July 9, 2008

On Demand in VOD deal with OTE

by Jan Harris

London-based On Demand Group has been selected by the Hellenic Telecommunication Organisation S.A. (OTE), of Greece, to provide outsourced video-on-demand services.
OTE, Greece’s largest telco, is extending its services with the provision of IPTV to its customers.
The deal, to work with OTE on its video-on-demand service, marks On Demand’s expansion into the Greek market, […]



July 7, 2008

300% Rise In Digital Asset Management Revenue

by Rohan Parker

ABI Research has released new findings which suggests that revenues from digital asset management (DAM) solutions will increase by 300% in the next 5 years.
ABI also conducted research into broadband video markets and conditional access plans, as well as market growth projections for Asia, Europe, and North America.
ABI Research are leaders in market […]



June 17, 2008

iBAHN installs ETVi at Custom House Hotel

by Jan Harris

Building on the earlier installation of iBAHN’s advanced High Speed Internet Access (HSIA) solution, the Custom House Hotel in London’s Canary Wharf, has now selected iBAHN’s Digital in-room entertainment package, ETVi.
The service will benefit business travelers, and also visitors to the 2012 Olympics - the hotel is a preferred hospitality provider for athletes, volunteers, […]



May 27, 2008

MTG, Viasat in Telia IPTV deal

by Alan Harten

Modern Times Group, aka, MTG, an international entertainment broadcasting group, has announced that Viasat Broadcasting has signed a five year agreement with Swedish Telecommunications operator, Telia, to enable Viasat to market and sell its pay-TV channel packages to Telia’s 300,000 IPTV customers and broadband subscribers, beginning 1 June 2008.
Viasat’s free-TV channels TV3, TV6, TV8 […]



May 21, 2008

ZON TVCabo selects TANDBERG’s OpenStream

by Alan Harten

TANDBERG Television, owned by Ericsson Group has said that its OpenStream Digital Services platform has been selected by Portugal’s ZON TVCabo for its planned video on-demand (VOD) services. They will also be lead integrator for the VOD play-out.
Zon TVCabo, part of ZON Multimédia Portugal which has over 1.5 million subscribers, is creating a […]



May 16, 2008

SeaChange International announces Axiom On Demand 5.0

by Grant Draper

To compliment other new products, SeaChange International has announced its Axiom On Demand 5.0, which incorporates to bring social networking, time-shifting, advanced advertising and gaming to our screens.
The release will see advanced technology such as Affinity, ReStart TV, and Game Now Lite available as add on applications.
ReStart TV gives users the ability to rewind, […]



May 16, 2008

Seachange International release Affinity

by Grant Draper

Seachange International, has announced the launch of its new product, Affinity™, which will be used by Television operators, to optimize content.
Affinity uses a mix of an operator’s library, and the benefits of access to web portals, which allows subscribers to access and rate content, with ease.
Affinity uses its embedded coding to track use, and recommend […]



May 8, 2008

weComm selected by NOS for mobile news service

by Lin Freestone

The Dutch public service news and sports broadcaster, Nederlandse Omroep Stichting, has chosen weComm to power its new feature-rich mobile service covering news, sport, weather and traffic.
The service, which will be built on weComm’s wave3 on-demand mobile application platform, will offer users high-quality video-on-demand and rich interactivity via their mobile devices.
By selecting weComm to […]



May 6, 2008

Expanded services from NexHorizon

by Lin Freestone

NexHorizon Communications is to expand its service offering to include triple play voice, data, and video services, and has entered into a partnership agreement with Ad Systems, a subsidiary of Praebius Communications.
Ad Systems will provide its newest advertising insertion technology for cable television providers, and install its digital insertion technology in NexHorizon’s Chula Vista and […]



May 6, 2008

Next Generation television offering from Sezmi

by Lin Freestone

Trials are being conducted in pilot markets on a next generation television offering from Sezmi Corporation.
The commercial launch with broadband service providers and US retailers will follow later this year.
Sezmi is designed to address fundamental shifts in consumer television viewing behaviour. It is a complete TV 2.0 solution that delivers all TV content in […]



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