SPI & Red Bull sign expand 4K content deal
SPI/FilmBox and globally distributed multi-platform media company Red Bull Media House have signed their second content acquisition deal for FunBox UHD, SPI’s general entertainment channel which presents content devoted to…
Dailymotion returns to normal streaming quality
On March 20th, video sharing site Dailymotion made the decision to reduce the bandwidth required to broadcast videos on its platform to address the risk of network saturation. The end…
LG to further diversify TV production
At a time when many other manufacturers are cutting back, LG Electronics is expanding its TV business with an eye on further diversifying its production footprint and stepping up capacity.…
Huawei shares media vision
Huawei’s online Global Analyst Summit 2020 has seen Shawn Sheng, Vice President of the company’s Handset Product Line, provide updates on key industry and technological trends that were first outlined…
Ultra Box for Astro IPTV customers
The Astro Ultra Box is now available to customers of Malaysia’s Astro IPTV who are currently on Maxis Home Fibre network with speeds from 30Mbps. The Ultra experience includes 4K,…
Synamedia private CDN for COSMOTE TV streamer
Pay-TV platform COSMOTE TV, part of the OTE Group, has gone live with video technology specialist Synamedia’s Media Streamer CDN platform for its new streaming service. Synamedia’s virtualised Media Streamer…
SES optimistic over UHD
In essence, SES has always been enthusiastic about UHD. The format would represent an increased demand in bandwidth and would help provide valuable revenues over and above the somewhat shrinking…
beIN Sports scores MENA Bundesliga return
Global sports channel beIN Sports is set to welcome back German football live starting on May 16th with a host of Bundesliga and Bundesliga 2 games for viewers to watch…
M7 rolls out Travelxp 4K HDR
German platform operator M7 Deutschland has expanded its Ultra HD (UHD) portfolio. International travel and lifestyle channel Travelxp 4K HDR is now available to network and platform operators in the…
Report: TV remains France’s most common screen
France’s TV regulator the Conseil supérieur de l’audiovisuel (CSA) and its partners within the Observatory of audiovisual equipment for households in mainland France have revealed its latest findings for television…
NHK captures two major 8K productions
Japan’s public broadcaster NHK has just wrapped two major 8K productions. Both productions were captured ahead of the near-global closedown of theatrical productions. The film crew captured a 106-minute performance…
TiVo launches Stream 4K; Q1 revenue up 1%
Suggesting that the move marks the company’s transformation from a trusted DVR provider to a streaming market innovator, providing one destination for all your home entertainment, TiVo has confirmed the…
Peacock on Apple devices
Peacock, NBCUniversal’s new SVoD service, is to be available on Apple devices, including iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV 4K and Apple TV HD, when it launches in the US…
NHK develops glasses-free 3D
NHK has unveiled ‘Aktina Vision’ (Aktina, from the Greek ‘ray of light’), a 3D system that is capable of natural 3D without special glasses. This ‘holy grail’ 3D system for…
Bitmovin integrates Dolby Vision
Bitmovin, a specialist in online video technology, has announced support of Dolby Vision, Dolby’s high dynamic range (HDR) 4K video format. Bitmovin will license and implement Dolby’s technology into its…