Editorial Insight
Industry Meeting the Demands of Consumers
After four days at IBC, I’ve reached my limit on flat panel TVs, content monitoring systems, mobile TV standards and walking, and I’m sure the thousands of others attendees can add to this list. But while I’m suffering from technology overload, it’s hard not to be impressed by the displays and demonstrations.     Hardware and software providers are ... More»

From The Show Floor
OpenTV CEO Hails ‘Breakthrough’ DTH Deal
A deal with SkyPerfect, one of the largest satellite pay-TV operators in Japan, could prove to be key breakthrough for OpenTV, CEO Ben Bennett told IBC e-Daily.      “Japan is a very difficult market to get into,” said Bennett. “You really have to invest in relationships to make it happen. It is a major deal. It is one of the largest TV markets in the world, and the second largest advertizing market.” Under the multiyear agreement, which has not been formally announced but was mentioned during a recent earnings call, OpenTV will provide its Core middleware technology, set-top boxes with high-definition and personal video recorder functionality, and create a user interface for SkyPerfect.      The deal with SkyPerfect provides a boost to OpenTV at a ... More»

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Industry Briefs
Arqiva Signs Five-Year Supply, Space Segment Contract with Sky Italia
As part of a five-year contract supplying Sky Italia with a fleet of seven automated satellite newsgathering (SNG) trucks, Arqiva will provide Sky ... More»

IPcopter Rolls Out CampNet Broadband Service
IPcopter has rolled out CampNet, a satellite broadband access service, following completion of a trial project performed in conjunction with the European Space Agency ... More»

Streambox Rolls Out File-Based Video-Over-IP Solution
Streambox Inc. released a new product for providing file-based video management and acquisition.      The solution enables control room operators to manage hundreds of ... More»

Verimatrix, ViewRight DVB-CI Card
Verimatrix has introduced ViewRight CI, an integrated DVB-CI card jointly developed with Neotion.      The card combines secure common interface ... More»

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Executive Insight
Harmonic CEO Sees More Flexibility in Video Strategies
Harmonic provides next-generation video delivery solutions to pay-TV operators, and the company is seeing its business jump as customers make the move to high-definition (HD) content and on-demand services. Harmonic CEO Patrick Harshman spoke with IBC e-daily about the changing TV landscape and what opportunities this landscape offers a video delivery technology vendor such as Harmonic.   IBC e-Daily: What are the main growth drivers of your business? Harshman: The growth driver for the satellite business as well as in general is this transition to HD. We see certainly see this in the United States, but we see could take-up in Asia as well as Europe. I think just the scale of that is really starting to get going. This is the primary top-line driver. I would also say a smaller revenue contribution, but something that is beginning to grow and something are customers are beginning to focus more on, is this trend of hitting multiple screens. There is an increasing focus of taking video content ... More»

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