Synamedia, a provider of video software solutions, has announced the launch of Quortex Switch, a next-generation SaaS-based multi-CDN management tool designed to optimise streaming costs, quality and reliability. Quortex Switch aims to simplify the design of multi-CDN systems to dynamically route end-users to the best available content sources. It eliminates the need for proprietary client-side […]
In late 2023, BT launched MAUD (Multicast-Assisted Unicast Delivery) – the telco group’s technology solution that enhances live video streaming quality and reliability for viewers and increases content delivery efficiency for broadcasters and Content Delivery Networks (CDNs). Chris Bramley, Managing director, NAS and architecture, Networks, at BT, commented: “It’s the era of box office events […]
Chris White, Chief Architect at Friend MTS, has shared some insights into the anti-piracy trends that are on the horizon, as well as looking a few years out. White recommends businesses to future-proof their operations as piracy risks are becoming their competitor. His predictions for 2025 and beyond are as follows: Security across social platforms […]
Marc Baillavoine, CTO, Video Network at Synamedia, predicts that the video streaming industry will continue consolidating in 2025, with cost efficiency remaining a top priority. Meanwhile, traditional players will persist in exploring new video formats like social media and short-form content. Baillavoine shared his full industry predictions for the new year: CDN Evolution: The public […]
Italian digital infrastructure provider, Rai Way, has launched its first five Edge Data centres and new connectivity services, including a Content Delivery Network (CDN). This network of interconnected, regional data centres, built on a 6,000+ km fibre optic backbone, provides secure, low-latency colocation and value-added services, seamlessly integrating with hybrid and multi-cloud environments for businesses […]
The International Broadcaster Coalition Against Piracy (IBCAP) has confirmed that member company DISH Network has filed a complaint in the Western District of Washington against Virtual Systems, a Ukraine-based company providing hosting services from data centres on multiple continents. The complaint asserts claims against Virtual Systems and Vyacheslav Smyrnov, the owner and CEO of Virtual […]
A strategic partnership has been formed between Redge Technologies, a leading provider of OTT and edge computing technologies in Central and Eastern Europe, and MedOne, Israel’s leading data centre operator, to offer video CDN (Content Delivery Network) services in the Israeli market. This partnership combines Redge Technologies’ state-of-the-art software solutions with MedOne’s extensive data center, Cloud […]
Fastly, the edge cloud platform has announced the expansion of its partnership with ITV to include the use of Fastly’s Media Shield. The decision was made in the run up to ITVX’s biggest ever live-streaming event during Euro 2024, and allowed ITVX to scale up to handle millions of concurrent live-stream viewers during England’s semi-final […]
Media services provider Arqiva has enhanced its portfolio of streaming services with the addition of new broadcast optimisation capability. Provided in collaboration with System73, the new service offerings for optimisation, QoE analytics and seamless CDN switching aim to reduce the delivery cost, latency, environmental impact and viewer satisfaction issues that come with the increasing requirement […]
Video software provider, Synamedia, has announced that POST Luxembourg, Luxembourg’s largest telco, is deploying Synamedia CDN for its linear IPTV service, POP TV, as well as other streaming services. By switching to Synamedia’s Fluid EdgeCDN, POST is enhancing control of its network through new insights and optimisation techniques. POST said that it chose Fluid EdgeCDN after Synamedia was able […]