An unassuming Norwegian vendor called Appear TV has procured a handsome contract upgrade at Orange Slovakia that caused us to ponder the French telco’s TV strategy, one which continues to feel distinctly detached from the rest of the world. That is precisely why a small upgrade like Appear TV’s in an emerging market like Slovakia must be investigated further. Orange Slovakia has deployed Appear TV’s hardware compression X Platform to increase network capacity, which all sounds rather run of the mill, except that the X Platform technology is specifically designed for enabling remote production, contribution and distribution. Esports is one prospective future project Orange is exploring, according to Appear TV, an existing customer of the Slovakia-based operation. The latest technology…