March 31, 2008

Velocix in live streaming deal with MediaCorp

by Jan Harris

Cambridge-based Velocix has secured a contract to provide MediaCorp, a national broadcaster in Singapore, with live broadcast streaming services via its Digital Asset Delivery Network.
MediaCorp’s viewers will receive live, on-line, bi-weekly episodes of talent search program, Star Search, and international game show, Deal or No Deal, with Velocix’s delivery technology providing multiple live video […]


March 29, 2008

India’s TRAI plans to raise FDI cap on pay TV to 74%

by Lin Freestone

TRAI, the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, has revealed that it is considering raising the foreign direct investment cap for all pay TV platforms in the country, except cable, to 74%.
The TRAI is currently consulting stakeholders on the issue and, if approved, the move is expected to bring more capital, technology and international best […]


March 29, 2008

New report predicts the third phase of Internet evolution

by Lin Freestone

The Discovery Institute publishes a 24-page report at the beginning of April which predicts that new technologies are dramatically transforming the Internet and could boost IPTV traffic in the US more than 50-fold within the next decade.
Innovations like YouTube, IPTV, high-definition video, and mobile phone cameras are driving this new wave of data, or exaflood, […]


March 28, 2008

Wimbledon available on BBC iPlayer

by Jan Harris

The BBC has decided to make key matches from the 2008 Wimbledon tennis tournament available on its iPlayer service, and many of the matches will be available in high definition.
The coverage will be available for seven days after the match is played, to iPlayer users in the UK only.
The BBC also announced that […]


March 27, 2008

Velocix announces innovative Live Streaming solutions

by Jan Harris

Velocix, which provides the world’s leading Digital Asset Delivery Network, has introduced a new revolutionary hybrid-P2P live streaming solution, through a partnership with Adobe and Microsoft.
The Velocix Network enables content owners, studios, and broadcasters to deliver digital content, including video, software, games and audio, over the Internet.
The new Live Streaming product family includes […]


March 26, 2008

Video Furnace teams with Techex for increased market coverage

by Lin Freestone

An agreement has been signed between Video Furnace, a provider of enterprise-class IP video solutions, and Techex, Europe’s largest distributor of video transmission technology. Techex will resell Video Furnace System 4 throughout Europe, effectively increasing market coverage by at least 33%.
The Video Furnace solution supports all operating systems and does not require any resident player […]


March 26, 2008

BSkyB claims Sky+ is UK’s leading on-demand service

by Jan Harris

Broadcaster, BSkyB, highlighted the importance of online video via its Sky Anytime on-demand Service, at the recent IPTV World Forum 2008 event, at Olympia, London, claiming that it is the leading on-demand service in the UK.
At the event, Griffin Parry, BSkyB’s Director of On-Demand, spoke on the theme “Technology is not an end in […]


March 25, 2008

Amino integrates AmiNET130 STB with G-cluster HD games

by Jan Harris

IPTV platform supplier, Amino Communications, launched an integration of the AmiNET130 Set-Top Box (STB) with the first G-cluster HD games on demand application, at the IPTV World Forum 2008, the world leading IPTV event at Olympia, London, 12 - 14 March.
The solution allows telcos to offer an interactive gaming service which provides popular titles from […]


March 20, 2008

Motorola and Avail Media launch MWAVE IPTV solution

by Jan Harris

Avail Media has announced a partnership with Motorola to deliver its MWAVE service for IPTV providers.
MWAVE (MPEG-4 Wide Area Video Entertainment) comprises equipment and services which allow IPTV service providers to launch new entertainment services over their high speed data networks.
The service can transport over 200 standard definition channels and over 20 high-definition […]


March 17, 2008

IPTV market growth in Asia-Pacific

by Lin Freestone

A new report from RNCOS titled “Global IPTV: Market Analysis and Forecast to 2011” predicts that the global IPTV market is growing at an unprecedented rate worldwide as the number of broadband subscribers is rising, specifically in the Asia- Pacific region.
The report shows that the global IPTV market is currently dominated by Europe but it […]


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