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Alibaba to spin-off cloud unit
The company has approved a full spin-off of its Cloud Intelligence Group in the next year via a public listing
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Media Management
Next Gen Codecs: AV1 & VVC
Russell Trafford-Jones takes a look at the two codecs vying for adoption and how they’re being received by the media industry
Media Management
Alibaba, OBS enable Olympic broadcasters to access live footage via the public cloud
OBS and Alibaba have also deployed multi-camera replay systems for frame-freeze slow motion replays during the Games
Media Management
Olympic Broadcasting Services hosted in the cloud for first time
Content+, OBS’ content delivery platform, is fully migrated to the cloud for delivering short-form content, content asset management and content production
Media Management
Alibaba Cloud receives DPP’s Committed to Security Mark
Company has attained DPP's Security Marks for broadcast and production
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Alibaba opens first data centres in London
New facilities add to Alibaba's existing EMEA cloud operations in Frankfurt and Dubai
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Alibaba Cloud brings VoD service to Europe
AI-powered metadata enrichment allows intelligent video-editing with enhanced security feature
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‘Cultural revolution’ in China as SVoD rises
SVoD services are quickly becoming a force in China, according to the latest Futuresource analysis. Futuresource claims that the Chinese home video market is...
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Fifty three per cent of UK to be smart by 2019
53 per cent of the UK’s TV homes will have smart TVs by 2019, according to the IHS
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Business
Alibaba acquires Youku Tudou
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba is to acquire multi-screen entertainment and media company Youku Tudou, for around $3.7 billion
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Global trends in video streaming apps revealed by App Annie
Apps delivering streaming to mobile devices are experiencing tremendous growth, and the reasons behind this growth are country-specific, driven by different content preferences and...
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China leads surge in video streaming apps
Video streaming apps have seen a significant increase in popularity across the globe, driving the 'entertainment' iOS category to number four by revenue worldwide.
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