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Technicolor to launch first 4K STB next year
Technicolor is due to commercially launch its first 4K-compatible set-top box in 2014, after demoing…
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Kaltura to implement MPEG-DASH support
Open source online video platform provider Kaltura is planning to implement direct support for MPEG-DASH…
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Telekom Austria launches white label DTH platform with Eutelsat
Telekom Austria is to use Eutelsat’s platform at 16° East to launch a white label…
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Hybrid networks presenting new challenges, says Ziggo
Hybrid networks and the ability of content providers to bypass the relationship that access network…
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Sky Deutschland looking to 4K future
Sky Deutschland plans to develop a next-generation set-top with 4K capability and additional functionality, SVP…
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Metadata is key to second screen success, says Sony’s Stephens
The object of the second screen is to keep viewers interested by providing information that…
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Nagra showcases 4K navigation experience
Nagra has used IBC to showcase content navigation and discovery designed specifically for the ultra-high…
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TDF Media Services launches end-to-end OTT platform
TDF Media Services has launched its new over-the-top platform at IBC, enabling its customers to…
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Bouygues Telecom goes OTT
France’s Bouygues Telecom is set to launch a complete OTT service that will give viewers…
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Belgacom picks Edgeware for multiscreen service
Belgium’s largest telco, Belgacom, has selected Edgeware to power its ‘TV Partout/TV Overal’ multiscreen service. …
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Globecast plans IP/MLS technology rollout
Media management and content delivery firm, Globecast, plans to offer IP/MPLS (MultiProtocol Label Switching) technology…
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Thomson showcases live MPEG-DASH/HEVC transmission
Thomson Video Networks is demoing a High-Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) broadcast and decoding application for…
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Twitter being used to build and sustain audience attention, says broadcast partnerships chief
Evidence is emerging that Twitter is increasingly being used in a variety of ways by…
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Second screen should stay simple, says Shazam
Shazam is trying to create a second screen experience that is simple, relevant and flexible,…
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Conax goes Cardless at IBC
Conax has used IBC to launch a smartcard-free version of its content security platform, Conax…
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Kabel Deutschland approves Vodafone takeover
Vodafone’s €7.7 billion takeover offer for Kabel Deutschland has been accepted by the required 75%…
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Pay TV, not Netflix, to drive future OTT market
Pay TV operators, rather than dedicated online services, will dominate the online subscription TV market…
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Australian OTT provider Access taps Elemental technology, plans European launches
Video compression specialist Elemental has introduced its first cloud-based video processing deployment with Australia-based OTT…
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Twitter files for IPO
Twitter has confirmed plans to float on the stockmarket, in what will be one of…
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UK SVOD revenues to reach €190 million
Subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) revenues in the UK are due to reach around £160 million (€190…
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Amazon, Xbox cool on Netflix’s binge model
The executives running the content arms of Amazon and Xbox have separately told DTVE’s sister…
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Nickelodeon UK partners with web video network Viral Spiral
Nickelodeon UK has partnered with management company and video network Viral Spiral, in a bid…
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Barb taps into timeshifted data
Barb, the official source of TV viewing figures in the UK, has started reporting timeshift…
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BT Sport App nears 1 million downloads
BT TV CEO Marc Watson hailed the success of BT’s new sports app yesterday, claiming…
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Ivi.ru picks up Red Bull Media House content
Russian on-demand service Ivi.ru and the Russian Extreme TV channel have each cut programming deals…
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Orange and HBO to launch new French network OCS City
Orange in France is launching a new channel next month in partnership with HBO, called…
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Viacom appoints former NBCU exec to head ad sales
Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has appointed former NBCUniversal International Television exec, Chris Shaw, as…
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Rovi hits 1 billion DivX device milestone
Rovi Corporation has reached a 1 billion milestone for shipments of DivX-supported devices, it announced…
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Arris partners with Zon and Stofa
Video and broadband technology company Arris has partnered with Portuguese internet and TV service provider…
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Numericable picks Envivio for HD TV service
French cable operator Numericable has selected Envivio software-based headend solutions for the SD and HD…