Vimond Media Solutions Recognised for Innovation, Growth, International Success BERGEN, Norway ― 28 November, 2016 Vimond Media Solutions today announced that it had received the prestigious Villsauen 2016 Award from Bergen Næringsråd (Bergen Chamber of Commerce and Industry). The award was presented to Helge Hoibraaten, CEO of Vimond, by Monica Mæland, Norway’s…
Content rights acquisition was an early obstacle to OTT video. Allowing movies and broadcast television over a new distribution network called for adjusting strategies and striking new deals. But rights were a gating issue long before TV Everywhere and other such initiatives. Rights acquisition is arguably the original broadcasting problem. Who has the rights…
BERGEN, Norway ― 21st November, 2016 Vimond Media Solutions today announced that two of its products have won Streaming Media Europe Readers’ Choice Awards: Vimond Platform in the Online Video Platform category; and Vimond IO, in the Cloud Video Service category. “We are delighted that Streaming Media readers recognized Vimond Platform and Vimond IO…
As the broadcast world moves towards an IP infrastructure, two phenomena are becoming apparent. The first is that network engineers and managers are having to become increasingly mobile: their lives no longer revolve around the operations centre. Rather, they are spending an increasing amount of time on the road, monitoring and optimising the network…
Liège, BELGIUM 14 November, 2016 As UHD and 4K become more prevalent, broadcast equipment manufacturers must be able to seamlessly inter-connect SDI formats and convert between quad-link 3G, dual-link 6G and single-link 12G-SDI. SDI FPGA core from OmniTek provides real-time fast connectivity solutions for Image Matters B20 Module. Simply integrating the IP…
Both Sides Now The broadcast industry is talking increasingly about the role of the cloud – but is it yet ready for prime time? When Joni Mitchell concluded the third verse of her much-covered 1967 song “Both Sides Now” (which was, interestingly, a hit for Judy Collins before Mitchell recorded it) with the line…
Media Assist: A Production Asset Management Software Solution for all Organizations CLARET, France — 24 October 2016 NETIA, a leading provider of media automation and asset management software, today announced that, in response to the changing communications needs of businesses across the world, it is now offering Media Assist Suite…
With DVB-T2 having been trialled, adopted or deployed in over 150 countries around the world, there seems little doubt that it’s likely to become pervasive. That’s no surprise, as its benefits and advantages are demonstrably compelling. Getting to where we are, however, hasn’t been easy in the face of political resistance and financial…
If you’re a fan of the TV series Star Trek, you’ll be familiar with the Borg. You’ll also be familiar with its mantra “Resistance is futile” as the collective tried to assimilate every other species in its quest for perfection. Sometimes, it seems like IP has become the Borg of the broadcast world. It…
OSLO, Norway — 20 September, 2016 Bridge Technologies today announced that its innovative VB440-V virtual probe was chosen by the judges as the winner of the 2016 IABM Design & Innovation Awards in the “Test, Quality Control & Monitoring” category. The award was announced at IABM’s awards reception and ceremony on 10…