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BT chooses Accenture Video Solution
BT TV has selected the Accenture Video Solution (AVS) platform to support current and future BT TV offerings. The software platform supports live streaming...
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Ultra HD Forum releases latest guidelines
The Ultra HD Forum has published the latest version of its industry guidelines to mark IBC2016. It also stated that its guidelines working group...
Analysis
Moving up a grade
Camera technology is driving and exploiting a demand for ever higher resolution and high dynamic range, expanding creativity on the acquisition side. However, the
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Production & Post
T-Mobile partners with Ericsson for Knippr
T-Mobile Netherlands has selected Ericsson to power its Knippr, its new OTT service. The multi-year deal will see Ericsson provide an end-to-end online video...
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MLB Network and Ericsson agree sports graphics deal
Ericsson has signed a multi-year contract with MLB Network for its real time sports graphics software, PIERO. US baseball-focussed MLB Network features live regular...
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VR headset sales to grow tenfold by 2020
Sales of dedicated VR headsets will grow tenfold by 2020, with smartphone VR headsets growing fivefold, according to the latest CCS Insight research. The...
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Red Bull launches GoPro Channel
Red Bull TV has launched the GoPro Channel. The new offering will feature two original series: Chasing El Nino with Chris Benchetler and Two...
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IBC
Cost-effective OTT in the Limelight
Limelight Networks has released bundled services aimed at helping OTT providers become more cost-effective and tackle the various challenges in the online content space
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IBC
Ikegami introduces 4K UHK-430 camera
A new UHD 2/3-inch ENG-style broadcast camera has been introduced by Ikegami. The UHK-430 uses three newly developed 2/3-inch 8-megapixel CMOS sensors, offering 3840×2160...
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IBC
Broadcast Solutions builds first Swiss UHD OB truck
Switzerland’s first UHD OB truck has been bought by NEP for use on the new season of Swiss Super League football. The Streamline S12...
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Interviews
Driving engagement
George Jarrett talks to Fabrice Hamaide, CFO and president of Piksel, about the huge advantages that come with a micro services architecture. Netflix and...
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Nagra and Samsung introduce direct-to-TV solution for 4K
Nagra has launched a direct-to-TV security solution for pay-TV operators that allows consumers to sign up for pay-TV services directly on selected new Samsung...
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Nine in ten children still watch linear TV
TV is still the most popular way for children to view video content, according to the latest Viacom research. Its latest ‘International Insights’ research...
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Twitter to share ad revenue with content creators
Twitter is planning to share advertising revenue with video content creators as it looks to battle YouTube and Facebook. The move will see Twitter...
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Sony set to expand 4K movie service
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (SPHE) is planning to expand the availability of Ultra, its 4K movie streaming service, early next year. In Q1 2017,...
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TVBAwards 2016: Last day to nominate
The nomination window will close at 5.30pm today
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Best of Show awards deadline extended
Due to a huge surge in interest, the deadline for this year’s Best of Show awards programme for IBC2016 has been extended until midnight...
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BBC iPlayer law change takes effect
The iPlayer ‘loophole’ saga has drawn to a close after new law changes were implemented today. The amendment means that users of the BBC...
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Features
VIDEO: TVBEurope 2020: ROI in new media technology
Russell Grute wrapped up the final panel of the day at the second annual TVBEurope 2020 conference: Does new media technology deliver an acceptable...
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Video to dominate 4G by 2020
Mobile video usage will account for three quarter of total 4G traffic by 2020, according to the latest Ovum statistics. The analyst firm, in...
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Dailymotion to revamp, Studio+ launching premium
Vivendi is looking to revamp Dailymotion’s user experience throughout 2017. The company expects the changes to enable Dailymotion to expand its user base from...
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AT&T secures extended multi-platform HBO deal
HBO has agreed a multi-year deal with AT&T to deliver its content across all platforms, including the upcoming DirecTV Now service. The new contract...
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How to lose youths and alienate people
The media needs to keep up with the millennial generation or ‘risk alienating' them, according to Vice founder and CEO Shane Smith. Delivering the...
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High overlap between Netflix and Amazon subscribers
The number of consumers taking up multiple SVoD subscriptions is on the rise, with a particularly high overlap between Netflix and Amazon Prime Video,...
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BuzzFeed reshuffles to expand digital video output
BuzzFeed is restructuring its divisions as it looks to expand its digital video output. The company will divide into separate news and entertainment divisions,...
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BBC salary reveals ‘not in the interests’ of licence fee payers
Revealing the salaries of its highest-paid stars would not be in the interest of licence fee payers, according to BBC content and sport director...
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Bundesliga to kick off in VR
Fox Sports is to kick off the 2016/2017 Bundesliga season in live virtual reality (VR). In collaboration with NextVR, the broadcaster will deliver Bayern...
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TVBAwards 2016: Nominate for Sustainability
The deadline for TVBAwards 2016 nominations is almost upon us. There are now just nine days to put names forward for the third annual...
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Three Sony channels arriving on Virgin
Sony Pictures Television Networks is to launch three channels on Virgin Media’s TV service. Pop, MovieMix and Movies4Men will join the Virgin Media line-up...
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IBC
IP Interoperability Zone at IBC2016
Supported by the AES, AMWA, EBU, SMPTE and VSF, the IBC IP Interoperability Zone will feature real-world demonstrations of interoperation between a large number...
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VIDEO: TVBEurope 2020: IP-based live production
At the second annual TVBEurope 2020 conference, NEP Worldwide provides a detailed insight into its successful launch of the first fully IP-based multi-camera broadcast...
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British Pathé completes online rollout
British Pathé has launched an online subscription channel. The new offering, British Pathé TV, will deliver a range of documentaries, interviews, and classic movies...
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IOC launches Olympic Channel
The IOC has rolled out a new digital platform to deliver Olympic content on-demand. The Olympic Channel, available across all devices, will offer a...
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IBC
IBC2016 Preview edition now available
The IBC 2016 Preview is now available as a digital edition. Ahead of what promises to be another week of innovative, rich and varied...
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Opinion
DTG remains at the Summit
Had Alice Cooper sat through the DTG Summit on ‘re-engineering for tomorrow’s TV consumer’, he would surely have spotted the potential for re-versioning his...
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Data Centre
TV sets remain “first port of call” as commercial TV rises
TV channels in the UK enjoyed a strong beginning to 2016, according to the latest Thinkbox report. UK figures for the first half of...
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Sky Sports Mix set for launch
Sky Sports is launching its new Mix channel this week. The channel, which will arrive on 24 August, will deliver sporting content to basic...
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IBC
NEC to deliver ‘stable operation’ at IBC2016
NEC will showcase its latest digital TV transmitter series at IBC2016. The series, designed to reduce customer’s cost of ownership and offer ‘stable operation’,...
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Interviews
British Pathé goes OTT
Holly Ashford talks to British Pathé managing director Roger Felber, and OwnZones CEO Dan Gorman, about a new VoD service from one of the...
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TVBAwards 2016 nomination deadline extended
The nomination deadline for the TVBAwards 2016 has been extended to 2 September. Nominations, which must be submitted by 5.30pm on the closing date,...
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Sky Deutschland launching UHD box
Sky Deutschland is set to launch a new 4K UHD set-top box in autumn this year. The Sky+ Pro box will be released alongside...
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IABM and AIB announce strategic partnership
The IABM has entered a strategic partnership with the Association for International Broadcasting (AIB). The agreement brings together both ends of the industry, and...
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