The Video Services Forum (VSF) has been accredited by the IABM’s (International Association of Broadcast and Media) Industry Collaborative Groups Endorsement Program. Launched at NAB, the initiative is an industry-wide endorsement scheme for collaborative groups. “The Video Services Forum has been a champion of open ... Read More

Members of the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (Aims) have elected Scott Barella and Andy Warman to the organisation’s board of directors. Barella, the chief technology officer of Utah Scientific, has served as deputy chairman of the Aims Technical Working Group since January 2016. Warman ... Read More

CenturyLink may eventually replace its managed IPTV service, Prism TV, with an over-the-top product, if it’s able to secure the rights necessary to pull together a pay-TV package with the channels that are critical to consumers, company CFO Stewart Ewing said this week at the UBS Global Media ... Read More

More than 125 movies are now enabled in 4K resolution on the Google Play movie and TV service, the company announced, adding another on-demand content service catering to the next-gen video format. Available in the U.S. and Canada, the 4K movies on Google Play can be viewed ... Read More

The Swedish visual effects group that worked on The Walking Dead has opened a London-based studio fronted by former MPC staff. Goodbye Kansas has set up shop in Dufferin St near Old Street with a facility led by executive producer James Prosser, formerly of MPC and ... Read More

GoPro Drone ambitious plans to be a player in the fledgling drone market crashed last week when it had to announce a product recall due to Karma UAV units falling from the sky. The company needed to resolve a performance issue related to loss of power during operation, it said. ... Read More

Welcome, dear friends, to Gadget Dreams and Nightmares, the column that's distracted itself from the shellshock of the election just long enough to cast a beady eye over the latest gadget announcements. Spied from inside the comfort of a warm blanket this time around are a curved monitor, a robot ... Read More