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A new era of broadcasting at the Olympic Games
Writing exclusively for TVBEurope, Digital TV Group CTO Alex Buchan details a 5G Broadcast demo by TDF in the run-up to the Games
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France’s TDF tests live DTT broadcasts via 5G
The company said it is working towards making DTT content available on mobile within three years
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Endeavor Streaming powers Newcastle United’s global streamer
The service is also available via the NewcastleUnited.com website and the official NUFC iOS and Android apps
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Aerial 5G provision successfully demonstrated
The project aims to provide 5G infrastructure from the sky, which could be used by broadcasters to cover natural disasters
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Medal alerts, multi-audio feeds, 3,800 hours of live coverage: WBD reveals streaming plans for Paris 2024
The broadcaster will deliver 3,800 hours of live content, covering every event – peaking at 54 simultaneous live streams - across Max and discovery+
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SES partners with Ateme on encoders, multiplexers, and decoders for UHD sports distribution
The solutions will also utilise the BISS-CA encryption standard and receivers, integrating HDR conversion with HDR LUT (Look-Up-Table) conversion
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M6+ arrives on Apple Vision Pro in France
The integration aims to provide French viewers with optimised viewing experiences in a spatial computing format
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SES delivers RTL Deutschland content on ASTRA 19.2 degrees East
SES will now deliver all RTL Deutschland’s TV offerings in SD, HD and UHD on its prime TV neighbourhood at 19.2 degrees East
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Opinion: Can perceptual quality-based optimisation transform the economics of streaming?
Dr. Abdul Rehman, chief product officer at IMAX, looks at how companies can reduce streaming costs by sending fewer bits without impacting quality
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Italy’s RAI makes switch to DVB-T2
Rai Storia, Rai Scuola and Rai Radio 2 Visual channels will be broadcast exclusively via DVB-T2 transmissions next month
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Prepare for the super distributors
As part of TVBEurope's webinar on the future of media distribution, the panel offered up some thoughts on how the media industry might look...
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Ateme goes OTT with Canal+
The companies have previously collaborated on high-quality video compression, low-latency OTT streaming, multi-device packaging and dynamic ad insertion
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Two more years as HbbTV chair for Vincent Grivet
As a result of the voting procedure, all members of HbbTV's steering group have been re-elected
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Blue skies ahead for Blue Ant Media and Blue Lucy
BLAM enables automated content preparation and delivery, allowing Blue Ant to streamline its supply chain workflows
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Tubi ready for UK debut
Tubi has become the fastest growing US streaming service since its debut on the Nielsen Gauge just over a year ago
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FIFA aims to raise $2 billion for its streaming service
"It feels like this has come about given the lack of securing a streaming partner for the new World Cup club tournament due to...
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BBC aims to appeal to younger viewers with immersive music gigs
Each gig sees the artist perform in a “capture area” where it is transformed live into a 3D model and streamed into the virtual...
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Opinion: Why the drive for operational efficiency is mission critical in the streaming marketplace
Martin Sebelius, CEO at Accedo Video Solutions, explains the need to place efficiency at the front and centre of operational thinking
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Cisco confirmed as official network equipment partner of LA28 Games
The collaboration builds on Cisco's Olympic experience at London, Tokyo, Rio and Paris
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SES’ ASTRA 1P satellite blasts off from Florida
The satellite, which is due to begin operations in 2025, will operate at SES's prime TV neighbourhood at 19.2 degrees East to deliver content...
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Accedo teams up with HBS and Qualcomm for XR Sports Alliance
The alliance aims to boost innovation in XR technology, accelerating industry growth
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Opinion: How harnessing automation fosters innovation and agility
David Edwards, product manager at Net Insight, looks at ways in which automation drives agility and enables creativity to flourish
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FrightPix launches AVoD on Brightcove platform
The Brightcove solution enables FrightPix to gain consumer insights and deliver optimised content
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France’s M6+ scores with interactive overlays during Euro 2024
The company is employing technology from Ease Live and Bedrock to deliver the graphics to fans watching the tournament on Android TVs, desktops and...
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Mediaset future-proofs workflows with Video Progetti and Unified Streaming
Italy's largest commercial broadcaster has implemented its first fully cloud-based OTT headend system
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Free webinar: Navigating complexity in the future of media distribution
As the media industry navigates unprecedented disruption, what are the challenges and opportunities arising from the convergence of evolving consumer behaviours, technological advancements, and...
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Opinion: is super aggregation still the way forward for pay-TV operators?
Steve Russell, vice president, video entertainment solutions at Irdeto, looks at ways to meet the challenges of super-aggregation in a fragmented content environment
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Geomagentic storm predicted this weekend, what does that mean for broadcast satellites?
While the Coronal Mass Ejection is unlikely to impact satellite broadcasts, companies are taking measures to ensure TV signals are not interrupted
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Finding the sustainability balance with personalised video streaming
As the expansion of personalised video streaming continues apace, JUMP's CEO and co-founder, Jerónimo Macanás and François Polarczyk, sustainability director at Accedo, consider how...
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Sportall adds Bitmovin solutions for playback and monitoring
Bitmovin Player aims to improve Sportall's time to market when delivering streams to different iOS and Android devices
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Bedrock and M6+ launch AVoD free tier across new devices in France
The collaboration enables free universal distribution of M6+ across France
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WBD’s Max launches in Europe
WBD is aiming to increase the number of European countries in which its service is available to 25 by July
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A+E Networks EMEA extends Simplestream partnership
The renewed agreement provides the BLAZE channel, A+E Network EMEA's free-to-air brand in the UK market, with Connected TV apps on Samsung, LG and...
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UK Government reveals plans for ‘dedicated stakeholder forum’ to look at future of DTT
TVBEurope understands the forum will include stakeholders from the TV and infrastructure sectors as well as viewers in order to reflect a full range...
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Ofcom: UK needs ‘common vision’ on future of DTT
Ofcom's report found broadcasters foresee a tipping point at which it will no longer be viable to support DTT in its current form
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VITEC and RFmondial demonstrate ultra-low latency streaming over DECT NR+
VITEC collaborated with RFmondial under project MERCI, an initiative backed by the French and German governments as part of their 5G programmes
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Zattoo chooses Bitmovin Player and hits 500 million web platform impressions
Zattoo has seen player impressions for its web platform increase from 10 million to 500 million since deploying the solution
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Dejero GateWay enables production company to create its own internet for broadcasting
Each GateWay, carrying six SIM cards from a range of network providers, allowed Stream7 to create an isolated temporary network, using only blended cellular
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Visionular to deliver sub-100kbps streaming via AV1 codec
Its partnership with Reticulate Micro aims to deliver real-time video encoding at bitrates lower than legacy codecs such as H.264 and HEVC, with streaming...
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WSC Sports agrees AI-driven content delivery deal with Movistar Plus+
The collaboration will modernise Movistar's content delivery process across linear, web and social channels, as well as the brand's new OTT platform, Movistar Plus+
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Broadpeak Cloud DVR powers revamped Deutsche Telekom IPTV platform
Broadpeak's scalable architecture provides MagentaTV with storage that can grow from tens to hundreds of petabytes
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GlobalM and scoopa announce strategic partnership
Llve broadcast-quality signals are sent directly from the GlobalM interface to scoopa and recorded as a file, enabling distribution for broadcast, editing or archiving