Online Video: 41 Billion Views in May
According to comScore‘s (NASDAQ:SCOR) Video Metrix service, 182 million Americans watched nearly 41 billion online content videos in May, while the number of video ad views reached 15.8 billion. Other...
View ArticleBroadpeak CDN Goes Live in Singapore
Singapore-based communications provider StarHub has deployed Broadpeak‘s BkM100 Mediator CDN manager and BkS300 multiformat video streaming servers to power its live video services. The Broadpeak CDN...
View ArticleVerimatrix Deploys in Japan
NTT Plala, a Japanese Internet service provider, will deploy the Verimatrix Video Content Authority System (VCAS) to secure Hikari-TV for smartphones. Hikari-TV encompasses 93 live coverage channels,...
View ArticleApple TV Gets HBO GO, WatchESPN
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) announced that HBO GO and WatchESPN are now available directly on Apple TV. The company says iTunes users have downloaded more than 1 billion TV episodes and 380 million movies from...
View ArticleMPEG-DASH Guidelines Released
The DASH Industry Forum has released DASH-AVC/264, its recommended guidelines for deployment of the MPEG-DASH standard for adaptive bitrate streaming. The new guidelines recommend using a subset of...
View ArticleCox Connects to PCs, Macs
Cox Communications‘ Cox TV Connect app will now be available on PCs and Macs, allowing Cox customers to access live TV programming from their desktop or laptop computers in their homes. Introduced...
View ArticleUnified Video Launches White-Label VOD
Unified Video Technologies is launching a multiscreen VOD-as-a-service solution. Called uVOD, the white-label solution is intended to help cable operators launch branded VOD services without investing...
View ArticleOnline Video: 44 Billion Views in June
According to comScore‘s (NASDAQ:SCOR) Video Metrix service, 183 million Americans watched more than 44 billion online content videos in June, while the number of video ad views surpassed 20 billion....
View ArticleHLS, HTML5 Lead in OTT Video
According to Infonetics Research, Apple‘s (NASDAQ:AAPL) HTTP Live Streaming (HLS) and HTML5 lead the list of video streaming services that operators think are important for delivering over-the-top...
View ArticleEntone, LG Aim to Bypass Set-Tops
Entone announced the integration of LG Electronics‘ Netcast media streaming platform with Entone’s hybrid media gateway. The combined solution is designed to deliver linear TV and over-the-top (OTT)...
View ArticleTotalmovie Picks Harmonic for OTT, Multiscreen
Totalmovie, a Latin American video streaming and OTT service, has selected a multiscreen solution from Harmonic (NASDAQ:HLIT) to power its new live TV streaming service. The service is intended to...
View ArticleStreaming Video Devices Double, Roku Leads
According to Parks Associates, the number of U.S. broadband households with a streaming video media device, such as a Roku or an Apple TV, has doubled since 2011, reaching 14% in 2013. The research...
View ArticleOnline Video: 48 Billion Views in July
According to comScore‘s (NASDAQ:SCOR) Video Metrix service, 187 million Americans watched more than 48 billion online content videos in July, while the number of video ad views totaled 19.6 billion....
View ArticleMediacom Renews Synacor TV Everywhere Deal
Synacor (NASDAQ:SYNC) has renewed its relationship with Mediacom Communications for a customer-facing TV Everywhere startpage. The startpage allows subscribers to access programming and additional...
View ArticleBridge Tech Adds Android Monitoring App
Bridge Technologies has launched PocketProbe for Android to complement the iOS version of its remote monitoring app. It’s designed for analysis of HLS, Smoothstream, RTMP and MPEG-DASH streams with...
View ArticleAspiro TV Relaunching as NORIGIN MEDIA
Norwegian streaming video vendor Aspiro TV is being bought by its management team and will be relaunched as NORIGIN MEDIA, effective Sept. 1. The management group comprises of Espen Erikstad, CEO,...
View ArticleEricsson Eyes Changing Video Viewing Habits
According to a report by Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) ConsumerLab, time- and place-shifting are becoming prominent habits among video viewers. Among the report’s findings, 72% of respondents said they use...
View ArticleEricsson Closes Microsoft Mediaroom Buy
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has completed its acquisition of Microsoft‘s (NASDAQ:MSFT) Mediaroom business and TV solution. Mediaroom is based in Mountain View, CA, and employs more than 400 people...
View Article51% of Americans Stream Video Weekly
According to a report by GfK, 51% of the U.S. population (ages 13 to 54) now watch TV programs or movies using streaming video at least once a week via connected TVs, mobile devices, videogame...
View ArticleNetflix Streaming to Double by 2018
According to TDG, OTT video provider Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) will reach 13 billion hours during 2013 and top 26 billion hours in 2018. However, TDG expects market forces to cause domestic Netflix...
View ArticleOnline Video: 46 Billion Views in August
According to comScore‘s (NASDAQ: SCOR) Video Metrix service, 188.5 million Americans watched 46.7 billion online content videos in August, while the number of video ad views totaled 22.8 billion. Other...
View ArticleATX at Expo: MDU, Hospitality
At Cable-Tec Expo in Atlanta, ATX Networks will be highlighting its MDU and hospitality products, including the DigiStream EPG, live and stored content streaming platform for hospitality and bulk...
View ArticleTektronix Eyes ABR Video
At Cable-Tec Expo, Tektronix is unveiling Sentry ABR (adaptive bit rate), the latest member of its Sentry line of digital content monitors. It’s intended to enable video service providers to ensure the...
View ArticleVerizon Buys Cloud TV Outfit
Verizon (NYSE:VZ) Digital Media Services has acquired upLynk, a technology and television cloud company. upLynk’s technology is intended to simplify the process of uploading and encoding TV Everywhere...
View ArticleSmith Micro Gets Fifth Streaming Video Patent
Smith Micro Software (NASDAQ:SMSI) says it has received its fifth patent for adaptive mobile video streaming. The patented technology used in the company’s VIDIO platform is designed to dynamically...
View ArticleHEVC and the State of the Video Art
The first cable deployments of high efficiency video coding (HEVC) could begin early next year for delivery of multiscreen content and for UltraHD VOD and select live events, including World Cup...
View ArticleDVRs Leveling Off around 50%
According to Leichtman Research Group, 47% of TV households in the United States have at least one DVR, an increase from 40% in 2010 and 23% in 2007. In addition, 50% of households with a DVR now have...
View ArticleNetflix: Binge Watching is the New Normal
According to a survey conducted online by Harris Interactive on behalf of Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX), “binge watching” is becoming commonplace. Harris surveyed nearly 1,500 online U.S. adults who stream TV...
View Article1 Mainstream Goes Live
Internet TV platform 1 Mainstream has announced its official launch and its first customer, British Sky Broadcasting. Built using cloud technologies, 1 Mainstream is intended to provide native...
View ArticleComcast, Samsung Partner on 4k
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced a partnership with Samsung Electronics to deliver 4k UltraHD content to 2014 Samsung UltraHD TVs. Later this year, Xfinity TV customers with Samsung UHD TVs will be...
View ArticleTiVo Eyes Second Screen, Smart Home
TiVo (NASDAQ:TIVO) announced that streaming to mobile devices among its subscriber base is on the rise and driving longer periods of engagement on second screens, with recorded content accounting for...
View ArticleQwilt Unveils Caching for Live Streaming
Qwilt has introduced a transparent caching solution for live-streamed events online: Qwilt Live Stream Cache. The new functionality is intended to enhance Qwilt’s QB-Series Video Fabric Controllers for...
View ArticleComcast Launching X1 in Boston
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) plans to launch its X1 DVR with cloud technology and live in-home streaming TV to new Xfinity TV customers in the company’s Boston region and to additional markets later this...
View ArticleEricsson Buying Azuki Systems
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has entered into an agreement to acquire Massachusetts-based Azuki Systems, a provider of TV Everywhere delivery platforms. The acquisition is expected to close before the end of...
View ArticleEnvivio Picked for Philippine Multiscreen
Envivio‘s (NASDAQ:ENVI) Muse encoders and Halo network media processors (NMP) have been deployed by Omni for live streaming of premium content as part of the new blink TV service in the Philippines....
View ArticleMultiscreen Changing the Pay TV Landscape
According to Infonetics Research, pay TV operators are increasingly leaning on second-screen video as a competitive tool, which in turn is changing what equipment they buy as well as how they negotiate...
View ArticleMillennials: the Streaming Generation
According to TiVo‘s (NASDAQ:TIVO) 2013 Millennial Video Entertainment survey, 36% of Millennials’ TV viewing time was spent viewing traditional TV content such as TV shows and live sports. However,...
View ArticleDigital Nirvana Updates OTT Monitoring
At the upcoming NAB show in Las Vegas, Digital Nirvana will be highlighting the latest version of its AnyStream IQ OTT Monitoring System. It’s intended to monitor OTT content to ensure that live...
View ArticleComcast, Netflix Ink Interconnect Deal
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) and Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) announced an interconnection agreement to improve Neflix streaming to Comcast’s U.S. broadband customers. The companies have established a more direct...
View Article46% of Online Adults Stream Video
According to Mintel, 46% of all online adults in the United States watched streaming video content in the past month using a subscription video account, increasing to 71% of all 18-34s. Some 41% of...
View ArticleaioTV Aims to Unify 4K, Traditional Video
aioTV has announced release of PassBox 4K, an application platform intended to unify 4K and UltraHD video delivery in the home alongside traditional video and OTT services. The system supports HDMI 2...
View ArticleThe Rise of the Digital Omnivore
According to Deloitte‘s “Digital Democracy Survey,” numbers of “digital omnivores” – consumers who own a trio of tablets, smartphones and laptops – continue to grow, driven by the proliferation of new...
View ArticleUNIV Intros VOD Web Portal
Unified Video Technologies will debut a front-end interface for its white-label uVOD solution at the 2014 NAB Show. The portal is intended to enable subscribers to view real-time linear TV as well as...
View ArticleConcurrent to Debut OTT Video Solutions
At the NAB show in Las Vegas, Concurrent (NASDAQ:CCUR) will provide a first look at a new set of video and media data intelligence solutions designed to address the growing amount of video content...
View ArticleComcast Launches X1 in Philly, NJ, DE
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) has launched X1 DVR with cloud technology and live in-home streaming TV to new Xfinity TV customers in the company’s Freedom Region serving greater Philadelphia, New Jersey and...
View ArticleAmazon Intros OTT Box
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has introduced an OTT streaming media player dubbed Amazon Fire TV. The $99 box connects to the customer’s HDTV and the Internet and is designed to access streaming video services...
View ArticleStreaming to the TV Doubles
According to Horowitz Associates, streaming to the TV is becoming the “new normal” for accessing broadband-delivered video content. In 2013, TV viewers reported spending 5% of their viewing time on the...
View ArticleStreaming Grows; TV Everywhere, Not so Much
According to Accenture (NYSE:ACN), consumer viewing of TV programming and movies over the Internet is growing. The demand for more devices and more online content, as well as consumers’ willingness to...
View ArticleACA Descends on DC
The American Cable Association stormed Washington, DC, last week armed with statistics, a Supreme Court brief, and satisfaction over recent actions by the FCC on retransmission consent, a hot-button...
View ArticleLegacy TV to Decline 25% by 2020
According to The Diffusion Group, legacy TV is set to decline by more than 25% in the next six years, from 90% of all video viewed in 2013 to approximately two-thirds in 2020, with online video sources...
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