March 10, 2016

Featured News

BBC Closing Loophole, Requiring a License for iPlayer Viewing

Online viewers can currently access shows moments after they're broadcast without a license, but that will likely come to an end this summer.

Vimond Makes On-Demand Video Viewing Social With Connect

With Vimond Connect, comments are tied to a particular place within a video, only appearing when other viewers reach that same spot.

Netflix Leads to Decreased DVD Sales for Movies and TV Shows

The debut of Netflix streaming leads to rapid decreases in spending for physical media. The U.S. and U.K. have both seen DVD sales erode.

Featured Articles

Maximising the Value of Social Video

Watch this presentation for a detailed look at how social output can be improved through the use of real-time video content, optimised for various platforms appropriate for a mobile/millennial audience.

Case Study: Live Streaming the UK General Election

2015 saw a paradigm shift in live broadcasting when Sky News partnered LiveU for its coverage of the UK general election: the broadcaster delivered 138 live IP feeds from 150 key counts and constituencies countrywide using cellular uplinking technology.

The Ins and Outs of Live Video

In this presentation, video leaders share their wisdom on how to produce and manage live webcasts of all sizes, whether it's a school football match, theatre production, concert, or top-flight sporting event.

Industry News

Porsche Motorsport selects IPTV Solutions from Teracue at the World Endurance Championships

Vimond Launches Arabic Language Version of The Vimond Platform for Online Media Services

Vimond Media Solutions has launched an Arabic-language version of the Vimond Platform to meet accelerating demand from broadcasters across the middle east and north Africa.

Harmonic Releases Documentary on Making of NASA TV UHD, North America's First Consumer UHD Channel

Harmonic now has a documentary short available that examines the making of NASA's first ultra-high-definition (UHD) TV channel. The video is available on the Harmonic channel: www.harmonicinc.com/resources/videos/nasa-uhd.

16% of Spanish pay-TV households subscribed to pay TV for the first time in 2015

New Research Shows Cord Cutting Lower in Western Europe than the United States