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Ooyala acquires media logistics specialist Nativ
Telstra-owned video analytics specialist Ooyala has acquired cloud-based media logistics and workflow specialist Nativ. Nativ…
Cisco CTO: no distinction between OTT and pay TV in “two to three years”
Pay TV operators need to simplify the client-side equipment they provide and focus on open-source…
Smartphones driving massive increase in mobile video plays
Video plays on tablets and smartphones increased by 100% year-on-year in the first quarter, and…
Technicolor unveils HDR and SDR compatibility solution
Technicolor has launched what it describes as a High Dynamic Range (HDR) single-layer solution that…
Piksel provides BYOD in-flight entertainment with Transavia
Online video specialist Piksel has teamed up with European airline Transavia to provide enhanced in-flight…
BT Sport teams up with Ericsson for UHD channel launch
BT Sport has signed a multi-year broadcast and media services deal with Ericsson, which will…
Set-top box market consolidation ‘not over’, says ABI
Set-top box market consolidation in “not over”, despite Arris’ acquisition of Pace earlier this year…
Arqiva names new CEO
UK broadcasting and communications infrastructure and services provider Arqiva has named Simon Beresford-Wylie as its…
Ideal North American pay TV package 17 channels, says survey
Most North Americans would, on average, choose 17 channels to make up their ideal pay…
Roku appoints Expedia exec as new CFO
Roku has appointed the treasurer of travel site Expedia, Steve Louden, as its chief financial…
BT claims EE deal will create a ‘UK digital champion’
BT has said that its planned buyout of UK mobile operator EE will create a…
Premier Sports HD taps Globecast for content delivery
Premier Sports HD, the new HD channel from Setanta Sports’ UK operation Premier Sports, has…
Ultra HD, high dynamic range demo staged in France
A demonstration of an Ultra High Definition, high dynamic range broadcast at 50 frames per-second…
Optimizing Video Processing Infrastructure with the Cloud
Just as adaptive streaming technologies offer more efficient ways to deliver over-the-top television (OTT) and…
TDC and Huawei complete DOCSIS 3.1 tests
Danish telco and cable operator TDC and Huawei have completed early field test of DOCSIS…
Thomson Video Networks delivers French Open in 4K
Technology provider Thomson Video Networks’ ViBE 4K HEVC encoder was used to transmit live 4K…
Portuguese broadband growth driven by fibre
Growth in Portuguese broadband was driven by fibre connections in the first quarter of this…
Arqiva CEO John Cresswell to step down
Arqiva’s chief executive officer, John Cresswell, is due to step down from his post at…
BH Telecom taps Verimatrix for internet TV security
Bosnia and Herzegovina-based telco BH Telecom has extended its relationship with security specialist Verimatrix. BH…
Ofcom empowers people with slow broadband
UK broadband customers will be able to walk away from their contracts if speeds fall…
BroadbandTV and HuffPo launch video journalism network
RTL-backed multichannel network BroadbandTV has partnered with the Huffington Post to launch a “next-generation online…
Vestel to launch Android TVs and set-top boxes
Consumer electronics company Vestel has announced plans to adopt the Android TV platform for its…
Kartina TV taps Harmonic for OTT delivery
Kartina TV, a German-based service provider targeting Russian-speakers around the world, has partnered with Harmonic…
Kudelski Group signs patent deal with Bloomberg
Media security and technology firm Kudelski Group has signed a multi-year cross-licence patent deal with…
Harmonic and WISI partner on cable access solutions
Video infrastructure firm Harmonic and TV and broadband technology firm WISI Communications are partnering to…
Vodafone launches UK broadband, ahead of TV push
Vodafone has today started to rollout broadband and home phone services in the UK, ahead…
Netflix ‘to double’ European subs base
Netflix will double its overall subs base in Europe, with the its leading market in…
Canal+ partners with Technicolor for hybrid Cube S set-top box
Canal+ is partnering with set-top box maker Technicolor on Cube S, a new hybrid terrestrial…
Teleste addresses DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade challenges
Cable operators face a long and challenging road to upgrade their networks to deliver the…
TiVo launches online portal for TV discovery
TiVo has launched a free web portal designed to make it easy for viewers to…