TV
Al Jazeera TV selects Irdeto for content protection
Irdeto, a provider of content and business model protection solutions and services, has announced an expanded relationship with Al Jazeera Sport, part of the Al Jazeera Network and a provider of sports TV services in the Middle East and North Africa. Irdeto will now protect Al Jazeera Sport’s premium content across its entire digital TV [...]
Altibox selects Harmonic’s VOD, digital mosaic solutions
Harmonic has announced that Altibox (formerly Lyse Tele), a telecommunications service provider based in Norway, has deployed Harmonic’s StreamLiner video servers, Armada ‘intelligent asset management’, and ProStream 8000 digital mosaic solution. The company informed the deployment will enable advanced IPTV video-on-demand (VOD) services and multi-channel mosaic viewing for Altibox subscribers across Norway and Denmark. Altibox [...]
Ericsson unveils video-on-demand TV solutions
Ericsson and Tandberg Television, part of the Ericsson Group, are set to launch a host of advanced solutions that will offer consumers the latest in video-on-demand (VOD) technology, including the option to move their viewing experience across various screens. The solutions will be demonstrated and launched at the 2009 International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam, [...]
Rubberduck Media Lab launches mobile TV service for O2
Rubberduck Media Lab, a provider of mobile TV and video services, has now launched a mobile TV and video service for Telefonica O2 Ireland. Under the terms of the agreement, Rubberduck Media Lab is providing a completely outsourced mobile TV service to Telefonica O2 Ireland including content acquisition and provision as well as technical support [...]
NDS launches pre-paid solution for pay-TV operators
NDS, a provider of technology solutions for digital pay-TV, has announced the availability of its conditional access (CA) add-on module, NDS VideoGuard Pre-Paid. The company said the offering will enable operators in both emerging and mature markets to provide customers with ‘more payment options at minimal cost’. Brand-ID Europe, a provider of pre-paid payment services, [...]
Ericsson delivers interactive TV services Com Hem
Ericsson has informed that it is enabling Sweden’s cable television operator, Com Hem, to deliver advanced entertainment services to its consumers via an interactive TV platform. The on-demand TV platform supports a range of advanced services, such as video-on-demand, catch-up and start-over TV programmes and music on-demand, and also includes a flexible interactive portal for [...]
Artificial Life, RDF Digital USA introduce interactive TV show in US
RDF Digital USA and Artificial Life recently announced a collaboration to produce an interactive animated TV show entitled ‘Sleuths’. Implementing Artificial Life’s MoPA-TV system (‘mobile participation television’ that enables live TV broadcasters to support real-time viewer interaction with their shows using their mobile phones), ‘Sleuths’ is being promoted as the ‘first’ television show in the [...]
Orange to acquire Unanimis
The Orange France Telecom Group has acquired 100 per cent of Unanimis, an exclusive digital advertising network in the UK. Unanimis has exclusive online advertising relationships with key website brands such as the AA, Ticketmaster, ASOS, Gumtree and Shopping.com. Orange believes together, Orange and Unanimis will have particular strength in the area of online advertising. [...]
Xavier Gentric assumes senior sales role in Nevion
Nevion, a media transport solution provider for broadcasters, telecommunications service providers and government entities, has added Xavier Gentric to a senior sales role in western Europe. Based in France, Gentric will manage Nevion’s growth in the region, providing strategic sales and management of key customer relationships. Gentric brings project management and technical experience, including 13 [...]
Viasat acquires NHL broadcasting rights from ESPN
Modern Times Group (MTG), an international entertainment broadcasting group, has signed an agreement to acquire the live broadcasting rights to the National Hockey League (NHL) in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark. MTG’s coverage of the NHL will start in October 2009 with the beginning of the 2009-2010 season. The NHL’s rights are syndicated by sports [...]
