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HEVC Advance freezes royalty rates on patent pool
Independent licensing administrator HEVC Advance has announced that the royalty rates offered by its HEVC/H.265…
Synamedia hires Techniolor exec to lead Indian sales
Video technology outfit Synamedia has announced the appointment of Deepak Bhatia as its general manager…
Synamedia teams with THEO to fast-track HESP low-latency streaming
THEO Technologies, creator of the High Efficiency Streaming Protocol (HESP) and video playback solutions, and…
Altibox to move to cloud SaaS security with Verimatrix
Nordic service provider Altibox, which operates in Norway and Denmark, is to migrate its content…
Nagra integrates watermarking with AWS Elemental transcoding
TV technology outfit Nagra has completed API integration of its NexGuard forensic watermarking technologies into…
US designates Huawei and ZTE as national security threats in move which could impact UK’s 5G rollout
The US’s Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has formally designated Huawei and ZTE as national security…
Magine announces trio of appointments
Live and VOD OTT platform provider Magine Pro has announced a trio of new industry-experienced…
Plume expands in Japan with J:COM distribution deal
Smarthome vendor Plume has announced a partnership with Jupiter Telecommunications (J:COM), Japan’s largest cable TV…
Global linear TV consumption up 24% during lockdown
Worldwide linear TV consumption has increased by almost a quarter during the ongoing global pandemic….
Globecast hires Chris Pulis as CTO for Americas
Solutions provider Globecast has hired Chris Pulis as its new chief technology officer (CTO) for…
Hispasat and Telefónica announce deal renewal
Satellite operator Hispasat has announced a multi-year renewal of its deal with Telefónica in Spain…
BARB launches beta BVOD planner
The Broadcasters’ Audience Research Board (BARB) has announced the launch of a beta BVOD planner…
Streaming startup Quortex raises €2.5 million
French live streaming tech startup Quortex has raised €2.5 million in seed capital in a…
Disney creates new advertising platforms team
Disney has created a new Advertising Platforms team which unifies its advertising technology and product…
Hisense brings UEFA.tv OTT service to VIDAA smart TV OS
UEFA has announced that the UEFA.tv OTT app will launch on Hisense and Toshiba televisions….
Testronic teams with Witbe for quality assurance
Quality of Experience monitoring specialist Witbe has teamed up with Testronic, a specialist in quality…
News agency Ruptly partners with video platform Wochit for archive content
Global news and media agency Ruptly has announced a strategic partnership with Wochit, the video…
Sky Italia taps Linius for personalised TV
Pay TV operator Sky Italia has tapped technology outfit Linius Technologies to deliver a personalized…
Synamedia teams up with AWS for cloud video
Video technology outfit Synamedia has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enable the…
Hulu will drop support for older Roku devices in late June
Hulu will drop support for some older Roku devices, the Disney-owned streamer has said. As…
80% of US households have at least one streaming device
Streaming is undoubtedly in the mainstream in 2020, with more than three quarters of US…
Disney latest to join Nielsen Addressable TV beta
Disney has become the latest media programmer to join Nielsen’s Addressable TV beta programme, the…
Cinedigm to distribute networks including The Bob Ross Channel on Vewd platform
OTT entertainment networks and content provider Cinedigm has announced a partnership with smart TV software…
Over half of sports fans watching pirate services
Over half of sports fans in 10 countries watch pirated services at least once a…
Com Hem upgrades Android TV service
Tele2-owned Swedish cable operator Com Hem has upgraded become one of the first European operators…
Xperi and TiVo complete merger
Entertainment tech company Xperi and set-top box maker TiVo have completed their merger to create…
Net Insight revamps management team
Techology outfit Net Insight has unveiled changes to its management structure and named a new…
A1now taps Vionlabs AI for personalised recommendation
A1 Telekom Austria has AIcontent analysis specialist Vionlabs to provide its Content Analysis Platform deliver…
LTN Global launches IP-based satellite distribution alternative
Media vendor LTN Global has announced the launch of LTN Wave, a terrestrial IP-based distribution…
Dailymotion and Huawei Video sign tech deal
Video tech provider Dailymotion has announced a partnership with Huawei’s entertainment service. The global partnership…