TV of the Future What if you were watching the finale of X-factor LIVE and wanted to know the buzz of the town and what was trending? You would take out your phone, scroll through the pages, find the Twitter app and view the live feeds, trying to keep an eye on the TV at the same time. All this hassle can potentially be eliminated by NDS’s innovative TV, which was one of the products we were introduced to at the NDS product showcase. As we walked into the dimly-lit, wallpapered … [Read more...] about TV ASIA Plus WEB EXCLUSIVE: TV of the Future
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TITAN powers combined IPTV/OTT service for Saudi Telecom
Paris - Transcoding specialist ATEME has won its first Middle East customer for its TITAN platform, in a deployment by content aggregator Intigral for both IPTV and OTT services in Saudi Arabia. Intigral chose ATEME’s TITAN carrier grade transcoding solution because of its support for both file-based and adaptive streaming video, as well as the ability to deliver video content at the highest possible quality to multiple screens. Intigral is a joint venture between Saudi Telecom Company … [Read more...] about TITAN powers combined IPTV/OTT service for Saudi Telecom
CommunicAsia 2012: Irdeto’s patented multi-screen solutions selected for Astro On-the-Go
Singapore - Irdeto, a global software security and media technology company, has announced that Astro Malaysia Holdings (Astro) has selected the company’s patented broadband multi-screenTV services and ActiveCloak for Media solutions to launch Astro On-the-Go (OTG), a new over-the-top (OTT) service that delivers premium linear channels, catch-up, LIVE events and VOD content to connected devices. The Irdeto Broadband solution has been a part of … [Read more...] about CommunicAsia 2012: Irdeto’s patented multi-screen solutions selected for Astro On-the-Go
OTT to take center stage at BroadcastAsia 2012
Singapore –One of the highlights for BroadcastAsia 2012 includes a new Over-the-Top (OTT) – aimed at addressing the delivery of content and reaching out to a new generation of audiences through PCs and mobile devices like tablets, smartphones and netbooks. A special showcase on the OTT business model and proposition will also be presented in collaboration with exhibitors Axon, EVS, Magna, Sony, Switchmedia and XOR Media (formerly known as Seachange), and with Sony Pictures Television … [Read more...] about OTT to take center stage at BroadcastAsia 2012
Would Over-the-Top work for Asia?
TV ASIA Plus: There were concerns that OTT would bypass Pay-TV. But a lot of infrastructure is held by Pay-TV operators or telcos. Can OTT operators truly go solo? No. OTT at its core is video content delivering through IP technology and IP technology is being provided by its cable internet or its telco, so the infrastructure is necessary. OTT service is “on top of” that infrastructure and there is absolutely no way to bypass that. TV ASIA Plus: It’s been said that “cord … [Read more...] about Would Over-the-Top work for Asia?
Emerging markets sustain robust growth for satellite TV platforms
Paris and Montreal – The satellite pay-TV industry reached revenues close to $90 billion in 2011, up from $79 billion in 2010, according to research firm Euroconsult. In its new report titled “Satellite TV Platforms, World Survey and Prospects to 2021”, Euroconsult noted that there would be around 350 million households subscribing to satellite pay-TV platforms worldwide by 2021. The report also indicated that more than 2,800 HD channels were distributed by platforms worldwide … [Read more...] about Emerging markets sustain robust growth for satellite TV platforms
