
Sky has made a further $1.9m (€1.44m) equity investment in Roku, a platform which delivers over-the-top (OTT) services via streaming devices.
The Business of Multiscreen Television

Sky customers will be able to access what the satcaster is claiming to be the most complete catch-up TV service in the UK from this coming Monday (March 18) following the addition on 4 on demand (4oD) to the company’s On Demand service.

Sky has entered a new multi-year licensing agreement with NBCUniversal International Television Distribution for exclusive television rights for future and library titles from NBC Universal for Sky Movies.

BBC iPlayer has been launched on Sky+. As a result, up to 6.7 million homes with a Sky+HD box and broadband connection will from today (October 30) be able to enjoy the BBC’s VOD service, which has been integrated into Sky’s existing EPG and on demand menus.
The most recent non-proprietary video compression standard, High-Efficiency Video Codec (HEVC), also known as H.265, was placed into final draft for ratification in January 2013 and is expected to become the video standard of choice for the next decade. … [Read More...]
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