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Thought LeadershipConsolidation, SaaS solutions and Cloud TV – How Media Services and Telcos Can Embrace Ongoing Trends to Drive Revenue and Keep Up with New Media
The media landscape has evolved dramatically in recent years. Not only has there been a shift in what media we see, how we see it, and who provides it, but media services and the content they facilitate have become thoroughly intertwined with consumers’ means of communication as well.
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News
Europe’s Public Service Media Needs Support, says Ampere
Engagement with public service media (PSM) linear and video on demand services has fallen by 15% in Europe’s largest markets over the past six years, according to Ampere Analysis consumer research.
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Daily News
MediaKind’s one-click MK/IO ready to stream
MK/IO, a complete streaming solution built on Microsoft Azure, will be unveiled at IBC.
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Daily News
Amagi partners with TCL
Cloud-based SaaS technology specialist Amagi was selected by consumer electronics company TCL to support its new streaming options for TCL TV users in the United States.
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Daily News
Varnish Software unveils MSE 4
Caching, streaming and content delivery software specialist Varnish Software unveiled Massive Storage Engine (MSE) 4, its latest solution for storing and managing cached objects and their metadata, and the latest addition to Varnish Enterprise 6.
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Daily News
Austria’s ORF implements Bitmovin Player
Austria’s public broadcaster ORF has implemented the Bitmovin Player to allow it to stream content across a broad range of device types.
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Industry Trends
MWC2023 Review: Netflix, 5G emergency broadcast, VR and 3D
The GSMA’s mobile and communications trade show Mobile World Congress was held once again in Barcelona this year. A showcase for all things related to mobile, telecoms and communication tech, news from the show can have a big impact on how content is distributed in the future, as well as ...
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Daily News
Japan’s J:COM picks Qwilt
Japanese cable broadband and multi-channel video provider J:COM has deployed Qwilt’s Open Caching solution, boosting its network capacity and enhancing the quality of live streaming, VoD and media applications delivered throughout its network.
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News
UK film and high-end TV production hits record £6.27 billion
UK film and high-end TV (HETV) production hit a record £6.27 billion in 2022, £1.83 billion higher than for the pre-pandemic year of 2019, according to the latest figures from the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit.
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Industry Trends
Cloud distribution: “Standard and specific” broadcast workflows starting to emerge
While the migration to cloud-based production has tended to the dominate the headlines, the admittedly slower and more nuanced emergence of cloud distribution should not be undervalued, writes David Davies.
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Daily News
FAST and furious: the rise of Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV
It’s an understatement to say that Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV (FAST) was a hot topic at this year’s IBC. The theme of FAST channels and services popped up in numerous conversations and presentations around the show floor.
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Daily News
Unified Virtual Channel to launch in 2023
Smart video streaming specialist Unified Streaming unveiled Unified Virtual Channel, which it said allows content providers to combine VoD and live sources to create OTT-only linear channels.
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Daily News
Amagi NOW aims to speed time-to-market
Cloud-based SaaS technology specialist Amagi announced the upcoming general availability of Amagi NOW, a modular SaaS solution offering management and monetisation functionality in the cloud for delivering content to linear and video on demand (VOD) platforms.
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Video
FAST channels: Transitioning linear and VOD and introducing the simplicity of FAST
IBC2022: This session will cover the rapid growth of FAST channels and several of the biggest keys to their success; i.e. genre diversity and the importance of curating content for particular audiences, and building successful strategic partnerships and the elements that make them productive. This panel will discuss their ...
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Daily News
Embracing the cloud with Amagi
Baskar Subramanian, Amagi Co-Founder and CEO, boldly predicts that broadcasters could replace live studios with cloud set-ups in around 12 months’ time as the various technologies and networks reach maturity.
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Daily News
VoD and live: Together at last
Smart video streaming specialist Unified Streaming has unveiled Unified Virtual Channel, which it says allows content providers to combine VOD and live sources to create OTT-only linear channels.
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Daily News
Grabyo debuts cloud-based instant replay
Major updates will be debuting at IBC for live production platform Grabyo Producer. The company is launching instant replay and a new VOD playout system to extend its production services, building on its cloud control room, multiviewer and audio mixer.
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Industry Trends
Dynamic ad insertion: A win-win-win proposition?
Times are changing as big VOD players start to turn back to advertising after years of championing subscription-only models.
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Daily News
An appy future
Content Everywhere exhibitors provide some of their thoughts on what the current trends are in the TV apps and content market — and how content providers should set themselves apart in order to retain audience engagement.
