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Study: Comedy most pirated genre

Research from software provider Synamedia analysing the impact of sports and entertainment piracy across seven countries and the potential revenues that would result from converting pirate viewers to legal subscribers, finds the value of entertainment piracy is three times bigger than sports piracy and that the fragmentation of rights across more services is now affecting […]

February 2, 2023By Colin Mann

Synamedia scores low latency win with Cellcom

Synamedia has announced that one of the largest Israeli telcos, Cellcom, turned to Synamedia Vivid Workflow as a Service (WaaS) low latency streaming to enhance its FIFA World Cup viewing experience. With deployment in just three weeks, Cellcom was able to stream matches in full HD with broadcast-equivalent latency on its Cellcom TV streaming service […]

February 1, 2023

Predictions from Synamedia for 2023

Julien Signes, SVP and General Manager of Video Network at Synamedia and Simon Brydon, Senior Director of Security Business Development at Synamedia, have shared their industry predictions for 2023. Sports streaming rights: go big or go home 2022 was all about how the future of live sports streaming would play out. We have been keeping […]

December 5, 2022

Synamedia: Cost-of-living crisis driving piracy

Simon Brydon, Senior Director, Sports Rights Anti-Piracy at Synamedia, has suggested that the cost-of-living crisis is causing many consumers to resort to illegal methods to access their preferred sporting content. Participating in a panel on ‘The Future of Sports: Broadcasting vs. Streaming Strategies, and Pay vs Free’ at the Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit in […]

November 16, 2022Colin Mann @ Media & Entertainment Leaders Summit

SportsMax deploys Synamedia Vivid PowerVu

SportsMax, the most widely distributed and watched sports channel in the Caribbean, has deployed video software provider Synamedia’s Vivid PowerVu Workflow-as-a-Service (WaaS) offering, moving its distribution from on-premise to the cloud. The migration enables SportsMax to deliver best-in-class viewing experiences with premium picture quality, near-broadcast latency, superior distribution security, and greater flexibility. SportsMax is the […]

October 11, 2022

Synamedia Clarissa for Astro Malaysia

Video software provider Synamedia has confirmed that Malaysian content and entertainment company Astro has gone live with Synamedia Clarissa to gain a deeper understanding about how business decisions impact viewer behaviour and content consumption, with the goal of boosting engagement. Astro is investing heavily in content and the user experience: using Clarissa’s all-encompassing view of […]

October 5, 2022

Red Bee Media selects Synamedia Quortex

Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has announced that Red Bee Media, the global media services provider, is deploying Synamedia Quortex just-in-time technology for disaster recovery for live streaming services. By provisioning back-up resources only when required, Quortex’s cloud-native solution offers cost savings for disaster recovery as well as reducing energy use and helping Red […]

September 8, 2022

Synamedia acquires Quortex

Video software provider Synamedia has acquired Quortex, the privately-held provider of a cloud video delivery platform. Financial details were not disclosed. With this acquisition, Synamedia says it will enhance its cloud Video Network capabilities, complementing its VIVID Workflow as-a-Service (WaaS) with a set of solutions for OTT content processing, disaster recovery, long-tail content processing for […]

July 12, 2022

Synamedia acquires Utelly

Synamedia, the independent video software provider, has announced the acquisition of Utelly, a UK-based privately-owned content discovery platform provider with products targeted at the entertainment industry. Its offerings include metadata aggregation, search and recommendations, as well as content management and a content promotion engine. Utelly’s solution simplifies the complexity of users’ content discovery across TV […]

May 25, 2022

Synamedia taps AWS for next phase of VIVID portfolio

Synamedia, an independent video software provider, has selected Amazon Web Services (AWS) as its preferred cloud provider to host its VIVID Software-Defined Workflows. As video service providers’ journey to the cloud continues to accelerate, flexible and portable cloud-based video workflows become an even more critical part of their transformation. The combination of Synamedia’s technologies and […]

April 26, 2022