TECHNOLOGY

By Stuart Thomson RTL Hungary has tapped technology outfit Bedrock to power its newly rebranded RTL+ direct-to-consumer streaming offering. RTL Hungary has turned to Bedrock to deliver a service with three tiers launching simultaneously: an AVOD offering dubbed RTL+ Light based around a traditional catch-up TV proposition; RTL+ Activ, a service distributed via telcos that offers more premium content, thanks to partnerships and distributions deals; and a full SVOD service that allows subscribers to watch RTL’s current linear shows and special content without ads. The latter includes premium streaming features...

By Andy Fry Tech solutions provider Deltatre is helping streaming platform Dyn Media to build a new OTT service aimed at sports fans across German-speaking Europe. Launching in Summer 2023, the OTT platform will play a core role in Dyn Media’s mission to create a new home for sports fans in Germany, with handball, table tennis, basketball and volleyball content part of the service. Dyn Media focuses on sports beyond soccer and has recently acquired exclusive media rights for various handball, basketball and volleyball events. Fans of the new service...

By Stuart Thomson Service provider GO Malta has installed a complete playout and media management architecture from Imagine Communications. The new system has enabled GO. GO is the leading quad-play provider in Malta, offering mobile, fixed line, internet and IPTV/OTT television services to more than 500,000 customers. Since the acquisition of Multiplus in 2007, GO has rapidly grown its TV properties and premium sports rights, which now include the English Premier League, UEFA Champions’ League, Serie A from Italy, Ligue 1 from France and Formula 1. In 2018, GO and...

A global IT services and technology solutions company, Sonata Software has announced that it has signed an agreement with Bermuda headquartered Global Cloud Xchange (GCX), a leading network service provider powering global connectivity for new media providers, telecom carriers and enterprises. Sonata Software, chosen by GCX as its technology and business transformation partner of choice, shall support and maintain the end-to-end application landscape and help GCX migrate from legacy technology and platforms to enable strategic business transformation in this multi-year agreement. GCX provides high-bandwidth connectivity and global managed network services...

By Cyber Era NG Staff The largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, and WIOCC Group, EXA Infrastructure Africa’s leading provider of converged open access digital infrastructure, has announced the signing of a deal for capacity on a new terrestrial transport route interconnecting Africa and Europe. The deal comes hot on the heels of EXA’s recent announcement that it is investing in a new terrestrial transport route to Lisbon and Sines in Portugal, connecting the Iberian peninsula to EXA’s European network. WIOCC will be utilising this new...

By Godson Umejiego, Bureau Chief, The Americas In alignment with the Department of Commerce’s strategic goals of providing 21st century service with 21st century capabilities and driving US innovation and global competitiveness, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently added the new artificial intelligence (AI)-based “Similarity Search” feature to examiners’ Patents End-to-End (PE2E) search suite. This new tool will support the USPTO’s goal to grant more robust and reliable patents by further assisting patent examiners as they search for prior art during the examination process. The Similarity Search...