Media Delivery
Disney signs intellectual property licence agreement with DivX
Disney will gain access to DivX’s global portfolio of video technology patents
Media Delivery
Media Delivery
Disney surpasses Netflix in terms of total subscribers
Company has announced its new Disney Plus advertising-funded tier will launch in the United States on 8th December
Media Delivery
BBC reports record-breaking 57 million streams for Birmingham 2022
"We are thrilled to achieve a record-breaking Games," said Barbara Slater, director of BBC Sport
Media Delivery
Commonwealth Games employs 5G wireless camera technology
Vislink participated in the project with BT Media and Broadcast and the BBC, who were trialling a standalone 5G private network for broadcast coverage...
Media Delivery
Unsubscribe: UK viewers continue to drop streaming services says BARB
However, Disney Plus and Apple TV Plus bucked the trend with both adding subscribers during Q2
Media Delivery
Warner Bros Discovery confirms plans to merge HBO Max and discovery Plus
New unnamed streaming service will launch in the United States next summer, with other markets to follow
Media Delivery
Live sports streaming at scale with the cloud
With the return of domestic football, Eric Gallier, VP, video customer solutions at Harmonic, explores the current issues facing service providers offering live sports...
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Knowledge is Pawa: PA TV Metadata’s Where to Watch aims to help viewers find the content they want
PA TV Metadata B2B2C product Where to Watch allows viewers to search quickly for content across linear channels and multiple streaming services using meticulously...
Media Delivery
RTL Deutschland, Vodafone test network slicing for live TV
A trial will take place at this weekend's ADAC GT Masters racing series at the iconic Nürburgring in Germany
Media Delivery
Streaming Video Alliance rebrands to embrace technology
SVTA executive director Jason Thibeault said the new brand "clearly supports" the story that the Alliance wants to convey: that is a technical association...
Media Delivery
Bundesliga to trial 5G in stadium during Supercup
1,000 fans will be able to access live stats on a special 5G app during the match between Bayern Munich and RB Leipzig
Media Delivery
StreamAMG scores with Brentford FC’s new OTT service
From the start of the 2022/23 season, Brentford will utilise MediaPlatform, StreamAMG’s core online video platform to deliver content across a wide range of...
Media Delivery
The future isn’t what it used to be
Simon Harrison, head of product, M2A Media, takes a look at the ever more complicated relationship between satellite, 5G and cloud technologies
Media Delivery
What Netflix and Microsoft’s ad-tech partnership means for the media industry
Eamonn Armstrong, senior director product development at MediaKind, looks at the implications of the Netflix/Microsoft deal and offers insights on the broader shift within...
Media Delivery
Apple ‘preparing to support AV1’
Company has added a new option for AV1 video in its AVFoundation framework, which could lead to the Apple's products supporting 8K
Media Delivery
Danish broadcasters demonstrate 5G Broadcast distribution with Tour de France
Transmission used a Rohde & Schwarz TMU9evo medium power UHF transmitter installed in Copenhagen, with content prepared by TV2 as part of its host...
Media Delivery
Let the train take the strain: Edgecasting proof-of-concept tests streaming on the move
The trial is powered by the Netskrt edge Content Delivery Network (eCDN), which combines cloud-based machine learning with network-aware edge caching
Media Delivery
Netflix to launch advertising in early 2023, co-CEO predicts death or linear in ‘next 5-10 years’
Globally, Netflix lost 970,00 subscribers during Q2 2022, but it is predicting it will add one million during Q3
Media Delivery
Amazon Prime Video finally updates its user interface
The roll-out, which began yesterday, includes a primary navigation menu that is now vertically oriented and situated on the left side of the page
Media Delivery
Kantar: Half a million Brits leave streaming market
According to the company's Entertainment on Demand Q2 UK streaming market data, the decline is being driven by households with under 24s present
Media Delivery
Netflix’s Open Connect ‘saved ISPs over $1 billion in 2021’
Netflix commissioned Analysys Mason to quantify the impact that initiatives such as Open Connect, its caching and traffic delivery programme, and the implementation of...
Media Delivery
Freeview warns UK viewers of possible TV outage due to heatwave
Viewers have been advised not to retune their TV during this time as reception will be restored once the high pressure passes
Media Delivery
StreamAMG powers Inter Milan’s OTT service
Inter TV is using a number of StreamAMG's technology platforms as it offers fans exclusive club content
Media Delivery
No further European roll-out for HBO Max
Warner Bros Discovery is instead focusing on a singular streaming service that will combine HBO Max and discovery+
Media Delivery
The metaverse and the forgotten value of video
Guy Parry-Williams, founder of Imedia8, takes a look at the value of video and immersive technology in helping companies reach a bigger audience
Media Delivery
DAZN to stream Bundesliga, Champions League matches in HD
Streaming service intends to upgrade matches to full HD quality (1080p) during the new season
Media Delivery
iPlayer’s Glastonbury coverage breaks records
Streams increased by 116 per cent on BBC iPlayer compared to 2019, the last time the festival was last held
Media Delivery
Telecom Italia, Eutelsat, Broadpeak test multicast streaming over satellite
The trial employed the TIMVision box in Adaptative Bit Rate (ABR) multicast mode, Eutelsat's Konnect satellite, which provides internet services in Europe, and Broadpeak's nanoCDN...
Media Delivery
Sarandos: We’re adding an advertising tier to Netflix
Co-CEO Ted Sarandos announced the company's plans at the Cannes Lions advertising festival
Media Delivery
EBU, European Space Agency partner on 5G and satellite media delivery
The aim of the project is to develop an integrated satellite and terrestrial system based on open standards to enable high-quality content distribution services
Media Delivery
PWC: 8.1 million petabytes of data will be consumed in 2026
In its Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2022-2026, PwC predicts mobile data consumption will rise to 3.8 million PB a year
Media Delivery
HbbTV adds to its DASH DRM Reference Application
It includes Multiperiod DASH (from server-side Ad Insertion (SSAI)) and PlayReady SL3000, which being employed by US content providers
Media Delivery
BBC serves up Wimbledon in Ultra HD again
All matches on centre court will be available in Ultra HD on BBC iPlayer and online
Media Delivery
Ateme debuts 5G streaming solution
Solution includes 5G-broadcast tech from Rohde and Schwarz, a VVC codec, the CMAF streaming protocol for low-latency and a reduced transport delay via 5G...
Media Delivery
Ofcom publishes report into Bilsdale transmitter fire
Over a million viewers lost TV signal following a fire at the transmitter last August
Media Management
The challenge of low-latency
Stefan Lederer, CEO and co-founder at Bitmovin, looks at how live low-latency streaming remains a challenge, and how AV1 could be 2022's breakout star
Media Delivery
Nokia, DOCOMO and NTT partner to develop key technologies for 6G
The three companies are working together on two proof of concepts that will look at new use cases in the 6G era, such as...
Media Delivery
PA TV Metadata supports Together TV’s new streaming platform
The company already provides EPG data for Together TV's linear service
Media Delivery
Deutsche Telekom employs Comcast Technology Solutions’ Cloud TV Suite
Comcast Technology Solutions’ Cloud TV Suite provides common architecture to power Magenta TV services across a number of platforms, said the company
Media Delivery
Sony targets space with new optical communications business
SSC says it “aims to increase the amount of communications in space and realise an internet communications network covering the earth, space, and applications...
Media Delivery
Globecast to supply fully managed services for beIN Asia Pacific
The deal will see Globecast provide a number of services for the sports provider in the region, including cloud and on-premise playout, and hosting...
Media Delivery
Leveraging the full power of streaming analytics
Why streaming services need an analytics tool that combines video and app analytics, by Rubén Senor-Megias, chief sales officer, NPAW