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Ericsson–Red Bee takeover referred to Competition Commission
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has referred Ericsson’s buyout of Red Bee Media…
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Canadian pension funds vie for Macquarie’s Arqiva stake
Two Canadian pension funds are reportedly looking to buy a 25% stake UK communications infrastructure…
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Ofcom names new spectrum chief
UK media and telecom regulator Ofcom has named Philip Marnick as group director in charge…
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Verimatrix outlines ‘next step’ in set-top security
Hardware security cores in set-top box (STB) chipsets represent the “next step in STB content…
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Intel looks for partner as TV strategy shifts
Intel is reportedly looking for partnerships to help it get off the ground with a…
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Netflix to be part of Com Hem’s TiVo offering
Swedish cable operator Com Hem will offer Netflix as part of its TiVo offering when…
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Rovio hits billion views, preps next Angry Birds
Finland’s Rovio Entertainment’s ToonsTV channel has passed one billion views just seven months after launch….
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Roku launches new family of streaming players
Over-the-top box maker Roku has launched a new family of streaming players. The new Roku…
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Silicon Labs introduces dual-channel DVB modulators
Silicon specialist Silicon Labs has launched a new set of DVB demodulators, including what it…
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Al Jazeera to launch HD service as UK DTT expands into 600MHz
Al Jazeera is to launch an HD service on the Freeview platform in the UK…
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SMiT and Verimatrix collaborate on cardless CAMs
Conditional access module specialist SMiT and content security provider Verimatrix have struck an agreement to…
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Eurovision names host broadcaster for Alpine World Ski championships
Eurovision has been named as the host broadcaster for the 2015 Alpine World Ski championships…
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Q&A: Simon Trudelle, Nagra
Access network providers are beginning to market CDN services to content providers as well as…
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Sky Deutschland and Samsung to promote ultra-HD
Sky Deutschland has teamed up with Samsung to market ultra-HD TV. Sky Deutschland CEO Brian…
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Fox Turkey taps Grass Valley for playout upgrade
Fox Turkey has upgraded its Grass Valley-supplied production and playout system, doubling the capacity and…
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Spacecom eyes Latin America for future satellite launch
Israel-based Spacecom, the operator of the Amos satellite fleet, is considering covering Latin America for…
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Pace signs deals with Astro, Foxtel
UK-headquartered broadcast technologies firm Pace has signed deals with pay TV providers Astro in Malaysia…
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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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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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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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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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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…
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Livas extends SeaChange software deal
Latvian cable TV service provider Livas Telecommunications has extended its multi-year TV software service deal…
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Technicolor partners with Qualcomm on SVELTE set-top
Technicolor and Qualcomm Technologies have partnered to produce a new set-top box known as SVELTE…
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EVS Selects Brightcove Zencoder to power second-screen content
EVS, a provider of live video production systems, has partnered with cloud content services firm…
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Freesat launches new low-cost HD box
UK subscription-free satellite TV service Freesat has launched a new low-cost Freesat HD box that…