Digital Asset Management zone
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NAB: Warner Bros. picks Elemental for new content workflow system
US firm Elemental Technologies, a provider of video solutions for multiscreen content delivery, has won a contract with Hollywood studio Warner Bros. to enhance its Emmy Award-winning Digital End-to-End (DETE) content workflow and distribution system. -
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Vubiquity on the hunt for a new CEO
Ramu Potarazu, CEO of US firm Vubiquity - until recently known as Avail-TVN - has indicated his intention to transition to the role of vice chairman on the board of directors, and will join investor Columbia Capital as a venture partner. -
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HBO signs five-year VOD deal with Clearleap
Home Box Office (HBO) has renewed its agreement with US firm Clearleap for the latter to process and distribute multiple formats of HBO's subscription video-on-demand programming to its domestic distributors.
Other News
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KIT digital spin-off relaunches under new name
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KIT digital wins asset management contract for Latin American OTT service
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Broadcast industry “not capitalising” on 2nd screen opps
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New Blackarrow ad solution bridges linear TV and IP platforms
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Two-thirds of CSPs to increase CX spending next year
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Analysis & Opinion
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Innovation in services and partnerships hold the key to future growth
According to the results of Informa Telecoms & Media’s annual industry survey, innovation is a key priority for global telecoms and media players in 2013. Over 500 senior executives from across both these sectors were asked how their businesses and markets would perform in 2013 and the role innovation would play in driving future revenue growth.
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Tomorrow Calling – but will broadcasters and operators pick up?
Broadcasters and TV operators take note: consumers are tired of clunky user interfaces, weary of digital rights issues, and willing to run into the arms of a big technology company like Apple or Google if these problems are not resolved, and fast.
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IBC 2012: Taking care of business
This year’s IBC event lacked a big, overarching theme, or new “wow” topic to get journalists, analysts and market-watchers foaming at the mouth. And that’s no bad thing. It’s the sign of a maturing industry, and as a result, the show retained a healthy focus on improving existing products and trying to get the big things – multiscreen, OTT, hybrid – right. Nevertheless, there was plenty on show that highlighted that the market remains miles away from anything resembling certainty.
Bollywood comes to YouView from TalkTalk
Bright future for residential security at the Digital Home World Summit
Virgin Media's new COO named
Shazam's Daniel Danker: "This can be a very confusing time for TV viewers"
Worldwide IPTV subs up 36% in 2012
Twitter amplifies TV advertising
INTERVIEWS
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Disney: Distributing content has become a mission-critical component
Dave Ballew, director of enterprise media management services (EMMS)...
April 29th, 2013 -
BBC Worldwide: “Second-screen services could be enhanced with temporal metadata”
Robin Boldon, Director of Digital Distribution at BBC Worldwide,...
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BBC Worldwide: “Agreeing common file delivery formats is an achievable step”
Rod Carter, Head of Digital Asset Management at BBC...
October 17th, 2012
EXPERTISE ZONE
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The operator survival guide: rules of engagementViaccess-Orca’s Ofer Weintraub discusses the requirements for second screen apps....
March 25th, 2013
By Dr. Ofer Weintraub -
IPTV meets Big Data – predicting user behaviour to create attractive offeringsThe tough challenges faced by communication service providers (CSPs) from...
March 13th, 2013
By Spyros Sakellariou -
Podcast: Multiscreen video, consumer expectations and user-generated contentIn this podcast, we speak to Steve McCaffery, VP and...
March 8th, 2013
By Jamie Beach
