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Vecima Helps NOS Deliver Ultimate Fan Experience for Video Subscribers in Portugal

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Thursday, September 12, 2024

In 2016, Vecima and NOS embarked on a multi-year project to transform the video entertainment experience for viewers in Portugal.

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  • In 2016, Vecima and NOS embarked on a multi-year project to transform the video entertainment experience for viewers in Portugal.
  • NOS has deployed Vecima’s MediaScale Storage through Satcab, Vecima’s reseller in Portugal.
  • NOS has deployed a multi-tiered storage platform enabling optimized video delivery while keeping costs under control.
  • “The 2024 Olympic Games in Paris and the UEFA European Football Championship were shining moments for NOS’ SPORT TV video experience,” said Pedro Marques, Head of OTT & Media Services for NOS.

AI-Media to Showcase Cutting-Edge Alta Platform Innovations at IBC 2024

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Thursday, September 5, 2024

LONDON, Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AI-Media, the leader in live video captioning and subtitling solutions, is set to unveil a suite of groundbreaking updates to its Alta platform at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2024 happening in Amsterdam, 13-16 September.

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  • LONDON, Sept. 05, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AI-Media, the leader in live video captioning and subtitling solutions, is set to unveil a suite of groundbreaking updates to its Alta platform at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) 2024 happening in Amsterdam, 13-16 September.
  • At IBC 2024, AI-Media will focus on expanding its footprint in the European market with its LEXI broadcast workflow, emphasizing solutions that deliver cost savings and workflow efficiencies.
  • The primary highlights will include:
    LEXI Live AI-Powered Captions: Offering hands-on trials to demonstrate the power, low-latency and accuracy of AI-Media's automated captioning.
  • Experience AI-Media's latest innovations at IBC 2024 and discover why broadcasters worldwide trust AI-Media to transform their captioning workflows.

InterDigital to Showcase Excellence in Broadcast and Immersive Video Solutions at IBC 2024

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Thursday, August 29, 2024

At the Ultra HD Forum booth in Hall 3, #B.21, InterDigital will highlight the advantages of Advanced HDR by Technicolor solutions for the Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC) and Brazil's Sistema Brasileiro de Televisão Digital (SBTVD) Forum. Advanced HDR by Technicolor is the only solution currently providing continuous, live HDR content via ATSC 3.0 stations -- also known as NEXTGEN TV -- across the U.S., and it has been included in the SBTVD TV 2.5 and TV 3.0 standards in Brazil. Advanced HDR by Technicolor, Fraunhofer and Hisense participated in a showcase held by Globo -- one of the largest media companies in Brazil and Latin America -- during the Paris games held this summer. InterDigital, along with Ateme, Fraunhofer, and Hisense, will jointly demonstrate encoder and display-side solutions for implementing SBTVD standards using cutting-edge technologies, such as MPEG-H, AVC, HDR, Advanced HDR by Technicolor, and VVC.

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  • At IBC, InterDigital and Philips will showcase the increasingly important role Advanced HDR solutions play in efficiently broadcasting HDR content across diverse distribution formats.
  • At the IABM room, InterDigital will showcase our Advanced HDR solutions offering the only Single Master Workflow.
  • InterDigital will display the latest implementations of Advanced HDR solutions in European live sport events and live content distribution in U.S. markets.
  • InterDigital has been shortlisted for three CSI Awards, recognizing our excellence in video processing, innovation in immersive video experiences, and solutions to mitigate the energy impact of the video value chain.

WISI Integrates CryptoGuard Support into ABR Receiver for Enhanced Video Delivery

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

VANCOUVER, BC, Aug. 20, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- WISI, a global leader in telecommunication technology, and CryptoGuard, a premier provider of content protection solutions, proudly announce a strategic partnership to deliver an advanced ABR (Adaptive Bitrate Streaming) Receiver solution to CryptoGuard customers.

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  • WISI and CryptoGuard proudly announce a strategic partnership to deliver an advanced ABR (Adaptive Bitrate Streaming) Receiver solution to CryptoGuard customers.
  • "Partnering with WISI enables us to offer our customers a robust and reliable ABR Receiver solution, helping operators to overcome the challenges of modern video distribution to business accounts."
  • The ABR Receiver with CryptoGuard integration is a revolutionary new way to minimize equipment while reducing ongoing operational costs and ensuring secure, reliable video delivery."
  • "Partnering with WISI enables us to offer our customers a robust and reliable ABR Receiver solution," said Kjell Carlswärd, CEO at CryptoGuard.

More than half of connected devices will be haptic enabled by 2028, revealing exciting opportunity for immersive video

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Tuesday, August 20, 2024

The white paper, Haptics: The Next Modality in Immersive Entertainment , examines the current inflection point in the haptic technology development lifecycle that now has haptics being regarded as an essential element in modern entertainment systems.

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  • The white paper, Haptics: The Next Modality in Immersive Entertainment , examines the current inflection point in the haptic technology development lifecycle that now has haptics being regarded as an essential element in modern entertainment systems.
  • This shift is attributed to digital devices becoming ever more ubiquitous, and with it, haptic technology has become more accessible to the wider public.
  • Fortunately, several leading standards organisations, including MPEG, IEEE and Khronos Group, are engaging with industry and collaborating to determine the mechanisms and modalities for coding haptic content and experiences.
  • In fact, the collaborative work within standards is proving to be instrumental in enabling seamless integration across devices and platforms globally.

Fraunhofer IIS, Hisense, and Globo Bring MPEG-H Audio Enhanced Sound Experiences to Brazilian Homes

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Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Fraunhofer IIS, together with their partners Hisense and Globo, announces the release of a wide range of Hisense television sets in Brazil that unlock the Next Generation Audio capabilities of MPEG-H Audio.

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  • Fraunhofer IIS, together with their partners Hisense and Globo, announces the release of a wide range of Hisense television sets in Brazil that unlock the Next Generation Audio capabilities of MPEG-H Audio.
  • The global TV and home appliance giant Hisense has arrived in Brazil to answer the growing demand for personalized high-quality experiences with TV models that support the advanced features of MPEG-H Audio.
  • Broadcasters and streaming providers can now deliver innovative interactive sound experiences on Hisense QLED TV sets via streaming or ISBD-T/ ATSC 3.0 broadcast.
  • “Incorporating MPEG-H Audio support in our TVs allows us to provide the most advanced experiences to our viewers,” said Thais Nogueira, Deputy Marketing Director of Hisense Brazil.

Wohler Announces 3G-SDI to 12G-SDI Upgrade Path

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Tuesday, July 30, 2024

This new module OPT-RMOC-12G makes it possible to migrate a 3G-SDI capable monitor to a 12G-SDI (4K) capable monitor.

Key Points: 
  • This new module OPT-RMOC-12G makes it possible to migrate a 3G-SDI capable monitor to a 12G-SDI (4K) capable monitor.
  • Wohler has a history of building scalable, modular and future-proof products, and this development continues that tradition.
  • Wohler builds monitors that are Audio-only models as well as Audio & Video capable models.
  • Please stop by the Wohler booth at these events, or email [email protected] to set up a call to request a demo.

WISI Collaborates with Innovative Systems to Enhance ABR Reception Solution

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Wednesday, July 24, 2024

VANCOUVER, BC, July 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- WISI, a global leader in telecommunications technology, announced an exciting new partnership with Innovative Systems, known for its advanced software solutions. This collaboration integrates Innovative Systems' technology with WISI's ABR Receiver, and helps operators streamline operations, reduce headend equipment, and ensure a seamless entertainment experience for business accounts.

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  • WISI announced an exciting new partnership with Innovative Systems, integrating Innovative Systems' technology with WISI's ABR Receiver.
  • This collaboration integrates Innovative Systems' technology with WISI's ABR Receiver, and helps operators streamline operations, reduce headend equipment, and ensure a seamless entertainment experience for business accounts.
  • "Innovative Systems is proud to integrate our technology with WISI's ABR Receiver, offering a robust and cohesive solution for video delivery.
  • "Innovative Systems is proud to integrate our technology with WISI's ABR Receiver, offering a robust and cohesive solution for video delivery," said Scott Sobolewski, Vice President of Sales at Innovative Systems.

DASH Industry Forum (DASH-IF) Becomes Part of the SVTA

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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, announces that the DASH Industry Forum (DASH-IF) is now part of the SVTA.

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  • The Streaming Video Technology Alliance (SVTA), a global technical association developing solutions to address critical technical challenges in delivering a high-quality video experience at scale, announces that the DASH Industry Forum (DASH-IF) is now part of the SVTA.
  • Through their efforts, DASH-IF accomplished much over the past decade to help the industry use the DASH format in production environments.
  • “Having DASH-IF operating within the SVTA will only benefit the industry,” says Jason Thibeault, CEO of SVTA.
  • Iraj was the president of the DASH Industry Forum for most of the time the forum existed.

Allegro DVT Launches The Industry’s First Real-Time VVC/H.266 Encoder IP

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Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Allegro DVT , the leading provider of video encoding and decoding semiconductor IP solutions, today announced the availability of its E320 video Encoder IP which supports the latest VVC/H.266 codec.

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  • Allegro DVT , the leading provider of video encoding and decoding semiconductor IP solutions, today announced the availability of its E320 video Encoder IP which supports the latest VVC/H.266 codec.
  • The new E320 Encoder IP is the latest addition to Allegro DVT’s E300 series , it supports multiple video formats by sharing resources between H.264, HEVC, VP9, AV1 and the newly added VVC compression standards to minimize power consumption and silicon area.
  • Nouar Hamze, CEO of Allegro DVT, said " The Allegro DVT team has a proven track record in providing cutting-edge and scalable video IPs with best-in-class video quality, silicon area and power consumption.
  • The release of this industry’s first VVC Encoder IP is undoubtedly a major step that will help speed up the adoption of this new video standard with power and cost efficient HW solutions.