urrently, the number of global OTT subscribers is 375 million, and it’s only growing from there. With this surge and demand of OTT digital platforms, CenturyLink, Inc. has announced an agreement with Streamroot, a provider of peer-to-peer networking solutions that can be paired with CenturyLink’s content delivery network (CDN). Known as CenturyLink CDN Mesh Delivery, […]
Crown Media Signs Contract with SES to Deliver Hallmark Channel to U.S. Homes
After a renewal agreement with SES, a leading satellite operator, TV homes across the U.S. will continue to have access to Crown Media Family Networks’ channels. The contract consists of a nine-year deal, and Crown Media will move its Hallmark Channel selection from the AMC-11 satellite to SES-1. The SES-1 is one of three satellites […]
Roku Adds HBO to Premium Subscriptions, Just in Time for Game of Throne Fans
Roku is now incorporating HBO into its Premium Subscriptions on the Roku Channel. Subscribers will have access to all of HBO’s original series, plus hit movies, documentaries, live programming, and more. Cinemax will also be available via Premium Subscriptions on the Roku Channel. “The Roku Channel delivers a single destination to discover great free, ad-supported […]
Robotic Arm Grabs and Tosses Objects More Accurately Than Researchers
A team at Google, in collaboration with individuals from Columbia, Princeton, and MIT Universities, have created a robot that can pick out objects from a bin and toss it into another specified bin. The researchers said their biggest hurdle was having the robot grab an object and throw with precision. By grabbing random objects that […]
Toyota Releases 24,000 Licenses Royalty-Free to Promote Global Vehicle Electrification
Toyota Motor Corporation has recently announced it is making its patents and technical knowledge readily available in order to promote the widespread use of electrified vehicles. In an effort to combat rising emissions, while utilizing available technologies, Toyota hopes making their patents transparent will promote the rise of electric vehicles. In total, Toyota will grant […]
Toyota’s Basketball Playing-Bot Shoots Successful Three-Pointers
Toyota’s basketball-playing robot may be making its debut on an NBA team since it hardly ever misses a free throw or a three-pointer. Though, the bot can’t dribble or slam dunk, so it may not come in all that handy on the court. The robot has the poise of a real basketball player at six-foot, […]
Boston Dynamics’ Handle Gets a New Warehouse Job
Boston Dynamics never ceases to come up with something new when it comes to robots. From their BigDog, who can go power through rough terrain, to their WildCat, the fastest quadruped robot, they’ve interrupted the robotic world. Now, the company is making its way into the warehouse with Handle. Handle uses the same principles for […]
2020 Olympic Games Offer Robotic Assistance to Individuals in Wheelchairs
Robots may be helping spectators in wheelchairs at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games has announced that the Tokyo 2020 Robot Project helpers will assist individuals in wheelchairs to guarantee they’ll have “an experience they are unlikely to forget.” “The Tokyo 2020 Games are a unique opportunity for […]
CERN Uses Limelight Networks to Live Stream Ground-Breaking Scientific Discoveries
Limelight Networks, Inc., a provider of edge cloud services, has announced that the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) is using Limelight’s Content Delivery Network (CDN) to live stream scientific discoveries to thousands of researchers, engineers, and physicists around the world. CERN, a giant when it comes to physics laboratories, is home to some of […]
Link Labs and Polte Use 4G and 5G Positioning Technologies with AirFinder Asset Tracking System
Link Labs, Inc., an innovator in low-power, wide-area network technologies that power the IoT, and Polte Corporation, a company focused in Cloud Location over Cellular (C-LoC) solutions, have announced they are collaborating on Link Labs’ AirFinder asset tracking solution. Link Labs will utilize Polte’s agreement with Sequans to embed Polte’s C-LoC device software on Sequans’ […]