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Technology

La Liga launches AI assistant

Voice assistant provides kick-off times, tables, results, statistics and highlights

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LinkedIn introduces live video streaming

Azure Media Services provides live streaming encoding technology

Technology

LaLiga teams with Microsoft GSIC on global technology start-up competition

Competition includes media category looking at innovation in OTT, broadcasting, second screens, graphics, analysis and piracy

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Universal Electronics and Microsoft partner on digital assistant platform for the home

Nevo Butler includes an integrated digital assistant, as well as a range of turnkey kits addressing entertainment control

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Dolby Vision coming to Xbox One consoles

HDR streaming format is being supported in a new update

Data Centre

Tech companies contribute to biggest ever UK brand growth

Sky is the most innovative brand in the UK, while Vodafone is the most valuable

Business

Veteran analyst predicts Microsoft will buy Netflix in the next two years

Porter Bibb says Microsoft sees Netflix as a way to enter the streaming business

Business

Microsoft buys VR social network AltspaceVR

'Adrenaline shot' will allow company to introduce new events, features and activities to the community

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BBC experiments with voice recognition for iPlayer

BBC joined forces with Microsoft to build an experimental version of iPlayer

Business

Omnitek joins TVBEurope 2020 as Silver Partner

TVBEurope is pleased to confirm that Omnitek has joined this year’s TVBEurope 2020 conference as a Silver Partner. The one-day strategy summit returns to...

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Skype abandons smart TV

Skype will end its support for smart TV software in June. The chat application, owned by Microsoft now intends to focus its attention on...

Production & Post

Sky News and Microsoft’s Bing Pulse to continue partnership

After providing viewers with insight into the Labour Leadership debate last week, Sky News and Microsoft’s Bing Pulse have announced they will continue to...

Business

deltatre and Microsoft power Telenet sports app

In a bid to enhance its mobile coverage of sporting events, Telenet has released a new multisport app and desktop website, as a result...

Production & Post

ORS selects DataMiner from Skyline Communications

Skyline Communications’ flagship next-generation network management platform DataMiner has been deployed by Austrian Broadcast Services ORS to manage its advanced digital transmission headend, supported...

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Telefónica and Movistar unveil voice command OTT service

Telefónica has announced a joint initiative for the provision of TV OTT on devices with Windows Phone OS.

News Release

Harmonic optimises security with Microsoft PlayReady

Harmonic's ProMedia Origin and ProMedia X Origin multiscreen media servers have been integrated with Microsoft PlayReady digital rights management (DRM) technology for content access...

Production & Post

Digital TV Labs announces world’s first HbbTV 2.0 test suite

Digital TV Labs are in the process of developing the world’s first HbbTV 2.0 test suite which will include DVB DASH and Microsoft PlayReady...

Production & Post

iPi Soft unveils Motion Capture version 3.0

iPi Motion Capture version 3.0 from iPi Soft developers, is now available. The next generation motion capture solution delivers a number of new features,...

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Canal Digital Go powered by Xstream

Canal Digital customers in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland can watch TV show and movies on their iPad with the recently-launched Canal Digital GO...

Production & Post

NewTek unveils TalkShow

NewTek today unveiled TalkShow VS-100, a video calling production system designed for television studios and live video producers.

Features

Competition for Toolbox?

Two years after Microsoft acquired Skype it has blocked the use of some third-party software. Philip Stevens talks to VidiGo, the Dutch company that...