Korean telco SK Telecom is to enter the US market by providing a next-generation broadcast solution built with mobile edge computing (MEC) technology to Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports in the US. MEC is a technology that provides cloud capabilities at the edge of […]
Spanish telco Telefónica and Siminn, Iceland’s largest telecommunications operator, have successfully carried out what they say is the first proof of concept for TV roaming. Both companies have been able to demonstrate the feasibility of distributing video services with local delivery when the user is on a visited network by interconnecting their Content Delivery Networks […]
Communications infrastructure and media services provider Arqiva has been selected by digital platform cybersecurity specialist Irdeto to continue their partnership on the delivery of broadcast platforms to an audience of over 21 million people across 50 countries in South and Sub-Saharan Africa. Under the terms of the contract, Arqiva will provide managed services to Irdeto, […]
At the halfway point of its probe into UK cloud services, regulator Ofcom is proposing to refer the market to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for further investigation. Ofcom’s market study has provisionally identified features and practices that make it more difficult for customers to switch and use multiple cloud suppliers. Ofcom is particularly […]
Video software provider Synamedia has unveiled Quortex Link, describing it as an industry-first, pay-as-you-use, self-service multi-tenant SaaS platform for video distribution. It is designed to transform content distribution by removing the need for complex and costly static infrastructure and simplifies the distribution of 24/7 channels and occasional-use content for events, news, sports, and pop-up channels […]
Broadpeak, a provider of content delivery network (CDN) and video streaming solutions, has announced the next generation of its Advanced CDN solution for video streaming. Using the latest version of Broadpeak’s Advanced CDN, Broadpeaks says video service providers can offer a “flawless, low-latency streaming experience to subscribers with unparalleled performance, scalability, and sustainability”. “As video […]
Video streaming infrastructure provider Bitmovin, and VoD and live video streaming delivery specialist MainStreaming, are partnering to integrate MainStreaming’s Content Hosting and Management with Bitmovin’s suite of video streaming solutions to deliver broadcast-quality streaming experiences for audiences worldwide. The partnership will deliver a joint solution, with Bitmovin’s cloud-first Live and VOD Encoder, Player, and Analytics […]
Open video transport and media cloud technology specialist Net Insight has launched what it says is a market-first, easy-to-integrate appliance to solve common challenges within IP media networking. The Trust Boundary Appliance provides an ‘all-in-one’ way of safeguarding IP media transport across networks. The product delivers the capabilities broadcasters, production companies, and enterprises require to […]
BT and Digital 3&4 (D3&4) have confirmed that ITV and Channel 4’s terrestrial Freeview channels have moved to cloud-based processing, describing it as a major step forward for the television industry. The multi-million-pound contract between BT and D3&4 (a joint venture company established by ITV and Channel 4) has seen BT switch on start-to-finish cloud […]
Research into the trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the future of digital content creation, consumption, monetisation and delivery caching from streaming specialist Varnish Software and analyst firm STL Partners suggests that new strategies for edge computing, CDN models and disaggregation are essential to support increasingly demanding digital experiences. “From the rise of live, high quality […]