Asia-Pacific News

ATEME, a leader in advanced video compression solutions for the broadcast industry, announced that CJ Powercast, a major Korean digital broadcasting service, has selected the ATEME TITAN software platform to reduce complex workflow issues as part of its Video on Demand (VOD) and Catch-up TV content preparation services. As a member of the CJ Entertainment [...]

Brightcove (NASDAQ: BCOV), a global provider of cloud content services, has announced a partnership with V8 Supercar to live stream every race of the 2013 V8 Supercar series. The new V8SuperView streaming service, which was trialled during the first two races of the 2013 series, uses Brightcove’s Zencoder Live Cloud Transcoding service to deliver streamed [...]

Envivio (NASDAQ: ENVI), a provider of software-based live and on-demand multi-screen video processing and delivery solutions, has announced that Wasu Media Group, a cable and new media service provider in Huangzhou province, China, has selected Envivio Muse transcoders on the 4Caster appliance for its cable and multi-screen services. Today, the service supports transcoding of MPEG-2 [...]

Oregan Networks, a leading British IPTV software and systems specialist, and CAT Telecom Public Company Limited (CAT) have announced a successful launch of an Over the Top entertainment service to broadband subscribers on CAT’s 3G and fixed line networks. Following the unveiling of the service in Jangwattana Road, Bangkok, in December 2012, Ms Anothai Klampaiboon [...]

Internode has delivered free, high definition livestreams of 12 performances from WOMADelaide 2013, including reggae great Jimmy Cliff, Australian hip hop band The Cat Empire, and the Soweto Gospel Choir. Internode has also finalised agreements with other performers, including Italian band Nidi D’arac, which mashes together rural musical tradition with rock, electronica and beats. Accessible [...]

KDDI, one of Japan’s leading telcos, has announced the launch of its Video Pass service on Apple iOS devices and Smart TV Stick.  Powered by Saffron Digital, a premium video-on-demand (VOD) service is now available across four platforms and is for the first time accessible by KDDI’s entire smartphone subscriber base. Video Pass, which was [...]

Verimatrix has announced that Hong Kong-based PCCW Limited’s now TV is securing its over-the-top (OTT) video-on-demand (VoD) service with the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) for Internet TV.  now TV is Hong Kong’s largest quad-play pay-TV provider and has one of the world’s largest commercial deployments of IPTV. now TV leverages VCAS for Internet [...]

Expanding its offering on the VIERA Connect platform, Panasonic has announced a partnership with SBS to offer an on demand service on selected Smart VIERA TVs. The SBS ON DEMAND app gives users access to a vast range of the programming that SBS is known for – TV shows, films and event footage from around [...]

Digital Rapids and Quinto Communications, a leading systems integrator and supplier of technology to the broadcast and communication industries, have announced the sale of a Flux DRC-2100 PCI-e Live Streaming Encoder to Australia’s Ovation Channel. Ovation is Australia’s first arts and entertainment channel and has been broadcasting for over 15 years. The channel showcases classical and [...]

Digital Rapids has been chosen by Foxtel to provide encoding and streaming solutions to underpin Foxtel’s new video initiatives. Foxtel has purchased StreamZ Live adaptive streaming encoders and the Digital Rapids Broadcast Manager multi-encoder management system to power the new Foxtel Go App. The Digital Rapids encoders and management software are being used to provide [...]