Beijing – Chinese online communications, social and entertainment services company Tencent visited the BBC in London on February 18, along with its business partners. The meeting was to celebrate the success of British drama on the Tencent Video platform, and explore future cooperation around the forthcoming World Cup in Brazil. Tencent Video has grown to be one of the top online video platforms in China. Tencent is also dedicated to … [Read more...] about Tencent visits BBC to discuss partnership
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Endemol selects Imagen to manage video assets
Cambridge, UK – Cambridge Imaging Systems’ flagship asset management system, Imagen, has been chosen by Endemol to manage and provide easy access to the vast catalogue of content across its many subsidiaries. The tens of thousands of hours of content produced by these companies needed to be digitised, organised and accessible in order to keep up with growing trends in online video consumption. Staff needed to have easy access to the full catalogue from one portal, in order be as … [Read more...] about Endemol selects Imagen to manage video assets
TrueVisions chooses Anevia for advanced multiscreen services
Bangkok – Anevia, a provider of video streaming and infrastructure solutions for OTT, live TV and Video on Demand (VoD), have announced that Thailand’s broadband and subscriber video operator TrueVisions has chosen Anevia’s ViaMotion Plus and ViaMotion Edge products as the cornerstone of its multiscreen services. As part of Truevisions’ new multiscreen service, 70 live SD and 20 HD channels are … [Read more...] about TrueVisions chooses Anevia for advanced multiscreen services
TrueVisions partners with Elemental Technologies
Portland, Oregon – Elemental Technologies, a supplier of software-based video solutions for content delivery to any device, announced on February 17 that TrueVisions, Thailand’s pay TV leader and one of the largest cable operators in South Asia, is enlarging its existing Elemental installation to power the rapid expansion of its premium high-definition (HD) and multiscreen services. TrueVisions, which has approximately two million subscribers, is employing … [Read more...] about TrueVisions partners with Elemental Technologies
Quickflix secures new streaming content
Quickflix Limited (ASX: QFX) announced on February 17 that it has entered into agreements with The Walt Disney Company Australia, NBC Universal and BBC Worldwide ANZ to license popular and award-winning TV series programming for its streaming service. Content licensed under these new agreements include seasons of Emmy® Award-winning drama series Downton Abbey, Golden Globe® Award-winning U.S. comedy series Parks and Recreation, BAFTA-winning Mrs Brown’s Boys and … [Read more...] about Quickflix secures new streaming content
Netflix receives first Oscar nomination
According to Business Insider and International Business Times, Netflix has nabbed its first Academy Award nomination for its documentary, The Square. The online streaming service picked up the documentary for distribution in November on the festival circuit after it announced it was going to make a bigger investment in the movie business. The Square takes viewers inside the Egyptian revolution and demonstrates how a group of revolutionaries used a combination of … [Read more...] about Netflix receives first Oscar nomination