Business
AJA agrees to acquire video encoding company Comprimato
The video encoding software provider will continue to operate as a separate brand within the wider AJA family
codecs
Live Production
Haivision debuts Makito ONE live video contribution platform
The flexible, all-in-one solution features H.264, HEVC, JPEG XS and configurable encoding/decoding on a single compact blade
Media Delivery
MWC 2026: future visions of mobile video
Joe O'Halloran reflects on Mobile World Congress 2026, where topics of conversation included how AI can upscale video to create content according to end...
Media Management
Interoperability boost as HbbTV publishes core specification upgrade
Marking a major step in the evolution of the standard, HbbTV 2.0.5 formally integrates DRM support for the first time
Media Management
Netflix: AV1 powers 30 per cent of all viewing
Netflix said it sees "significant opportunities" for AV1 beyond traditional VoD streaming, and is "currently evaluating" how the codec can hyperscale concurrent viewership
Audio
Why Europe’s broadcasters need to tune-in to MPEG-H Audio
Costa Nikols, executive-team strategy advisor, media & entertainment, Telos Alliance, provides a technological comparison of the key Next Generation Audio options available to broadcasters
Media Management
Why the future of television lies beneath the screen
Amitabh Dixit, chief technology director, Nokia Technologies, provides an insight into the standards and collaborations that are making immersive experiences available to everyone, wherever...
Production & Post
Putting the video into podcasting–hurdles and opportunities
As podcasting grows across the continent, Mike Williams, business development engineer, Sony Europe highlights how creators can stay in front of the curve
IP Migration
As IP becomes more accessible, what’s next?
Andy Bellamy, technical director, EMEA, AJA Video Systems argues the democratisation of IP is already underway, and with it come opportunities to reimagine how...
Media Delivery
Ericsson partners with Nokia and Fraunhofer HHI to boost European 6G video coding standards
For the first time, the partners have combined research to drive the next generation of standards for the 6G era
Media Management
Ready for an upgrade?
Dr Pierre-Anthony Lemieux, executive director of the Alliance for Open Media, tells TVBEurope about plans to launch its new codec by the end of...
Business
MainConcept completes management buyout, expects ‘innovation to occur at a faster pace’
President and CEO Deacon Johnson talks to TVBEurope about the company's plans for the future, including novel approaches to software deployments, closer alignment between...
Media Management
Alliance for Open Media set to release AV2 by end of 2025
AV2 provides enhanced support for AR/VR applications, split-screen delivery of multiple programmes, improved handling of screen content
Media Management
Free webinar today: The world’s most advanced broadcast standard in action
While broadcasters in Europe struggle with spectrum availability and rising competition from digital, NextGen TV standards such as ATSC3.0 and Brazil's TV 3.0/DTV+ initiative...
Media Delivery
HbbTV upgrades test suite adding DRM and local test cases
The Test Suite provides an essential resource for manufacturers, ensuring TV sets and set-top boxes comply with the latest HbbTV specifications
Media Management
VVC ‘delivering 20 per cent bitrate savings in real-time, live environments’
According to Spin Digital COO Mauricio Alvarez-Mesa, VVC, also known as H.266, is "not just a theoretical improvement but a practical tool for companies...
Media Management
Netflix rolls out AV1 Film Grain Synthesis streams for film content
According to the company, the introduction of the AV1 Film Grain Synthesis has led to significant bitrate reduction, allowing it to deliver high-quality video...
Media Management
Report: New industry codec, likely H.267, could be standardised by end of the decade
It's thought the new codec could arrive at around the same time as 6G and WiFi 8
Media Delivery
Opinion: is VVC ready for prime time?
Justin Ridge, principal engineer at Nokia & president of the Media Coding Industry Forum reports on the current state of play with Versatile Video...
IP Migration
Doteck boosts ST 2110 encoding efficiency with intoPIX integration
Embedded into the R8 and R4 encoder series, the solution aims to enable ultra-low latency and pristine image quality in ST 2110 production
IP Migration
Cloud gazing
Three industry experts give TVBEurope their insights into unlocking the benefits of cloud migration
Media Delivery
Video traffic is pushing mobile networks to breaking point, will VVC be the fix?
Video is predicted to account for 82 per cent of all mobile data traffic by 2025, an increase from 60 per cent in 2019
Live Production
Opinion: the role of JPEG XS in live IP transmission
Tsviatko Jongov, product manager at MainConcept, showcases the opportunities JPEG XS can offer across live production environments
Media Management
Report: Industry is ready for next-gen codecs, but there’s a lag in adoption
The report found that that H.264/AVC still dominates the video industry, but there is a clear trend in the direction of next-generation codecs
Media Management
Access Advance launches HEVC, AV1, VVC and VP9 codec pool
The company already manages both the HEVC and VVC Advance Patent Pools
Media Delivery
Evolve and elevate: the role of standards in bringing immersive video to a wider audience
Philippe Guillotel, director and head of the video lab’s metavideo group at InterDigital, comments on the crucial nature of standards in providing foundations for...
Media Management
Grass Valley selects intoPIX FastTicoXS JPEG XS solution
Minimising the need for dedicated hardware, the integration empowers teams to deploy AMPP across cloud or on-prem infrastructure, enabling live production collaboration from any...
Media Management
Bloomberg joins Alliance for Open Media
Bloomberg joins the likes of Amazon, Apple, Bitmovin, Google, Netflix, Nvidia and Synamedia who are all members of the organisation
Media Delivery
Avid, DPP and SMPTE partner on new standard for VC-3 codec in IMF
The new standard empowers organisations across the media supply chain to simplify content distribution
Media Management
IntoPIX and BCnexxt introduce JPEG XS to live playout
BCnexxt has integrated intoPIX's TicoXS software stack, enabling Vipe to receive and instantly decode HD streams with JPEG XS
Audio
MPEG-H and the evolution of broadcast audio
Thomas Kramer, VP strategy and business development, MainConcept, and Yannik Grewe, senior engineer – media technologies, Fraunhofer IIS, detail how MPEG-H Audio enables broadcasters...
Media Management
V-Nova surpasses 1,000 technology patents
The company's innovations span streaming, broadcast and virtual and augmented reality
Sponsored
Maximising resources: Keys to POST Luxembourg’s success in the evolving media landscape
POST Luxembourg's journey with TAG Video underscores how finding a vendor who understands both current needs and the long-term vision can produce benefits over...
Media Delivery
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...
Artificial Intelligence
AI, 5G, cloud production revealed as broadcast industry’s top priorities in 2024
Artificial intelligence has entered the list of top priorities for the broadcast industry in Haivision's latest Broadcast Transformation Report
Sustainability
How the SMART-CD Consortium is tackling environmental issues
Alain Nochimowski, chief technology officer at Viaccess-Orca, explains how a new Consortium is leading the charge for sustainable video streaming
Media Consumption
Apple Vision Pro confirms Dolby Vision HDR content
The headset features a pair of ultra-high-resolution micro-OLED displays, creating 23 million pixels with wide colour, high dynamic range, and Dolby Vision
Media Management
Intinor develops HEVC/H.265 encoder with AI and ML
The technology uses a software codec which adopts artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimise the encoding
IP Migration
Moving forward: Codecs and IP will continue to be key trends in 2024
As the media tech industry returns to work in 2024, we asked a selection of key industry executives for their perspectives on what technologies...
Media Management
Avid | Stream IO adds playlist building, captioning and support for AVC-LongG12
Avid | Stream IO’s channel count has doubled to support up to eight channels in a single system, with the flexibility to configure inputs...
Media Management
HEVC forecast to become codec of choice for high-quality streaming
With the addressable market for HEVC-supported devices expected to expand to ten billion by 2030, usage of HEVC is poised for significant growth, according...
IP Migration
Lawo adds JPEG XS compression to its IP video infrastructure platform
Lawo said it wants to provide broadcasters with the ability to leverage compressed streams as and when required in order to accelerate high-quality distributed...