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PlayBox accelerates software with new hardware
The results include simultaneous processes on the same server....
Live streaming takes off after 'Occupy' demonstrations
The "Occupy Wall Street" movement elevated streaming technology and made it a force to be reckoned with....
Softel MediaSphere playout platform streams to 50 million households
MediaSphere playout systems are deployed by many operators and programmers, including the BBC, Comcast Entertainment and ESPN....
Farncombe unveils Android-based TV app development capability
Farncombe�s move is designed to address the emergence of the Android OS as an increasingly popular application platform for embedded TV devices....
Big South Conference outfits member schools with new cameras to improve video quality of streamed games
The conferences purchased Sony HXR-NX5U NXCAM AVCHD camcorders for each member school�s athletic department in the fall....
Monterey Jazz Festival taps Web streaming to expand audience
Streaming media and content delivery provider StreamGuys provided the Internet broadcast services for the 54th Monterey Jazz Festival....
Study finds ad effectiveness remains high across all VOD ad loads
Results of a study released in November by the Advanced Advertising Media Project found that regardless of the ad load, ads in a VOD context have the same impact....
FCC implements CALM Act rules
The new rules require commercials to have the same average volume as the programs they accompany....
�Secondary� doesn�t mean taking a backseat to wireless operators
Greg Herman, president and CEO of LPTV operator WatchTV and head of Spectrum Evolution, says low-power television broadcasters are only secondary to new full-power stations and Class A stations. ...
Digital Rapids joins Akamai NetAlliance Solution Partner program
The company has joined as one of the inaugural members of the expanded program....
RT� proceeds with multiplatform expansion using Plasma Gold-powered system
The Aertel teletext-on-the-Web service provides users with short-bite form of information and the ability to navigate quickly....
Envivio collaborates with Akamai as part of digital media partner
Envivio has become a member of the content delivery network�s NetAlliance Partner Program....
MENA pay-TV service partners with KIT digital on OTT deployment
KIT digital will work with OSN to deploy a digital multiscreen platform that will support subscription, transactional and advertising-funded business models....
Softel iTV platform helps stream video content to 50 million households
MediaSphere lets developers create and validate their apps with a headend simulation environment that drives real STBs....
Cox launches TV Connect for iPad
Cox announced this week its new iPad app for customers of both its TV and internet services. ...
eBay app combines television shopping with mobile
A new shopping experience could be taking place inside of TV shows if eBay has anything to say about it. The company just updated its popular iPad app to include a unique new feature called Watch with eBay. ...
Mobile video-sharing market rapidly expanding
Next year has the potential to be big for the video-sharing industry, both in terms of advertising as well as expanded consumer acceptance and use. As often as we all upload our pictures to the Web, video uploading may be the next digital frontier we all take part in. ...
JPEG 2000
JPEG 2000 has caught the attention of the professional media world for good reason. First, it closely matches some workflows, where the production process...
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Ignore the obviousThe report's executive summary begins, Every day, more and more Americans begin using Smartphones, tablets and wireless modems to access new mobile applications... |
Multiplatform delivery
One of the most significant trends in the evolving television experience is multiplatform delivery the distribution of live and on-demand content to connected...
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Taming the 2.4GHz bandIn recent years, there has been an explosion in license-free devices using the Wi-Fi 2.4GHz spectrum. These devices have been billed as resulting in a... |
Facility A/V timing
Although content distributors have recently gotten the message on audio operations in the form of federally mandated requirements on commercial and program...
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Mobile video encodingAs TV service providers try to keep up with the surge of mobile video consumption and more connected TVs and tablets coming to market, the need for cost-effective... |
What is a broadcaster?
That used to be an easy question to answer. It was a company that purchased and commissioned programs, made programs and ran a newsroom. The company carried...
Comedians use NewTek TriCaster to support global fundraising effort
The comedy was broadcast from the Gotham Comedy Club in New York City, the Zanies Comedy Club in Chicago and Hollywood Improv in Los Angeles. ...
