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Imagine Communications demonstrates distributed live transcoding software at SCTE
The ICE Cloud Software System is Imagine's new low-delay, Linux-based distributed architecture transcoder....
Wowza Media Systems, Skytide partner on integrated media server, analytics
The solution combines the Wowza Media Server 3 software with Skytide's Insight for CDNs analytics and reporting application....
ATEME, Techex partner on support for London Olympics
Any ATEME customer broadcasting from London before and during the games will be able to receive full backup, including telephone support and rapid delivery of spare parts....
TF1 deploys Elemental Live to support live, catch-up content service for multiple platforms
TF1 uses Elemental Live to create all of the content delivered through MyTF1 portals....
Grass Valley releases instructional videos on MediaFUSE
Hosted by Scott Matics, product manager for MediaFUSE, the video series explores the key areas where MediaFUSE can be most successfully used....
Bridge Technologies' probes help Chile-based Telco improve IPTV monitoring
Telef�nica del Sur is Chile's fourth-largest telecommunications company and the country's first to introduce IPTV services....
DreamWorks sees an Internet future dominated by audio, video
DreamWorks CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg predicts the dominant communications vehicle on the net would begin changing next year from mostly text to audio and video....
Sony to launch Internet-based TV network
Sony has reportedly approached several major media companies to negotiate the rights to offer their TV channels over the Internet in the U.S....
Turner supports multi-screen initiatives with help from Digital Rapids
Turner�s Network Operations group is using an array of StreamZHD encoders for ingest and encoding of live sources....
Prayer ministry streams HD video to further mission
The International House of Prayer has added new video encoding technology from Haivision to stream prayer meetings live on the Internet....
More than 133 million households worldwide to access OTT content in 2016, says IMS Research
A new study from the research company forecasts geographic expansion of OTT services such as those from Netflix and Amazon will help in large measure to drive growth....
Connect America Fund order seeks to expand reach of high-speed Internet service
The FCC last week released its Connect America Fund order reforming universal service funding and directing resources to support greater access to broadband Internet service....
Adobe halts development of Flash Player plug-in for mobile devices
The move will allow Adobe to increase investment in HTML5, the company said in a blogging posting earlier in the month....
Sony eyes Internet TV service, says reports
The electronics giant is investigating the possibility of launching its own over-the-top television service in the United States....
Broadcasters experiment with second screen app
For the past two years, ConnecTV has been developing its core technology and fine-tuning its social TV platform and user experience....
Kindle Fire Joins Mobile TV Tablet Party
Amazon challenges the current king of the Mobile TV party, the Apple iPad, with the release of its own low-priced tablet....
Mobile TV Viewing on Tablets Ramps Up
A recent study shows that viewers are more likely to watch longer clips and complete videos on a tablet than on a desktop PC or a mobile TV device....
Yahoo Goes IntoNow with Mobile App
Yahoo has dived headfirst into the new mobile-TV-plus-social-interaction game with its new IntoNow mobile TV app and is actually getting some pretty rave reviews. ...
Mushroom Networks unveils Streamer
The portable device bonds multiple broadband connections to support live video streaming of video via cellular service....
Bridge Technologies ships enhanced microVB with OTT analytics
The microVB 2.0 provides the complete ability to monitor the viewer experience in the multiservice, multiscreen market....
Cisco launches wireless IPTV service for AT&T;
U-verse subscribers
U-verse subscribers can now rely on wireless technology to deliver high-quality video services throughout the home without the need for cables or wires....
SkitterTV selects Amino OTT-enhanced IPTV set-top boxes
A hybrid IPTV/OTT video platform, SkitterTV enables telecom service providers to encode, configure, deliver and monetize streaming media services....
Telecom Argentina rolls out multiscreen OTT service with KIT digital technology
The KIT platform uses advanced, HD-capable, http-based smooth streaming protocol and adapts dynamically to changing bandwidth....
15 million U.S. households watch online content via game consoles, says report
A new report from Strategy Analytics finds that 12 percent of U.S. households now use game consoles to watch online content....
FCC releases latest tally of U.S. broadcast stations
As of Sept. 30, there were 1782 full-power television stations in the United States, FCC figures reveal....
