According to a consumer survey from Strategy Analytics, the most popular smart speaker model in the US is the Amazon Echo, which accounts for 23 per cent of all smart speakers in use. Including all its models, Amazon accounts for 63 per cent of smart speakers in use, while Google accounts for 17 per cent […]
Samsung has acquired Spanish AI and analytics firm Zhilabs. The tech giant says the takeover will boost its automation and analytics capabilities, central to developing 5G services. Zhilabs will continue to operate under its own management and independently from Samsung. Youngky Kim, President and Head of Networks Business at Samsung Electronics, said: “5G will enable […]
Gong Yu, founder and CEO of iQIYI, China’s largest online streaming platform, has predicted that advances in machine learning over the next two decades will reshape the entertainment industry more than the Internet has done until now. Delivering a Media Mastermind Keynote at MIPCOM in Cannes, Yu suggested that iQIYI was “well-positioned” to capture the […]
OTT, content production, and digital distribution solutions provider Ooyala and Telstra have revealed the completion of the management buyout of Ooyala. The Australian telco invested $270 million (€233m) in August 2104 to increase its ownership in Ooyala from 23 per cent (fully diluted) to 98 per cent and was in addition to the US$61 million […]
Agama Technologies, the specialist in video service quality and customer experience, has introduced AI Anomaly Detection. Powered by AI and machine learning, this new extension provides enhanced awareness of real incidents and elimination of irrelevant alarms, which Agama says enables service providers to deliver optimal service quality to customers with greater efficiency. To deliver video […]
A survey commissioned by BriteBill, a provider of billing and communications software for utilities, communications and media providers, has revealed that although service providers are moving at record pace to innovate, a significant engagement channel – the bill – is often overlooked in their digital transformation strategies. Predictably competition is a major driver for this […]
Nordic Entertainment Group has revealed that its Viaplay streaming service will be compatible with Google Home and Google Home Mini when they arrive in stores across Scandinavia on October 24th. Google Home is the first smart speaker to respond to voice instructions in the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish languages. By linking a Viaplay account to […]
Global analyst firm CCS Insight has revealed its predictions for 2019 and beyond. This year, the list of 100 predictions focuses on CCS Insight’s vision for artificial intelligence, the Internet of things, smart cities and smart home developments, 5G, the digital workplace, new consumer devices, media and the moves of major technology players such as […]
UPC is adding the new UPC TV to its Happy Home portfolio. “We want to delight our customers. And so we took a step back from static television. UPC TV is not just television, it is an experience, because every customer can watch television how they want. Whether that is on the sofa in the […]
Platform Communications, the technology communications expert, has revealed that the Platform Media Index for IBC 2018 reveals ‘Online Video’ and ‘Media Convergence’ were the hottest topics at the global broadcast industry show – accounting for more than a third of share of voice combined. The Index provides a snapshot of leading media technology trends, moves […]