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SeaChange acquires XstreamFebruary 14, 2019Video software specialist SeaChange has acquired the Xstream, a privately held Danish OTT video and TV cloud platform provider, for a total value of $5.5 million.Subscribers Only
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Inside Secure acquires VerimatrixDecember 10, 2018Inside Secure, a mobile, banking, IoT, and SoC security specialist, will acquire video and media security specialist Verimatrix. The all-cash transaction – valued at $143 million and backed by One Equity Partners - is expected to close in Q1 2019.Subscribers Only
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Telstra writes Ooyala down to zeroFebruary 16, 2018Telstra has written down to zero the value of its Ooyala video business, and recorded a $273 million impairment. A mere four years after the Australian telco’s acquiring the Silicon Valley startup for $270 million, Telstra will attempt to offload Ooyala’s Adtech assets, and retain the firm’s video processing and online video platform businesses.Subscribers Only
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Ericsson relinquishes a majority share of its TV software holdingsFebruary 02, 2018Subsequent to a yearlong review of its media and video-technology assets, Ericsson is divesting its Media Solutions business, and choosing to retain Red Bee Media (née Ericsson Broadcast and Media Services) in full. 51 percent of Ericsson Media Solutions – comprising Mediaroom, Envivio, Azuki, Fabrix, and Tandberg assets – will be transferred to private equity firm One Equity. Ericsson’s 49 percent stake will continue to be reported under the company’s Other business segment. Red Bee Media – comprising Ericsson’s playout, content discovery, managed media services, and creative assets – will continue to operate as an independent, fully-owned subsidiary. Subject to regulatory approval, the Media Solutions deal is expected to close in Q3; financial terms have not been disclosed.
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Zenterio acquires AdscribeJanuary 03, 2017TV operating system provider Zenterio has acquired the remaining 75% of the advertising technology company Adscribe.Subscribers Only
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Accedo merges with DigiflareDecember 14, 2016Multiscreen video app providers Accedo and Digiflare, based in Stockholm and Toronto respectively, will merge to create an app specialist with an enhanced position in the video experience market.Subscribers Only
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MediaTek Breaks into US LTE carrier market with Helio P10 in LG X Power for Sprint’s CDMA NetworkOctober 18, 2016On September 16th, 2016, MediaTek announced their first LTE smartphone win for the Sprint network in the US with the LG X Power model LS755. This design win on a major US carrier is significant in that it represents...Subscribers Only
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Years in the Making, Intel modem chip finally returns to iPhoneSeptember 21, 2016After months, if not years, of whispers about a significant LTE thin modem design win, Intel’s 3rd generation XMM7360 CAT-9 modem was discovered inside certain models of the latest Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. This was the first time since the iPhone 4 in 2010 that Intel (then Infineon) had a design win in the premier smartphone brand; back in a time when the iPhone was still a carrier exclusive device to AT&T.
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Ericsson taps into Android TV with Google partnershipSeptember 19, 2016Ericsson is collaborating with Google to extend the scale of its MediaFirst TV platform. MediaFirst will be integrated into Google’s Android TV ecosystem, and as such, will allow operators to launch Android-TV-based services with ease.Subscribers Only
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Kaltura partners with Microsoft Azure to strengthen its cloud-based OTT solutionSeptember 05, 2016Media and OTT solutions-provider Kaltura has partnered with Microsoft Azure. Kaltura’s OTT TV solution will be integrated with Microsoft Azure’s cloud infrastructure to provide OTT services to customers worldwide.Subscribers Only
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Trade sanction ordeal likely to spur ZTE’s internal mobile chipset effortsApril 19, 2016Two weeks after the US Commerce Department placed trade sanctions on ZTE over allegedly skirting US export controls laws (see US trade restrictions could be disastrous for ZTE’s smartphone business), a 3-month temporary lift of the sanction was put in place after “active” and “constructive” talks with the US government.Subscribers Only
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CES 2016: US wireless carriers end device subsidies opening up market opportunities for mid-range and open channel OEM playersJanuary 19, 2016With all four major US carriers announcing an end to 2-year contracts and device subsidies, smartphone financing and sales will likely undergo a transformational change which will invariably move the US smartphone distribution model closer to that of the rest of the world and expose the real cost of devices to the end consumer.
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AT&T makes a calculated bet on the irrelevance of smartphone subsidiesJanuary 07, 2016As of January 2016, subscribers will no longer be able to get smartphones on a two year subsidised contract. New subscribers will be offered AT&T’s Next plan, and will pay instalments on the full price of the smartphone...
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T-Mobile launches zero-rated Binge On video serviceNovember 13, 2015T-Mobile USA has launched its 10th Un-carrier initiative “Binge On”, offering a new zero-rated streaming video service.
