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Celebrity Big Brother tops decade’s TV complaints

A 2018 episode of Celebrity Big Brother was the most complained-about TV show of the decade, new figures from broadcast watchdog Ofcom reveal. As the 2010s draw to a close,  Ofcom has published the ten television programmes that drew the most complaints from viewers over the last ten years. More than 25,000 people complained about […]

December 18, 2019

SRT Alliance surpasses 300 members

The SRT Alliance, supporting the SRT Open Source Project, has announced that Alibaba Cloud, Internet Initiative Japan, Kiswe, and Red5 Pro have joined the SRT Alliance showing their support of the cross industry adoption of the SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) Open Source protocol and technology. This brings the total number of SRT Alliance members to […]

December 18, 2019

LG TVs exceed industry definition for 8K

LG Electronics has announced that its TVs are the first in the world to exceed the requirements established by the Consumer Technology Association to define the new generation of 8K Ultra HD products and services delivering four times more detail than 4K TV and 16 times more than HD. The official industry 8K Ultra HD […]

December 16, 2019

Report: Strong growth in live IP broadcasting

LiveU has published its annual State of Live report based on data gathered from its global customer base of thousands of users. The findings reflect the substantial growth in IP news and sports broadcasting with a 50 per cent increase in the number of LiveU units used to stream live events and 250 per cent […]

December 12, 2019

Mediakind predicts effect of emerging codecs in 2020

MediaKind, a global player in media technology solutions and innovation, has shared its 2020 industry predictions courtesy of Principal Technologist Tony Jones and VP Portfolio Development Meir Lehrer. Jones’ predictions are: 1) The effect of emerging codecs in 2020 The media landscape in 2020 is fascinating. There has never been a time when so many […]

December 12, 2019

MovieLabs sets out cloud production security principles

Movie industry non-profit technology research lab Motion Pictures Laboratories (MovieLabs), together with member studios, has published a new white paper – The Evolution of Production Security – Securing the 10-Year Vision for the Evolution of Media Creation – that lays out security principles for the future of production where all assets will be stored in […]

December 10, 2019By Colin Mann

Broadband Forum now an ‘open’ organisation

Broadband Forum has become an ‘open’ organisation – making all of its work visible to the industry. The by-law amendment was passed on October 14th and the transition was confirmed at its Q4 meeting in Panama City, Panama. Broadband Forum says the move reflects its leadership in ushering in an industry-wide evolution to greater agility […]

December 6, 2019

MainStreaming joins Ultra HD Forum Italia Society

MainStreaming, the streaming service provider, has become a member of the Ultra HD Forum Italia (HDFI). Entering with an innovative role, MainStreaming is the first company to be included in the ‘Enabler to Watch’ category, which was created for companies specifically concentrated on innovating the way video is streamed to connected devices. Since its founding, […]

December 4, 2019

US ad standards bodies urge broader ID adoption

A white paper released by five leading US advertising standards organisations highlights the importance for brand safety of adopting effective identification measures across the digital advertising supply chain. Released by the Brand Safety Institute (BSI) in coordination with Ad-ID, EIDR, Trustworthy Accountability Group (TAG), and IAB Tech Lab, Identification: It’s as Easy as ABC outlines […]

November 27, 2019

GIGAEurope to champion European connectivity

Europe’s leading independent private telecoms companies have formed a new industry association – GIGAEurope. Built on the foundations of Cable Europe, the association will promote the industry’s interests, and in the longer term become an umbrella organisation for a broad section of the connectivity industry. GIGAEurope’s founding members include most of the current Cable Europe […]

November 13, 2019