, to elevate the Salomon brand experience and is available on multiple devices, including Apple TVs, iOS and Android mobile and […]
Antronix, designer and manufacturer of broadband products in the United States, and Teleste, a provider of video and broadband technologies and related services in Europe, have entered a joint venture to offer Next Generation Gigabit cable access network solutions to the North American broadband markets. The joint venture, whose majority shares are owned by Teleste, […]
ADB, a provider of end-to-end TV solutions, and Power & Tel, a distributor of communications products and provider of supply chain management and logistics services, recently signed a master distribution agreement for the Americas. The agreement is ADB’s first master distribution deal for the Americas and is part of the company’s strategy to expand and […]
Deutsche Telekom Group, the second largest multinational operator in Europe, is working with Zenterio, a TV technology and services provider, on a project to modernise the TV subscriber experience in Germany with one of the market’s largest deployments of IPTV set top boxes. Deutsche Telekom is transforming the customer experience with international rollouts currently ongoing […]
Accedo, the video experience specialist is working with Telekom in Germany to launch a mass-market available Virtual Reality (VR) experience for live concerts. Magenta Musik 360 launched on June 2nd with live video streaming in virtual reality from Rock am Ring, one of the biggest music festivals globally. Telekom delivered VR content from multiple stages, with […]
After one of the biggest equipment upgrades in the history of broadcasting in Germany, regular operation of DVB-T2 HD started on schedule this year. ZDF, the largest public broadcaster in Germany, selected the R&S AVHE100 encoding and multiplexing solution from Rohde & Schwarz with HEVC technology from the Fraunhofer HHI for its headend implementation. The […]
ABS, a global satellite operator, has signed an agreement with Prime Telecom, Brazil for occasional use (OU) capacity on the ABS-3A satellite for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup games for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup games for Televisión Nacional de Chile (TVN), one of the most important and traditional broadcasters in Chile. It is the […]
IHS Markit, a world leader in critical information, analytics and solutions, is pleased to welcome Fateha Begum as principal analyst for telecom operator strategy. Fateha will be responsible for oversight of the tracking and analysis of key trends across television media, online media and operator multiplay strategies, with specific focus on the changing behaviors of […]